PG Indira Gandhi Scholarship for Single Girl Child faQ's

The Post graduate scheme for single girl child comes under the UGC, university grant commission.

Main moto of this scheme:

to encourage the small family in the country
to support single girl for postgraduate only

Selection criteria:

Girl students who are admitted in the first year of PG courses in the following Universities / Colleges and happen to be the only girl child in the family:
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 from UGC. Those Deemed Universities which do not receive funds from the Central/ State Government are not eligible institutions under the scheme.
Universities/Institutions/College funded by Central/StateGovernment.
Institutes of National Importance.
Girl students without having any brother or the girl student who are twin daughters/ fraternal daughter may also apply for scholarship under the aforesaid scheme. In a family if one son and one daughter is available then girl child will not be considered for scholarship under the scheme

ELIGIBILITY Criteria

Total Slots : 3000
Age limit: Girl students up to the age of 30 years at the time of admission in first year of PG courses are eligible.
The scheme is applicable to such single girl child who has taken admission in regular, full-time first year Masters Degree course in any designated university or a post graduate college.
Admission to PG Course in Distance education mode is not covered under the scheme.

Overall help by the Govt via UGC :

Amount of fellowship: Rs.36,200/- p.a. for a period of two years only i.e. full duration of a PG course. No other additional grant will be payable in lieu of hostel charges and medical charges etc.

AADHAAR mandate:

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 beneficiary’s account.
The disbursals will be governed by the Aadhaar Act, 2016

others:

3,000 fresh scholarships will be awarded every year.
The awardee can avail of other scholarship also during the tenure of this scholarship

Common faQ's:

1. Whether a girl child with a brother in the family is eligible to be considered under the scheme for award of scholarship.

No, only single girl child are eligible to apply under the scheme. However twin/ fraternal daughters are eligible to apply under this scheme.

2. Whether a candidate who was within 30 years of age during admission to PG course but has crossed this limit at the time of application be eligible to be considered.

Yes. The candidate applying under the scheme can apply if she is below 30 years of age as on the last date of application too.

3. Can a single girl child pursuing post graduation through distance mode apply under the scheme? No.

4. After selection, is the awardee entitled for hostel fee reimbursement/ HRA or medical expenses? No. The awardee is only entitled for scholarship amount. No HRA/contingency/hostel fee or medical expenses are admissible.

5. Are the awardees eligible for waiver of tuition fee or its reimbursement?

No. Tuition fee reimbursement is not permitted. However, it is expected from the institutions where student has taken admission in the first year PG course, no tuition fees will be charged by the institute from girl students to pursue PG degree course in Universities/Colleges/Institutions.

6. Can students of second year post graduation apply under the scheme?

No. The candidates who are pursuing first year postgraduate courses only can apply under the scheme.

7. Can the awardee avail of any other scholarship scheme during the tenure of this award?

Yes. This scheme can be availed with any other scholarship scheme

for more info visit link: PGIGSSGC or https://scholarships.gov.in/