UGC to provide four Scholarship Schemes For College & University Students – Education News India
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has four scholarship schemes for college and university students – Ishan Uday Special Scholarship for North Eastern Region, PG Indira Gandhi Scholarship for Single Girl Child, PG Scholarship for University Rank Holders, and PG Scholarship for SC, ST Students Pursuing Professional Courses. Applications for these scholarships are to be submitted on the National Scholarship Portal – scholarships.gov.in.
The Ishan Uday Scholarship is a special scholarship scheme for the students of the North East Region (NER) of India. It aims to provide equal opportunities to students of North East for higher studies, increase the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) and focus more on professional education in the region. The number of scholarships under the scheme is 10,000 and the amount is Rs 5,400 per month for general degree courses and Rs 7,800 per month for technical, medical, professional and paramedical courses. The last date to apply is for Scholarship Schemes November 30.
The PG Indira Gandhi Scholarship For Single Girl Child was introduced by the UGC to recognize the value of observance of the small family norm and to support education of single girl child in postgraduate courses. Girl students without a brother or girl students who are twin daughters or fraternal daughters can apply for this scholarship scheme. The number of scholarships under the scheme is 3,000 and the amount is Rs.36,200 per annum, for two years, which is the full duration of a PG course. The last date to apply is November 30.
The PG Scholarship for University Rank Holders is for students studying in postgraduate courses with “outstanding performance” at the undergraduate level. Professional and distance learning programmes, however, are not covered under this scheme. First and second rank holders of a university, who have taken admission in a regular, full-time master’s degree course in any recognized university, deemed university, private university, autonomous college or a postgraduate college can apply for this scholarship. The number of scholarships under the scheme is 3,000 and the amount is Rs 3,100 per month, for two years, which is the full duration of a PG course. The last date to apply is November 30.
Lastly, the UGC’s PG Scholarship Scheme For SC ST Students For Professional Courses is aimed at providing financial assistance to Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates to pursue higher studies in Professional courses. Candidates who have taken admission in MA, MSc, MCom, MSW and Mass Communication and Journalism programmes are not eligible for this scholarship. These courses are treated as non-professional courses. The number of scholarships under the scheme is 1,000 and the amount is Rs 7,800 per month for ME, MTech courses and Rs 4,500 per month for other courses. The last date to apply is November 30.
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