Post matric scholarship scam: Investigation conducted by the ED revealed that managers and trustees of Hygia Group of Institutes and SS group of Institutes got admission of fake students in their institutes for namesake and applied for scholarship in their names on the government portal.
The CBI registered an FIR into alleged minority scholarship scam case in which 830 "fake" institutions were benefitting under the government scheme.
The UG and PG students of any regular courses of state universities and government colleges can benefit from the scheme, which takes effect from the 2023-24 academic session
The 5,000 scholars for 2022-23 cycle, of which 51% are girls, were selected from nearly 40,000 applicants studying at over 4,984 educational institutions through a rigorous selection process
Govt's new rule for Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme: The Indian government has introduced new rules under the RTE. As per reports, the govt has now limited its pre-matric scholarship scheme.
Under the 'Mukhyamantri Vigyan Pratibha Pariksha' scheme, 1,000 students in schools in Delhi will be given a scholarship of Rs 5,000, according to a statement.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved changes in the centrally sponsored Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme to benefit more than four crore Scheduled Caste students in the next five years and approved a total investment of over Rs 59,000 crore for the purpose.
"In BJP/RSS vision of India, Adivasis and Dalits should not have access to education," Gandhi alleged.
Union Education Minister Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Thursday held a high-level review meeting on various schemes and programmes of the ministry on Thursday.
Samsung India has provided scholarships to 517 students from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and National Institute of Technology (NIT), as part of its 'Samsung Star Scholar programme'.
Many of the students studying at JNU have no financial means other than the scholarship. The fact that so many parents have also lost their jobs due to the pandemic worsens the condition.
Three men arrested in connection with the over Rs 220-crore scholarship scam were on Saturday remanded to CBI custody till January 8, an agency spokesperson said. The investigative agency had Friday arrested former superintendent grade-II, Department of Higher Education (dealing with disbursement of scholarship) Arvind Rajta, vice chairman of KC group of institutions, Hitesh Gandhi and former head cashier at Central Bank of India, SP Singh.
Three agreements in the education sector worth USD 5 million, one MoU for procurement of equipment and machinery for the National Printing Press and one for construction of a centre for empowering women were signed.
New Delhi: The Australian government Thursday awarded 60 scholarships to Indian scholars to undertake study and research in the country."I congratulate the successful recipients of Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships. The fact that 60 Indians were
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