Scholarship for Higher Edn: Apply by Oct 31
Thiruvananthapuram: Department
of Science and Technology has invited applications for the Scholarship
for Higher Education (SHE), a component of ‘Innovation in Science
Pursuit for Inspired Research’ (INSPIRE) of the Department.
Number and Value of Scholarship:
A total of 10,000 scholarships are available annually under SHE. The
annual value of the scholarship is Rs.80,000/-. The cash value payable
to the SHE scholarship holder is Rs.60,000/- per annum. In addition,
there will be a summer time attachment fee of Rs.20,000 which will be
paid for undertaking summer time research project.
Period of Fellowship:
Selected scholars will get the support for a maximum of five years
starting from 1st year course in B.Sc., B.Sc. (Hons), BS and integrated
course leading to M.S. or M.Sc. or till completion of the course,
whichever is earlier. Continuation of the scholarship for selected
candidates is based on performance in the examinations conducted and
certified by the institution imparting education.
Eligibility:
The scholarships are limited to those who have passed Class XII in the
year 2014 from various recognized Indian State and Central Boards and
are studying in any one of a 3 year B.Sc., B.Sc (Hons), 4 years B.S or 5
years integrated M.Sc./M.S programs in Natural/Basic sciences at any
UGC recognized College/ University/ Institutions in India. Those
enrolled for Engineering, Medicine, Technology and other Professional,
Technical or applied science courses are not eligible.
The eligibility of
candidates will be based on one of the different criteria fixed which
include performance in Board Examinations, performance in Competitive
Examinations, Recipients of Specified Fellowships, Admissions in some
specified institutions & admissions based on specified examinations
etc.
Based on Performance in Board Examinations-
Applicant should come within the top 1% cut-off threshold for each
State or Central Board Examination in the year 2014 at Class XII level.
The cut-off of 2014 for respective Boards will be finalized in due
course. Percentage Cut-off Marks in respect of different State-Boards
for 2013 were as follows and is given only for guidelines purpose.
Andhra Pradesh- 97.1 (Cut-off for 2013), Assam -75.8, Bihar- 75.2,
Chhattisgarh -82.8, Goa -85, Gujarat- 75.6, Haryana-86.4, Himachal
Pradesh-83.8, Jammu & Kashmir-88.8, Jharkhand- 66.4, Karnataka
-89.7, Kerala -95.1, Madhya Pradesh- 86.4, Maharashtra- 78.7, Manipur-
84.6, Meghalaya- 71.6, Mizoram-71.4, Nagaland-67.5, Orissa -78.5,
Punjab- 86, Rajasthan -81.6, Tamil Nadu -95.8, Tripura- 71.8, Uttar
Pradesh- 84.8, Uttarakhand -72.6, West Bengal- 80.4, CBSE -94.6, ICSE
-95.2 (No cut-off has been given for Viswa-Bharathi & AMU Boards in
the Notification). Receipt of Eligibility Note or Eligibility
Certificate on INSPIRE Scholarship from respective Board is not
mandatory as an eligibility criteria to apply and also do not guarantee
the Scholarship.
Performance in specified Competitive Examinations: Those
who have performed in any of the specified Competitive Examinations and
come within stipulated cut off ranks can apply. The examinations and
the cut-offs are as follows.
(i) JEE (Main) : Top 10,000 Rank as per Common Merit List (CML)
(ii) JEE (Advanced) : Top 10,000 Rank as per Common Merit List (CML)
(iii) AIPMT or NEET for Medical : Top 10,000 Rank as per Common Merit List (CML)
Recipient of specified
scholarships and medals- All Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojna (KVPY)
Fellows, National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) Scholars,
International Olympiad Medalists and Jagadis Bose National Science
Talent Search (JBNSTS) Scholars are eligible under this category.
Admissions in some specified institutions: Those
who have been admitted to (i) 4 years BS or 5 years Integrated M.Sc.
programs in Basic & Natural Sciences at all Indian Institute of
Technology (IITs) and coming within top 10,000 rank in JEE (Advanced)
(ii) All Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISERs)
(iii) National Institute of Science Education & Research (NISER)
(iv) Department of Atomic Energy - Centre for Basic Science (DAE - CBS)
are eligible. Those admitted to a University at Under-graduate or
Integrated M. Sc. program in Natural Sciences and Basic Sciences through
JEE (Main), JEE (Advanced), AIPMT or NEET are eligible to apply in this
category.
Eligible Courses: Applicant
must have already been enrolled into a valid degree level course in
Natural /Basic sciences within the scope of INSPIRE Scholarship. The
subjects under Basic and Natural Sciences within the scope of INSPIRE
Scholarship for pursuing BSc./BS/Int. MSc/Int. MS course are (1)
Physics, (2) Chemistry, (3) Mathematics, (4) Biology, (5) Statistics,
(6) Geology, (7) Astrophysics, (8) Astronomy, (9) Electronics, (10)
Botany, (11) Zoology, (12) Bio-chemistry, (13) Anthropology, (14)
Microbiology, (15) Geophysics, (16) Geochemistry, (17) Atmospheric
Sciences & (18) Oceanic Sciences at any UGC recognized College or
University or National Institute in India.
Selection: The
selection will be subject to evaluation of each application based on
the eligibility criteria including finalization of actual top 1% cut-off
of Class 12 examination 2014 for each Board. In case there are more
than 10,000 eligible applications, the selection will be on the basis of
Board inclusive model within the available number of Scholarships in
that year.
Applications: Online Application can be submitted at www.online-inspire.gov.in, latest by 5 pm on 31st October 2014. Applicant
should have his/her own valid and functional email address for
submission of the On-line application. Before filling application form,
applicant must scan and store the following documents as separate files
for uploading.
The photograph should
be of .jpeg type with maximum size of 50 Kb. All other documents should
be in pdf format with a maximum size of 1 Mb.
(i) Passport size photograph
(ii) Community/Caste Certificate, if the applicant belongs to OBC/SC/ST)
(iii) Eligibility Note/Advisory Note if provided by the State/Central Board (Not Mandatory)
(iv) Class XII Mark sheet
(v) Class X Mark sheet or Certificate, for proof of Date of Birth
(vi) Certificate
specifying Rank or Award in JEE (Main)/ JEE (Advanced)/ NEET/KVPY
/JBNSTS/ NTSE / International Olympic Medalists, if the candidate is
applying under this category
(vii) Endorsement
Form signed by the Principal of the College/Director of the
Institute/Registrar of the University (The blank format can be
downloaded from http://www.inspire-dst.gov.in/EndorsementForm.pdf)
(viii) Any other supporting documents
The guidelines for filling up On-line applications is available at http://www.inspire-dst.gov.in/guidelineforSHE_Online.pdf
A student who applies
for the scholarship should first register in the website
www.online-inspire.gov.in, by providing the details asked and
submitting. After successful registration, a pop up shall appear with a
message that the user id and password has been sent to applicant’s
registered email id. Applicant should open up the email and click the
activation link provided therein and activate the account. The
subsequent stages are given in detail in the Guidelines.
After On-line
submission of application, the applicant must take a print out of the
submitted application for his/her records. Neither the application nor
any other documents is to be sent by Post. The status of the application
will be intimated to the applicant’s email that is registered in the
On-line portal. A person should not submit more than one application.
Students who have passed class 12 examination in the previous years need
not apply now.
More details are available at www.online-inspire.gov.in and www.inspire-dst.gov.in.