SUGFMSA

Smt. Uma Gupta Fellowship for M.Sc. Agriculture (Genetics & Plant Breeding) Students

The scheme aims to provide financial assistance and encourage meritorious students pursuing the M.Sc. Agriculture (Genetics & Plant Breeding) course by offering a fellowship of ₹1000/- for three semesters, thereby reducing their economic burden.

State Cash

States / UT: Uttarakhand

Nodal department: Agriculture Department

Scheme for: Individual

Scheme profile

DBT (direct benefit transfer): No

Categories: Education & Learning

Sub-categories: Scholarships and student finance

Target beneficiaries: Individual

Tags: Genetics, Plant Breeding, Student, MSc Agriculture, Fellowship

Details

The “Smt. Uma Gupta Fellowship for M.Sc. Agriculture (Genetics & Plant Breeding) Students” scheme is implemented by Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, under the Department of Agriculture, Government of Uttarakhand. The scheme aims to provide financial assistance and encourage meritorious students pursuing the M.Sc. Agriculture (Genetics & Plant Breeding) course by offering a fellowship for three semesters, thereby reducing their economic burden.

Benefits

  • Amount of Fellowship: ₹1,000/- per month (For three semesters only)

Amount of Fellowship: ₹1,000/- per month (For three semesters only).

Eligibility

  1. The applicant must be a student.
  2. The applicant must be enrolled in the M.Sc. Agriculture (Genetics & Plant Breeding) course at Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar.
  3. The fellowship is awarded for a duration of three semesters only.

Application Process

Offline

Students are first invited to submit their applications on the prescribed form. A committee, constituted by the Vice Chancellor, then reviews and evaluates these applications following a defined procedure. Based on the committee’s recommendations, the Vice Chancellor grants approval, after which the selected students receive the fellowship payments.

Clarifications

Additional points from the scheme information published on myScheme (not legal advice).

Who is eligible to apply for this fellowship?
Only students who are enrolled in the M.Sc. Agriculture (Genetics &amp; Plant Breeding) program at GBPUAT, Pantnagar are eligible to apply. <br>
How much financial assistance is provided under the fellowship?
Selected students receive a fellowship of ₹1,000 per month. <br>
For how long is the fellowship granted?
The fellowship is awarded for a duration of three semesters only. <br>
How can students apply for the fellowship?
Students must submit their applications in the prescribed form provided by the university within the notified deadline. <br>
Who selects the students for the fellowship?
A committee constituted by the Vice Chancellor reviews and evaluates all applications and recommends suitable candidates for the fellowship. <br>
What is the role of the Vice Chancellor in the selection process?
The Vice Chancellor reviews the committee’s recommendations and gives final approval for the award of the fellowship. <br>
How is the fellowship amount disbursed to the students?
After approval, the scholarship payments are made directly to the selected students through the university’s prescribed process <br>

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