UGC - PG SCHOLARSHIP FOR UNIVERSITY RANK HOLDERS

General Information

The UGC introduced a Post-Graduate Merit Scholarship Scheme for University undergraduate rank holders. The scholarship may be tenable for a period of two years to enable the rank holders of each university at undergraduate level to pursue their Master’s Degree.

All universities/degree awarding institutions would be required to issue rank certificates to the toppers of the university in B.A., B.Sc., and B.Com. The purpose of this scheme is to attract talent for pursuing post graduate studies besides strengthening the basic subjects at Undergraduate level. The awardees, under this scheme, can pursue their Postgraduate programme in any area of specialization in any institution of higher learning in the country.

The First and Second Rank holders at undergraduate level and who are admitted in any Postgraduate Course would be awarded the scholarship in application . The students will have to submit the proof of their merit position at undergraduate level as well as their admission in postgraduate courses.

Slots : 3000

Tenure of scholarship : Two years

Amount of fellowship: Rs.3,100/- p.m for a period of two years only i.e. full duration of a PG course. No other additional grant will be payable in lieu of hostel charges and medical charges etc. The student who is awarded Post-Graduate Scholarship for University Rank Holders will not be debarred from accepting any other scholarships.

Eligibility

• The scholarship is available to the student for first PG Degree only. Age limit for the students is 30 years at the time of admission in PG course.

• Distance mode of education will not be considered under the scheme.

• The candidates applying under the scheme should have secured at least 60% of marks at undergraduate level to be eligible to apply under the scheme.

• The Undergraduate courses from following streams have been identified for the award of scholarships: 1.Life Sciences 2. Physical Sciences 3. Chemical Sciences 4. Earth Sciences 5. Mathematical Sciences 6. Social Sciences 7. Commerce 8. Languages

• Before verifying applications of students the concerned Universities may ensure that applicants satisfy all norms as per guidelines.

• The first and second rank holders (Not position holders) would be considered from Universities/ Institutions and non-affiliated/ autonomous colleges according to the number of students who have appeared in the examination at undergraduate level as per following table.

TARGET GROUP

• The First and Second Rank holders at undergraduate level and admitted in any Postgraduate Course would be awarded the scholarship. The students will have to submit the proof of their merit position at undergraduate level as well as their admission in postgraduate courses as per Annexure-I.

• The scholarship would, however, be subjected to securing a minimum of sixty percent marks at undergraduate level. The joining report has to be uploaded as per format at Anenxure-II.

• The scheme is applicable to such students who have taken admission in regular, full-time Master’s Degree course in any recognized university, deemed university, private university, autonomous college or a post graduate college.

Check the Annexures here - https://scholarships.gov.in/public/schemeGuidelines/GuidelinesUGCUniversityRankHolder1819.pdf

Fees

No application fee.

Application Procedure

To apply, click here -https://scholarships.gov.in/

PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING FOR THE SCHEME

• Applications will be invited once in a year on the National Scholarship Portal of the Government of India.

• Short notification will also be uploaded on the UGC website.

• Incomplete applications will be summarily rejected. Only verified online applications will be considered for award of scholarship.

• The concerned University/ Institute should verify that the applicant is a first or second rank holder out of the specified total number of students who appeared in the examination at the undergraduate level as specified in the guidelines.

 

For further details, please check-

https://scholarships.gov.in/public/FAQ/FAQ_URH1819.pdf

https://scholarships.gov.in/public/schemeGuidelines/GuidelinesUGCUniversityRankHolder1819.pdf

Selection Procedure

Applications will be evaluated.

Scholarship (as certified by the institutions identified under this scheme) will be paid to the selected students by the UGC through DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer) Mode and will be transferred to the Bank account of the beneficiaries. This procedure will be completed through the PFMS.

Important Dates

Other Information

Candidates can contact the Help Desk for resolution of the technical problems

 0120 - 6619540

https://scholarships.gov.in/