Scholarships 1-5, India

1.       KVPY (Kishore Vignanic Protsahan Yojana)

a.       For the students who aspire research in the field of science and technology,  Department of Science and Technology (India) is giving this scholarship.

b.      The notification is usually released on May 11 or on second Sunday of July every year.

c.       Renewal:  if the student has got first class marks, the fellowship will have been continued.

d.      Application: there is different application for each stream.  The students can apply online. They should pay Rs.500 as chalan as a processing fee.

e.      Important dates: for application via post: Aug 26,  for getting application from IISC personally: Aug 29, to apply online: Aug 29, to send the application: Sep 2

f.        Details of the scholarship:

Basic sciences	Scholarship per month	Contingency grant
SA :  after XI	Rs.4000	Rs.16000
SX/SB : for B.Sc./B.S./B.Stat./B.Math/Integrated M.Sc./M.S.  from first year for three years	Rs.5000	Rs.20000
SX/SB:  M.Sc./Integrated M.Sc./M.S. for 4 to 5 years	Rs.7000	Rs.28000

                Reference: www.kvpy.org.in

2.       NCERT National Talent Search Exam

a.       The main motto behind this is to encourage learning capabilities of students. It is started in 1963

b.      Exam will be conducted in science, social sciences, engineering, medicine, management, law. For the selected candidates  scholarships is given monthly.

c.       Those who are continuing studies in Basic sciences, sciences and commerce courses up to PhD and those who are continuing their studies in Engineering, medicine, management and law up to PG level will get this scholarship.

d.      For each group 1000 scholarships will be given. The selected students will get Rs.500 monthly as per NTS rules.

e.      Reservation:  SC-15%,  ST-7.5%,  PH candidates – 3%

f.        Qualification: the candidates should be studying VIII class in recognized schools.

g.       Selection criterion:  there are two stages in this exam. In the first stage the exam will be on Mental ability, Academic capability (maths, science, social studies). It is conducted at state level. The next exam will also be on same topics but it is conducted by NCERT.

h.      Application:  notification is released every June. The filled applications should be sent before last week of August. Applications are available in website.

Reference: www.ncert.nic.in

3.       Balika Samriddhi Yojana (BSY)

a.       it is applicable to all girls born after 15 August 1997. At maximum to girls from a family will get benefited by this. This is applicable to both rural and urban people. The funds are released by central government of India.

b.      Scholarship:  Rs.500 will be given at the time of birth of baby. From 1 to 10 class some amount is deposited in her bank account. After getting 18 years of age she can withdraw the amount from the bank submitting required certificates. The amount of scholarship is

Classes	Amount (Rs.)
1-3	300
4	500
5	600
6-7	700
8	800
9-10	1000

c.       Application:  applications are available at Village/Field officer for the rural/urban girls. Filling the application and attaching 1) birth  certificate 2) income certificate, the forms should be submitted at Panchayat.

4.       Pre-metric scholarships (for minorities only)

a.       Started by central government in July 2006 for the development of minority candidates.

b.      Eligibility criteria:   for students of I-X class. They should be studying in government recognized private/government schools. They should have got at least 50% marks in their previous class. The family income should not exceed Rs.100,000 per year.

c.       Pre-metric scholarship value

Details	Hostellers	Day scholars
Admission fee (6 to 10)	Rs.5000 per year	Rs. 5000 per year
Tuition fee (6 to 10)	Rs. 350 per month	Rs. 350 per month
Maintenance ( for 10 months)
1-5 classes	--	Rs. 100 per month
6-10 classes	Rs.600 per month	Rs. 100 per month
The amount is credited in the school bank account

d.      for other details about the terms and conditions visit website www.minorityaffairs.gov.in

e.      Notification is released by government at certain time every year through newspapers and television.

f.        The applications are given by government. They should be filled and attaching required particulars, should be sent to concerning officers.

5.       Post-metric scholarships (for minorities only)

a.        Applicable for the students belonging to minority groups, who is pursuing his/her post-metric courses in private/government. And also for them who is pursuing occasional courses.

b.      Students should have got at least 50% marks in their previous course.

c.       Family income should not exceed Rs.200000 per year.

d.      30% scholarships are reserved for girl students. If they are not eligible the scholarships will be granted to boys.

e.      Post-metric scholarship details

S.NO.	Details	Residential student	Day scholar
1	XI, XII admission fee, tuition fee	Rs.7000 per year (max.)	Rs.7000 per year (max.)
2	Admission/tuition fee for occasional courses in XI, XII level	Rs.10000 per year (max.)	Rs.10000 per year (max.)
3	Under graduation/post-graduation course admission, tuition fee	Rs.3000 per year (max.)	Rs.3000 per year (max.)
4	Allowance for 10 months (study material purchases included) i)                    XI, XII	Rs.235 per month	Rs.140 per month
	ii)                   Other than technical/professional courses in grad/post-grad level	Rs.355 per  month	Rs.185 per month
	iii)                 M.Phil., PhD	Rs.510 per month	Rs.330 per month

f.        for more details visit : www.minorityaffairs.gov.in

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