Govt Scholarships

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM) has announced Summer Fellowship Programme 2012 for Engineering Third year and First year M.Sc, MA and MBA candidates with excellent academic record. The duration of the fellowship programme is two months. Selected candidates will get a stipend of Rs. 6500 per month during the fellowship period. IIT Madras is offering good research opportunities for young Engineering, Management, Sciences and Humanities students. Candidates with proven academic record through academics can apply. Interested candidates can download application forms from IIT Madras website www.iitm.ac.in. Following are other details such as eligibility, selection and application procedure:

Following departments and schools at IIT Madras are offering Summer Fellowship Programme 2012:

1. Engineering Departments (Applied Mechanics/ Bio Technology / Aerospace Engineering / Chemical Engineering / Metallurgical and Materials Engineering / Civil Engineering / Computer Science and Engineering / Electrical Engineering / Mechanical Engineering / Engineering Design/ Ocean Engineering.
2. Science Departments: Physics / Chemistry/ Mathematics
3. Humanities and Social Sciences
4. Management Studies

Eligibility: Candidates should be pursuing third year of B.E./ B.Tech./ B.Sc. (Engineering) / Integrated M.E./ M.Tech. programme OR first year of ME/ M.Tech/ M.Sc./ M.A, MBA. All the applicants should have outstanding academic record. Academic background shall include high ranks and should be in top three positions in university examinations. Other important criterion is marks in academics, projects executed, design contests participated, papers presented at seminars, score / rank in Mathematics Olympiad and any other achievements / awards / distinctions obtained.

The Fellowship programme will be during the months of May, June and July 2012. You can visit www.iitm.ac.in for any other information. Filled in applications with all required copies of certificates should be sent to Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai – 600 036. Last date for the receipt of completed applications: February 2012 (Tentative).

Director of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala is inviting applications for the award of Suvarna Jubilee Scholarships for the year 2011-12. Students studying first year of Under Graduate and Post Graduate Programmes in Government or Aided Arts and Science Colleges and also University Departments can apply for these scholarships. Candidates should be from BPL family and they must have scored at least 50 percent or above marks in the qualifying examination.

The scholarship amount under Suvarna Jubilee Scholarship is Rs.10000/- per year. The amount will be directly deposited into the account of the selected student. Hence applicants should have a Bank Account in his / her name in any one of these banks: State Bank of India, South Indian Bank, State Bank of Travancore or Federal Bank. The number of scholarships offered for each college will be decided based on the number of candidates studying in that college. 10 percent of the total scholarships will be reserved for SC/ST categories and 10 scholarships are reserved for PWD category students. Five scholarships will be earmarked for candidates who are excelling in Arts and Sports at State or National levels.

Candidates receiving any other scholarship are not eligible for Suvarna Jubilee Scholarships. The list of candidates eligible for the award of scholarship from a college will be prepared by the Head of the Institution. Interested candidates can submit applications online at the website of Department of Collegiate Education, www.dcescholarship.kerala.gov.in. Last date for online submission of the applications is 3rd December, 2011.

Here is the brief description of the procedure for online submission of applications: Candidates have to Click the link ‘Suvarna Jubilee Merit Scholarship’ provided in the Home Page of the official website. Next comes the link ‘Apply Online’. Candidates have to login to the site with username and password. If you have already logged in in the past for any other scholarship, you can use the same info for this scholarship also. Otherwise, you have to initiate ‘New Registration’ process for registering your details. Then click on the ‘SJMS’ tab and fill the required details and ‘SUBMIT. After submitting the application, you need to take the Registration Printout and submit it along with the required documents. Last date for the receipt of applications is 14th December, 2011. Colleges have to verify online applications of the candidate and approve at the institutional level by 21st December 2011. For more information, please see http://dcescholarship.kerala.gov.in/.