Name of the Organisation : Education Department Gujarat (gujarat-education.gov.in)
Type of Announcement : National Scholarship Scheme

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National Scholarship Scheme :
Scheme Details :
The Commissionerate of schools over sees the administration of over 6000 educational and other institutions of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education. While certain institution are directly managed and controlled by the Commissionerate, others are being funded through it, all recruitment of the Staff, their salaries, allowances and retirement benefits are however being controlled through the Commissionerate directly. It is therefore necessary to strengthen the Commissionerate by providing Fax Machine, Copy Printer, Franking Machine, Water Cooler, etc.

Scholarship for Post Metric Studies :
The Scheme for award of National Scholarships on merit was introduced in 1961-62 for Post-matric Studies so that no brilliant student is prevented on ground of poverty from pursuing an academic career. The scholarships are allotted among the various States and Union Territory on the basis of population. The Registrars of Universities/Secretaries of Education Boards furnish data in regard to the number of students appeared and passed in various examinations in prescribed proforma by the end of September each year.

Scholarships for Post-Metric Students in Hindi :
The main object of the scheme is to encourage study of Hindi in non-Hindi speaking States and to make available to the Governments of these States, suitable personnel for teaching and other posts where knowledge of Hindi is essential.

Eligibility :
The candidates whose mother tongue is not Hindi and who belong to any of the following States/Union Territories are eligible for scholarship: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Orissa, Punjab, Sikkim, Tamilnadu, Tripura, West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Dadar Nagar Haveli, Goa, Daman & Diu, Lakshdweep, Mizoram and Pondicherry.

The award is given on the basis of results of examinations next below conducted by the Board of Education/University/Voluntary Hindi Organisation and passed in the first attempt.

Following categories of candidates are not eligible for the award:
(a) Candidates who belong to non-Hindi Speaking State but have been residing for any purpose for more than 5 years.
(b) Candidates in employment (full or part time) unless they are sponsored by the State Government/UT Administration;
(c) Candidates who wish to pursue their studies through correspondence/privately;
(d) Candidates who are preparing for two courses simultaneously unless Hindi is one of the subjects of study in both these courses. A candidate in receipt of this scholarship (which is treated as an incentive to learn Hindi) is not barred from receiving any other scholarship. Scholars studying for Ph.D. course can be permitted to accept remuneration for teaching; if it is a part of study/research.

Scholarships for Children from Rural Areas :
This scheme has been in operation since 1971-72. The objective of the scheme is to provide opportunities to school students from rural areas to pursue secondary stage education. The number of scholarships allocated is communicated to the State Govts/UT Administration every year.

Eligibility :
This scheme has been in operation since 1971-72. The objective of the scheme is to provide opportunities to school students from rural areas to pursue secondary stage education. The number of scholarships allocated is communicated to the State Govts/UT Administration every year.

A student studying in a school in a community development block in class VI to VIII is eligible to compete for the scholarship.