{"id":343774,"date":"2025-07-31T17:12:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T11:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=343774"},"modified":"2025-07-31T17:12:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T11:42:41","slug":"setubandha-scholar-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/setubandha-scholar-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Setubandha Scholar Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News: <\/strong>The Ministry of Education, in partnership with the Central Sanskrit University, has launched the Setubandha Scholar Scheme.<\/p>\n<h2>About Setubandha Scholar Scheme<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_343775\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-343775\" style=\"width: 442px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-343775\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Source-MoE.jpg?resize=442%2C252&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"442\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Source-MoE.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Source-MoE.jpg?resize=768%2C437&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Source-MoE.jpg?w=915&amp;ssl=1 915w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-343775\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; MoE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The scheme empowers <strong>scholars of traditional Gurukul education<\/strong> to join top academic institutes like <strong>IITs without formal degrees<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aim:<\/strong> It aims to <strong>bridge<\/strong> India&#8217;s age-old gurukul tradition with modern scientific and academic inquiry.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nodal Ministry:<\/strong> Ministry of Education<\/li>\n<li><strong>Implementing agency:<\/strong> Indian Knowledge System (<strong>IKS<\/strong>) Division at <strong>Central Sanskrit University<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Beneficiaries<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Gurukul scholars<\/strong> who\u2019ve <strong>completed at least 5 years at recognised institutions<\/strong> and showcase <strong>expertise<\/strong> in Sanskrit, Ayurveda, philosophy, mathematics or classical studies are eligible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eligibility criteria<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Maximum<\/strong> age: 32 years<\/li>\n<li><strong>Minimum 5 years<\/strong> of study under a traditional Guru or in a Gurukul<\/li>\n<li>No formal degree required<\/li>\n<li>Must demonstrate excellence in traditional or classical knowledge<\/li>\n<li>Applications open until August 15, 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Features of scheme<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It <strong>aligns<\/strong> with the <strong>National Education Policy 2020<\/strong> that promotes integrating India&#8217;s civilisational wisdom into the formal education system.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fellowships:<\/strong> The scheme offers <strong>two fellowship categories<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Category 1<\/strong> (Postgraduate level): \u20b940,000\/month + \u20b91 lakh annual grant<\/li>\n<li><strong>Category 2<\/strong> (Doctoral level): \u20b965,000\/month + \u20b92 lakh annual grant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Domains covered<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The programme encourages exploration in <strong>areas<\/strong> like Anvikshiki Vidya (philosophy and cognitive sciences), Ganit-Bhaut-Jyotish Vidya (mathematics, physics, astronomy), and Bhaishajya Vidya (Ayurveda).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Ministry of Education, in partnership with the Central Sanskrit University, has launched the Setubandha Scholar Scheme. About Setubandha Scholar Scheme The scheme empowers scholars of traditional Gurukul education to join top academic institutes like IITs without formal degrees. Aim: It aims to bridge India&#8217;s age-old gurukul tradition with modern scientific and academic inquiry.&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/setubandha-scholar-scheme\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Setubandha Scholar Scheme<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10393,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,956,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-343774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-schemes-and-programs","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343774","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\/10393"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=343774"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343774\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=343774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=343774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=343774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}