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PG merit scholarship scheme for university rank holders at under graduate level - University Merit Scholarships

In order to encourage brilliant students who have secured highest ranks at their undergraduate level, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has introduced a Post-Graduate Merit Scholarship Scheme for University rank holders both in General and Honours Courses at Undergraduate level.

The scholarship may be tenable for a period of two years to enable the rank holders of each university at undergraduate level to pursue their Master’s Degree. All universities/degree awarding institutions would be required to issue rank certificates to the toppers of the university (not at college level) both in General and Honours Courses namely B.A., B.Sc., and B.Com. The purpose of this scheme is to attract talent for pursuing post graduate studies besides strengthening the basic subjects – General as well as Honours, at Undergraduate level. The awardees, under this scheme, can pursue their Postgraduate programme in any area of specialization in any institution of higher learning in the country.

Objectives of the Scheme

The objectives of the scheme are:

1. to promote and nurture talent



2. to reward meritorious students with outstanding performance at the Under graduate level for pursuing postgraduate studies.



3. to Promote study in basic subjects both General as well as Honours at undergraduate level. Professional courses are not covered under the scheme.



4. to build up academic excellence at postgraduate level across the colleges and universities in the country.

Eligibility Criteria

1. While in General Course the First and Second Rank holders at UG level and admitted in any Postgraduate Course would be awarded the scholarship. In Honours Courses the scholarship would be awarded only to the First Rank holders. These awardees will have to submit the proof of their merit position at undergraduate level as well as their admission in postgraduate courses.


2. The scholarship would, however, be subjected to securing a minimum of sixty per cent marks at undergraduate level.



3. The scheme is applicable to such students who have taken admission in regular, full-time Master’s Degree course in any recognized university or a post graduate college.



4. The scholarship is available to the student for first PG Degree only. Age limit for the students is 30 years at the time of admission in PG course.



5. Distance mode of education is not covered under the scheme.Following subjects have been identified for the award of scholarships who have passed at Undergraduate level:

List of Subjects

01) B.Sc.(General) (Common for all subjects)
02) B.A.(General) (Common for all subjects)
03) B.Com.(General)
04) B.Sc.(Botany) (Hons.)
05) B.Sc.(Chemistry) (Hons.)
06) B.Sc (Mathematics) (Hons.)
07) B.Sc (Physics) (Hons.)
08) B.Sc (Statistics) (Hons.)
09) B.Sc (Zoology) (Hons.)
10) B.A (Economics) (Hons.)
11) B.A.(English) (Hons.)
12) B.A (Geography) (Hons.)
13) B.A (Hindi) (Hons.)
14) B.A (History) (Hons.)
15) B.A (Philosophy) (Hons.)
16) B.A (Political Science) (Hons.)
17) B.A (Psychology) (Hons.)
18) B.A (Sanskrit) (Hons.)
19) B.A (Sociology) (Hons.)
20) B.A (Urdu) (Hons.)
21) B.Com (Hons.)

Note: Other combinations of subjects are not covered. Before forwarding applications students/Universities may kindly ensure that application satisfy all norms as per guidelines. Applications received for other than the above mentioned subjects will be summarily rejected.

Fellowship Details

• The total number of scholarships in the first academic year would be 1800 per year for General Courses and 575 for Honours Courses. The duration of the scholarship will be two years only. The tenure of the scholarship will not be extendable beyond two years, under any circumstances.

• The rank holders would be considered only from those universities (including affiliated colleges) wherein at least 1000 students have appeared in the examination in the General courses and 100 in Honours courses at undergraduate level in the aforesaid programmes.

• Degrees awarded by autonomous college are not covered, but these are to be included in the affiliating university and a common ranking is to be indicated.

Rate of Scholarship: The financial assistance for the scheme will be provided by the UGC to all the eligible universities/institutions which are under Section 2(f) and 12(B) of UGC Act. The Universities in turn will be responsible to submit all documents such as Statement of Expenditure and Utilization Certificate etc. to the UGC to settle the accounts.

Each awardee, under the scheme, will be provided a scholarship of Rs.2, 000/- p.m. for a period of two years (i.e. 10 months in a year). The second year grant will be released after receiving Utilization Certificate and statement of expenditure along with the progress report of the first year.

No other additional grants will be payable in lieu of hostel charges and medical charges etc.

Monitoring the Scheme

The Scholarship will be awarded by the UGC and will be informed to the concerned Universities and awardees pursuing Master’s programmes. The selection will be purely merit based. The awardees will be issued a bank card through which he/she could withdraw the amount of scholarship on the last day of each month.