Chief Minister Raghubar Das today inaugurated online service of Chief Minister Fellowship scheme here. Students can apply online for scholarship, grants and honorarium and for that they will not have to go to departments.
During the programme, he said that a number of students discontinue their studies because they can cannot afford it. “Government is standing by those students and is also encouraging research works. Chief Minister Fellowship has been started to help those students. State government has taken several initiatives to promote higher education and in that line grants will be provided to research students,” he said.
On this occasion Higher, Technical Education and Skill Development department, Ajay Kumar Singh said that Chief Minister Fellowship scheme will benefit students in three levels.
Students pursuing technical studies in graduation level in 23 IIT, 19 ISM, 29 NIT, 17 National law University along with 163 institutions will get benefit of scholarship under this scheme.
Honorarium of worth 15 thousand will be awarded to those who are doing Ph.D, for three years. If the research done by PhD scholar will be accepted by 100 Universities with International recognition.