(Apply) AICTE Pragati Scholarship Scheme 2024 Online Registration / Application Form at scholarships.gov.in

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is going to start registration process for Pragati Scholarship Scheme 2024-2025 soon. Any interested person would be able to make AICTE Pragati Scholarship Scheme 2024-25 online registration / login at National Scholarship Portal. At the official scholarships.gov.in website, candidates shall make fresh application login and renewal application login while new users can register first.

Pragati Scholarship Scheme being implemented by AICTE aimed at providing assistance for advancement of Girls pursuing technical education. Education is one of the most important means of empowering women with the knowledge, skill and self-confidence necessary to participate fully in the development process. This is an attempt by central government to give young women the opportunity to further her education and prepare for a successful future by "Empowering Women through Technical Education".

Note that Pragati Scholarship Scheme last date for the session 2023-24 (Technical Degree / Technical Diploma) was 31 January 2024.

Pragati Scholarship 2024-25 Online Registration Form

• First of all, you can go to National Scholarship Portal https://scholarships.gov.in/
• Once you reached there, click at "Fresh Application" link under 'Application Submission for AY 2024-25' section.
• Then Pragati Scholarship Scheme fresh application login page will get displayed.

• Now you must click at "New Student ? Register Here" link.
• On next page, you must read the instructions, keep mentioned documents handy, agree to conditions and proceed to fill Pragati Scholarship Scheme online registration form

• You can make registration through Aadhar card number or EID and fill online registration form for pragati scholarship.
• Then you can make login at fresh application login page.

Pragati Scholarship Scheme Renewal Application

• First of all, you can go to National Scholarship Portal https://scholarships.gov.in/
• Once you reached there, click at "Renewal Application" link under 'Application Submission for AY 2024-25' section.
• Then Pragati Scholarship Scheme renewal application login page will get displayed.

• You can login into your account for the current academic year. Application Id is same as last year Student Registration Id.
• In case of completion of course, you can not apply for renewal.
• Students eligible for renewal are advised not to apply in fresh category as duplicate applications will be rejected by NSP. In you want to apply for Fresh, withdraw your Renewal Application from NSP.

Eligibility Criteria for Pragati Scholarship

• The girl candidate should be admitted to First year of Diploma / Degree level course OR Second year of Diploma / Degree level course through lateral entry in any of the AICTE approved Institution of respective year.
• Maximum two girl child per family are eligible.
• Family income from all sources should not be more than Rs. 8 lakh per annum during the current financial year. A valid income certificate issued by State/ UT Government need to be enclosed.

Number of Scholarships under Pragati Scholarship Scheme

• A total of 5,000 scholarships are earmarked per annum under this scheme for pursuing First year of Degree / Diploma level course OR Second year of Degree / Diploma level course through lateral entry in any of the AICTE approved Institutions. The number of scholarships are transferred into AICTE – PRAGATI SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR GIRL STUDENTS (Diploma / Degree), if sufficient number of online applications are not received.
• State/ Union Territory wise distribution of 5,000 scholarships is as per Annexure A.
• In addition to 5,000 scholarships at point number 2, all eligible girls who submit online scholarship form, from following 13 Union Territories and North Eastern States i.e. Andaman and Nicobar Islands (UT), Jammu and Kashmir (UT), Ladakh (UT), Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu (UT), Lakshadweep (UT), Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim & Tripura will be given scholarship by AICTE.

Amount of Pragati Scholarship

For Degree

Rs. 50,000/- per annum for every year of study i.e. maximum 4 years for first year admitted students and maximum 3 years for second year admitted students through lateral entry as lump sum amount towards payment of college fee, purchase of computer, stationeries, books, equipments, softwares etc. No other additional grant will be payable in lieu of hostel charges and medical charges etc.

For Diploma

Rs. 50,000/- per annum for every year of study i.e. maximum 3 years for first year admitted students and maximum 2 years for second year admitted students through lateral entry as lump sum amount towards payment of college fee, purchase of computer, stationeries, books, equipments, softwares etc. No other additional grant will be payable in lieu of hostel charges and medical charges etc.

It is important to note that no documentary proof need to be attached for the above while availing benefits.

Mode of Payment

After selection, the awardee will be paid scholarship through DBT mode on annual basis.

