Directorate of Higher Education, Government of Goa

Directorate Of Higher Education,  Government Of Goa, Invites Application For Goa Scholars Scheme 2011-12 www.freshersworld.com

Eligibility For Selection As Goa Scholars:  
Any person below the age of 32 years who was born in Goa and/or has been domiciled in Goa for at least 15 years period shall be entitled to be selected as “Goa Scholar” provided he/she fulfils all of the following;  1. Has passed the qualifying undergraduate Degree examination from an Institution located in Goa. 2. Has achieved a meritorious rank/position in the qualifying Degree examination as per the criteria adopted by the Screening Committee.  3. Has obtained admission to an Institution of proven excellence in India or  abroad for undertaking post-graduate studies, as approved under this scheme. Top fifty Universities/Institutions in USA/UK, Australia, France, Canada, Germany, Singapore, Switzerland and top fifty Universities/Institutions in India as determined by the Screening Committee based on standard International/National rankings only shall be considered.

Amount of Scholarship ;  (National) shall be Rs.2,00,000/- per year, tenable for two years. Selected Goa Scholars (International) shall be granted a one- time financial assistance of an amount equal to US Dollars 15,000. The Disbursement shall be made in Indian Rupees in all cases. The amount of financial assistance granted to the selected Goa Scholars The Award of Scholarship shall be given as follows:-  Maximum of ten applicants shall be selected as “Goa Scholar” and the scholarship of Rs. 2.00 lakhs per annum-tenable for two years and 15,000 US$ one time respectively, for studies in India and abroad shall be made. The disbursement shall be made in Indian Rupees in all cases. The exchange rate prevalent as on 30th July shall be considered.  2. Any amount received by the selected candidate as scholarship or benefit under any other scheme shall not be taken into account in the grant of financial assistance provided to the Goa Scholars.

Selection Procedure : The procedure for selection of Goa Scholars shall be as follows: All the applications received by the Directorate of Higher Education upto a prescribed date shall be processed by the Directorate and the same shall be placed before the Scrutiny Committee constituted for the purpose

Applications under the scheme will be invited in a prescribed format every year, for the scholarships and financial assistance to be offered in that year. Applicants, who fail to submit the prescribed form duly filled in with all the necessary documents within the prescribed due date shall not be eligible to be considered for selection as a Goa Scholar, in that year. All applications received under the Scheme shall be registered and a registration number will be provided to the applicant. The registration number must be quoted in all the subsequent correspondence and documentation. www.freshersworld.com

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