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Distance Education Scheme for Girls

The scheme aims to support girls' higher education through distance learning by reimbursing their course fees for UG, PG, Diploma, Certificate, and PG Diploma undertaken by girls through distance education in Rajasthan.

Start date9 Sept 2022

Last verifiedToday

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About This Scheme

The "Distance Education Scheme for Girls" scheme was launched by the Higher Education Department, Government of Rajasthan in 2022. It aims to provide distance education opportunities to girls and women who are unable to attend college or university regularly due to family or other reasons. Under this scheme, the fees for undergraduate, postgraduate, diploma, and certificate courses are reimbursed for girls from Rajasthan pursuing distance education. Objectives: - To support education of girl child in UG, PG, Diploma, Certificate courses under ODL (open and distance learning) by reimbursing fee. - To improve Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) as well as the ratio of female and male proportional representation in higher education that is, Gender Parity Index (GPI). Target Group: - Girl students of Rajasthan who are admitted in courses under distance education mode in the state funded Universities/ State Government Institutes including IGNOU. - State funded Universities of Rajasthan included under section 2(f) & and 12(B) of UGC Act and IGNOU are only allowed in the scheme.

Benefits

Reimbursement of full course fees for distance Education in:

Undergraduate (UG) courses
Postgraduate (PG) courses
Diploma courses
Certificate and PG Diploma courses

Note: No other additional grant will be payable.

Duration of Fee Disbursement:

After selection, the candidate's fee will be reimbursed on Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode on annual basis on satisfactory academic performance of the student.
The fee reimbursement would be awarded from the date of joining the course as certified by the University/Institution.

Eligibility

Note: You may be eligible based on the information shown. Please verify the official eligibility requirements before applying.

Required Documents

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Identity proof
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Educational Qualification Certificate
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Jan Aadhaar Card
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Proof of Admission
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Fee Receipt
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Bank Account Details
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Passport-sized Photograph
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Income Certificate
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Caste Certificate, If applicable
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Domicile Certificate/Proof of residence in Rajasthan
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Non-judicial stamp of 100 Rupees (Not receiving any other scholarship from another department)
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Any Other Document if Required

✦ Required ◦ Optional

How to Apply

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Registration

Step 1: Applicant have to visit the official portal.

Step 2: Click on the option “Register”.

Step 3: Then you will be redirected to the SSO registration page. The registration page will appear with the following options.

Citizen

Step 4: Choose the either one option from the Jan Aadhaar Or Google to process further.

Jan Aadhaar : Enter the Jan Aadhaar number, click on the ‘Next’ button,

Select your name, the name of the head of the family and all the other members and
Click on the ‘Send OTP’ button. Enter the ‘OTP’ and
Click on the ‘Verify OTP’ button to Complete the registration.

Google : Enter the Gmail ID, click on the ‘Next’ button,

Enter the password.
A new link appear on screen, now click on new SSO link.
SSO id will appear on screen, now create the password.
Enter Mobile number, click on registration.

Apply

Step 1: Applicant have to visit the official portal.

Step 2: After login, dashboard will open.

Step 3: Click on “DE-HE" option.

Step 4: Select "Continue to RajSSP".

Step 5: Now click on "Apply for Scheme" on screen.

Step 6: In this new page, will get a list of names of all the schemes, and click on the name of "SCHOLARSHIP (SJE)"

Step 7: Fill out all relevant details.

Step 8: Submit.

Renewal Process:

Submit renewal application through the same portal after the academic year ends.
Students not promoted to the next level will lose eligibility for further reimbursement.
Changing courses will forfeit fee reimbursement from the date of the change.

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Step 1: The applicant should gather copies of the necessary documents needed to apply for the concerned scheme.

Step 2: The applicant should visit the nearest E-Mitra Center and complete the Biometric Verification Process.

Step 3: The applicant should ensure that the E-Mitra Center agent completes all mandatory fields in the application form and uploads copies of all required documents.

Step 4: Request a receipt or acknowledgment from the concerned authority to whom the application has been submitted. Ensure that the receipt contains essential details such as the date and time of submission, and a unique identification number (if applicable).