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Scholarship Section |
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| 1. Name
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Directorate
of Technical Education,
Scholarship Section, HRDD
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Section Head : |
Mr. O.P.
Basnett, Addl. Director,
Scholarship, HRDD |
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220651 – 259 |
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| 3. Total
Manpower : |
10
(Scholarship Section) |
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| 1) Mr.
O.P. Basnett, Addl. Director
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| 2)Shri
I.K.Chettri,Scholarship |
| 3) Mr.Kumar
Pradhan, Assistant
Director, |
| 4) Mrs. Basanti Chhetri : UDC |
| 5) Ms. Nindey
Bhutia, UDC |
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Mrs. Diki Norbu Bhutia, LDC |
| 7) Mrs.
Chandra P. Rai, LDC |
| 8) Mrs. Dilmaya Pradhan, LDC |
| 9) Mr. Pem
Tsh. Bhutia, Peon |
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| 4. Latest
Annual Report ; enclosed at
Annexure ‘A’ |
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ANNUAL PLAN FOR THE FINANCIAL
YEAR 2008 – 09 |
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Write up on Scholarship
Section: |
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The major activities of
Scholarship Section, HRDD are as
under: |
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• Allotment of Quota Seats to
students for pursuing various Post-Matric
courses in and outside the State. |
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• Printing and
issue of application forms for the
State Common Entrance Test for
admission of students against State
quota seats for Medical, Engineering
and allied Science courses and for
other general courses at Diploma /
Graduate and Post Graduate Level. |
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• Award of Post
matric Scholarship to students, who
are pursuing various post matric
course and Merit Scholarship &
Prerna Scholarship to students of
Government Schools and payment of
scholarship thereof. |
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Various types
of scholarship schemes: Post Matric
Studies
Vide Notification No.166/Sch/HRDD
dated 13.8.2003 Government of Sikkim
has two types of Post matric
Scholarship Schemes for Sikkimese
students who are pursuing various
Post matric Professional and
Technical Course in the various
Institutes in and out side the State
as under: |
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1 (a) Merit
Scholarship are awarded to students
who secure an aggregate marks of 70%
and above in class XII Board
Examination or equivalent
examination of any recognized Board
for pursuing any under graduate
course of his or her preference. |
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1 (b) General
Scholarship is awarded to students
who secure below 70% but above 50%
and subject to fulfilment of the
eligibility criteria for pursuing
courses at Diploma, Degree and Post
Graduate Level as notified in
notification no. 116 / Sch / HRDD
dated: 13.08.2003. |
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2. Financial
assistance at the rate of Rs.300/ -
p.m is awarded to local students
belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL)
government Colleges in the State.
(Notification No. 463 / SCH / HRDD
dated 24.3.2005) |
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3. Fellowship
grants at the rate of Rs. 6000/-p.m.
per student and contingency grant of
Rs. 12000/ per annum for a maximum
period of three years or on
completion of the course whichever
is earlier is awarded to Local
Students pursuing Ph.d studies on
Sikkim related subjects.
(Notification No.506/Est/HRDD dated:
22.2.2006)
As partial amendment to Notification
No.506/Est/HRDD dated: 22.2.2006,
vide Notification No. 010/03/SCH/HRDD/2007-2008/594
dated 13th March 2008, to encourage
in – service candidates of the State
Government, a fellowship grant of Rs.
3000.00 (three thousand only) plus a
contingency grant of Rs. 12000/- per
anum for a maximum period of 3 years
or completion of research study
whichever is earlier will be paid to
in-service candidates. |
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MERIT SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR
SCHOOL EDUCATION.
The Government of Sikkim has
following Merit scholarship schemes
for Government School students: |
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1. As per
Notification No 225 / Sch / Edn
dated 11.06.02 Merit Scholarship is
awarded to students of Government
Schools who secure First, Second &
Third position in the following
Qualifying Examination for their
studies in classes VI to XII as
under: |
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Qualifying Examination
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Rate
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Class V Open Competitive
Examination conducted by
HRDD at Sub- Division Level
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1st
2nd
3rd
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Rs. 1200
/ p.a
Rs. 1000 /- p.a
Rs. 800 / - p.a |
VI, VII & VIII |
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Class VIII (SJHSE)
Examination selection of
candidate is done at
District Level. |
1st
2nd
3rd |
Rs. 1500
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Rs. 1200 /- p.a
Rs. 900 / - p.a |
IX & X |
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Class X Board Examination
selection of candidate is
done at District Level. |
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2nd
3rd |
Rs. 1800
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Rs. 1500 /- p.a
Rs. 1200 / - p.a |
XI & XII |
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2. Secondly,
Prerna Scholarship is awarded to the
next three girl students from the
same merit list already prepared for
the award of Merit Scholarship vide
notification No. 236 / Sch / Edn
dated 07.01.04 placed at cp-60-61.
Rates of PRERNA SCHOLARSHIP are : |
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Position |
Rate of Sch. |
Class |
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Elementary Education |
1st
2nd
3rd
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Rs.
800 / p.a
Rs. 700 /- p.a
Rs. 600 / - p.a |
VI, VII & VIII |
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Secondary Education |
1st
2nd
3rd |
Rs. 900 / -p.a
Rs. 800 /- p.a
Rs. 700 / - p.a
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IX & X |
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Sr.
Secondary Education |
1st
2nd
3rd |
Rs. 1200 / p.a
Rs. 1100 /- p.a
Rs. 1000 / - p.a |
XI & XII |
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3. Financial
assistance is awarded to Local
Students studying in RIMC Dehradun
and Sainik School Goalpara, Assam @
Rs. 20000 / per annum per student. |
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4. Merit
scholarship at the rate of Rs. 100 /
-p.m for ten academic months is
awarded to ten toppers (local
students) who qualify in the State
Level National Talent Search
Examination securing 60% marks and
above. |
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5. Reimbursement
of annual school fees amounting to
approximately Rs. 18,000/- in total
incurred on the Orphan Children of
Attish Dipankar Destitute Home,
Chakung, West Sikkim. |
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6. Award of
Scholarship @ Rs.300 /- per students
for 10 academic months to 03
Non-Hindi Speaking Students of class
XI – XII for pursuing Hindi subject
in class XI-XII under “Hindi
Implementation Scheme in Non-Hindi
Speaking State. (100% CSS) |
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FINANCIAL
IMPLICATION |
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The Budget
Provision under State Plan for award
of Scholarship for financial year
2007-2008 was to the tune of Rs.
65.00 Lakhs, which has been totally
utilized. |
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Under the NEC
Scheme “Financial support to the
students of North Eastern Region for
Higher Professional Course” the
grant available was Rs. 10.00 lakhs
for the year 2007-2008, which has
also been fully utilized. |
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Further, an
additional amount of Rs. 20.00 lakhs
was provided under the NEC Scheme
for the financial year 2007-2008,
which is being utilized for the
current financial year 2008-2009. |
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Under the State
Plan Rs. 120.00 lakhs for the
financial year 2008-2009 has been
earmarked against which Rs. 80.00
lakhs has been utilized till date. |
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All relevant
information pertaining to
Scholarship Section, HRDD is being
posted in the Department’s website
www.sikkim-nic.in/scholarship |
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Joint Director (Sch)
Human Resource Development
Department,
Government of Sikkim |
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