LU Admissions 2021: Lucknow University introduces fund to aid needy meritorious students

The university earlier launched the Karmyogi scheme, offering on-campus part-time jobs to poor students.

LU Admissions 2021: Lucknow University has recently announced to set up a fund to assist poor but meritorious students with ₹15,000 a year grant. This academic year, Lucknow University will provide these funds to forty-nine selected students. The university earlier launched the Karmyogi scheme, offering on-campus part-time jobs to poor students.

Talking about the introduction of the fund at the varsity for needy but meritorious students, varsity spokesman Durgesh Srivastav said, “Under the eligibility criteria for this scheme, the total income of parents or guardians should not exceed ₹300,000 per annum; students should have obtained a minimum of 60% marks in the previous examination with at least 75% attendance and they should not be receiving any other financial assistance including fellowship/scholarships,”.

Dean of students’ welfare, professor Poonam Tandon informed that Lucknow University administration received 343 applications for LU Admissions 2021 under this scheme. Out of the total number of applications, the LU admin department selected a total of 49 eligible students on a merit basis from among the under-graduate, post-graduate, and PhD students.

The university is already running another scheme to provide on-campus part-time jobs, allowing needy students to work for two hours daily, for a maximum of 50 days in an academic session while paying them at the rate of ₹150 per hour, permitting a maximum earning of ₹15,000 in a year. The work assignments can be in laboratories, library, office, computer centre, hotel/mess, assistance to teachers, day care centre, etc.

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