Student Scholarship 2020 : National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education of ST Students

Last Date : 31 Oct 2020

Student Scholarship 2020 : Govt of India has released a notification of National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education of ST Students

Objective :

Fellowship: The objective of the scheme is to encourage the ST students, a section of society with the lowest literacy levels in the country, to acquire higher education in the form of fellowships to pursue M. Phil and Ph. D. Courses, with a view to create qualified professionals to hold posts of teachers /professionals and other higher stages of employment

Scholarship: ST Students is intended to encourage meritorious ST students to pursue courses at Graduate/Post Graduate level in  dentified Institutions of excellence, Government and Private, in professional fields such as Management, Medicine, Engineering, Information Technology, Law etc.

Eligibility :

The Fellowship/ Scholarship will be available only to the ST candidates who fulfill the following conditions for the award:

Fellowship:

• The candidate belonging to ST should have passed the Post-Graduation  examination for being eligible for the Fellowship. The candidate should get admission and registration for regular and full time M.Phil/Ph.D Courses in University / Academic Institutions recognized by UGC under Section 2 (f) of the UGC Act / ICAR by fulfilling conditions of admission of that University/Institution.
•  The list of University/Academic Institution as referred to in sub para (i) above shall be identified by ministry.
• The ST students once considered eligible for the Fellowship shall not be entitled for any other scholarship of the Centre or State Government the same study.
• The fellowship shall be payable once the student has secured admission and started the research work.
• In order to qualify for Senior Research Fellowship a candidate will have to fulfill the UGC/ICAR norms prescribed in this regard

Scholarship:

• ST students who have secured admission in the notified Institutions according to the norms prescribed by the respective Institutions will be eligible for the scholarship under the scheme.
• The student will be eligible to join only the list of Institution identified by Ministry.
• The total family income of the candidate to be eligible for this scholarship from all sources should not exceed Rs.6.0 lakh per annum.
• The scholarship shall be payable once the student has secured admission and started attending the classes.
• The scholarship awarded, will continue till the completion of the course, subject to satisfactory performance of the student.

Procedure for selection of Institutes

• Procedure for selection of Universities for Fellowship The scheme presently covers all Universities/Institutions recognized by the
  University Grants Commission (UGC) under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act/ICAR. The addition/deletion of institutes in the list will be done by the Ministry.
• Procedures for selection of Institutes for Scholarship The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is authorized to select and notify the list of reputed premier Institutions.

Benefits :