Distance Education Scholarship–Scholarship For Disabled Students Pursuing Degree, PG Courses

About This Scheme

The scheme “Distance Education Scholarship–Scholarship for Disabled Students Pursuing Degree, PG Courses” was launched by the Department of Social Justice, Government of Kerala. Under the scheme, differently abled students pursuing Degrees, and PG courses through Open Universities, distance education, or Private registration (Universities inside Kerala) are eligible to apply for scholarships. The scholarship is being provided for meeting the expenses of Registration fee, Course fee, Tuition fee, Exam fee, Purchase of books, study materials, etc. Further, financial assistance will be granted only for the duration of the course concerned.

Eligibility

1. The applicant should be a permanent resident of Kerala. 1. The applicant should be a differently abled student. 1. The differently abled students pursuing Degrees, PG courses through Open universities, Distance education, or through Private registration (Universities inside Kerala) are eligible to apply for scholarships. 1. The annual family income of the student should not exceed ₹1,00,000/-. 1. Only those students who are appearing for the exam each year will be eligible for further financial assistance. Note 01: The grant of scholarship in further subjects will be based on the assessment of the student's academic progress during the course concerned. If the course is stopped midway, the eligibility for financial assistance will be lost. Note 02: If there are more applicants, priority will be given based on qualifying marks.

Benefits

1. Under the scheme, the scholarship is given to eligible students for meeting the expenses of Registration fees, Course fees, Tuition fees, Exam fees, Purchase of books, study materials, etc. 1. The amount of assistance is provided up to a maximum of ₹10,000/-. Note: Financial assistance will be granted only for the duration of the course concerned.

How to Apply

Where This Comes From

This scheme was sourced from myScheme, the Government of India's official Central+State scheme discovery portal, and reviewed by an editor before publishing. Use the button above to read the full details and apply directly on the official source.