1. The document outlines UGC guidelines for upgrading Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) to Senior Research Fellowships (SRF) after two years. 2. It states that a three-member committee including the supervisor, head of department, and an external subject expert must evaluate the research work to recommend upgrading to SRF. 3. Higher education institutions are requested to ensure an external expert is included in committees for upgrading JRFs to SRFs according to the guidelines.

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F.No. 1 -9 I 2022I (SA- I )/Misc. January 27,2023
Public Notice
Subject:- Up-gradation from Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) to Senior Research Fellowship
(SRF)-regarding.
Attention is invited to clause 14 (ii) of,"flGC Junior Research Fellowship in Sciences,
Humanities And Social Sciences ", regarding procedure of up-gradation from JRF to SRF:
"on completion of first tteo years of award, the fellow moy opply to the
depurtment/university concerned for the up-gradation of SRF. For rhis a three member committee
will be constituted with a Supervisor, Heocl of the Department and External Subjecr Expert to
evaluate lhe research work. The Minutes of the constitution of committee and recommendation of
the committee for up'grudotion ma)) be sent to (Jniversity Granrs Commission. Thereafter, the
fellow will be upgraded and designated as SRF. The recommendarion of the committee in the
prescribed ptoforma may be submitted to UGC designated agenq). The approval from (JGC
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up-gradotion is not mandatory,'
Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) are therefore, requested to ensure the inclusion of
external expert in the committee constituted for the up-gradation from JRF to SRF.
Any proposal without complying with the above guidelines for up-gradation from JRF to
SRF will not be considered.
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