Boosting the spirit of the students from the North-Eastern States, who wish to work in the civil services of the country, Delhi Police in collaboration with an NGO is giving out scholarships to the students from North-Eastern States to prepare for the civil services examinations. 100 students from across eight northeastern States will benefit from the initiative.
Working towards the safety and security of the men, women and students from the North-East, who come to the national Capital, the Special Police Unit for Northeast Region (SPUNER) will join hands with Helping Hands, a non-governmental organisation.
Robin Hibu, Joint Commissioner of Police, SPUNER gave the nod to the initiative. Talking about the scheme, a senior police officer said, “Rs2,03,200 will be provided to each student which will cover general studies, CSAT, essay, interview and optional subject.
Out of these 100 students, the top ten meritorious students will be provided full scholarship and will be charged no fee. This means that the NGO and the Delhi Police will bear the expenditure for their civil services preparation. The next 20 students will be given a 25 per cent discount on the scholarship which means that these students will be asked to shell out Rs50,800 out of the Rs20,32,000.
Another 30 students will be given a 50 per cent discount on the scholarship which means that they will be asked to spend Rs1 lakh while another set of 40 students will be given 75 per cent discount which means that they will spend Rs1, 52,400.
Delhi Police will spend a whopping amount of Rs1crore, one lakh and sixty thousand on these scholarships. To avail these scholarships, students will be asked to submit their educational marksheets.
10 per cent weightage will be given to the class 10 marks, 20 per cent weightage will be given to class 12 marks, 50 per cent weightage will be given to the marks scored in graduation. An additional 20 per cent weightage will be given to students who come from financially low income groups or in cases where special consideration is needed.
Although the last date for submission of applications was May 20, the course began on June 13.