In good news for the students of Jharkhand, the date of application, under the Chief Minister Fellowship scheme, has been extended from December 10 to December 15. The students willing to apply for the course still have time to apply.
Under the scheme, those students, resident of Jharkhand, are studying professional courses including B. Tech, BE, Dental, MBBS, Integrated MBA, Integrated LLB etc at reputed higher educational institutions can apply through the website of the scheme.
Only those students are entitled to get scholarship from the scheme, whose guardians do not fall under income tax payee category and the student should not get scholarship from any other sources. There are two options in front of the students. Under the first option students of country’s hundred leading technical and commercial institutions can apply. Under this category the students will get Rs. One lakh.
Under the second option only those students can apply who have passed Ph. D examinations from Universities of Jharkhand. Under this category the registered students will get per year Rs 15,000 for three years. The portal will be opened for throughout the year for the students of Research Fellowship.
Deputy Director cum Nodal Officer Chief Minister Fellowship Scheme, Sanjiv Chaturvedi informed that this programme is very effective for meritorious students. He appealed to the students they should apply for the program in large numbers.