Scholarships/ Fellowships

General

These rules shall be known as “Rules and Regulations governing the award of Merit Scholarships to B.Tech. (DT) students”.
These rules shall apply to B.Tech. (DT) students of National Dairy Research Institute (Deemed University).
These rules shall be enforceable notwithstanding anything contained in any other ordinance/rules/ regulations/orders of NDRI Deemed University.
Institute Means “National Dairy Research Institute (Deemed University)”.
Standing Committee means “Standing committee on Scholarship, Financial, Assistance and Academic Progress”.
Year means “Academic Year”.

National Talent Scholarship

The National Talent Scholarship (NTS) @ Rs.3000/- per month is awarded by ICAR to UG students on merit provided

Joins University in a state outside his/her Domicile state.
Has not changed the University /subject allotted for any reason.
Has not admitted against any vacant seat through waitlist option as per his/her request.
Maintains good conduct and satisfactory academic performance (7.0 OGPA) throughout the period of study.

Conditions of Award

The Scholarship will be admissible to the students of the Indian Nationality as defined in the Constitution of India or persons domiciled in India, irrespective of the sex, race or religion. Only those students shall be eligible for the award of scholarship that are not in receipt of any other scholarship/fellowship stipend from any other source. The awardees shall be required to submit an undertaking to this effect in the prescribed form. However, students getting compensation during the course of “Dairy Plant Operations and Management” In-plant Training shall be eligible for the award of merit scholarship.

The scholarship will be under the Administrative control of the Joint Director/Director.

Conduct Probation

The amount of scholarship shall not be paid to the student during the period of Conduct Probation.

Termination of Scholarship

The scholarship will be terminated on the date:

Student ceases to be on the rolls of NDRI.
Student completes his/her study, which includes final viva-voce.
The sanction expires.
Under exceptional circumstances, if in the opinion of Joint Director, the student is found to be negligent in his/her work or guilty of unbecoming conduct, with or without notice.

The award of scholarship will be made on the receipt of the following undertaking:-

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Eligibilty

- "Institute Scholarship" is offered to all students of Indian Nationality admitted to Master's and Doctoral programmes at NDRI to provide them financial assistance as per rules and conditions in this document.
- Scholarships are offered to only those who do not hold any other financial Assistance/ Scholarship. As and when a student receives or accepts financial assistance from any other source the "Institute Scholarship" will be terminated.
- The award of scholarship will be made on receipt of the following certificates:
Acceptance of the award in the prescribed proforma as per Annexure-I.
An undertaking to follow the rules and regulations as per conditions governing the Scholarship in the prescribed proforma as per Annexure-II.

Duration

The scholarship will be paid to all eligible master’s students from the date of joining and will end on the date of submission of thesis or completion of two years for the students with four years Bachelor programme and 3 years scholarship for students who have to undergo one year pre-requisite course whichever is earlier. No extension is granted for any reason whatsoever.
The scholarship will be paid to all eligible Doctoral students from the date of joining and will end on the date of submission of thesis or completion of three years for the students with 4+2 UG and PG programme and 4 years scholarship for students who have to undergo one year pre-requisite course whichever is earlier.
No extension of fellowship will be given beyond this period.

Value

All eligible Master’s students on the rolls of NDRI will receive Rs. 7560/- per month.
All eligible Doctoral students on the rolls of NDRI will receive Rs. 25,000/- per month for first two years, Rs 28,000/- during third year. In-service Ph.D. students will receive Institute Scholarship @ Rs. 3000/- per month provided they are employed in ICAR/SAU system and who opt to join at a place other than the one where working and provided further that the 3rd degree is not from the same Institute.
Masters in Dairying and Ph.D. students are awarded Institute scholarship at the following rates in accordance with the prescribed rules and regulations of ICAR.

Institute Scholarships

Sr. No.	Programme	Institute Scholarships Details
1	Master's degree	Rs. 7560/- P.M. for two years plus Rs. 6000/- per annum as contingency
2	Ph.D.	Rs.25,000/- P.M. for first two years, Rs.28000/- during third year and Rs. 10,000/- per annum as contingency.
3	Ph.D. (In-service)	Rs. 3000/- P.M. for three years and Rs. 10000/- per annum as contingency

ICAR Junior Research Fellowship & Senior Research Fellowship

Sr. No.	Programme	Research Fellowship Details
1	Master's degree	Rs. 12,640/- P.M. (For veterinarians) for two years and Rs. 6000/- per annum as contingency
2	Ph.D.	Rs.37,000/- P.M. for first two years, Rs.42000/- during third year and Rs. 10,000/- per annum as contingency.

