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institution. This is to help them to achieve their college goals, despite learning
issues, environmental challenges or medical bills.
Ishan Uday-for Students of North East Region
The UGC has launched a special scholarship scheme for students of north east
region, Ishan Uday from the academic session 2014-15. The Scheme envisages
grant of 10,000 scholarships to students from the region whose parental income
is below 4.5 lakh per annum and would be provided scholarship ranging from
` 3,500 to ` 5,000 per month for studying at under graduate level in colleges/
universities of the country.
Ishan Vikas - Academic Exposure e for North Eastern Students
The programme has been launched with a plan to bring selected college and
school students from the north eastern states into close contact with IITs, NITs
and IISERs during their vacation periods for academic exposure.
Women Leader
Women appointed as chairpersons, board of governors of apex technical
education institutes and in National Institutes of Technology (NITs). For the
first time in the history of IITs, two women scientists were nominated on the IIT
council.
Pragati
Pragati (Scholarship for Girl Students) - Pragati is a scheme of AICTE aimed at
providing assistance for advancement of girls participation in technical
education. Education is one of the most important means of empowering women
with the knowledge, skill and self-confidence necessary to participate fully in
the development process. This is an attempt to give every young woman the
opportunity to further her education and prepare for a successful future by "
Empowering Women Through Technical Education". Salient features of the
scheme include: number of scholarships per annum: ` 4,000 'One Girl' per family,
where the family income is less than ` 6 Lakh /annum The candidates will be
selected on merit at the qualifying examination to pursue technical education
from amongst such candidates. Amount of scholarship: Tuition Fee of ` 30,000/
- or at actual, whichever is less and ` 2,000/- per month for 10 months as
incidentals each year. Reservation-15 per cent for SC, 7.5 per cent ST and 27 per
cent for OBC candidate/applicant. Out of the total number of scholarships in
each scheme, 50 per cent scholarships are available at each degree /diploma
level and also transferable in the event-of non availability of eligible applicant
in any.
Swami Vivekananda Scholarship for Single Girl Child
The dropout ratio at various levels of education for girls is much higher than
that of boys. Keeping Swami Vivekananda's ideas of women education and to
promote girls education, UGC has introduced the Swami Vivekananda
Scholarship for Single Girl Child for research in social sciences with an aim to