Mysuru: Members of  Researchers Association, University of Mysore (UoM), staged a protest near Crawford Hall recently demanding that the applications of all Other Backward Classes (OBC) research students, who had applied for scholarship, be accepted and given scholarships.

“Of the 21 students who applied for scholarships during the academic year 2024-25, only 12 have been approved. The Administrative Board has rejected 9 applications by citing unacceptable reasons,” they alleged.

“Conditions like the applicant must have obtained PG degree from UoM, temporary Ph.D registration letter must be within 3 years from date of notification and age limit of 35 years, have deprived students who got PG degree from other Universities of their scholarships. By limiting scholarships to three years, UoM is causing problems for poor students to continue research. UoM must withdraw all conditions and provide scholarships for 5 years as per UGC rules,” they demanded.

Association Hon. President C. Mahesh, Vice-President Lingaraju, General Secretary Kushal, Treasurer Nanjundaswamy and others took part in the protest.