NBCFDC has been nominated as Nodal Agency for implementation of the scheme of National Fellowship for Other Backward Classes (NFOBC) funded by Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India, New Delhi. The scheme is open to candidates who belong to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and are pursuing higher studies such as regular and full time M.Phil and Ph.D degrees in Humanities and Social Sciences, Engineering & Technology and Sciences. The total number of slots for NFOBC under the scheme is 1000 per year. Out of 1000 slots available under this scheme, 750 will be allocated for the subjects under National Eligibility Test- Junior Research Fellowship (NET-JRF) of UGC and remaining 250 UGC-Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (UGC-CSIR) NETJRF joint test (for Science streams). There is a provision of 5% reservation for slots for consideration of award of fellowship to research scholars for Persons with Disability (PwD) who belongs to OBC category..

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Contact No. 011-45854421

E-mail id:- nf-obc@nbcfdc.gov.in