Single Girl Child Scholarship for Post Graduation

September 6, 2012 | Filed under: Education,In India | Posted by: Ritu Jain

Save the Girl Child!

Over the past man years, cases of female feticide, child marriage, child labor have seen to be on the rise. To discourage families from scorning at the girl child, or to keep having kids to have one son in the family, a number of schemes have been launched by the government to support Single Girl Child.

The Post-Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship for Single Girl Child For PG Programs 2012-14 is one such great opportunity for single girl child candidates to pursue higher education on scholarship.

The notification released last week says

University Grants Commission invites online applications for the award of Post-Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship for Single Girl Child for the academic session 2012-14 with the purpose of supporting post-graduation education through scholarships to such girl who happen to be the only child in the family.

Candidates admitted in post-graduate first year regular non-professional degree course in any recognized university or a post-graduate college during the current year i.e. 2012-13 are eligible. Students admitted in open universities are not eligible.

Selection will be made by an Expert Committee on the basis of applications which are complete in all respects, received through online mode within the stipulated time frame. The guidelines of the scheme, detailed terms and conditions of the scholarship, eligibility criteria etc. may be seen on UGC website i.e. www.ugc.ac.in

The applications may be submitted only through ONLINE mode latest by 3rd OCTOBER, 2012 by logging in website www.ugc.ac.in/sgc

The decision of the Commission with regard to selection of candidates for the award of scholarships shall be final.

NOTE:

1. Applications submitted in hard copy shall not be entertained or considered for award of scholarship in any circumstances whatsoever.

2. Record of candidates, who are not selected, shall not be preserved beyond three months from the date of declaration of results, on UGC website.

Registration and Application process has started and the window will be open till 3^rd October 2012. You can apply here

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