Post Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship For Single Girl Child

Nature of Assistance Available Under the Scheme

Amount of fellowship: ₹36,200/- per annum for a period of two years only i.e. full duration of a PG course.

3,000 fresh scholarships will be awarded every year and will be paid on DBT mode on annual basis.



Note

No other additional grant will be payable in lieu of hostel charges and medical charges, etc.

1. The applicant must be a citizen of India.
2. The applicant must be the only girl child in the family.
3. Girl students without having any brothers or the girl student who are twin daughters/ fraternal daughters may also apply
4. The age of the applicant should not be more than 30 years at the time of admission in the first year of PG

course.

1. The applicant must have taken admission to regular, full-time first-year Master's Degree courses in any designated university or a post-graduate college.
2. The candidate should be pursuing a non-professional course and be taking regular classes from a recognized institution.
3. The applicant must not be [ursuing education through Distance education mode.

Online

Procedure for Applying

Step-1: The candidates fulfilling the eligibility conditions are required to apply online on the National Scholarship Portal after initiation of the application process and notice to be published on the UGC website.

Step-2: The host institution where the candidate is studying is required to verify the online

application.

Step-3: It is expected from the institutions where students have taken admitted in the first year of PG course, that no tuition fees will be charged by the institute to girl students to pursue PG degree courses in Universities/Colleges/Institutions



Notes

1. Applications will be invited once a year on the National e-Scholarship Portal of the Government of India. 2. Short notifications will also be uploaded on the UGC website.
2. Incomplete applications will be summarily rejected. Only verified online applications will be considered for the award of scholarship.
3. Affidavit regarding Single girl child status may be uploaded as per format given in Annexure-II.
4. Joining report as per Annexure-I has to be uploaded.

To be submitted by the Student

1. Aadhaar Card
2. Proof of admission into a recognized Master’s degree course in an institute located in India and recognized by the UGC.
3. Joining report (as per format given in Annexure-I)
4. Affidavit regarding Single girl child status (as per format given in Annexure-II)
5. Copy of the Bank Passbook
6. Birth Certificate or Class 10th Marksheet



To be submitted by the Institution

1. A progress Report after the completion of the first year along with the percentage of marks obtained by the candidates needs to be submitted by the institution.
2. Funds Utilization Certificate also needs to be submitted by the Institution Authorities after completion of the First Year.