Wednesday, September 3, 2014

UGC Post-Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship for Single Girl Child For PG Programs 2014-16

Post-Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship for Single Girl Child For PG Programs 2014-16



Applications can be submitted till the 15th of September, 2014 for the Post-Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship for Single Girl Child for Post Graduate studies for 2014-16.

UGC has introduced the 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.

Any single girl child who happen to be the only child or twin daughter or fraternal daughter in the family, is eligible for the scholarship The scheme is applicable to such a single girl child who has taken admission in regular, full-time 1st year Master’s Degree of a non-professional course in any recognized university or a post graduate college. This scholarship is available to PG-I year students only. The upper age limit for applying for the scholarship is 30 years.

The value of Scholarship is Rs.2,000/- p.m for a period of 10 months in an year for two years only, for the full duration of a PG course.

Applications can be submitted only online, at http://www.ugc.ac.in/sgc.  Detailed instructions for the submission of applications are available at the website.

Applicant will be required to upload scanned copies of (i) an affidavit on Stamp paper worth Rs. 50/- from the student/parent duly attested by SDM/First Class Magistrate/Gazatted Officer (ii) Joining report from College/University where student has taken admission to 1st year PG course. Both these documents are to be obtained, in the prescribed format that can be downloaded from http://www.ugc.ac.in/sgc . Applicant will not be able to submit her application unless these documents are uploaded.


For details, see http://www.ugc.ac.in/sgc/  

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