AICTE-Scholarship Scheme to Girl Child (SSGC) under Pragati 2016

About The Program

Objectives: Scholarship Scheme to Girl Child (SSGC) is an endeavour by AICTE provided to promote technical education (Engg., Architecture, Pharmacy, applied arts etc.) at Degree and Diploma levels to a girl child. It has been found that at the level of Technical Education, the ratio of girl's student decreases. The scheme is to support a girl per family. SSGC aim is to contribute towards the education of academically inclined girl children across India wanting to pursue technical education.

Eligibility:

1. The girl should be an Indian citizen.
2. Only one girl candidate per family may apply for the scholarship.
3. The scheme is applicable to a girl child who has taken admission in regular, full-time 1st year course in an undergraduate Degree/Diploma course in any AICTE approved Govt. / Govt. Aided Institutions/University departments imparting technical education.
4. The applicant must not be receiving any other scholarship/ Tuition fee reimbursement from another organization.
5. The applicant must not have been a previous recipient of SSGC scholarship from AICTE.
6. Family income should be less than Rs. 6 lakhs per annum
7. Only students admitted in first year of the academic year 2014-15

Duration of Project:

Four/ three years as the case may be for Degree/Diploma level courses.

Limit of funding:

1. Rs. 30000 or Tuition fee at actual, whichever is less for all years of program duration and Rs. 2000/months for 10 months in a year for all the years of program.
2. 4000 scholarships would be awarded to eligible candidates under this scheme per year.