39 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from Junior Reserch Fellowship, published by ugc.gov.in. Every answer is a verbatim span of text the source prints, and each row carries the passage it sits in, its offset in that passage, the source quote, the page and the location in the document, so any row can be checked against the original. 16 of the 39 pairs (41.0%) are explanatory questions and 23 restate a figure. 100.00% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
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First 10 of 39 rows
| question | answer | context | answer_start | question_type | knowledge_quality_score | source_quote | source_page | source_location | confidence | validation_status |
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| What happens after the initial two years if a Junior Research Fellow's work is evaluated as satisfactory? | his/her tenure will be extended for a further period of three years under the enhanced emoluments of the Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) | The tenure of fellowship is initially for two years under the JRF scheme. Upon expiry of this period, the work of the Fellow will be evaluated by experts. If the research work is found satisfactory, his/her tenure will be extended for a further period of three years under the enhanced emoluments of the Senior Research Fellowship (SRF). In case the work for the first two years is not found satisfactory, an additional year will be given to him/her for improvement. during this period he/she will be designated as a Junior Research Fellow. In such cases work will be evaluated again after three years, and if improvement is found, the Fellow will get two more years under the SRF. the total period of fellowship (JRF and SRF) is five years and there is no further provision of extension. | 199 | relationship | 0.970 | If the research work is found satisfactory, his/her tenure will be extended for a further period of three years under the enhanced emoluments of the Senior Research Fellowship (SRF). | 2 | page=2,block=12 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is used to determine the payment of fellowship to beneficiaries? | the master data received from the concerned Universities/Institutions/Colleges | The Universities/Institutions/ Colleges shall update the information in the master data (regarding continuation, HRA, up-gradation, resignation etc.) of the beneficiaries monthly. Based on the master data received from the concerned Universities/Institutions/Colleges the payment of the fellowship will be made to the beneficiaries. | 189 | relationship | 0.970 | Based on the master data received from the concerned Universities/Institutions/Colleges the payment of the fellowship will be made to the beneficiaries. | 5 | page=5,block=13 | 0.700 | valid |
| What factors determine the actual payment date of the fellowship for JRFs? | the date of joining or date of declaration of result, whichever is later | 10. Aadhar Seeding:- The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India vide its letter D.No. No18-7/2013-U1A dated 10th June, 2016 has instructed the University Grants Commission that from the financial year 2016-17 onward the Aadhar has been mandatory for disbursement of all Government subsidies/Scholarships/Fellowships which are to be disbursed directly ito the beneficiary’s account. 11. Procedure for Commencement of fellowship. (i) Already registered JRFs can avail fellowship from date of declaration of result. (ii) The actual payment of fellowship will be made with effect from the date of joining or date of declaration of result, whichever is later. | 602 | relationship | 0.970 | (ii) The actual payment of fellowship will be made with effect from the date of joining or date of declaration of result, whichever is later. | 6 | page=6,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the objective of the Junior Research Fellowship scheme? | to provide opportunities to NET-JRF qualifiedcandidates to undertake advanced studies and research leading to M.Phil/Ph.D. Degrees in Humanities and Social Sciences including Languages and Sciences | The objective of the JRF scheme is to provide opportunities to NET-JRF qualifiedcandidates to undertake advanced studies and research leading to M.Phil/Ph.D. Degrees in Humanities and Social Sciences including Languages and Sciences. | 35 | summary | 0.970 | The objective of the JRF scheme is to provide opportunities to NET-JRF qualifiedcandidates to undertake advanced studies and research leading to M.Phil/Ph.D. Degrees in Humanities and Social Sciences including Languages and Sciences. | 2 | page=2,block=7 | 0.700 | valid |
| What can a fellow apply for after completing the first two years of the award? | the fellow may apply to the department/university concerned for the up gradation of SRF | Resignation of the candidate will be forwarded by the concerned university to the UGC designated agency under intimation to the UGC office. • Departmental Assistance will not be given under the DBT disbursal mode. • Fellowship/scholarship shall be disbursed once in every 3 months. 14. Procedure For Monitoring The Progress Of The Scheme:- (i) The performance of the Junior or Senior Fellow is monitored by their respective supervisor/guide and reflected in the yearly progress report submitted to the University for submission to the UGC office. (Annexure VI). (ii) On completion of first two years of award, the fellow may apply to the department/university concerned for the up gradation of SRF. For this a three member committee will be constituted with a Supervisor, Head of the Department and External Expert subject expert to evaluate the research work. | 610 | summary | 0.970 | (ii) On completion of first two years of award, the fellow may apply to the department/university concerned for the up gradation of SRF. | 6 | page=6,block=10 | 0.700 | |
