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Guidelines for Institution of Medals, Awards & Scholarships by Individuals / Institutions / Organizations

Guidelines for Institution of Medals, Awards & Scholarships by Individuals / Institutions / Organizations

Guidelines for Institution of Medals, Awards & Scholarships by Individuals / Institutions / Organizations
Approved Board of Management on 12th March 2021
Notification Notified by Registrar vide notification No. SRHU/Reg/OO/2021-87 dated 22nd May 2021
Next Review 2025-26
Title: These guidelines shall be known as ‘Guidelines for Institution of Medals, Awards & Scholarships by Individuals/institutions/organizations’. These guidelines shall come into force from the date of approval of the Board of Management of the University.
  1. The purpose for institution of Medals, Awards & Scholarships should be in consonance with the ‘Mission’ and ‘Vision’ of Swami Rama Himalayan University.
  2. The University may consider request for institution of Medals, Awards & Scholarships from the following applicants:
    1. Individuals (only Indian citizens):
      1. Any person whose proposal is received through the Promoting Society.
      2. Any member of the Board of Governors/ Board of Management.
      3. Alumni of the University.
      4. Any faculty member and staff member.
      5. Any family member of the deceased alumni/student/faculty member/staff member.
    2. Any prominent personality of the country, i.e. academician/ researcher/industrialist/corporate professional, who has made a significant contribution in his relevant field.
    3. Any institution/organization/corporate entity/society of professional bodies, other than religious and political organizations, who have made a significant contribution in their respective areas.
    4. Any foreign national or foreign entity subject to satisfying the conditions of the prevailing law of India on the subject.
  3. The applicant under clause 2.1 may apply for institution of medal/award/ scholarship in fond memory of his family member.
  4. For applicants under clause 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4, medal/award/scholarship could be named after a ‘Person of Prominence’ who has made a distinguished and significant contribution in his area.
  5. Merely applying by any of the categories, contained in clause 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 above, shall not be a sufficient ground for institution of medals, awards & scholarships. It shall be the prerogative of the University to accept or reject any request/application for institution of any medal, award or scholarship, without assigning any reason thereof.
  6. The medals, awards & scholarships shall be instituted based on the merit decided by the University.
  7. None of the medals/awards/scholarships shall be instituted and awarded based on religion, caste & creed and community. However, the eligibility for awarding medals/awards/scholarships to the recipients shall be as decided and approved by the University.
  8. The amount for institution of medals/awards/scholarships shall be as decided by the University from time-to-time.
  9. Once the University grants approval to the applicant for institution of medal/award/scholarship, the donor shall be advised to deposit the funds with the University.
  10. The money received by the University for each of the instituted medals/awards/scholarships shall be deposited in fixed deposits and will be treated as corpus. The interest earned on each fixed deposit shall be utilized by the University to defray expenses incurred towards the cost of the respective medal. Similarly, cash awards or scholarships shall be awarded out of the interest earned on the concerned fixed deposit. The University shall utilize part of the annual interest amount, earned on the fixed deposit, towards the cost of medal/award or disbursement of cash award/scholarship. The balance interest amount shall be added to the fixed deposit to increase the corpus.
  11. The first medal/award/scholarship will normally be awarded after accrual of one year interest on fixed deposit. However, the medal/award/ scholarship may be awarded before one year subject to the condition that the donor bears the cost of first medal/award/scholarship.
  12. After institution and awarding of medals/awards/scholarships, whenever the University in future feels that the fund is insufficient to carry out the purpose for which the corpus has been created, the donor will be advised to add more funds to the corpus.
  13. In case of refusal by the donor to increase the funds to the corpus, the University shall have the right to utilize the corpus for awarding medal/award/scholarship till the time funds are available in the corpus. Once the funds are exhausted, the instituted medal/award/scholarship shall stand withdrawn automatically.
  14. The University reserves the right to suspend or cancel and withdraw any of the instituted medal, award or scholarship without assigning any reason thereof.
  15. The University reserves the right to amend these Guidelines as and when required.
  16. In case of any dispute, decision of the competent authority of the University would be final and binding. However, all disputes related to this matter are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of courts of Uttarakhand.
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