How Can You Get A Postgraduate Scholarship Sanctioned?

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The ever increasing demand of higher education, coupled with the high interest rates applicable on education loans and the premiere institutes asking you to cough up your savings account, the demand of post graduate scholarships is increasing by leaps and bounds. Read below to know how exactly can you get yourself a post graduate scholarship without much hassle?

Firstly, go through the eligibility criteria

Different scholarships, whether domestic or for institutes abroad; have different eligibility criteria fixed for the applicants. For applicants, who are applying for domestic scholarships or the scholarships for the institutes within India, must have Indian citizenship at the very first place. Applicants should also be below the age of 30 years. In case you are still an under graduate student applying, for a postgraduate scholarship; you should be able to produce an education degree from a government recognized university and also by the scholarship committee. The students who are waiting for the final results of their undergrads admission, and planning to get through a top notch university or college, are also ...
... eligible to apply for a postgraduate scholarship. However, in such a case, this scholarship will be subjected on the basis of the secured admission. Most importantly, you need to make sure that you have maintained good grades throughout your academics, like the Xth, XIIth, and final exams of each of the undergrad semesters.

Understand the application procedure

The application procedure for this postgraduate scholarship may vary from institute to institute. It is a time bound procedure which you need to complete in person, or even via online. In case of online application, you need to log on to the websites of the respective scholarship committees and complete the registration after putting the login credentials, sent to you on your registered mail ID. The procedure includes a specific amount as an application fee which can be paid via net banking or by a demand draft. Check the best way to make the transaction before starting the application and make sure that application form carries correct information and not incomplete. Make sure that you submit the application well before the last due date.

Pre-requisite documents

While you are going through the application procedure, make sure that you have photocopies of the required documents ready. Usually you need to produce photocopies of the mark sheets of SSC, HSC and all the undergraduate programme and degree certificates; along with score cards of qualifying exams you have undertaken. The qualifying exams include GRE, GMAT, CAT, CET etc. Apart from these, in case you have already got a confirmed application from the university you have applied to, you can send that along with the postgraduate scholarship’s application. You will also need to submit copy of your passport, passport size photographs and even the latest income tax returns of your parents.

Author Bio :- Dr. Amit Dhakar, Ph.D. in education, is an expert in the education sector. He has complete faith in postgraduate education as a foundation for a successful career. Thus, in spite of the busy schedule, he offers useful literature on postgraduate scholarships, specialized education programs, and more.