VIT Scholarship 2009-2010 - VIT University

Distribution of Scholarships / Awards – University Day
From 2009 - 10 onwards – Reg.
It is proposed to adopt the following scheme of scholarship /
award distribution from the academic year 2009-2010 onwards.
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All the awards shall be based on Merit (ie., based on the marks
obtained in the examination and as per the rank list furnished by the
COE).
Re-admitted / Re-registered / Debarred candidates are not eligible
for scholarship / award and their names will not be considered
for the total strength calculations.
Only the candidates who have passed all the examinations in
the first appearance are eligible for Scholarship / Award.
(Supplementary marks are not considered).
Awards will be given to the students who have more than 75%
attendance and have no disciplinary proceedings against them.
Scholarship will be awarded for each degree programme for each
year (and not for each batch).
Students are eligible for ONE SCHOLARSHIP / AWARD ONLY, (except
Chancellor’s Gold Medal) even though their names are recommended
for other scholarships.
External Sponsored Awards to the students will be recommended by
the corresponding schools. Directors may constitute a committee for
this purpose.
Funds received from various Institutions / Organizations /
Companies will be distributed to the First Rank Holder (Best student
in the class) combined with the VIT Award. Two separate Merit
Certificates will be issued to the candidate.
Prizes instituted by Industries / Organizations / Companies / Individual
a. Mahindra Plexion Gold Medal / Award
b. Mrs. Usha Mukanda Rao Award for Meritorious Students in German
Language
c. Nicholas Piramal India Ltd.
Scholarship amount will be deposited to the student’s Bank Account,
dispensing with the present system of issuing cheque. All the award
winning students should open account with the Indian Bank - VIT
Branch to facilitate the above.
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II
Details of Award amount to various programmes:-
For all I year to Final year students.
Scholarship will be awarded to Top 10 students or 10% of the total
strength of Branch whichever is less.
Maximum of 10 and a Minimum of 3 Scholarship will be awarded to
each Branch.
Category - 1
Courses
Engineering [ B.Tech & M.Tech Courses (
Regular ) ]
MCA, MBA, MBA(IB), [for MBA (Integrated) &
MS ( Software Engg. ) – IV & V years
only],
Category - 2
Dual Degree Programme
Category - 3
Award Amount
First Rank - Rs.14,000
Second Rank - Rs.13,000
Third Rank - Rs.10,000
Other Ranks - Rs.1,000
(Book
Coupon only)
First Rank - Rs.6,000
Second Rank - Rs.4,000
PG Science Programmes: [M.Sc. ( Biotechnology,
Applied Microbiology, Biomedical
Genetics, Computer Science, Chemistry,
Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Electronics) &
M.Sc. Biotechnology (5years - Integrated).
Science UG Programmes: B.Sc
(Biotechnology, Microbiology, Computer
Science), B.Com (CA) ] & [for M.S.
(Software Engineering) & MBA (Integrated) –
up to Third Year only ]
Category - 4
Engineering [ UG & PG Programmes (Part
Time) ]
First Rank - Rs.7,000
Second Rank - Rs.6,000
Third Rank - Rs.3,000
Other Ranks - Rs.1,000
(Book
Coupon only)
First Rank - Rs.3,000
Second Rank - Rs.2,000
Third Rank - Rs.1,000
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For NRI / Foreign students:
All the under graduate students are eligible for the scholarship.
The top 10% meritorious students ( NRI & Foreign ) ( I year to
final year ) will be given the Scholarship.
If any student is eligible for the NRI / Foreign Scholarship and the
regular scholarship he / she will receive only the one with higher
monetary value. This carries a Scholarship of Rs.1000/- (Book
Coupon) and a Merit Certificate.
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VII
Cent Percent Attendance
Regarding the award for the Cent Percent Attendance,
statement should reach the Registrar’s Office on the last working
day of the Fall semester (Attendance details will be collected
directly from the CTS department, and not from the
Schools, which will sent to the respective school Directors for
Certification) and also displayed in intranet for the students
information. This carries a Scholarship of Rs.1000/- and a Merit
Certificate.
Financial Assistance Scholarship
Regarding the Financial Assistance to deserving
(Economically backward class) students, it is proposed to
constitute a committee (Faculty members) which will
recommend the deserving students for award of financial
assistance. Eligibility Criteria: Annual family income should not
exceed Rs.1,00,000/- (One lakh only) Applications are available
in Students Record Section.
Endowment Award
This Award will be distributed during the University Day
Celebrations from 2009 – 10 onwards. (Award to the present
Final Year students – based on the cumulative Academic
performance up to III semester, V semester, VII semester & IX
semester as the case maybe ).
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