AICTE Pragati Scholarship Scheme 2024; Eligibility Criteria, Apply Now

 

The AICTE, All India Council of Technical Education is currently accepting applications from eligible candidates. Read this article for complete details and application guidelines

AICTE Pragati Scholarship Scheme Notification 2024

All India Council of Technical Education  Notification 2024: AICTE, Assam has released an official notification for the AICTE Pragati Scholarship. According to the notification, there are only 10,000 scholarships available.

Scheme being implemented by AICTE aimed at providing assistance for advancement of Girls pursuing technical education. Education is one of the most important means of empowering women with the knowledge, skill and self-confidence necessary to participate fully in the development process. This is an attempt to give young women the opportunity to further her education and prepare for a successful future by “Empowering Women through Technical Education”

Pragati Scholarship 2024: Key Highlights

Organization	All India Council of Technical Education
Scholarship Name	AICTE Pragati Scholarship
Number of scholarship	10,000
Category	Scholarship
Session	2024 – 2025
Scholarship Amount	Rs. 50,000/- per annum
Application Process	Online
Last Date	31st October, 2024
Official Website	https://www.aicte-india.org/

AICTE Pragati Scholarship Scheme  2024 : Scholarship Details

A total of 10,000 Scholarships are notified under the AICTE Pragati Scholarship , Assam. Here is the distribution of based on Number Of Scholarships:

• A total of 5,000 scholarships are earmarked per annum under this scheme for pursuing First year of Diploma level course OR Second year of Diploma level course through lateral entry in any of the AICTE approved Institutions. The number of scholarships are transferred into AICTE PRAGATI SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR GIRL STUDENTS (DEGREE)

• State/ Union Territory wise distribution of 5,000 scholarships is as per Annexure A. (Notification)

• In addition to 5,000 scholarships at point number 2. all eligible girls who submit online scholarship form, from following 13 Union Territories and North Eastern States i.e. Andaman and Nicobar Islands (UT), Jammu and Kashmir (UT), Ladakh (UT), Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu (UT), Lakshadweep (UT), Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram. Nagaland, Sikkim & Tripura will be given scholarship by AICTE.

Scholarship Name	No of Available scholarships
Pragati Scholarship
Degree level course	5,000
Diploma level course	5,000
Total	10,000

AICTE Pragati Scholarship Scheme  2024 : Eligibility Criteria

AICTE Pragati Scholarship Scholarship : Eligibility For Scholarship

1. AICTE Scholarship 2024 : AICTE Pragati Scholarship

• The girl candidate should be admitted to First year of Diploma level course

OR

• Second year of Diploma level course through lateral entry in any of the AICTE approved Institution of respective year.
• Maximum two girls child per family are eligible
• Family income from all sources should not be more than Rs. 8 lakh per annum during the current financial year. A valid income certificate issued by the State/ UT Government needs to be enclosed.

AICTE Pragati Scholarship 2024: Age Limit 

In case qualifying examination percentile does not break ties, then the candidate of older age will be ranked higher.

AICTE Pragati Scholarship Reservation 2024

• As per Government of India norms.
•  If there is any vacant seat in any of the reserved categories (SC/ ST/OBC), the same will be transferred to the General Category.

AICTE Pragati Scholarship  2024 : Amount Of Scholarship 

• Rs. 50,000/- per annum for every year of study i.e. maximum 3 years for first year admitted students and maximum 2 years for second year admitted students through lateral entry as lump sum amount towards payment of college fee, purchase of computer, stationeries, books, equipments, softwares etc. No other additional grant will be payable in lieu of hostel charges and medical charges etc.
• No documentary proof needs to be attached for the above while availing benefits.

Pragati Scholarship Scholarship 2024: Mode Of Payment 

For After selection, the awardee will be paid scholarship through DBT mode on annual basis.

 AICTE Pragati Scholarship Scholarship 2024: Selection Process 

• The selection of candidates will be carried out solely on the basis of merit of qualifying examination to pursue the Technical Diploma course from any of the AICTE approved institutions ie. in First year or Second year (through lateral entry only) on the basis of percentage of marks obtained in the 10th / equivalent examination.
• State/ UT wise merit list will be prepared as per the number of scholarships allotted in the point number 3.0 above. 

