As per the Government of Karnataka Order no: MWD 462 MDS 2016 Date: 24.01.2017 and amended Government of Karnataka order No: MWD 157 MDS 2017, Date: 09.05.2017. The ‘’Directorate of Minorities Fellowship for Minority Students’’ is formulated and funded by Government of Karnataka, in line with Junior Research Fellowship Programme. The scheme is open to candidates who belong to Minority Community i.e. Muslim, Sikh, Parsi, Buddhist, Christian & Jain and are pursuing higher studies such as regular, full time M.Phil/Ph.D degree in Government recognised Universities/Institutions/Colleges, in minority related subjects on priority basis first and other subjects will also be considered.