Kerala State Merit Scholarship

Pin It

Areas of Study :
Any Subject
Level :
UG/ PG
Scholarship Funded by :
Directorate of Collegiate Education (DCE), Government of Kerala
Provided to :
Meritorious Students in Kerala

Kerala State Merit Scholarship is awarded to meritorious students for the first year of the Under Graduate and Post Graduate Programmes in Government/ Aided Arts and Science Colleges and University Departments. The scholarship is funded by Higher Education Department, ie. Directorate of Collegiate Education (DCE) of the Government of Kerala.

Scholarship Rate

A total of 300 scholarships will be given to under graduate students and 150 to post graduate students.

The scholarship amount is

Graduation : Rs 1250/- per annum
Post Graduation : Rs 1500/- per annum

Eligibility

The candidates must have the following Criteria to apply for the Kerala Scholarship Merit Scholarship :

Should be a permanent resident of Kerala state.
Should be a first year student of Under Graduate or Post Graduate Course
Should be studying in Govt/ Aided colleges or University Departments
Should have scored more than 50% marks in the qualifying Examination.
In the case of Post Graduate students, they should have scored at least 50% marks in Main and Subsidiary together.

The annual income of parents should not exceed Rs.1,00,000/-.

However, the top six students of the Arts courses, top six of the Science courses and top three of the commerce courses based on merit, of the Post inter stage (BA/B.Sc/B.Com) and the top one student each of the three categories of the Post Graduate Courses based on merit will be awarded scholarship irrespective of the family income.

The scholarship is offered for the duration of one year. It shall be renewed on a year-to-year basis till the successful completion of the course according to the notification.

Application Procedure

Applications can be submitted online through Department of Collegiate Education (DCE) website http://www.dcescholarship.kerala.gov.in/.

Scholarship amount will be credited to the Bank Account of the candidates selected. So Applicant should have a Bank Account in his/her name in any one of State Bank of India, State Bank of Travancore, South Indian Bank or Federal Bank.

Contact Details

The Special Officer Scholarships,
Directorate of Collegiate Education,
6th Floor, Vikas Bhavan,
Thiruvananthapuram, 695033

Tags

Kerala Government scholarship , scholarship in kerala

Find it Useful ? Help Others by Sharing Online