Policy for Scholarships & Fee Concessions

Policy for Scholarships & Fee Concessions

Policy for Scholarships & Fee Concessions
Approved Board of Governors on 04th July 2015
Notification Notified by Registrar vide notification No. SRHU/Reg/OO/2015-111 dated 14th August 2015
Reviewed / Revised Board of Governors on 16th April 2022
Notification Notified by Registrar vide notification No. SRHU/Reg/OO/2022-109 dated 9th May 2022
Next Review 2025-26
  1. Title: This Policy shall be called as ‘Policy for Scholarships & Fee Concessions’.
  2. This Policy shall come into force from the date of approval of Board of Governors.
  3. Objective: Empower academic and career goals of the student by providing financial aid to pursue their education.
  4. Applicability: This Policy shall be applicable to all the programmes, except Medical programmes, being conducted under constituent colleges/schools of the University.
  5. Types of Scholarships: Under this policy, the various Scholarships are defined hereunder:
    1. Merit Scholarship based on the marks attained by the candidate in the last qualifying examination:
      % in Last Qualifying exam % of Scholarship on Tuition Fee*
      For UG Students For PG Students
      ≥90% (9.5 CGPA) 100% 50%
      <90% to ≥80% (9.4 – 8.4 CGPA) 75% 40%
      <80% to ≥70% (8.3 – 7.8 CGPA) 50% 30%

      * The Scholarship shall be granted only on tuition fee of the First year and will be distributed over the entire duration of the programme.

    2. Merit cum Means Scholarship for economically weaker section
      1. The Scholarship shall be applicable to the candidates/students whose family annual income is less than Rs. 5,00,000/- (Rupees Five lakhs) in a year.
      2. Scholarship shall be given on the basis of merit.
      3. The quantum of Scholarship will be equivalent to 50% of the Tuition Fee of the First year.
      4. Scholarship extension up to 50% of the Tuition Fee for the subsequent years will be based on maintaining a minimum ≥70% (7.8 CGPA) and attendance record of at least 80% in each of the semester.
      5. The eligible candidate/student shall submit income certificate from the competent authority which will be duly verified by the University.
    3. Special Scholarship:
      1. Categories of the Scholarships:
        1. Transgender Candidate
        2. Differently abled Candidate
        3. Ward of below the rank of Non-Commissioned Officers of Armed Forces / Para Military Forces / Police Force Personnel (Serving and Retired)
      2. Applicability and percentage of ‘Special Scholarship’ on Tuition Fee shall be as given hereunder:
        Applicability * For UG Students For PG Students
        For First year 100% 50%
        For subsequent years based on maintaining a minimum ≥80% (8.4 CGPA) and attendance record of at least 80% in each of the semester 100% 50%

        * Document required from Transgender / Differently abled Candidate (Medical Certificate from Competent Authority) and for ward of Armed /Para Military /Police Force Personnel either Serving or Retired (Valid ID/Pension card of the serving parent). The Scholarship granted for the First year will be distributed over the entire duration of the programme.

  6. Fee concessions:
    1. For Female Candidates: At the time of admission, one-time fee concession equivalent to 25% of the Tuition Fee of the First Year of the programme.
    2. For students passed out from SRHU & joining next Higher Degree in the SRHU: At the time of admission, one-time fee concession equivalent to 25% of the Tuition Fee of the First Year shall be applicable for one programme only for taking admission into next higher degree programme immediately after passing the eligible course.
    3. For Wards of SRHU Employees: At the time of admission, one-time fee concession equivalent to 25% of the Tuition Fee of the First Year shall be applicable for one programme only, subject to the following condition:
      1. Employee must have completed 3 (three) years of service.
      2. Only one child of Employee will be benefited.
      3. Fee-concession will be withdrawn once the employment of the employee ceases with the University.

      The required documents will be verified by the University.

  7. Free-ship for Orphans
    One Candidate in each academic programme of the University will get free education who is Orphan and has no earning member in the family. The Free-ship will be provided only on the basis of first come first serve. For applying for Free-ship, the candidate/student will be required to submit Death Certificate of the parents.
  8. The Candidate can avail any one of the Scholarship / Fee concession as mentioned above from Clause 5 to 7.
  9. Number of students for Scholarships and Fee Concessions as mentioned above from Clause 5 to 7 shall be fixed as per the norms laid down by the University from time to time.
  10. The University reserves the right to interpret, alter, amend, modify, cancel or withdraw any or all provision mentioned herein above in this policy without any notice.
  11. Notwithstanding anything stated in this policy, for any unforeseen issues arising, and not covered under this policy, or in the event of differences of interpretation, the Vice-Chancellor may take a decision, after obtaining the opinion/advice of a Committee constituted by the Vice Chancellor. The decision of the Vice-Chancellor shall be final and binding.
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