The minimum marks requirement for the Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj Scholarship that aids overseas education has jumped to 75% across all degrees, and a family income cap of Rs 8 lakh has been introduced. Announced late in the application cycle, these changes leave students scrambling.
Under the revised guidelines, applicants must now achieve over 75% in their Secondary School Certificate, Higher Secondary Certificate, bachelor’s and master’s degrees, marking a significant increase from the previous thresholds of 55% for SC students and 60% for OBC students. The introduction of an income cap of Rs 8 lakh per family and annual funding limits of Rs 30 lakh for master’s degrees and Rs 40 lakh for PhD programmes have also been announced.
17/06/2024