{"id":269370,"date":"2023-11-15T19:21:31","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T13:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=269370"},"modified":"2023-11-15T19:21:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T13:51:31","slug":"scholarships-for-higher-education-for-young-achievers-scheme-shreyas-for-obc-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/scholarships-for-higher-education-for-young-achievers-scheme-shreyas-for-obc-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholarships for Higher Education for Young Achievers Scheme (SHREYAS) for OBC & Others"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: <\/b>The post is based on the article <\/span>\u201c<\/b>Scholarships for Higher Education for Young Achievers Scheme (SHREYAS) for OBC & Others<\/b>\u201d <\/b>published in<\/span> \u201cPIB\u201d on 15th November 2023<\/b><\/p>\n

Why in the News?<\/h2>\n

This article provides information about the Scholarships for Higher Education for Young Achievers Scheme(SHREYAS).<\/span><\/p>\n

What is SHREYAS Scheme?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Specifications<\/b><\/td>\nDetails<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nodal Ministry<\/b><\/td>\nMinistry of Social Justice & Empowerment<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aim<\/b><\/td>\nTo educationally empower OBC & EBC students by way of awarding fellowship (financial assistance) in obtaining quality higher education and interest subsidy on educational loan for overseas studies.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sub Schemes<\/b><\/td>\n1)National Fellowship for OBC
\n<\/span>2)Dr.Ambedkar Central Sector Scheme of Interest Subsidy on Educational Loans for Overseas Studies for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and Economically Backward Classes (EBCs)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Duration of the Scheme<\/b><\/td>\n2021-22 to 2025-26<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

What is the National Fellowship for OBC Scheme?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Specifications\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\nDetails<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Type<\/b><\/td>\nCentral Sector Scheme<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aim<\/b><\/td>\nTo provide fellowship (financial assistance) to the OBC students in obtaining quality higher education leading to degrees such as M.Phil and Ph.D in universities, research institutions and scientific institutions.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
No of Fellowships<\/b><\/td>\n1000 per year<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eligibility Tests<\/b><\/td>\ni) National Eligibility Test \u2013 Junior Research Fellowship (NET-JRF) for Humanities\/Social Sciences.
\n<\/span>ii) UGC-Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (UGC-CSIR) NET-JRF Joint Test for Sciences.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coverage<\/b><\/td>\nAll universities\/institutions recognized by the UGC<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Implementing Body<\/b><\/td>\nNational Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

What is Dr. Ambedkar Central Sector Scheme of Interest Subsidy on Educational Loans for Overseas Studies for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and Economically Backward Classes (EBCs)?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Specifications\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\nDetails<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Type<\/b><\/td>\nCentral Sector Scheme<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aim<\/b><\/td>\nProvide interest subsidy on educational loans for overseas studies to OBC and EBC students.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eligible Courses<\/b><\/td>\nMasters, M.Phil, and Ph.D. level courses abroad.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nodal Bank<\/b><\/td>\nCanara Bank<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Income Criteria<\/b><\/td>\nOBC: Total income should not exceed Creamy Layer criteria.
\n<\/span>EBC: Total income not exceeding Rs. 5.00 lakh per annum.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reservation for women<\/b><\/td>\n50% of the total financial assistance reserved for women candidates.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maximum Limit of Loan<\/b><\/td>\nRs 20 Lakhs<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

UPSC Syllabus: Schemes and Programs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article \u201cScholarships for Higher Education for Young Achievers Scheme (SHREYAS) for OBC & Others\u201d published in \u201cPIB\u201d on 15th November 2023 Why in the News? This article provides information about the Scholarships for Higher Education for Young Achievers Scheme(SHREYAS). What is SHREYAS Scheme? Specifications Details Nodal Ministry Ministry… Continue reading Scholarships for Higher Education for Young Achievers Scheme (SHREYAS) for OBC & Others<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1760,956],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-269370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-polity-and-nation","category-schemes-and-programs","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":3,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1700083746},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=269370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269370\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=269370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=269370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}