3. Eligibility
For the purpose of award of the scholarship students who are pursuing professional courses in
the following Institutions/ Colleges/Universities:
Universities/Institutions/Colleges included under section 2(f) & and 12(B) of UGCAct.
Deemed to be Universities included under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956 and eligible to
receive grants-in-aid fromUGC,
Universities/Institutions/College funded by Central/StateGovernment.
Institutes of National Importance.
Courses which require approval from Regulatory Council i.e. Medical Council of India (MCI),
Dental Council of India (DCI), Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), Rehabilitation Council of
India (RCI), NCTIS, NCTE Bar council of India (BCI), All India Council for Technical
Education (AICTE), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), INC, FORENSIC
REGULATORY & DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF INDIA are considered professional
courses.
Note 1: M.A., M.Sc., M.Com., MSW and Mass Communication and Journalism degree are
accepted as "Non-professional courses":
Note 2: Candidates pursuing post graduate course in professional subjectsthroughcorrespondence
or in Distance Education mode are not eligible to receive financial assistance under this scheme.
4. Procedure for applying for thescheme
The candidates fulfilling the eligibility conditions are required to apply online on National
Scholarship Portal after issue of advertisement to be published by the UGC once in a year through
leading newspaper and Employment News and also on UGC website.
The host institution where the candidate is studying is required to verify the online application.
5. Aadhaar Seeding
The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India vide its letter
D.O. No. 18-7/2013-U1A dated 10th June, 2016 has instructed the University Grants
Commission that from the financial year 2016-17 onwards the Aadhaar will be used as an
identifier for disbursement of all Government subsidies/ Scholarships/Fellowships which are to
be disbursed directly into the beneficiarys account.
The Aadhaar details would be updated by the student through the host University/ Institute/
College after seeking a consent from the awardee as per provisions of the Aadhaar Act, 2016.
6. Nature of Assistance available under theScheme
6.1 The tenure of award is for two/three years depending upon tenure of the postgraduate course
and not for extended period of study, ifany.
6.2 Candidates selected for the award of PG scholarships (under ME/MTech.) shall be provided
Scholarship @ Rs.7800/-per month for the duration of the PG Scholarship. For other
courses, the amount of scholarship will be paid @Rs.4500/- per month.
6.3 No contingency is payable to the students selected under the scheme with effect from
selection year 2017-18.
6.4 The scholarship shall be payable to the awardee from the date of joining the Post Graduate I
year course during the selection year.
6.5 The University/ Institute/ College should verify the application of the candidates with regard
to the professional courses as provided in the guidelines.
7. Procedure for release of grant by theUGC
7.1 After selection, the awardees will be paid scholarship on DBT mode.
7.2 The list of awardees will be pushed to Public Financial Management System (PFMS) by the NIC.
7.3 PFMS will generate payment files of the awardees and scholarship would be paid for the complete
duration of the post graduate course.