To enable students belonging to the Other Backward Classes to pursue higher studies abroad, the State government has decided to provide scholarship of Rs. 10 lakh each per year for 100 aspirants in 2015-16.
The scholarship named after D. Devaraj Urs, whose birth centenary falls this year, would be given to students going abroad for postgraduation (two-year) and Ph.D. (three-year) courses.
Eligibility
The eligibility is for students belonging to category 1, 2A, 3A, and 3B, with an annual income limit not exceeding Rs. 6 lakh. Candidates should be below 35 years and should have secured 60 per cent marks in their previous examination.
Scholarships would be given to 24 students in category 1; 46 students in category 2A; 14 students in category 3A; and 16 students in category 3B; Minister for Social Welfare H. Anjaneya told presspersons on Wednesday. Under the D. Devaraj Urs Pratibha Puraskara programme, he said 2,500 students, who have scored 90 per cent marks and belonging to the OBC category, would be felicitated with a cash prize.
A total 1,000 SSLC students (Rs. 10,000 each), 500 PU students (Rs. 15,000 each), 500 degree students (Rs. 20,000 each), and 500 postgraduate students (Rs. 25,000 each) would be honoured.
The annual income is limited to Rs. 2.5 lakh for category 1 and Rs. 1 lakh for rest of the categories, he said.
Govt. to provide
D. Devaraj Urs scholarship of
Rs. 10 lakh each
per year for 100 aspirants in
2015-16
