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Friday, October 29, 2010

INDIRA GANDHI SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR SINGLE GIRL CHILD

  • POST GRADUATE INDIRA GANDHI SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR SINGLE GIRL CHILD APPLICABLE FROM THE YEAR 2006 – 07

    In order to achieve and promote girls education, UGC has introduced a Post Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship for single girl child with an aim to compensate direct costs of girl education to all levels especially for such girls who happen to be the only girl child in their families. The Govt. of India declared elementary education as a basic human right of every child. The Union Government of India has taken various steps to uplift the status of women by implementing various schemes including free education for girls.

    OBJECTIVES

    The objectives of the proposed scheme are :

    a) to support post graduate education of single girl child in non- professional courses only.
    b) to recognize the value of observance of small family norm.

    The girl students who are admitted to various non-professional PG courses in Universities / Colleges and happen to be the only girl child in the family.

    ELIGIBILITY:
    Any single girl child of her parents. In a family if one son and one daughter is available then girl child will not be considered for scholarship under the scheme. The scheme is applicable to such a single girl child who has taken admission in regular, full-time 1st year Masters Degree course in any recognized university or a post graduate college. This scholarship is available to the student for first PG Degree only.

    Age: Girl students up to the age of 30 years at the time of admission in PG courses are eligible.

    NATURE OF ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE UNDER THE SCHEME
     the number of slots for scholarships available under the schemes are 1200 per year

     It is expected from the institutions where student has taken admission in the first year PG course, no tuition fees will be charged by the institute from girl students to pursue PG degree course in Universities/Colleges/Institutions covered under Sections 2(f) and 12(B) of UGC Act.

     the value of Scholarship is Rs.2,000/- p.m for a period of two years only (10 months in the year) i.e. duration of a PG course.

     No other additional grant will be payable in lieu of hostel charges and medical charges etc.
    Please visit: www.ugc.ac.in/financialsupport/Guideline_sgc.pdf

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

When will the list of awardees be declared?