LIC Golden Jubilee Foundation
‘Yogakshema’
Nariman Point,
Mumbai – 21.
PH. 022-66598733
Fax No.022-22884103
Email : co_gjf@licindia.com
1.OBJECTIVE:
The objective of the scheme is to award scholarships to meritorious students belonging to economically weaker sections of society so as to provide them better opportunities for higher education increase their rate of attainment in higher education and enhance their employability.
2.SCOPE;
The scholarship is to be awarded for studies in India in a government or private
college/university,. It will also cover technical and vocational courses in Industrial Training Institutes/ Industrial Training Centres affiliated with the National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) of classes at Graduation level.
3. ELIGIBILITY;
Students who have passed Class XII exam or its equivalent in the Academic Year (Mentioned as Notification) and are interested to pursue higher education in the field of
i) Medicine, Engineering, Graduation, in any discipline, Diploma Course in any field or other equivalent courses.
ii) Vocational Courses through Government recognized Colleges/Institutes or courses in Industrial Training Institutes (ITI).
For i) above Candidates who have passed Class XII exam or equivalent in the Academic year (Mentioned as Notification) with at least 60% marks or equivalent grade and annual income of whose parents/guardian from all sources does not exceed ` 60,000/ per annum.
For ii) above The basic educational qualification is relaxed to Class X or equivalent with at least 60% marks in the Academic year (Mentioned as Notification)subject to income ceiling of parents/guardians.
4. DURATION;
Scholarship shall be provided for the entire course.
5. RATE OF SCHOLARSHIP;
10,000/- per annum, ` 1000/ payable monthly for ten months by Cheques to the Beneficiary.
6. CONDITIONS FOR SCHOLARSHIP;
(i) Scholarship shall be awarded to the students who have secured not less than 60% marks or equivalent grade in the previous final examination and the annual income of whose parents/guardian from all sources does not exceed Rs.60,000/ per annum. Students having the lowest family income shall be given preference in the ascending order.
(ii) The scholarship shall be discontinued if a student fails to secure 50% in B.A./B.COM. and 55% marks in other streams or equivalent grade, in the previous final examination of the course for which scholarship is awarded. Scholarship shall not be awarded for more than the normal period of time taken to obtain certificate/degree.
(iii) Scholarship shall not be given to more than one student in a family.
(iv) The students should be regular in attendance for which the yardstick shall be decided by the competent authority of the school/college/university.
(v) Income certificate should be on self-certification basis by way of an affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper for self-employed parents and from employer for employed parents supported by documents such as land held by revenue department in the name of parents.
(vi) If a student violates any other term and condition of the scholarship, the scholarship may be suspended or cancelled.
(vii) If a student is found to have obtained a scholarship by false statement/certificates, his/her scholarship shall be cancelled forthwith and the amount of the scholarship paid shall be recovered, at the discretion of the concerned Divisional Administration of LIC.
(viii) LIC Golden Jubilee Foundation will lay down the detailed procedure for processing and sanctioning of scholarships to eligible students.
(ix) The scheme shall be evaluated at regular intervals by the LICGJF.
(x) The regulations can be changed at any time at the discretion of the Board of Trustees of LICGJF
7. RENEWAL OF SCHOLARSHIP;
The scholarship, once awarded, may be renewed during the next academic year of the course on the production of certificate that the student has secured 50% in B.A./B.COM. and 55% marks in other streams or equivalent grade in the examination.
8. MODE OF APPLYING;
Only online applications are to be submitted through the link on the Home page of www.licindia.in. Pl. note that MICR number is not mandatory while submitting the online application form
*For queries related to Golden Jubilee Scholarship Scheme kindly contact the nearest LIC Office.
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