Many steps are being taken by the Government of India to empower women and girls in the field of education. In this sequence, the University Grants Commission (UGC) is running an important scholarship scheme to educate girls. The name is Post Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship Scheme for Single Girl Child. Every year many girls of the country take advantage of this scheme. Let’s know about this plan.
How much amount do you get?
This scheme is for the girl students who take admission in PG courses in any designated university or postgraduate college. Girl students get a total fellowship amount of Rs 36,200 for the duration of 2 years of PG course. Apart from this, no other payment is given to the girl students. are done. A total of 3,000 girl students are given the benefit of this scheme every year. The scholarship is sent to the girl students through the Director Benefit Transfer.
Who gets the benefit of the scheme?
The applicant should be the only child in her family. Twin sisters without any brother can also apply for the scholarship. If there is one son and one daughter in a family, then the daughter will not be considered eligible for the scholarship. Age of the applicant at the time of admission in the first year of PG course should be 30 years Should not exceed. Girls of every category can apply for this scholarship.
In which courses will you get benefit by taking admission?
The applicant must have taken admission in the first year of regular and full-time course of a designated university or post-graduate college. No benefit will be given to girl students pursuing the course through distance education mode. No benefit will be given to girl students who fail in the first year examination Change of course during the course of study will not be permitted. Admission in the second year after passing the first year will not require re-application.
How to apply?
To avail the scholarship, candidates can apply online at the National Scholarship Portal. Applications are invited for this scholarship once a year. Its short notification is also uploaded on the UGC website. The first 3,000 applications received after the application process starts are considered. Applications with incomplete information are rejected. In this case, the application should be made carefully soon after the process starts.
