Applications are invited for INSPIRE Scholarship for Higher Education for Class 12 Passed Students by Dept. of Science and Technology, India. The last date of application is October 15, 2024.
About INSPIRE
Department of Science & Technology (DST) has taken several pioneering initiatives for attracting meritorious students to study basic and natural sciences at the college and university level and to pursue research careers in both basic and applied science areas including engineering, medicine, agriculture and veterinary sciences through various components under INSPIRE scheme.
Under INSPIRE-Scholarship for Higher Education (INSPIRE-SHE) component, scholarships are offered to pursue undergraduate (UG) studies and continue up to postgraduate(PG) studies, based on Class 12th standard examination results (top 1%) of respective Boards or within eligible rank in chosen few competitive examinations such as JEE (Main)/JEE (Advanced) (within top 10,000 rank), NEET (AIPMT), NTSE, JBNSTS, International Olympiad medalists and securing admission in science stream (in any of science courses or their combination out of the identified subjects in the list attached as Annexure-1 in any recognized College/University/Academic Institution in the country.
Applications are invited for the year 2024, from eligible candidates within the age group (17-22) years for
INSPIRE Scholarship under Scholarship for Higher Education (SHE) component of INSPIRE scheme of
DST
Eligibility
- Meritorious Students with aggregate marks within top 1% of their Class XII examination of any State/ Central Board (same year i.e. 2024) in India are eligible to apply (Refer Annexure-2 for better understanding and reference purpose only). In addition, the student must be pursuing courses in Natural and Basic Sciences at the B.Sc., B.S., B.Sc. with Research (4 years) and Int. M.Sc./M.S. level OR
- Those students who have secured ranks in the JEE of IIT, AIPMT, NEET (within top 10,000 rank) and are presently pursuing Natural and Basic Science courses in India at the B.Sc., B.S. B.Sc. with Research (4 years), Int. M.Sc./M.S. level OR
- National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) scholars, Jagadish Bose National Science Talent Search (JBNSTS) scholars and International Olympiad medalists pursuing Bachelor/ Master level courses in Natural and Basic Science courses are also eligible.
Emoluments
The scholarship amount under SHE component is `5,000/- p.m. (60,000/ per annum) + Mentorship grant 20,000/- per annum.
How to Apply?
Interested students can apply online via this link.
Application Deadline
The last date of application is October 15, 2024.
Contact
Email: inspire[dot]prog-dst[at]nic[dot]in
