| Scheme | INSPIRE Scholarship For Higher Education [SHE] 2024 |
| Department | Department of Science & Technology [DST] | Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research [INSPIRE] |
| Eligibility | Meritorious Students with aggregate marks within top 1% of their Class XII exam |
| Application Mode | Apply Online |
| Last Date | 15th October 2024 |
| Official Website | https://online-inspire.gov.in/ |
DST INSPIRE Scholarship For Higher Education 2024
Applications are invited for the year 2024, from eligible candidates within the age group (17-22) years for INSPIRE Scholarship under Scholarship for Higher Education (SHE) component of INSPIRE scheme of DST through the web-portal. Under INSPIRE-Scholarship for Higher Education (INSPIRE-SHE) component, scholarships are offered to pursue undergraduate (UG) studies and continue up to postgraduate(PG) studies, based on Class 12th standard examination results (top 1%) of respective Boards or within eligible rank in chosen few competitive examinations such as JEE (Main)/JEE (Advanced) (within top 10,000 rank), NEET (AIPMT), NTSE, JBNSTS, International Olympiad medalists and securing admission in science stream (in any of science courses or their combination out of the identified subjects in the list attached as Annexure-1 in any recognized College/University/Academic Institution in the country
DST INSPIRE Scholarship For Higher Education [Eligibility] 2024
(a) Meritorious Students with aggregate marks within top 1% of their Class XII examination of any State/ Central Board (same year i.e. 2024) in India are eligible to apply (Refer Annexure-2 for better understanding and reference purpose only). In addition, the student must be pursuing courses in Natural and Basic Sciences at the B.Sc., B.S., B.Sc. with Research (4 years) and Int. M.Sc./M.S. level.
(or)
(b) Those students who have secured ranks in the JEE of IIT, AIPMT, NEET (within top 10,000 rank) and are presently pursuing Natural and Basic Science courses in India at the B.Sc., B.S.,B.Sc. with Research (4 years), Int. M.Sc./M.S. level.
(or)
(c) National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) scholars, Jagadish Bose National Science Talent Search (JBNSTS) scholars and International Olympiad medalists pursuing Bachelor/ Master level courses in Natural and Basic Science courses are also eligible.
Emoluments:
The scholarship amount under SHE component is Rs.5,000/- p.m. (60,000/ per annum) + Mentorship grant 20,000/- per annum.
DST INSPIRE Scholarship For Higher Education [Application] 2024
Interested and eligible students must apply and submit their application with all essential documents through ONLINE mode only. Applications are to be submitted online on INSPIRE webportal.Those interested in submitting application have to register at this portal and submit the application online. Please read guidelines available on the portal carefully before submitting the application. This web- portal will be open from 01st September 2024 to 15th October 2024 (till 23:59 hrs. IST) for submission of applications.
DST INSPIRE Scholarship For Higher Education [Documents Required] 2024
Before filling application form, please scan and store following documents as separate files.These need to be uploaded as required during the “Online Application” process:
1. Passport size photograph (Mandatory)* JPEG 50 KB
2. Class X Mark Sheet or Certificate, for proof of Date of Birth. (Mandatory)* PDF 1 MB
3. Class XII Mark Sheet (Mandatory)* PDF 1 MB
4. Endorsement Form signed by the Principal of College/Director of Institute/Registrar of University (Mandatory*) PDF 1 MB
5. Eligibility Note/Advisory Note if provided by the State/Central Board (Not Mandatory) PDF 1 MB
6. Certificate specifying Rank or Award in IIT-JEE/AIPMT/NEET /JBNSTS/ NTSE / International Olympic Medalists (if applicable) PDF 1 MB
7. Any other supporting documents
DST INSPIRE Scholarship For Higher Education [Last Date] 2024
Last Date of Application Submission is 15th October 2024
DST INSPIRE Scholarship For Higher Education [Contact] 2024
For further enquiries regarding INSPIRE-SHE component, please send email to: inspire.prog-dst@nic.in For queries, please call on 0124-6690020, 0124- 6690021.
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