Top 5 popular scholarships in India you should know

A number of questions may daunt you whenever you come across the term ‘scholarship’. Is a scholarship really relevant to you? Is the scholarship genuine? How and when can you apply for a scholarship? What are your chances of winning a scholarship? With such intense thoughts running through your mind, there comes a point where you give up on even looking for a scholarship. Fret not. Learning with Vodafone is here to help you out.

Scholarships encourage students to pursue or continue their education by ensuring that financial factors don’t act as a hurdle. Learning with Vodafone is making the scholarships scenario a tad clearer for you by listing down the most popular scholarships in India that a student must not miss. This list will help you take your first step towards the world of scholarships – the fact that these scholarships are from renowned government organizations makes them trustworthy, and Learning with Vodafone portal gives you all the important information about these scholarships like eligibility criteria, process of applying, deadline and more, reducing your queries about scholarships significantly.

1. Mahindra All India Talent Scholarship

Every year, the K.C. Mahindra Education Trust announces over 550 scholarships of INR 10,000 for each selected student. Tenable for three years, the scholarship is applicable for meritorious students who have passed class 10 or 12 with more than 60% marks and have taken admission at a reputed polytechnic institution.

2. NHFDC Trust Fund Scholarship for Differently-Abled Students

Introduced by the National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation, a total of 2500 scholarships covering the maintenance and stationery/books allowance are given under this scheme to differently-abled students at degree or postgraduate level (technical course). The key objective of the scholarship is to enable these students to pursue technical/professional course from a well-recognized institute in India.

3. Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY)

If you are willing to pursue a career in the realm of basic sciences, KVPY is one of the most popular scholarships in India in this stream introduced by the Government of India. It is a fellowship program for students pursuing graduation in Basic Sciences. Under this program, the selected scholars will receive a monthly stipend of up INR 7,000 and an annual contingency grant of INR 28,000.

4. INSPIRE Fellowship

This is yet another significant scholarship opportunity announced by the Government of India for students who wish to pursue a doctoral level research in basic or applied sciences. The meritorious graduates and postgraduates in science stream are eligible to win monthly stipend, HRA and contingency allowance under this scheme.

5. Merit cum Means Scholarship for Minorities

An initiative by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India, this scholarship aims at providing financial assistance to meritorious and underprivileged students of the minority community. Meritorious students pursuing a professional or technical course from a recognized institution stand a chance to win a scholarship up to INR 30,000 per annum (including maintenance allowance and course fee).

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