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Coimbatore
UGC hikes scholarship amount for girl students
February 24, 2016
In its recent revision, the University Grants Commission (UGC) had increased the scholarship amount under the Swami Vivekananda Single Girl Child Fellowship for Research in Social Sciences, with effect from 1.12.2014.
The amount has been revised from Rs.12,400 to Rs.25,000 per month for the first two years as per the recent revisions based on a circular sent by UGC Secretary Jaspal S. Sandhu, dated February 2016. The amount for the third and fourth years has also been increased from Rs.15,500 to Rs.28,000 per month. The amount is extendable for the fifth year also under unavoidable and reasonable circumstances.
The amount was previously revised in 2014 when the UGC hiked the amount from Rs.8,000 to Rs.12,400 and from Rs.10,000 to Rs.15,500 for the first two years and third and fourth year respectively.
With an intention to help the single girl children of the country who wish to continue their higher education, the scholarship is being offered by the UGC. The UGC had already selected 51 students from recognized universities for the year 2015-2017 in a circular published on 2.02.2016.
Girls undergoing full time PhD in Social Sciences at any university or institution recognized by the UGC are eligible for the scholarships. Those undergoing part time or distance education are not eligible.
The age limit for eligibility is 40 for the general category, and 45 for SC/ST/OBC and the physically-challenged. The candidate should be the only child of the parents and should not have any siblings.
