Rs 10 Crore Scholership Scheme for wards of Defence Personnel

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Govt has anounced Rs 10 Crore Scholership Scheme for wards of Defence Personnel. Hon’ble Raksha Mantri, Shri Rajnath Singh has launched a Scholarship Scheme worth Rs 10 Crore for the wards of Defence Personnel of the three services on the sidelines of the inauguration of Kalpana Chawla Centre for Research in Space Science & Technology during his visit to Chandigarh University on 03 Jan 2022.  The highlights of the Reservation cum Fee Waiver Scheme for Wards and Spouse of Defence Martyrs under the scholarship scheme are as under :-

(a) Armed Forces Educational Welfare Scheme (AFEWS) offers reservation of 5% seats in all courses of Chandigarh, University for the Wards and Spouse of Defence Martyrs and their immediate dependent members. The reservation is being offered in u/m order of priority :-

                (i) War Widows and Wards of War Casualties.

                (ii) War Injured and Released Defence Personnel, Spouse and their Wards.

                (iii) War Disabled Defence Personnel, getting superannuated, Spouse and their Wards.

                (iv) Wards of Serving Defence Personnel.

                (v) Wards of Retired Defence Personnel.

(b) Details of Concession under the Scheme.

                (i) Concession equivalent to 15% of yearly fee for the war widows and wards of war casualties, war injured and released Defence personnel, spouse and their wards, War Disabled Defence Personnel, getting superannuated, spouse and their wards.

                (ii) Concession equivalent to 10% of yearly fee for the wards/ spouse of serving and retired  Defence personnel.

                (iii) Concession equivalent to 10% of yearly fee for the wards/ spouse of Paramilitary Force   personnel.

(c) Concession to Officers on Study Leave. Defence Officers in service who wish to take up the courses during their study leave will be separately offered 1% seats subject to minimum of one seat in each course. Concession will be given equivalent to 20% semester fee. Link for Details of the scholarship scheme for the year 2022-23 as published by the university is given below :

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