National Talent Scholarship

The National Talent Scholarship (NTS) @ Rs.3000/- per month is awarded by ICAR to UG students on merit provided that the university/institute is located outside the state of his/her domicile

For the purpose of payment of Scholarship the Academic year is divided into two periods as follows:

Sr. No.	Period	Scholarships Details
First Period From	(Covering the 1st semester) Date of joining to 31st January
Second Period From	(Covering the 2nd semester) 1st February to 31st July

Students of Master’s and Doctoral programmes must register for each and every prescribed course in each semester. Those who do not register for all the prescribed courses in a semester will not receive fellowship for that period (Research will be taken as course for this purpose).
Scholarship for each preceding month for eligible students will be released only after the receipt of Progress Report (Annexure-IV).
When the name of a student is struck off from the rolls of the University for any reason whatsoever, any amount due to him/her, whether sanctioned or not, will not be paid to him/ her.
Master’s and Doctoral students must have obtained aggregate of 65% marks or 6.5 grade point average out of 10.0 (in Major, Minor and Supporting courses) during the previous semester for being eligible to receive scholarship during the next period. For each course that he/she did not sit in the examination or detained for any reason, zero marks will be taken for calculating the aggregate. In case of course(s) in which he/she fails, the actual marks obtained will be counted towards the aggregate.
The Master’s and Doctoral students who fail to obtain 65% marks or 6.5 grade point average out of 10.0 in aggregate but clear all the course work requirement will have to improve by re-appearing in one or more courses (where the marks obtained is below 65%) in the supplementary/ semester-end examinations so as to obtain 65% marks or 6.5 grade point average out of 10.0 in aggregate to become eligible for renewal of scholarship from the date of clearing the courses.

Further provided that in both the semesters, the cases of such of the student(s), who fail to obtain 65% marks or 6.5 Grade Point Average out of 10.0, will be reviewed by the Joint Director (A) after the declaration of result of supplementary examinations and such students’ fellowship will be released from the date of clearing the course(s).

In case of Master’s students having three year degree programme and offering only prerequisite courses during the year of admission, must have obtained an aggregate of 65% marks or 6.5 grade point average out of 10.0during the previous semester for being eligible to receive scholarship during the next period. For each course that he/she did not sit in the examination or detained for any reason, zero marks will be taken for calculating the aggregate. In case of courses in which he/she is fails, the actual marks obtained will be counted towards the aggregate.
The aggregate of 5%and above will be considered as 65% for the purpose of calculating the aggregate for the scholarship and not for any other purpose whatsoever.
For the continuation of scholarship of SC/ST students, who obtain less than 65% marks or 6.5 grade point average out of 10.0, the Joint Director/ Director/Competent Authority may relax up-to a maximum of 5% after fully satisfying himself about the justification of each individual case. This relaxation will however be allowed only once during the academic programme of a SC/ST student.
Scholarship for each period will be released only after declaration of results of the previous semester.
Last one full month’s scholarship will be released only after the student submits the thesis/dissertation.

Conduct Probation

The student on conduct probation will not receive the fellowship for the duration of probation.

The scholarship will be terminated on the date:

The student ceases to be on the rolls of NDRI
The scholar completes his/her study that may include submission of thesis.
The sanction of scholarship expires.
Under exceptional circumstances, if in the opinion of Joint Director, the scholar is found to be guilty of unbecoming conduct, with or without notice.

Students Offered Scholarship Under Collaborative Programme

No Scholarship shall be admissible to the student from the date he/she is relieved from the University to avail the fellowship/scholarship awarded under the collaborative programme and it will be paid only from the date he/she returns and rejoins the Institute. The period spent under collaborative programme will count towards the total period for which the scholarship has been awarded.

The Head of Expenditure and Limit of Expenditure for Each Head is as Follows

MASTER’S

Sr. No.	Head of Expenditure	Max, Amount
1	Books in first year	Rs.2500/-
2	Preparation of thesis	Rs.2500/-
3	Research contingency for purchase of Chemicals, Glassware and other items required for conduct of research work i.e. small equipment, labour for animal experimentation, Membership of society (Annual) /Registration fee for conference/seminar/workshop (not exceeding Rs. 3000/-) tours in connection with thesis research or to attend conference etc., stationary /Xeroxing required for synopsis, calculator and small consumable, expenditure on TA for undertaking study tours and stationery items for data collection for research work to Dairy Extension Education and Dairy Economics students.	Rs.7000/-

DOCTORAL

Sr. No.	Head of Expenditure	Max, Amount
1	Books in first year	Rs.2500/-
2	Preparation of thesis	Rs.2500/-
3	Research contingency for purchase of Chemicals, Glassware and other items required for conduct of research work i.e. small equipment, labour for animal experimentation, Membership of society (Annual) /Registration fee for conference/seminar/workshop (not exceeding Rs. 3000/-), tours in connection with thesis research or to attend conference etc., stationary / Xeroxing required for synopsis, calculator and small consumable, expenditure on TA for undertaking study tours and stationery items for data collection for research work to Dairy Extension Education and Dairy Economics students..	Rs.25,000/-

In case of students seeking physical exemption, the contingency claim for preparation of thesis may be admitted only if the students submit the thesis within a period of three months from the date the students are granted physical exemption.

