Excelsior Correspondent
KATRA, May 13: Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, has approved fellowships for the academic programs of the Department of Energy Management, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra.
In response to the application for the Fellowship from SMVDU, the Ministry issued a letter on 12th May approving grant for fellowships to Ph D and M Tech students in New and Renewable Energy under the National Renewable Energy Fellowship (NREF) Program. Ministry has agreed to support 4 numbers of fellowships – JRF and SRF for Ph D and 10 fellowships for M Tech. course in New and Renewable Energy for the academic session beginning from 2017-18. CSIR norms will be applicable for JRF and SRF and AICTE norms for M Tech. fellowships under NREF.
The fellowships will be disbursed following the DBT mechanism of the Government of India and the Department of Energy Management of SMVDU is the only department in the State of Jammu & Kashmir that offers M Tech and PhD Programs in New and Renewable Energy.