What: The University Grants Commission, New Delhi, invites applications from university rank holders at the undergraduate level for the Post-Graduate Merit Scholarship Scheme.

Programme details

~ The selection will be based purely on merit.

~ Under this scheme, the awardees can pursue their post-graduate programme in any area of specialisation.

~ The duration of scholarship is two years.

~ The number of scholarships per year:

• General course: 1,800
• Honours course: 575
• Total: 2,375

~ The scholarship will give the awardees Rs 2,000 per month.

Subject list

S No	Subjects
1	BSc (General)
2	BA (General)
3	B Com (General)
4	BSc (Botany Honours)
5	BSc (Chemistry Honours)
6	BSc (Mathematics Honours)
7	BSc (Physics Honours)
8	BSc (Statistics Honours)
9	BSc (Zoology Honours)
10	BA (Economics Honours)
11	BA (English Honours)
12	BA (Geography Honours)
13	BA (Hindi Honours)
14	BA (History Honours)
15	BA (Philosophy Honours)
16	BA (Political Science Honours)
17	BA (Psychology Honours)
18	BA (Sanskrit Honours)
19	BA (Sociology Honours)
20	BA (Urdu Honours)
21	B Com (Honours)

Are you eligible?

~ You could have completed a general or honours course at the undergraduat level.

~ In general courses, you must have attained the first or second rank.

~ In honours courses, you must have attained the first rank.

~ You must have secured a minimum of sixty percent marks at the undergraduate level.

~ You must be in your first year of post-graduation study in any of the above-mentioned fields.

How to apply

~ You may submit your application with the following details:

• Name
• Father's name
• Date of birth
• Permanent postal address
• Name of the undergraduate course
• Percentage of marks obtained along with merit certificate
• Postgraduate course being pursued (with all relevant attested copies of documents).

Address
Head, UGC-Selection and Awards Bureau
Delhi University South Campus, Benito Juarez Marg
New Delhi -- 110 021

Your application must reach by November 5.

Other conditions

~ A student who is awarded the post-graduate scholarship will not be debarred from accepting any other scholarship.

~ Students desirous of leaving their studies mid-way without completing the post-graduate degree will have to take prior approval from the UGC by submitting an application along with their justification through the concerned university.

~ The university/ college will have to submit a certificate confirming completion of the post-graduate course by the scholarship student.