Sanskrit Scholarship – All You Need to Know

Sanskrit scholarship, offered by the Government of India through Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan (Deemed University), aims to promote and propagate Sanskrit language and literature in the country. The Sanskrit scholarship awards a monthly scholarship amount of up to INR 1500 to those students of Class 9 to 12, graduation, post-graduation and PhD who are studying Sanskrit as a main or optional subject. Also, the number of Sanskrit scholarships disbursed among deserving candidates depends upon the availability of funds.

In this article, we have covered all the important details about the Sanskrit scholarship. These details include the application period of the scholarship, rewards, eligibility conditions, application process and more. Find a brief overview of these details in the table given below.

Overview of Sanskrit Scholarship

* The application period mentioned above is tentative and may change as per the discretion of the scholarship provider.

Now, read the complete details of Sanskrit scholarship as mentioned below.

Sanskrit Scholarship – Application Period

Initiated with the objective to promote Sanskrit language and literature among Indian students, the application for Sanskrit scholarship is generally announced in the month of July or August every year through advertisement in popular newspapers across the country. However, in the year 2018, the scholarship was active during the months of September to November. The closing date of Sanskrit scholarship was in the 2nd week of November.

Sanskrit Scholarship – Rewards

The students are selected for Sanskrit scholarship on the basis of merit. These selected candidates become eligible to avail financial benefits under this scholarship scheme. Find below the complete details of the scholarship amount disbursed among the selected candidates of this merit scholarship.

Award Details of Sanskrit Scholarship

Sanskrit Scholarship – Eligibility Criteria

In order to be eligible for Sanskrit scholarship, the applicants must fulfil certain eligibility conditions. One of the most important of these conditions is that the applicants must be regular students pursuing Sanskrit/Pali/Prakrit as their main or optional subject from any recognised Sanskrit Pathashala/Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya/ Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya in the traditional stream or School/College/University in the modern stream. Highlighted below are the complete details about the eligibility conditions of Sanskrit scholarship that a candidate must fulfil to avail scholarship benefits.

Eligibility Criteria of Sanskrit Scholarship

Besides the above-mentioned eligibility criteria, the candidates belonging to reserved categories are eligible for marks relaxation. The minimum percentage of marks for OBC students is 55%, 50% for SC/ST and PH candidates.

Sanskrit Scholarship – Application Process

Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan allows applicants to apply online for the Sanskrit scholarship through their official portal. Given below are the steps that are required to apply for the scholarship.

• First, the candidates need to visit the home page of Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan and click on ‘Schemes’ under which ‘Scholarship Scheme’ is listed. The candidates need to click on it to visit the scholarship page.
• Now, the candidates need to click on ‘On-line applications’ mentioned as the second point. The applicants are taken to a new page where guidelines, registration of institutes, etc. are given.
• The applicants need to read the instruction carefully and make sure that their institutes are registered for the scholarship scheme.
• After making sure that the details of the registered institutions have been activated by Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, the applicants can apply for this scholarship by filling all the required details.
• Finally, the applicants must upload the scanned copies of all the necessary documents and submit their application form.

Sanskrit Scholarship – Key Documents

There are a few important documents that the candidates need to upload while filling their scholarship application form. So, the applicants must keep the scanned copies of all the necessary documents with them. Highlighted below is the list of required documents for this scholarship.

• Relevant marksheet
• The first page of bank passbook (having details along with the applicant’s photograph) which must be in the name of the applicant
• Applicant’s Aadhaar card
• Caste/Category certificate in case the candidate belongs to any reserved category

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