Govt Scholarships

Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India has announced all India level scholarship scheme ‘LIC Golden Jubilee Scholarships 2011’ to offer financial assistance to the poor students and make them as ‘LIC Scholar’. The LIC Golden Jubilee Foundation (LIC GJF) Scholarships are offered to Intermediate OR 10+2 passed students to pursue their higher education in various disciplines. The main purpose of the LIC Scholarship scheme is to award scholarships to meritorious students from economically weaker sections of the society. The scholarship will be awarded for pursuing higher education in a government or recognised private college/ university. The scholarship scheme will also cover Technical and Vocational courses offered at Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and Industrial Training Centers affiliated with the National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) at Graduation level. Following are details of eligibility, number of scholarships and application procedure:

Eligibility and Qualification: Candidates should have passed in 10+2 / Intermediates in the year 2010-11 with at least 60 percent marks. The applicants should have interest in pursuing higher education in any one of the the disciplines such as Engineering, Medicine, Arts/ Science/ Commerce/ Diploma Courses in any field or any vocational course after 10 +2 education. Applicant’s parental annual income should be less than Rs. 60000. Candidates have to provide self declaration on a non judicial stamp paper for this purpose along with submission of land details issued by Tahasildar / MRO of the revenue department. Duration of the scholarship shall be for the entire course for which candidate is admitted. Amount of scholarship is Rs. 10000 per year which will be distributed for ten months at Rs. 1000 per month. Total scholarships at each LIC division level are 20. LIC Golden Jubilee Foundation will select 10 boys and 10 girls at each LIC Division level for the award of these scholarships.

Candidates studying ITI and other vocational courses need at least 60 percent marks in 10th class/ SSC. Parental annual income should be same as described above. Complete details of the scholarship scheme are available on www.licindia.in . LIC Golden Jubilee Foundation (GJF) shall screen the applicants on the basis of annual parental income particulars in ascending order. Candidates have to fulfill various academic requirements like attendance and pass percentages to continue under the scheme till the end of the course. Eligible and interested candidates can apply online only through www.licindia.in .

Last date for the receipt of filled in applications is 8th August 2011. You can contact at your nearest LIC branch or divisional office for more details.

Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) is offering 2600 Scholarships for students of 10+ / ITI, Engineering, MBBS and MBA Courses on merit cum means basis. Candidates with parental income of less than Rs. 1 lakh per annum along with other qualifications mentioned below can apply online through http://applicationnew.com/ioclscholar2011 Selected 10 + / ITI candidates will get Rs. 1000 per month and all other candidates will receive Rs. 3000 per month as scholarship. Following are details of eligible courses, duration, number of scholarships and application procedure:

1. For 10+/ITI candidates: Duration of the scholarships: 2 years; Number of Scholarships: 2000; Eligibility: 10th class; Scholarship amount: Rs. 1000 per month.
2. For Engineering candidates: Duration of the scholarships: 4 years; Number of Scholarships: 300; Eligibility: 12th class; Scholarship amount: Rs. 3000 per month.
3. For MBBS candidates: Duration of the scholarships: 4 years; Number of Scholarships: 200; Eligibility: 12th clss; Scholarship amount: Rs. 3000 per month.
4. For MBA candidates: Duration of the scholarships: 2 years; Number of Scholarships: 100; Eligibility: Any Graduation; Scholarship amount: Rs. 3000 per month.

Eligibility Requirements: Candidates should be pursuing full time / regular courses in the above streams and they should be studying in Schools/ Colleges/ Institutions/ Universities recognized by regulatory bodies such as MCI/ AICTE/ State Education Boards/ State Govt. / ICSC/ CBSE/Central Govt./AIU are eligible to apply. The student should have got admission in the 1st year of concerned School / College/ Institute/ University in the academic year 2011-12. Applicants age must be between 15 – 30 years as on 25th July 2011.

Students who are pursuing two year full time post graduate courses in Business Administration / Management which are equivalent to MBA degree can apply for the scholarships in the management stream. Students with confirmed admission in the first year of Engineering, MBBS, MBA and also 11th standard as well as those in the 1st year of 2 year ITI course are also eligible to apply. Only full time courses will be considered. All the candidates should submit income certificate of the family for financial year 2010-11. The parental income should not exceed Rs. 1,00,000/- . Selection of the candidates will be based on the marks secured by the students in the qualifying examination and family’s income.

Application Procedure: Candidates studying in 11th standard / First year of Higher Secondary education, 1st year of a 2 year ITI course, 1st year of Engineering degree, MBBS and MBA in the academic year 2011-12 can apply Online through http://applicationnew.com/ioclscholar2011. They should take system generated unique Registration Number along with a print-out of the submitted online application. Print out of the application along with other required documents should be sent to ‘ACE Consultants, Post Box No. 9248, Krishna Nagar Head Post Office, Delhi-110051’. For more details, see http://www.iocl.com/Aboutus/Scholarships.aspx

Important Dates:

1. Start of online application: 25th July 2011
2. Close of Online application: 15th September 2011.
3. Last date for the receipt of print outs of applications; 15th October 2011.