Scholarships For The Talented

Central Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students

After Discontinuing the National Merit Scholarship Scheme the government has launched a new Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students has been introduced during XI Five Year Plan.

The objective of the scheme is to provide financial assistance to meritorious students from poor families to meet a part of their day-to-day expenses while pursuing higher studies.

The scholarships are awarded on the basis of the results of senior secondary examination (X+2).

82000 fresh scholarships per Year (41000 for boys and 41000 for girls) for graduate/post-graduate studies in colleges and universities and for professional courses, such as Medical, Engineering, etc. could be provided.

Students who are above 80th percentile of successful candidates in the relevant stream for a particular Board of Examination, in class XII of 10+2 pattern or equivalent and having annual family income of less than Rs.6 lakhs, pursuing regular courses (not correspondence or distance mode) from recognized educational institutions and not availing of any other scholarship scheme, would be eligible for consideration under this Scheme. This is applicable to all categories of students both ‘general’ and ‘reserved’.

The rate of scholarship are as follows.

·         Rs. 1000/- at Graduation level for the first three years of College and University courses.

·         Rs. 2000/- per month at Post-Graduation level.

·         Rs. 2000/- per month For Students pursuing professional courses in the 4^th and 5^th year.

NOTE: “The scholarships would be paid for 10 months in an academic year. This is subject to annual renewal on the basis of stringent criteria.”

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