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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 specially for such girls who happen to be the only girl child in their families.

OBJECTIVES:

The objectives of the proposed scheme are:

TARGET GROUP AND ELIGIBILITY:

Target group: 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 only. 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 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 student up to the age of 30 years at the time of admission in PG courses are eligible.

NATURE OF ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE UNDER THE SCHEME:

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The UGC, therefore, introduced a Post-Graduate Merit Scholarship Scheme for University rank holders both in General and Honours Courses at Undergraduate level.

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 the universities/degree awarding institutions would be required to issue rank certificates to the toppers of the university both in General and Honours Courses namely 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, General as well as Honours, at Undergraduate level. The awardees under this scheme can pursue their Postgraduate programme in any area on specialization in any institution of higher learning in the country.

ELIGIBILITY / TARGET GROUP:

While in General Courses the First and Second Rank holders admitted in any Postgraduate Programme would be awarded the scholarship, in Honours Courses the scholarship would be awarded only to the First Rank holders. These awardees will have to submit the proofs of their merit position at undergraduate level as well of their admission in postgraduate programmes. The scholarship would, however, be subjected to securing a minimum of sixty per cent marks at undergraduate level. The scheme is applicable to such students who have taken admission in regular, full-time Master’s Degree Course in any recognized university or a Post-Graduate college. This scholarship is available to the student for first PG Degree only.

AGE LIMIT: Students is 30 years at the time of admission in PG course.

Following subjects have been identified for the award of scholarships who have passed at Undergraduate level:

NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND TENURE OF SCHOLARSHIP