Pragati Scholarship Scheme For Girl Students (Technical Diploma)

Description
A scholarship scheme by AICTE, MoE for Girl Students admitted in 1st or 2nd Year of the technical diploma course in an AICTE approved institution. A maximum of two girl children per family are eligible to avail of the benefits. The benefits are provided for a period of maximum of 3 years for first-year admitted students and a maximum of 2 years for second-year admitted students through lateral entry. This scheme is an attempt to give young women the opportunity to further their education and prepare for a successful future by empowering Women through knowledge, skill, and self-confidence.

Exclusions
• If a candidate failed/drops out in a subsequent year, she will not be eligible for further scholarship.
• If it is found that the student is in receipt of financial assistance in the shape of scholarship/any emoluments, salary, stipend, etc. from any other source during her course of study in the institute, the scholarship shall be discontinued.
• If the gap period between the year of passing the qualifying examination and the admission session in a degree course is more than two years.
• The scholarship is only applicable to a **maximum of two girl children of a family**.

Definitions
Union Territories
Andaman and Nicobar Islands (UT), Jammu and Kashmir (UT), Ladakh (UT), Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu (UT), Lakshadweep (UT).
(Source: https://www.aicte-india.org/sites/default/files/stdc/Pragati/AICTE%20Pragati%20Scheme%20Guidelines_Diploma.pdf)

North Eastern States
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim & Tripura.
(Source: https://www.aicte-india.org/sites/default/files/stdc/Pragati/AICTE%20Pragati%20Scheme%20Guidelines_Diploma.pdf)

Benefits
• ₹ 50,000/- per annum for every year of study, i.e. maximum 3 years for first-year admitted students and maximum 2 years for second-year admitted students, through lateral entry as lump sum amount towards payment of college fee, purchase of computer, stationeries, books, equipment, software, etc. No other additional grant will be payable instead of hostel charges medical charges, etc.

Eligibility Criteria
1. The applicant must be a **Girl Student.**1. The applicant must be pursuing either **the First year of the Diploma course** OR **the** **Second year of the Diploma course through lateral entry.**1. The **annual income of the family** (from all sources) must not be more than **₹ 8,00,000 per annum** during the current financial year.1. **All eligible girls** (who submit an online scholarship form) **from the following 13 Union Territories and North Eastern States** i.e., Andaman and Nicobar Islands (UT), Jammu and Kashmir (UT), Ladakh (UT), Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu (UT), Lakshadweep (UT), Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, & Tripura will be given a scholarship by AICTE.

Required Documents
• Copy of the SSC/10th certificate.
• Copy of HSC/12th certificate (In case of degree level).
• Copy of ITI certificate (In case of lateral entry for diploma level).
• Copy of Diploma certificate (In case of lateral entry for Degree level).
• Bank Passbook
• Category Certificate
• Aadhaar Card
• Applicant’s Passport-Size Photo
• Study Certificate (Appendix-I)
• Annual Family Income Certificate (Appendix II)
• Parent’s Declaration (Appendix-III)
• Bank Mandate Form (Appendix-IV)

Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Is there a validity to the scheme benefits?
A: The benefits are provided for a period of maximum 3 years for first year admitted students and maximum 2 years for second year admitted students through lateral entry.

Q: How many slots are there in this scheme?
A: A total of 5,000 scholarships are earmarked per annum under this scheme.

Q: What would be the mode of payment of the scholarship?
A: The payment of the scholarship will be through DBT.

Q: Are there any additional grants that may be payable in lieu of hostel charges and medical charges?
A: No other additional grant will be payable in lieu of hostel charges and medical charges etc.

Q: What would be the mode of payment of the scholarship?
A: The payment of the scholarship will be through DBT.

Q: I belong to a NorthEastern state. Am I eligible to apply for this scholarship?
A: Yes. All eligible girls who submit the online scholarship form, from following 13 Union Territories and North Eastern States will be given scholarship by AICTE.

Q: Is there a tie-breaker in case of multiple applicants for the last available slot?
A: The procedure to be adopted for breaking ties (similar percentiles) shall be as under: -
Age: In case qualifying examination percentile does not break ties, then the candidate of elder age will be ranked higher.
Annual family income: If above method does not break ties, and then the lower annual family income will settle on in higher ranking for the scholarships.

Q: Will I be eligible for the scholarship if I fail to get promoted to the next semester?
A: No. The scholarship will be terminated in that case.

Q: Can I apply offline for the scholarship?
A: No. You need to visit https://scholarships.gov.in/ to apply.

Q: Is there any application fee?
A: No. The entire application process is completely free of cost.

Q: Am I eligible for this scholarship if two of my girl siblings are availing the benefits of this scheme?
A: No. You won't be eligible in this case.

Q: Do I need to complete the application in one sitting?
A: No. You can save the application as draft and continue at a later time before the deadline.

Q: How do I track the status of my application?
A: You can check the same anytime by visiting the Applicant Dashboard and clicking "Track Status" in the left pane.

Q: What should be the type and size of the documents to be uploaded?
A: The format should be.pdf or .jpeg. The size of each document should not be greater than 200 kb.

Q: In what cases a Bonafide Certificate from the institute is needed?
A: The Bonafide Certificate is needed to be uploaded with the application in a case where the institute is located in a State/UT different from the domicile State/UT of the applicant.

Q: How do I know if a field in the application form is mandatory?
A: The mandatory fields have a red asterisk (*) mark at the end.

Q: How do I prove that my Family Income (all sources) is less than Rs. 8 LPA?
A: A valid income certificate issued by State/ UT Government
need to be enclosed as a proof of income.