AICTE Announces Scholarship to Support Girl Students in BBA, BCA, and BMS Courses

AICTE has launched a new scholarship for female students enrolled in UG management/Computer Application (BBA/BCA/BMS) courses at AICTE-approved institutions. Know complete details here 

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) announced a new scholarship scheme for female students studying in BBA, BCA, and BMS courses. This initiative is part of AICTE's commitment to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion within India's technical and management education sectors. 

Under this, economically underprivileged 3,000 female students enrolled in AICTE-approved institutions will annually get scholarships. Each student will receive an annual scholarship of INR 25,000. Over three years, AICTE has committed to allocating INR 7.5 crore annually to support these scholarships, exclusively available to female students pursuing BBA, BCA, and BMS courses at AICTE-approved colleges.

Announcing the scheme, the AICTE Chairman highlighted, “In recent years, we saw a significant increase in women enrollment in AICTE approved Institutions. In 2022-23, 39% women enrolled themselves in AICTE-approved courses as compared to 36% in 2021-22 and 30% in 2020-21. The percentage of women enrolled in engineering diploma and UG has also witnessed a significant increase."

He further added, "In 2022-23, 29% women enrolled in engineering diploma and 44% got enrolled in UG Engineering courses. The women enrollment in UG engineering was 29% in 2019-20 which increased to 31% and 40% in the two consecutive years. The increasing percentage of women enrollment over the years underscores the growing recognition of women's capabilities and the need for diversity in the engineering and management workforce”. 

AICTE Initiatives for Female Students 

• AICTE's Pragati Scholarship Scheme
• AICTE joined hands with Amazon India, and Amazon WoW (Women of the World) to empower and equip women students enrolled in engineering colleges across India with essential skills to thrive in the technology industry
• AICTE’s TechSaksham Program (TSP) 19,000+ students have been trained since 2021, of which 14,000 are female
• To promote entrepreneurship among women, AICTE has launched the Women Entrepreneurship in Waste Management program (WEWP)

The scheme was announced by AICTE Chairman Prof. T.G.Sitharam in the august presence of Ms Rohini Bhajibhakare lAS, Private Secretary, Minister of State for Education, who graced the celebration of International Women’s Day at AICTE as special chief guest. 

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