The following provisions are made in NDRI Scholarship Rules:

As per instructions contained in ICAR letter No. 1-5/98-A&P (E) dated 29th October, 1998 and 24th November, 1998, the in-service candidates joining Ph.D. programme on Study Leave/Deputation and in receipt of Study Allowance/Halting Allowance/Deputation Allowances etc. in addition to full leave salary, the fellowship amount will be adjusted so that they will get a maximum benefit of Rs. 3000/- per month only. This is in addition to payment of Contingent Grant. Those in-service candidates who are not in receipt of JRF/SRF and are receiving partial salary (half or leave without pay) will also be eligible to get Institute Scholarship of Rs. 3000/- per month provided they are employed under ICAR/SAU system, either nominated by ICAR or selected for admission by any Deemed University and who opt to join at a place other than the one where working and provided further that the 3rd degree is not from the same Institute. The in-service candidates shall also be eligible for contingent grant at the rates given in rule 13 above.

In-service candidates employed in Veterinary/Agriculture Colleges, which do not fall under ICAR/SAU System will also be extended the benefit of Institute Scholarship @Rs.3000/- per month along with the contingency grant. Further resolved that the in-service candidates in permanent employment under Central/State/Government Institutions and joining NDRI for Ph.D. programme will be paid Scholarship @Rs.3000/- per month at par with ICAR Norms.

The candidates from NDRI campus, Karnal and those belonging to other institutes of ICAR located at Karnal shall not be eligible for the award of Institute Scholarship. However, the candidates employed in NDRI but coming from its Regional Stations shall be eligible for award of Scholarship.

The contingent grant as indicated in Rule 13 above shall be payable to all the in-service candidates coming from ICAR/SAU system including those who are not eligible for award of Institute Scholarship.

Proposals for any expenditure under any Head should be made in prescribed Performa (Annexure-V) duly recommended by Major Advisor and HOD and submitted to Joint Director. Purchase action on the sanctioned proposals should be taken within one month of the date of sanction.

All scholars will be allowed 8 days casual leave which cannot be clubbed with other leave.
Medical leave up to 10 days in an academic year will be allowed on production of valid Medical Certificate.
In exceptional case, medical leave up to 3 months without scholarship can be granted during the entire degree programme on production of valid Medical Certificate.
Certificate of illness must be produced only from Medical Officer of National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal or Medical Officer, Civil Hospital, Karnal, if referred by Medical Officer, NDRI Health Complex. In case the candidate falls sick at a place other than Karnal, he should produce medical certificate in support of his illness from Authorized Medical Attendant.

Maternity leave of 6 months with scholarship to female students

Maternity leave up to maximum period of three months can be granted with scholarship in case of first or second child only.

Maternity leave may also be granted with scholarship in case of miscarriage including abortion subject to the condition that :
- The leave does not exceed six weeks, and
- The application for the leave is supported by a Medical Certificate as laid down in Rule 10 of CCS (Leave)Rules, 1972.
Maternity leave may be combined with leave of any other kind applied for in continuation of the former may be granted only if the request is supported by a Medical Certificate.
Leave in continuation of Maternity leave may also be granted in case of illness of a newly born baby subject to production of Medical Certificate to the effect that the condition of the ailing baby warrants mother’s personal attention and that her presence by the baby’s side is absolutely necessary. However, no scholarship will be paid during this period.
No preparatory leave for examination is admissible as per rules applicable to the scholarship holders.
A proper account of leave admissible to the scholarship holder shall be maintained in the Division. The nature and duration of leave granted shall be indicated in the monthly progress report of the scholar.
Further on grant of the above leave, the minimum duration of the degree programme will be extended by the said period and the period will be counted towards the maximum period of the degree programme. The leave will be sanctioned by the Joint Director (Academic)/Director.

Annual leave

D. scholars will be allowed 10 days’ vacation only after completion of Ph.D. course work and submission of synopsis and subsequently after completion of every year of academic research in addition to 8 days Casual Leave. This vacation can be taken in one stretch or two instalments during the year in which it is due. The vacation is not cumulative and if the student has not availed in one calendar year then it will be automatically cancelled.
Presence of Ph. D. scholars in University: At the time of lose bound thesis submission, the Head/Guide will certify that the student was physically present till the date of completion of residential requirement, result seminar presentation and submission of lose bound thesis.

