Medhabruti
Medhabruti is a merit-cum-means scholarship that comes under e-Medhabruti scheme offered by the Government of Odisha. Started with the objective to financially support the meritorious and needy students, Medhabruti encourages and motivates students to pursue higher education in the fields of general, technical and professional education. This scholarship can be availed by the students who are the residents of Odisha and are studying in class 11 to postgraduation. A total of 24,500 scholarships are disbursed every year under e-Medhabruti scholarship scheme at the rate of up to INR 10,000.
There are four categories of scholarships that come under Medhabruti. These categories are Junior Merit, Senior Merit, PG Merit and Technical & Professional Merit scholarships which cater to the needs of students pursuing general courses and technical & professional courses. Find below the list of scholarships that are disbursed among qualified students who are seeking financial assistance under Medhabruti scholarship scheme.
Types of Scholarships
| No. of Scholarships
| Duration of Scholarships
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Junior Merit Scholarship | 10,000 (disbursed among boys and girls with the ratio of 50:50) | 2 years |
Senior Merit Scholarship | 3,000 (disbursed among boys and girls with the ratio of 50:50) | 3 years |
PG Merit Scholarship | 1,500 (disbursed among boys and girls with the ratio of 50:50) | 2 years |
Technical & Professional Merit Scholarships | 10,000 (stream-wise distribution among students) | According to the duration of the course |
Total: | 24,500 |
These scholarships are announced every year but the application period varies from year-to-year. If you wish to apply for e-Medhabruti scholarships in the year 2018, apply before 14 October 2018. Given below is the key dates related to the application period of Medhabruti 2018.
S.No. | Activities | Dates |
1. | Last date for online submission of application form | 14 October 2018 |
2. | Last date to submit the necessary documents by the students in the concerned colleges for uploading them on the Medhabruti scholarship portal | 7 October to 15 October 2018 |
3. | Review & online validation of fresh applications by the Principals | 7 October to 15 October 2018 |
The students selected for the scholarships are given financial assistance to cover the cost of their higher education. The scholarship amount they become eligible to receive is directly transferred into their bank account through DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer) by the Higher Education Department. All a student needs to do is to have an active and valid bank account in his/her own name in any nationalised bank which has Electronic Clearing System (ECS) or Core Banking facility. The details of the scholarship amount are highlighted below.
S.No. | Types of Scholarships | Scholarship Amount |
1. | Junior Merit Scholarship | INR 3,000 per annum to each selected student |
2. | Senior Merit Scholarship | INR 5,000 per annum to each selected student |
3. | PG Merit Scholarship | INR 10,000 per annum to each selected student |
4. | Technical & Professional Merit Scholarship | INR 10,000 per annum to each selected student |
The scholarships mentioned in the table above can be applied by the candidates belonging to the state of Odisha. Before checking the eligibility criteria, the students must make sure that they are pursuing their higher education in the following courses:
S.No. | Postgraduate Courses |
1. | M.A. (Economics, English, Geography, Hindi, History, Home Science, I.R. & P.M., Lib. & Info. Science, Linguistic, Oriya, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Sanskrit, Statistics, Analytical & Applied Economics, Anthropology, Mathematics, and others) |
2. | M.Sc. (Botany, Chemistry, Physics, Zoology, Electronics, Electronic Science & Technology, Marine Sciences, Geology, Biotechnology, Computer Science, Life Science, Mathematics, Remote Sensing & GIS, Wildlife & Biodiversity Conservation, Microbiology, Food Science, Bioinformatics, and others) |
3. | M.Com. |
S.No. | Name of the Degree Course |
1. | B.Tech/B.E. (Bachelor of Technology/ Bachelor of Engineering) |
2. | B. Plan (Bachelor of Planning) |
3. | B.Arch. (Bachelor of Architecture) |
4. | MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery) |
5. | BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery) |
6. | BHMS (Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine Surgery) |
7. | BAMS (Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine Surgery) |
8. | B.Pharma (Bachelor of Pharmacy) |
9. | B.Sc. Nursing |
10. | Bachelor in Physiotherapy |
11. | Bachelor of Veterinary Sc. & Animal Husbandry |
12. | B.Sc. Forestry |
13. | B.Sc. Fisheries/Fisheries Science |
14. | Bachelor of Occupational Therapy |
15. | Bachelor in Prosthetic & Orthotics |
16. | Bachelor of Agriculture |
17. | B.Sc. Horticulture |
18. | B.Sc. Community/Home Science |
19. | Integrated Law |
20. | Integrated MBA |
21. | Integrated MCA |
22. | Integrated M.Sc. |
23. | Master in Social Work |
24. | Master in Computer Application |
25. | Master in Business Administration |
26. | Master in Financial Control |
27. | Bachelor of Hotel Management |
28. | Bachelor of Tourism & Hospitality Management |
Given below is the detailed eligibility criteria that a student falling under different categories of medhabruti scholarships must fulfill.
S.No. | Types of Scholarships | Eligibility Conditions |
1. | Junior Merit Scholarship |
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2. | Senior Merit Scholarship |
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3. | PG Merit Scholarship |
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4. | Technical & Professional Merit Scholarship |
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The students who wish to avail the benefits of e-medhabruti scholarships can apply on the Medhabruti online scholarship portal. Given below is the detailed description of how to apply for the appropriate scholarships.
S.No. | Types of Scholarships | How to apply? |
1. | Junior Merit Scholarship |
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2. | Senior Merit Scholarship |
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3. | PG Merit Scholarship |
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4. | Technical & Professional Merit Scholarship |
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The applicants willing to apply for the scholarships need to keep with them the scanned copies of some important documents. These documents are uploaded online on the portal while filling the Medhabruti scholarship application form. Find below the list of key documents to be uploaded:
The candidates applying for Medhabruti scholarships are selected on the basis of their marks obtained in the qualifying exam and their annual family income. Given below are some factors that are considered while selecting a student for the receipt of the scholarship.
Financial assistance under e-medhabruti scholarship scheme is automatically renewed on year-to-year basis in the same category till the end of the applicant’s course. Before the automatic renewal, the institute does online validation/authentication. The students who drop out/pass out are not eligible for scholarship renewal scheme.
Applicants must adhere to certain rules and regulation before/while applying for the scholarship. Some important points have been highlighted below.
In case of any query or any problem, the applicants can contact the scholarship section on the landline number given below or email the question on the email ID as mentioned below.
Phone No. 0674-2396550
Email ID: scholarshiphedgov@gmail.com
Also read: INSPIRE Scholarship: Scholarship for Higher Education (SHE)
And see: PM Scholarship Scheme 2018
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