INSPIRE Scholarship For Higher Education (SHE) 2020

An applicant must -

• Be 17-22 years of age
• Have passed the Class 12 examination from any central/state board in India with aggregate marks within the top 1% of the class
• Be pursuing a BSc/BS/Int.MSc/MS degree course in Basic and Natural Sciences from any recognised institute/college/university in India.
• Be among the top 1000 rank holders in JEE of IIT or AIPMT/NEET and pursuing a BSc/BS/Int.MSc/MS course in basic and natural sciences
• Be pursuing an integrated MS course from NISER, IISERs or be a scholar of KVPY (Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana), Department of Atomic Energy Centre for Basic Sciences, NTSE (National Talent Search Examination), JBNSTS (Jagadish Bose National Science Talent Search) or be a medalist of International Olympiad pursuing bachelor/master level course in Natural Science

Note: 

• The students pursuing courses other than specified are not eligible. 
• The students pursuing studies through Open Universities or Distance mode cannot apply for the scholarship. 

A total of 10,000 students will receive this scholarship valued at INR 80,000 per annum. It comprises -

• An annual scholarship of INR 60,000 
• Summertime attachment fee of INR 20,000 per annum.

• Passport size photograph of the applicant in JPEG format with file-size not more than 50KB
• Community/Caste certificate (applicable for students of SC/ST/OBC category) in PDF format with file-size not more than 1 MB
• Eligibility/Advisory note provided by State/Central Board (if available) in PDF format with file-size not more than 1 MB
• Marksheet of class 12 in PDF format with file-size not more than 1 MB
• Marksheet or certificate of class 10 as a proof of date of birth in PDF format with file-size not more than 1 MB
• Certificate specifying the rank or award in JEE (Main)/JEE (Advanced)/ KVPY/ NEET/ NTSE/ JBNSTS/ International Olympic Medalists (if applying under this criteria) in PDF format with file-size not more than 1 MB
• Endorsement form duly signed by the Director of the Institute/ Principal of the College/ Registrar of the University in PDF format with file-size not more than 1 MB
• Any other supporting documents (if required)

Eligible candidates can apply for the scholarship online through following steps-
Step 1: Click on the 'Apply Now' button below.  
Step 2: Click on "New User? Register Here". 
Step 3: Fill in all required details and submit. 
Step 4: Once registered successfully, the applicants will receive a confirmation mail on their registered email id along with the activation link. Click the activation link to proceed. 
Step 5: Log in to the portal using the registered email id and password. 
Step 6: Click on the "Scholarship" link.
Step 7: Click on "Apply for Scholarship".
Step 8: Fill in all required details.
Step 9: Upload the scanned copy of all supporting documents in the prescribed format. 
Step 10: Finally, submit the application form. 

Scholarship application starts - 01st November 2020
Scholarship application closes - 31st December 2020