Applications are invited for Prathibha Scholarship Programme 2024 by Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment. The last date of application is February 29, 2024.

About KSCSTE

The Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) is an autonomous body under the Ministry of S&T, Kerala, constituted in November 2002 to be an agency for change and development through Science and Technology. 

Scholarship Details

Scholarships are awarded to students of Kerala origin who have qualified meritoriously in the Higher Secondary Examination, for pursuing Undergraduate and Postgraduate degree courses in Basic/ Natural Science in Institutions/ Universities in India.  The objective of the program is to motivate aspiring students to higher studies and a career in Science.

  • Scholarship is awarded for studies in Basic / Natural Sciences.
  • Students are selected at Undergraduate level only.
  • Selection is based on the aggregate marks obtained for all science subjects in the Higher Secondary Examination.
  • Those who have availed Prathibha Scholarship for all 3 years of Undergraduate Course and has qualified Degree Course with minimum 75% marks are eligible to continue the scholarship for Postgraduate course.
  • Offers opportunities for attending Science Enrichment Programmes and summer internships in reputed National and State level R&D institutions in Kerala.

Eligibility

  • Applicant should be of Kerala origin.
  • Applicant should have qualified Higher Secondary Examination from Kerala.
  • Applicant should have qualified Higher Secondary Board Examination with minimum 90% marks or equivalent grade for all subjects put together and minimum 90% marks or equivalent grade for all Science subjects put together. (For SC/ST reservation category, the eligibility is stipulated to minimum marks of 80% or equivalent grade for all subjects in total and minimum 80% marks or equivalent grade for all Science subjects in total).
  • Applicant should have secured admission for 3 year B.Sc. / 5 year Integrated M.Sc. / 5 year Integrated BS-MS course in Basic or Natural Science (23 subjects enlisted in the β€˜guidelines’) in any of the Institutions or Universities in India in 2022-23.

Scholarship Amount

The selected students are eligible for scholarship as follows

U.G. Course/ First 3 years of Integrated P.G. Course

  • 1stΒ Year –Β  12,000/-
  • 2ndΒ Year Β Β Β –Β  18,000/-
  • 3rdΒ Year –Β  24,000/-

P.G. CourseΒ (subject to scoring minimum 75% marks for Undergraduate course)

  • 1stΒ Year/ 4thΒ Year of Integrated P.G. CourseΒ Β  –Β  40,000/-
  • 2ndΒ Year/ 5thΒ Year of Integrated P.G. CourseΒ  –Β  60,000/-Β Β Β Β Β Β 

How to Apply?

Interested students can apply online via this link.

Application Deadline

The last date of application is February 29, 2024.

Contact

Email: mail[dot]kscste[at]kerala[dot]gov[dot]in

Click here to view the official notification of Prathibha Scholarship Programme 2024 by Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment.