Scholarship

Six Months After Application, Minority, OBC Students Await Scholarships

Education | NDTV Education Team | Monday July 15, 2019

The UGC notified the MANF scholarships in 2018 December after a two-year gap when they were faced with protests from students' groups.

IAS Officer Who Blew Lid Off Post-Matric Scholarship Scam Transferred

Cities | Press Trust of India | Friday June 28, 2019

The Haryana IAS officer who blew the lid off the multi-crore post-matric scholarship scam here has been transferred from his department.

Punjab Releases Rs 118.42 Crore For SC Student Scholarship Funds

Education | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday June 26, 2019

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday ordered the Finance Department to release Rs 118.42 crore to clear the backlog of pending scholarship funds for Scheduled Caste students studying in 634 colleges.

Gujarat Student Cracks Top Entrance Exams, Offered MIT Scholarship

India News | Edited by Swati Sharma | Thursday June 20, 2019

A 18-year-old student from Surat cracked some of the most competitive exams in the country including NEET, AIIMS, JIPMER, and JEE Main.

Gujarat 18-Year-Old Cracks Top Entrance Exams. Then An MIT Scholarship

Education | Edited by Shihabudeen Kunju S | Wednesday June 26, 2019

Stuti Khandwala has secured excellent scores in JEE Main, NEET and JIPMER along with an all India 10th rank in AIIMS MBBS entrance exam. She is also CBSE topper in Science stream from Rajasthan.

"Politically Motivated": Salman Khurshid On PM's Outreach To Minorities

India News | ANI | Friday June 14, 2019

Former Union Minister Salman Khurshid on Thursday said that the centre's new outreach to minorities, including scholarships and modernisation of Ismalic seminaries is "politically motivated."

The Sultanate Of Oman Announces Scholarship For Indian Students

Education | NDTV Education Team | Thursday June 13, 2019

The Sultanate of Oman will provide scholarships to Indian students under Omani Programme for Cultural and Scientific Cooperation for the academic year 2019-20.

PM Modi's New Outreach To Minorities: Scholarships For 5 Crore Students

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday June 11, 2019

The Narendra Modi government has set a new target - to give out five crore scholarships for the education of minorities over the next five years. The programme, part of the government's outreach to minority communities, will have a huge focus on girls.

Modi Government Eradicated "Disease" Of Communalism: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday June 11, 2019

Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Tuesday that the Modi government has eradicated the "disease" of communalism and appeasement politics and by doing so it has created an atmosphere of healthy inclusive growth in the country.

5 Crore Scholarships For Minority Students In Next Five Years: Union Minister

Education | Edited by Shihabudeen Kunju S | Tuesday June 11, 2019

This includes more than 10 lakh Begum Hazrat Mahal Girls Scholarship in the next five years for economically weaker sections.

An AI Rapper and a Maze: The Apps That Won Two Indian Students Apple’s WWDC 2019 Scholarships

Pranay Parab | Thursday June 6, 2019

Akhil Tolani coded an AI rapper, while Sudarshan Sreeram made an game called A Maze that has a lot of accessibility features.

UGC Notifies Increase In JRF, SRF Research Fellowships

Education | Edited by Shihabudeen Kunju S | Monday June 3, 2019

The notice also said the revised rates of fellowships are applicable with effect from January 1, 2019.

Students Can't Accept Prizes Or Scholarships From Tobacco Firms: Health Ministry

Education | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 2, 2019

Educational institutions and students should not also accept any prize or scholarship instituted by such firms, the Ministry stated.

PM's First Decision In New Term "Dedicated To Those Who Protect India"

India News | NDTV News Desk | Friday May 31, 2019

In the first decision of his second term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today cleared big changes in a scholarship scheme for children of soldiers killed in the line of duty. The scheme will now include policemen.

Highlights: PM Modi Chairs First Union Cabinet Meeting Of His Second Term

India News | Edited by Aditi Ghosh | Friday May 31, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held his first Union cabinet meeting of his second term on Friday. The first file signed by PM Modi on assuming charge in his second term as PM was to enhance the amount of scholarships under the National Defence Fund and to include State Police Personnel in its ambit.