Applications invited for Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship
Tribune News Service
Amritsar, March 19
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) in an initiative to upgrade the skill of the youth has invited applications for the Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship (MGNF) from across the country. The MGNF aims to strengthen the district-level skill ecosystem for decentralised skill development governance. In the course of their training the fellows would be an asset and resource person for the district skill committee (DSC) to develop, manage and coordinate the skill programmes at district level.
Sharing information in this regard, Gurpreet Singh Khaira, Deputy Commissioner, said that as part of Sankalp, the MSDE has launched the phase-II of Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship (MGNF) programme with nine IIMs namely IIM Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Kozhikode, Visakhapatnam, Udaipur, Nagpur, Ranchi and IIM-Jammu as academic partners.
The Deputy Commissioner further said that the selection of fellows will be done by IIM Bangalore through a common ongoing admission process. The last date for receipt of applications online is March 27. MGNF is a two-year academic programme, which combines classroom sessions at IIM with an intensive field immersion at the district level. The fellows would acquire academic expertise and technical competency in understanding the overall skill ecosystem and help the District Skill Committees (DSCs) to manage skill development planning at the district level by formulating district skill development plans (DSDPs). The last date for applying is March 27 and for details visit the online link at http://www.iimb.ac.in/mgnf/.
The interested candidates must have a minimum graduate degree from a recognised university and should be citizens of India in the 21-30 years of age-group. Proficiency in the official language of state of fieldwork is mandatory. Fellows should not be employees of the Government of India. The selected fellows will receive stipend of Rs 50,000 per month in first year and Rs 60,000 per month in second year of their fellowship as compensation. Upon completion of the programme, the fellow will be awarded a certificate by the host IIM.
All you need to know
- The selection of fellows will be done by IIM Bangalore through a common ongoing admission process
- The selected fellows will receive stipend of Rs 50,000 per month in first year and Rs 60,000 per month in second year of their fellowship as compensation. Upon completion of the programme, the fellow will be awarded a certificate by the host IIM
- The last date for receipt of applications online is March 27
- The interested candidates must have a minimum graduate degree from a recognised university and should be citizens of India in the 21-30 years of age-group.
