As of August 2022, the objective of the Maulana Azad Fellowship Scheme (MANF) is to provide ____________ fellowships in the form of financial assistance to students from six notified minority communities, namely Buddhist, Christian, Jain, Muslim, Parsi and Sikh, notified by the Central Government, to pursue M.Phil. and Ph.D.

Correct option is C

• The Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority Students is formulated and funded by the Ministry of Minority Affairs.
• The scheme was launched on 11th April 2009 for candidates who belong to one of the Minority Community i.e. Muslim, Sikh, Parsi, Buddhist & Christian.
•  It is open to all who wish to pursue higher studies such as regular and full-time M.Phil/Ph.D. degrees in Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences and Engineering & Technology.
•   The Maulana Azad Fellowship Scheme (MANF) is to provide five year fellowships in the form of financial assistance to students from six notified minority communities viz. Buddhist, Christian, Jain, Muslim, Parsi and Sikh to pursue M. Phil and Ph.
•   Maulana Azad was an Indian independence activist, Islamic theologian, writer and senior leader of the Indian National Congress.
• Following India's independence, he became the First Minister of Education in the Indian government.