| What is the consequence of an unsatisfactory progress report during the fellowship tenure? | The fellowship may be terminated at any time during the tenure and the decision of the Commission will be final and binding. | The Minutes of the Constitution of Committee and recommendation of the Committee for up gradation may be sent to University Grants Commission. the fellow will be upgraded and designated as SRF.(Annexure- VII). The recommendation of the Committee in the prescribed proforma may be submitted to UGC designated agency. The approval from UGC for up gradation is not mandatory. (iii)The fellowship may be terminated at any time during the tenure and the decision of the Commission will be final and binding. The tenure of the fellowship is for five years from the date of joining, subject to satisfactory progress report of the Fellow or submission of Ph.D. thesis, whichever is earlier. No extension is permissible beyond the total tenure of five years and the awardee ceases to be a UGC JRF/SRF | 378 | summary | 0.970 | (iii)The fellowship may be terminated at any time during the tenure and the decision of the Commission will be final and binding. The tenure of the fellowship is for five years from the date of joining, subject to satisfactory progress report of the Fellow or submission of Ph.D. | ||||
| What happens if an irregularity is found during a check or audit? | action will be taken to refund/adjust or regularize the objected amount. | If, as a result of a check or audit objection, some irregularity is noticed at a later stage, action will be taken to refund/adjust or regularize the objected amount. Signature of Awardee Head of Department Registrar/Principal/Director (Seal) (Seal of University/Institution) N.B: For any correspondence in this regard, the Commission’s letter number and date may please be quoted without fail. | 94 | summary | 0.970 | If, as a result of a check or audit objection, some irregularity is noticed at a later stage, action will be taken to refund/adjust or regularize the objected amount. Signature of Awardee Head of Department Registrar/Principal/Director (Seal) (Seal of University/Institution) N.B: For any correspondence in this regard, the Commission’s letter number and date may please be quoted without fail. | 12 | page=12,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| Who is responsible for verifying satisfactory performance to resume a discontinued fellowship? | Supervisor and counter signed by the Registrar/Principal/Director of the University/College/Institute concerned | If candidate has not registered himself/herself within 2 years from date of joining, then fellowship will be discontinued upto his registration for Ph.D. (vii) In the cases where the fellowship has been discontinued as per clause (vi) above, the fellowship may be resumed after the registration in Ph.D within 5 years from the commencement of fellowship subject to satisfactory performance (verified by Supervisor and counter signed by the Registrar/Principal/Director of the University/College/Institute concerned). the tenure of fellowship in such cases will be limited to 5 years from the date of joining in fellowship including the M.Phil period of fellowship. 8. | 403 | list | 0.820 | (vii) In the cases where the fellowship has been discontinued as per clause (vi) above, the fellowship may be resumed after the registration in Ph.D within 5 years from the commencement of fellowship subject to satisfactory performance (verified by Supervisor and counter signed by the Registrar/Principal/Director of the University/College/Institute concerned). | 5 | page=5,block=2 | ||
| What documents are required to accept a Fellow's candidature and release the first grant instalment? | the Joining Report in the prescribed proforma (Annexure- II) and eligibility certificate from the university/institution | Procedure for release of grants by the UGC : (i) Joining:- On receipt of the Joining Report in the prescribed proforma (Annexure- II) and eligibility certificate from the university/institution, the UGC office will accept the candidature of the Fellow and will release the first instalment of admissible grants to the individual JRFs as per norms. (ii) Continuation Certificate:- At the end of every three months a 'Continuation Certificate' in the prescribed proforma as per Annexure-III. This will make the fellow eligible to draw the fellowship for the next three months. | 73 | list | 0.820 | Procedure for release of grants by the UGC : (i) Joining:- On receipt of the Joining Report in the prescribed proforma (Annexure- II) and eligibility certificate from the university/institution, the UGC office will accept the candidature of the Fellow and will release the first instalment of admissible grants to the individual JRFs as per norms. | 5 | page=5,block=2 | 0.700 | |
| What type of information do Universities, Institutions, and Colleges need to update monthly in the master data? | regarding continuation, HRA, up-gradation, resignation etc. | The Universities/Institutions/ Colleges shall update the information in the master data (regarding continuation, HRA, up-gradation, resignation etc.) of the beneficiaries monthly. Based on the master data received from the concerned Universities/Institutions/Colleges the payment of the fellowship will be made to the beneficiaries. | 89 | list | 0.820 | The Universities/Institutions/ Colleges shall update the information in the master data (regarding continuation, HRA, up-gradation, resignation etc.) of the beneficiaries monthly. | 5 | page=5,block=13 | 0.700 | valid |
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