UGC Scholarship: Registration process begins for SC, ST students in PG professional courses

Candidates must note that the last date to register for the scholarship is on or before November 30. The institute verification will end on December 15.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has begun the registration process for scholarships to the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) postgraduate students in professional courses. All the candidates who are fulfilling the eligibility criteria must note that they need to apply online through the National Scholarship Portal following which the institutions will verify the applications and supporting documents.

Candidates must note that the last date to register for the scholarship is on or before November 30. The institute verification will end on December 15. The main aim of the initiative is to provide students from historically marginalised communities with the opportunity to study professional subjects such as engineering (MTech), management (MBA and others), pharmacy and others in Indian institutions, stated the UGC notice. 

The selected candidate will receive the scholarship for two-three years depending on the duration of the postgraduate course.

The UGC notice further stated: “An amount of Rs.7,800 per month will be awarded under PG scholarships (under ME/MTech) and for other courses, the amount of scholarship will be Rs.4500 per month.” The scholarship will be paid via online direct benefit transfer (DBT) mode to the bank accounts of students. In case of discrepancies found in the bank details the scholarship will be cancelled. The scholarship will be paid from the date of the students’ joining the programme and renewal of the scholarship “depends on good conduct and maintenance of minimum attendance” as well as academic performance.

A report card on the student’s performance will be submitted at the end of the year to UGC. Students who fail a semester will not receive the scholarship again. 

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