Govt Scholarships

Directorate of Education (Science Branch), Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi has announced National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) and national Means cum Merit (NMMS) Scholarship Examination 2013. The Delhi Government will held first stage NTSE on 18th November 2012 for those studying in class 10 in Govt .and Recognised schools in Delhi. For NTSE scholarship exam, general candidates should have secured 60 percent marks in class 11 . Reserved candidates need minimum 55 percent marks.

NMMS 2012-13 will be held for class 8 students studying in NDMC and MCD regions. Applicants should have secured at least 55 percent marks in Class 7th for General category and 50 percent for Reserved category.

Interested candidates can download application forms from department website at www.edudel.nic.in . Last date for the receipt of filled in application forms is 31st August 2012. Issue of admit cards will be between 1st October – 31st October 2012. For more details, see the website mentioned above.

Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan (RSS), New Delhi is offering Scholarships for eligible candidates. RSS is a Deemed University set up by the Government of India. Number of Scholarships will be awarded depending on the availability of funds. Following are details of scholarship amount, eligibility and application procedure.

Amount of Scholarship is Rs. 250 for candidates who are studying 9th and 10th classes / Purva Madhyama with Sanskrit / Pali / Prakrit and Rs. 300 for 11th and 12th classes / Prak Shastri / Uttar-
Madhyama with Sanskrit / Pali / Prakrit as a paper of at least 100 marks.

Eligibility : Applicants should have passed with a minimum 60 percent marks in the previous examination of the respective class. They should have secured minimum first class marks in Sanskrit / Pali / Prakrit.

Interested and eligible candidates can download application form from Sansthan’s website www.sanskrit.nic.in. Filled in application form along with attested copies of the certificates as a proof of education (mark – sheet of the latest qualifying examination) and caste certificate should be sent to the Registrar, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan (Deemed University) 56 – 57, Institutional Area,Janak Puri, New Delhi- 110 058. Last date for receipt of completed application form is on 13th August, 2012.