Post Graduate Scholarship For Single Girl Child

Organisation Name- University Grants Commission

Fellowship Title- Post Graduate Scholarship For Single Girl Child

Deadline- 31^st Oct. 2018

About the Organisations:

It is observed that number of girls as against boys in certain states is declining which is a matter of great concern. The females are even forced to give birth to male child. In such circumstances education of women needs to be used and effective means for their empowerment and education will prepare them to have a control over their lives. The mindset which militates against the girl child could not keep pace with economic progress and literacy. 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. 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 family.

Objectives:

The objectives of the proposed scheme are:

a) To support post graduate education of single girl child in postgraduate coursesonly.

b) To recognize the value of observance of small familynorm.

Target group:

Girl students who are admitted in the first year of PG courses in the following Universities / Colleges and happen to be the only girl child in the family:

• 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. Those Deemed Universities which do not receive funds from the Central/ State Government are not eligible institutions under the scheme.
• Universities/Institutions/College funded by Central/StateGovernment.
• Institutes of National Importance.

Eligibility

Slots : 3000

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

The scheme is applicable to such single girl child who has taken admission in regular, fulltime first year Masters Degree course in any designated university or a post graduate college.

Admission to PG Course in Distance education mode is not covered under the scheme.

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