DRDO Scholarship for Girls: Apply for Scholarship Worth up to Rs 1,86,000 before 15 January 2021

The online application date for DRDO Scholarship for Girls has been extended yet again. This means that eligible female students with a valid JEE Main or GATE score and in the first year of full time four year degree of BE or BTech in engineering, as well as students pursuing ME, MSc in Engineering or MTech can now apply for the scholarship scheme until 15 January 2021. Selected undergraduate students will receive a scholarship amount of Rs 1,20,000 per year or annual fees for four years, and postgraduate students will receive Rs 15,500 per month subject to Rs 1,86,000 per year for a maximum period of two years.

Important Details of the DRDO Scholarship for Girls

• Female students in the first year of their BE or BTech degree in aerospace engineering, aeronautical engineering, space engineering and rocketry, avionics, or aircraft engineering along with a valid JEE Main score can apply.
• Female candidates enrolled in two-year full-time degree of ME, MSc in Engineering or MTech in aerospace engineering, aeronautical engineering, space engineering and rocketry, avionics, or aircraft engineering along with a valid GATE score can apply.
• All applications must be submitted on the official RAC website, and applicants are not required to send print out of the application form by post.
• Document uploading can be done till the closing date of the advertisement, which is 15 January 2021.
• Once all the correct details are entered, and the section heading displays Green underline, candidates are required to lock the application.
• Only locked applications will be considered complete applications and processed further. However, applicants can unlock their application to make corrections till the closing date.
• Candidates will receive a copy of the submitted application on their registered e-mail id and SMS on their registered mobile number after successfully submitting the online application.
• Applicants will have to take care to submit authentic information as submitting incorrect information will lead to cancellation of candidature.

Those who wish to know more about DRDO Scholarship for Girls are advised to go through the official notification for more information.