75% attendance is required separately in theory and practical in each course. It shall be the responsibility of the student to ensure that his/her attendance requirements do not fall short of the minimum fixed. A candidate who has not obtained the percentage of lectures/practical etc., as prescribed and the deficiency there of has not been condoned by the Joint Director (Academic)/Head of Regional Station, shall not be eligible to appear in the examination. The decision of the Joint Director (Academic) will be final.
Under special circumstances, viz., (a) authorized absence under official directives, and (b) serious illness, a student may be granted condo nation of attendance by the Joint Director (Academic) maximum up to 5%. No further condo nation even on medical grounds or otherwise shall be granted to a student under any circumstances.
Unless otherwise provided in any other ordinance, if the percentage of attendance is deficient on account of:
- participation in Inter - University, University or Inter-Collegiate Sports Tournaments/Youth Festivals, University Level Debates, National and International Tournaments, with the previous sanction of the Joint Director, or
- attendance at the N.C.C. Campus, Mountaineering Courses, or University Educational Excursions or other co-curricular activities, certified by the Joint Director, or
- Voluntary donation of blood, certified by a Govt. Doctor of Gazetted rank, or NDRI Medical Officer.
The Joint Director (Academic) will relax shortage of attendance up to a maximum period of 15 days in a semester. The Head of Division will arrange the missed classes of students.
The Head of Division will send the consolidated attendance of all the courses to the Controller of Examination on the last working day of the semester so that appropriate decision regarding permission to appear in final examination can be accorded well within the time and accordingly an admit card will be issued for the subjects in which student is meeting the laid down requirements.

Publication /acceptance of one Paper and/or One patent filing mandatory for the submission of Ph. D. Thesis

The Ph.D. students must have accepted/published research paper in Journal with NAAS rating >6 at the time of submission of loose-bound thesis.
In case of Social science disciplines including Agricultural Economics & Agricultural Extension Education the paper shall be published in a journal having NAAS rating >4.0.
For patent, it should be filed before the submission of thesis.
These provisions will be applicable to all Ph.D. students except those who will be submitting thesis by 31^stJuly 2025.
Any research paper to be published by the student, the prior approval is mandatory from the concerned Major Advisor/ Head of the Division.

In all cases, the corresponding author will be the major advisor and student will be the first author. Student shall not include other authors/contributors without the approval of the major advisor & Head of the Division. If such incidences are reported, then appropriate action will be taken including revoking of the paper or reporting to current employer.

The placement Cell provides career guidance, training and placement services for the passing out students in various disciplines of the Deemed University. B.Tech. (Dairy Technology) and Master in Dairying students providing employment in reputed organizations through campus interviews. Passed out students of NDRI are getting employment in Dairy/ Food Industry (Govt./Cooperative/Multinationals). Salary ranges from Rs. 30,000 to 60,000/- per month. In addition to employment a number of students also opt for higher studies in India and abroad. The major functions of the Cell are as follows:

To counsel the undergraduate and post graduate students in career planning.
To compile a directory of corporate and academic bodies at the National and International level engaged in the area of Dairying and Food Processing.
To prepare a compendia of resume of the final year students for facilitating placement/screening with prospective employers.
To evolve mechanism for placement of Graduate/Postgraduate students from various disciplines by arranging campus interviews.
To arrange seminars/workshops/presentations to maintain closer liaison between student community and industry.

The fees will be charged as prescribed by the University/ICAR and will be paid on the due date in each semester. Fees cannot be adjusted against stipends/scholarship. Non receipt of scholarship, etc. will not be considered as a valid reason for late payment of fees. Fees and annual fees once paid will not be refunded to the students leaving the course for any reason what-so-ever.

To counsel the undergraduate and post graduate students in career planning.
To compile a directory of corporate and academic bodies at the National and International level engaged in the area of Dairying and Food Processing.
To prepare a compendia of resume of the final year students for facilitating placement/screening with prospective employers.
To evolve mechanism for placement of Graduate/Postgraduate students from various disciplines by arranging campus interviews.
To arrange seminars/workshops/presentations to maintain closer liaison between student community and industry.

Sr. No.	Programme	Every year Sem. wise	Tuition Fee+ Exam.Fee	Hostel Charges	Other charges (Per annum)	Other charges (One Time)	Caution Money/Security (Refundable) at the time of Regn.	Total
1	UG	1st	6000+1000	5000	4500	3100	10000	29600
2	UG	2nd	6000+1000	5000	-	-	-	12000
3	PG	1st	7500+1000	10000	4500	5100	10000	38100
4	PG	2nd	7500+1000	10000	-	-	-	18500
5	Ph.D.	1st	10000+1000	10000	4500	9100	10000	44600
6	Ph.D.	2nd	10000+1000	10000	-	-	-	21000