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8. DISBURSAL OF SCHOLARSHIP

 After selection, the awardees will be paid scholarship on DBT mode.
The list of awardees will be pushed to Public Financial Management System (PFMS) by the
NIC.
 PFMS will generate payment files of the awardees and scholarship would be paid for the
complete duration of the post graduate course. Payments will be generated on annual basis.

9. RENEWALS

 Scholarship granted under the scheme will be kept renewed during the period of
postgraduate course subject to good conduct and maintenance of prescribed attendance.
 The scholarship will be renewed for the next year of study on receipt of renewal form.
 Students failing to get promoted to the next class/ level would forfeit the scholarship.
 Change in course of study will not be permitted.
 Scheme will be implemented and monitored by the UGC.
 The awardees of previous years will continue to follow the UGC pattern of assistance
through the designated bank branches of Canara Bank.

10. PROCEDURE FOR DISBURSEMENT

Scholarship (as certified by the institutions identified under this scheme) will be paid to the
selected students by the UGC through DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer) Mode and will be
transferred to the Bank account of the beneficiaries. This procedure will be completed through

the PFMS.

11. AADHAAR SEEDING
The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India vide its letter D.O. No. 18-
7/2013-U1A dated 10th June, 2016 has instructed the University Grants Commission that from
the financial year 2016-17 onwards the Aadhaar will be used as an identifier for disbursement

of all Government subsidies/Scholarships/Fellowships which are to be disbursed directly into
the beneficiary’s account. The Aadhaar details would be updated by the student through the
Host University / Institute / College after seeking consent from the awardee as per provisions
of the Aadhaar Act, 2016.

12. NATURE OF ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE UNDER THE SCHEME

Amount of fellowship: Rs. 3,100/- p.m for a period of two years only i.e. full duration of a PG
course. No other additional grant will be payable in lieu of hostel charges and medical
charges etc. The student who is awarded Post-Graduate Scholarship for University Rank
Holders will not be debarred from accepting any other scholarships.

13. CANCELLATION OF SCHOLARSHIP

Scholarship of a student may be cancelled in any of the following cases:
17.1 Misconduct of the awardee, if any, reported by the University/ Institution.
17.2 Unsatisfactory progress report (i.e. if the candidate scores less than 60% marks in the
first year of Master’s programme).

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