AICTE Pragati Scholarship 2024 : Methods of Resolving ties 

The procedure to be adopted for breaking ties (similar percentiles) shall be as under:

Annual family income: If the above method does not break ties, then the lower annual family income will settle on a higher ranking for the scholarships.

AICTE Pragati Scholarship Renewals 2024

• The scholarship will be renewed for the next year of study on receipt of renewal through the National Scholarship Portal by submitting a passing certificate/ marksheet along with a letter from the Head of the Institution on the online portal.
• Students failing to get promoted to the next class/ level would forfeit the scholarship.

How to Apply for AICTE Pragati Scholarship  2024?

• The candidate fulfilling the eligibility conditions is required to apply online on National Scholarship Portal (NSP) after initiation of application process and notice to be published on AICTE website.
• The host institution where the candidate is studying, required to verify the online application.
• The Department of Technical Education (DTE) of respective State/ UT will verify these applications as a second level of scrutiny.

Required Documents: 

• Proof of identity
• Proof of address 
• Income certificate 
• Education Marksheet 
• Admission proof 
• Bank account details

Last date for submission of application 31st October, 2024 

Important Dates of AICTE Pragati Scholarship Scheme  2024

Last Date

31st October, 2024

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AICTE Pragati Scholarship 2024 : Terms And Conditions

The gap period between the year of passing the qualifying examination and the session of admission in diploma course should not be more than two years.

• Applications will be invited once in a year through National e-Scholarship Portal of the Government of India.
•  If a student is in reserved category and also qualified in general category merit list of scholarship, then she will be counted under the General Category.
• Incomplete applications will be summarily rejected. Only verified online applications will be considered for the award of scholarship.
• If a candidate failed/ drop out in subsequent year, she will not be eligible for further scholarship.
• The grant of scholarship is subject to the condition that the student does not receive any financial assistance in shape of scholarship/any emoluments, salary, stipend etc. from any other source during her course of study in the Institute. In case of receipt of any financial assistance from any other sources, the scholarship shall be discontinued and the entire amount of scholarship will have to be refunded to AICTE by D/Draft drawn in favour of “Member Secretary, AICTE” payable at New Delhi.
• Scheme will be implemented and monitored by the AICTE.
• For converting Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) to percentage, multiplying factor will be 9,5 i.e. to convert the CGPA into percentage: CGPA X 9.5 will give the percentage.
• In case both CGPA & Total marks are given in the mark sheet, total marks will be considered for determining percentage.
• If grades are given like A1, A2, B1, B2 etc. in the mark sheet, first the grades will be converted into CGPA and then average CGPA will be calculated. This CGPA will be converted into percentage as given in point No. 8. 
• Provisional list of shortlisted candidates will be uploaded on the AICTE web portal. In case, candidate has any query about merit list of scholarship, they may raise their grievances within a month. No query regarding merit list will be entertained after one- month duration from the date of publishing of merit list on AICTE website. ) Query regarding non-payment of the scholarship due to invalid/wrong account number
• will be entertained only upto six months from the date of publishing of merit list on AICTE website.

About AICTE Pragati Scholarship

In accordance with the provisions of the AICTE Act (1987), for the first five years after its inception in 1988, the Minister for Human Resource Development, the Government of India, was the Chairman of the Council. The first full-time Chairman was appointed on July 2, 1993 and the Council was reconstituted in March 1994 with a term of three years.

The Executive Committee was re-constituted on July 7, 1994 and All India Board of Studies and Advisory Boards were constituted in 1994-95. Regional Offices of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, the Government of India, located in Kolkata, Chennai, Kanpur, and Mumbai were transferred to AICTE and the staff working in these offices were also deputed to the Council on foreign service terms w.e.f. October 1, 1995.

These offices functioned as secretariats of regional Committees in the four regions (North, East, West and South). Three new regional Committees in southwest, central, and northwest regions with their secretariats located in Bangalore, Bhopal, and Chandigarh, respectively, were also established on July 27, 1994. One more regional committee in the South-Central region with its Secretariat in Hyderabad was notified on March 8, 2007.

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