Inspire Scholarship 2024 Last Date, How to Apply, Eligibility, Selection Process, fellowship amount

The Department of Science and Technology (DST) will be conducting the Inspire Scholarship 2024. This year, Inspire Scholarship 2024 registrations have been started on September 10, 2024.

Click here to apply for Inspire Scholarship 2024 online.
Last Date is December 25, 2024.

By appearing for Inspire Scholarship 2024, students can get good scholarships for higher studies, if they are pursuing science courses. Inspire Scholarship 2024 is made to inspire students towards opting science and encourage budding scientists.

Inspire Scholarship 2024 Important Dates

Students who wish to apply for Inspire Scholarship 2024 must check some of the important dates related to it in the table given below:

How to apply for Inspire Scholarship 2024?

Candidates who wish to pursue their career in Science and Research must check the procedure given below to register themselves for Inspire Scholarship 2024:

• Visit the official website of INSPIRE which is online-inspire.gov.in.
• On the right side of the homepage, click on the “New User? Register here” option.
• On the redirected page, fill all the necessary information like Name, Date of Birth, Mobile Number, Email ID and password. After that fill the captcha and click on Submit.
• Then return to the homepage and click on Student’s Login option.
• Login using the registered ID and password created at the time of registering.
• On the redirected page, click on the “Scholarship” button and select the “Apply for Scholarships” option.
• Upload all the required documents like Photograph, 10th and 12th marksheet and any category certificate (If applicable).
• Save and proceed with the application.
• Select the State, Board, status of any ongoing scholarships etc.
• Submit the final application after verifying the details filled in the application.
• Save the copy of the Inspire Scholarship 2024 application form for future reference.

Inspire Scholarship 2024 Eligibility Criteria

Below is the Eligibility Criteria for applying for Inspire Scholarship 2024, students must note them so as to confirm if they are eligible to apply for Inspire Scholarship 2024 or not:

• Candidates must be older than 17 and they must be less than 22 years of age.
• Candidates who have secured JEE or NEET 2024 rank (within top 1000 ranks) and are presently pursuing courses in Natural & Basic sciences at BSc, B.S and Int. MSc/ M.S level.
• Candidates who have been selected under Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) and pursuing Bachelor/ Master level courses in Natural Sciences.
• The top 1% meritorious candidates of 12^th class of any state or central education board are eligible to apply. In addition, students must be pursuing courses in Natural & Basic sciences at BSc, B.S and Int. MSc/ M.S level.
• Students with top 1% aggregate marks in 12^th class of any state or central education board & pursuing Int. M. S courses in Natural & Basic sciences at IISERs, NISER and Department of Atomic Energy Centre for Basic Sciences- University of Mumbai and Visva Bharati, Shanti Niketan are also eligible.
• National Talent Search Exam (NTSE) scholars, Jagadish Bose National Science Talent Search (JBNSTS) scholars and International Olympiad medalist pursuing Bachelor/ Master level courses in Natural Science are also eligible.

Inspire Scholarship 2024 Selection Procedure

Till 2021, KVPY exam was being conducted for students who want to pursue their career in Science field. Students could get scholarships for their further studies through KVPY, but from 2022, KVPY exam was demolished and was merged with Inspire Scholarship 2024.

Now in Inspire Scholarship 2024, students will not have to give any separate examination to avail the scholarship, rather they would be selected based on the marks scored in various exams like board examination, JEE Main, NEET etc.

Inspire Scholarship 2024 Benefits

There are a certain set of benefits that come along with the Inspire Scholarship 2024. Candidates must ensure that they follow up with the rewards offered under this scheme.

List of Subjects to whom Scholarship is Awarded

The table mentioned below consists of the list of subjects to whom scholarships were awarded under the Inspire scheme 2024.

Inspire Scholarship 2024 Cut Off

Inspire Scholarship 2024 Cut Off is the minimum qualifying mark that the students must achieve in the exams in order to be eligible to avail Inspire Scholarship 2024.

Students who are able to clear the Inspire Scholarship 2024 Cut Off marks will be eligible to avail the scholarship after verification of certain documents as prescribed by DST.

DST will be releasing the Inspire Scholarship 2024 Cut Off after the whole registration process is over based on several factors like number of scholarships available, number of applied students etc.

Inspire Scholarship 2024 Scholarship Amount

12,000 students will be selected by DST who will be getting the Inspire Scholarship 2024 based on their marks in several examinations.

Under the Inspire Scholarship 2024 scheme, students will be awarded a scholarship of a total of Rs. 80000 per annum which is segregated as Rs. 60000 which will be credited as Rs.5000 per month and the remaining Rs. 20000 is the Summer time attachment fees.

How to Check Inspire Scholarship SHE Provisional List 2024?

Candidates are required to visit the official website of Inspire and download the provisional selection list 2024 after the results have been declared. The steps mentioned below will help candidates download the Inspire provisional list 2024.

• Visit the official website of the Inspire Scholarship Programme.
• Next, the homepage will be displayed on the screen.
• Candidates must click on the “SHE Provisional List” option from the home screen.
• Candidates will be redirected to another office.
• The Inspire provisional list 2024 will be displayed on the screen in PDF form.
• Candidates can download it for future purposes.

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