Scholarship
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Scholarship scam: How officials, bankers cheated poor students
India | Jun 15, 2019, 06:50 PM ISTInitial investigation by the CBI into the multi-crore scholarship scam reveals a deep-rooted nexus between government officials, private institutions and public sector banks to siphon-off funds meant for poorest of the poor students.
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Muslim students bag 80% of government scholarships
Education | Jun 15, 2019, 08:31 AM ISTThose from the Christian community came in at second place with 7.5 per cent share while it was 5 per cent for Sikhs and 4.7 per cent for Hindus, according to the National Scholarship Portal managed by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
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Scholarships to 5 crore minority students in next five years, promises Union Minister Abbas Naqvi
India | Jun 11, 2019, 03:41 PM ISTMadrassa teachers across the country will be trained by various institutions in mainstream subjects such as Hindi, English, Maths, Science, and Computer so that they can impart mainstream education to the madrassa students, Naqvi told reporters after the meeting.
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Government to hike scholarship for girl students from minority communities
India | Jul 22, 2018, 04:55 PM ISTIt has also decided to start aggressive campaign to increase awareness about the scheme.
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Maharashtra minister's daughter on list of foreign scholarship beneficiaries
National | Sep 06, 2017, 08:18 PM ISTMaharashtra Social Justice Minister Rajkumar Badole's daughter has figured on the list of beneficiaries of the government scholarship for pursuing higher education abroad
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Yogi Adityanath's first budget earmarks Rs 790 cr for scholarships to minority students
National | Jul 11, 2017, 08:32 PM ISTYogi Adityanath government has made a provision of Rs 791.83 crore for providing scholarships to minority students in the budget.
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HRD makes Aadhaar mandatory for getting govt fellowships, scholarships
India | Apr 28, 2017, 08:06 AM ISTThe Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry has notified that students seeking government scholarships and fellowships will need to declare Aadhaar numbers by the end of June.
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Fees up, scholarships down: Why getting an MBA tag is tougher that ever
India | May 27, 2016, 11:31 AM ISTMumbai: A rapid spurt in the number of MBA aspirants, fees at top B-schools sky-rocketing and a decline in the distribution of scholarships on campuses has made an MBA degree more knotty for a young
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South Africa: A scholarship that rewards young women for staying 'virgin'
World | Jan 25, 2016, 07:20 PM ISTJohannesburg: For many students in South Africa, high coaching fees makes it difficult for students to attend college. While financial help in the form of scholarships can help ease the burden, a new bursary to
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Pornhub launches $25,000 scholarship for students, and they don't need to get naked for that
World | Sep 07, 2015, 05:47 PM ISTNew York: The popular adult website Pornhub has launched a $25,000 scholarship to help students across the globe pay for their school and it has nothing to with explicit material.In the philanthropic campaign titled “Pornhub
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Foreigners availing research visa to undergo strict scrutiny
India | Jul 05, 2015, 03:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: Foreigners intending to work in NGOs, carry out research work on human rights and environment issues will have to face stricter scrutiny of their visa applications after detection of several incidents of alleged
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Subhash Ghai sets up Dilip Kumar scholarship
Bollywood | Dec 12, 2014, 07:12 AM ISTNew Delhi: On the 92nd birthday of legendary actor Dilip Kumar Thursday, filmmaker Subhash Ghai has set up a 'Dilip Kumar Scholarship' at his Whistling Woods International Film School.As a mark of respect for the
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401 scholarships for Indian students this year: British Council
India | Nov 21, 2014, 02:59 PM ISTLucknow: British Council today announced 401 scholarships for Indian students this year as part of its Great Britain campaign.“The UK and India share a well established broad-ranging and expanding partnership on education. Towards this, it
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Australian university names scholarship after Big B
India | May 02, 2014, 12:48 PM ISTMumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who inaugurated the Indian Film Festival Melbourne (IFFM) along with the governor and his wife Thursday, is ecstatic to hear that the La Trobe University has named a scholarship after him."The
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IIMA grads to sponsor scholarship for next generation students
India | Mar 23, 2014, 06:34 AM ISTAhmedabad: In a noble initiative, all 524 graduating students of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A) have decided to collect a monthly amount of Rs 200 to build a corpus to the tune of
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British Council launches scholarship for 270 Indian students
India | Nov 27, 2013, 08:40 AM ISTMumbai : The British Council launched scholarships worth Rs 10 crore for 270 Indian students, which it claimed is the largest ever such programme for the country.With around 370 scholarships worth almost 1 million pounds