National Scheme of Incentive to Girls for Secondary Education (NSIGSE)
Scholarship,fellowship
Education
Ministry of Human Resource and Development
It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with the objective to establish an enabling environment to reduce the drop-outs and to promote the enrolment of girl children, mainly belonging to SC/ST communities in secondary schools (Ministry of Human Resource and Development, n.d.)
According to the scheme, a sum of Rs.3,000/- is deposited in the name of eligible unmarried girls as fixed deposit on enrolment in class IX, who are entitled to withdraw it along with interest thereon on passing X Class and attaining 18 years of age(Ministry of Human Resource and Development, n.d.)
The scheme covers (i) all girls belonging to SC/ST communities who pass class VIII and (ii) all girls who pass VIII examination from Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (irrespective of whether they belong to SC/ST) and enrol in class IX in a State Government, Government-aided and Local Body schools. To be eligible for the benefit under the scheme, the girl should be unmarried and should be below 16 years of age (as on 31st March) on joining class IX((Ministry of Human Resource and Development, n.d.)
1) Department of Higher education 2) Department of school and education literacy
n.a.
1) Joint Secretary (NIT and DL) 2) Joint Secretary (SE-1)
1) Shastri Bhawan New Delhi – 110001 2)Shastri Bhawan New Delhi – 110001
Not required; online application
Not required; online application
Not required; online application