Haryana Science and Technology Department has earmarked about Rs3 crore to award scholarships to undergraduate students of BSc (general) and postgraduate students, opting basic science subjects, under the Promotion of Science Education (POSE) Scholarship Scheme annually.
Principal Secretary, Science and Technology Department, Sumita Misra on Monday said that the scheme has been introduced to encourage meritorious students to continue their Science education up to higher level. The basic science subjects include Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Mathematics and Geology. Now, for the convenience of students from the current financial year 2015-16, applications for the POSE scholarship will be invited online and scholarships would be disbursed to the selected students electronically through NEFT/RTGS in their bank accounts.
She said that every year, 100 students each of BSc first year and MSc (previous) are selected on the basis of marks obtained by them in classes X and XII for BSc and marks obtained in classes X, XII and BSc for MSc. The students having minimum 85 per cent marks in class XII are eligible to apply for BSc and students having minimum 75 per cent marks in BSc are eligible to apply for MSc.
The amount of scholarship for BSc general courses is Rs4000 per month plus contingency stipend of Rs4000 once in a year and this scholarship is provided for the entire course of BSc i.e, three years subject to the condition that the student maintains 60 per cent marks and 75 per cent attendance in each semester.
Similarly, the amount of scholarship for MSc students is Rs6000 per month plus contingency stipend of Rs5000 once in a year and this scholarship is provided for the entire course of MSc i.e, two years subject to the conditions that the student maintains 60 per cent marks and 75 per cent attendance in each semester. The scholarship is disbursed to the eligible students twice in a year on semester basis, she added.
The detailed guidelines and application format are uploaded on the website of the department www.dstharyana.org.
During the year 2014-15, a total of 1757 applications were received for scholarships, out of which 1222 applications were for BSc and 535 for MSc students. Top 100 students each of BSc and MSc were selected for POSE scholarship as per the criteria of the scheme. The number of girls was more than that of the boys as 87 girls and 13 boys were selected for BSc courses and 96 girls and four boys for MSc courses.