Procedure to Apply Online for Pragati Scholarship

• The candidate fulfilling the eligibility conditions is required to apply online on National Scholarship Portal (NSP) after initiation of application process and notice to be published on AICTE website.
• The host institution where the candidate is studying, required to verify the online application.
• Department of Technical Education (DTE) of respective State/ UT will verify these applications as second level of scrutiny.

Criteria of Selection

• The selection of candidate will be carried out solely on the basis of merit of qualifying examination to peruse the Technical Degree course from any of the AICTE approved institutions i.e. in First year or Second year (through lateral entry only) on the basis of percentage of marks obtained in the 10+2/equivalent examination for degree and 10th/equivalent examination for diploma.
• State/ UT wise merit list will be prepared as per number of scholarships allotted.

Methods of Resolving Ties

The procedure to be adopted for breaking ties (similar percentiles) shall be as under:-

For Degree

• Percentage of Marks in 10th Examination: In case qualifying examination percentile does not break ties, then higher percentage of marks in 10th examination will be ranked higher.
• Age: In case 10th examination percentile does not break ties, then the candidate of elder age will be ranked higher.

For Diploma

• Age: In case qualifying examination percentile does not break ties, then the candidate of elder age will be ranked higher.
• Annual family income: If above method do not break ties, and then the lower annual family income will settle on in higher ranking for the scholarships.

Reservation

• As per Government of India norms.
• If there is any vacant seat in any of the reserved category (SC/ ST/ OBC), the same will be transferred to the General Category.

Pragati Scholarship Scheme Renewal Information

• The scholarship will be renewed for the next year of study on receipt of renewal through National Scholarship Portal by submitting passing certificate/ marksheet along with letter from the Head of the Institution on the online portal.
• Student failing to get promoted to the next class/ level would forfeit the scholarship.

Terms and Conditions

• The gap period between the year of passing the qualifying examination and the session of admission in degree / diploma course should not be more than two years.
• Applications will be invited once in a year through National e-Scholarship Portal of the Government of India.
• If a student is in reserved category and also qualified in General Category merit list of scholarship, then she will be counted under the General Category.
• Incomplete applications will be summarily rejected. Only verified online applications will be considered for the award of scholarship.
• If a candidate failed/ drop out in subsequent year, she will not be eligible for further scholarship.
• The grant of scholarship is subject to the condition that the student does not receive any financial assistance in shape of scholarship/any emoluments, salary, stipend etc. from any other source during her course of study in the Institute. In case of receipt of any financial assistance from any other sources, the scholarship shall be discontinued and the entire amount of scholarship will have to be refunded to AICTE by D/Draft drawn in favour of “Member Secretary, AICTE” payable at New Delhi.
• Scheme will be implemented and monitored by the AICTE.
• For converting Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) to percentage, multiplying factor will be 9.5 i.e. to convert the CGPA into percentage; CGPA X 9.5 will give the percentage.
• In case both CGPA & total marks are given in the mark sheet, total marks will be considered for determining percentage.
• If grades are given like A1, A2, B1, B2 etc. in the mark sheet, first the grades will be converted into CGPA and then average CGPA will be calculated. This CGPA will be converted into percentage as given in point No. 8.
• Provisional list of shortlisted candidates will be uploaded on the AICTE web portal. In case, candidate has any query about merit list of scholarship, they may raise their grievances within a month. No query regarding merit list will be entertained after one month duration from the date of publishing of merit list on AICTE website.
• Query regarding non-payment of the scholarship due to invalid/ wrong account number will be entertained only upto six months from the date of publishing of merit list on AICTE website.

Guidelines for Technical Degree Pragati Scholarship - https://scholarships.gov.in/public/schemeGuidelines/AICTE/AICTE_2010_G.pdf

FAQ for Pragati Scholarship Scheme (Degree) - https://scholarships.gov.in/public/schemeGuidelines/AICTE/AICTE_2010_F.pdf

Guidelines for Technical Diploma Pragati Scholarship - https://scholarships.gov.in/public/schemeGuidelines/AICTE/AICTE_2011_G.pdf

FAQ for Pragati Scholarship Scheme (Diploma) - https://scholarships.gov.in/public/schemeGuidelines/AICTE/AICTE_2011_F.pdf

You can check Annexure A as mentioned in the article through guidelines for technical degree / diploma pragati scholarship.

Check out previous year pragati scholarship application status at https://scholarships.gov.in/applicationList