College Based Scholarships


UGC - PG SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PROFESSIONAL COURSES FOR SC/ST CANDIDATES

General Information

The scheme has been initiated keeping in view the social background of the candidates from the deprived section of the society and to provide them opportunity to undertake postgraduate level studies in Professional subjects like Engineering & Technology, Management, Pharmacy etc. in Indian Universities/Institutions/ Colleges.

This scheme is meant only for SC/ST students. General category/ OBC candidates are not eligible to apply under the scheme.

Objective

The objective of the scheme is to provide financial assistance to 1000 SC/ST candidates to pursue postgraduate level studies in Professional subjects.




The tenure of award is for two/three years depending upon tenure of the postgraduate course and not for extended period of study, ifany.

Candidates selected for the award of PG scholarships (under ME/MTech.) shall be provided Scholarship @ Rs.7800/-per month for the duration of the PG Scholarship. For other courses, the amount of scholarship will be paid @Rs.4500/- per month.

No contingency is payable to the students selected under the scheme with effect from selection year 2017-18.

The scholarship shall be payable to the awardee from the date of joining the Post Graduate I year course during the selection year.

The University/ Institute/ College should verify the application of the candidates with regard to the professional courses as provided in the guidelines.


Eligibility

This scheme is meant only for SC/ST students. General category/ OBC candidates are not eligible to apply under the scheme.

Candidates pursuing post graduate course in professional subjects through correspondence or in Distance Education mode are not eligible to receive financial assistance under this scheme.

Eligibility For the purpose of award of the scholarship students who are pursuing professional courses in the following Institutions/ Colleges/Universities:

Universities/Institutions/Colleges included under section 2(f) & and 12(B) of UGCAct.

Deemed to be Universities included under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956 and eligible to receive grants-in-aid fromUGC,  

Universities/Institutions/College funded by Central/StateGovernment.

• Institutes of National Importance. Courses which require approval from Regulatory Council i.e. Medical Council of India (MCI), Dental Council of India (DCI), Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI), NCTIS, NCTE Bar council of India (BCI), All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), INC, FORENSIC REGULATORY & DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF INDIA are considered professional courses.

Note 1: M.A., M.Sc., M.Com., MSW and Mass Communication and Journalism degree are accepted as “Non-professional courses”:

Note 2: Candidates pursuing post graduate course in professional subjectsthroughcorrespondence or in Distance Education mode are not eligible to receive financial assistance under this scheme.


Fees

No application fee.

Application Procedure

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

The candidates fulfilling the eligibility conditions are required to apply online on National Scholarship Portal after issue of advertisement to be published by the UGC once in a year through leading newspaper and Employment News and also on UGC website.

The host institution where the candidate is studying is required to verify the online application.

 

For further details, please check-

https://scholarships.gov.in/public/schemeGuidelines/guidelines_pgsprof_gl1819.pdf

Selection Procedure

Applications will be evaluated.

• After selection, the awardees will be paid scholarship on DBT mode.

• The list of awardees will be pushed to Public Financial Management System (PFMS) by the NIC.

• PFMS will generate payment files of the awardees and scholarship would be paid for the complete duration of the post graduate course.


Important Dates


Other Information

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


 0120 - 6619540

https://scholarships.gov.in/


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