Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthana Scholarship Details ,Delhi - Other

University provides Scholarships to Students to encourage the students to receive Sanskrit education.

Eligibility for Scholarship-
1. The regular students of the Sansthan, who have scored 40% or more marks in the
last qualifying examination (60% or more marks if the student is admitted to Shiksha
Shastri & Shikshacharya) may be considered for award of scholarship.
2. The scholarship shall be awarded on merit basis. The students, in whose favour the
scholarship has been sanctioned in the first year of the course, shall continue to
receive the same till the duration of the course, if they are declared pass every
year and continue to be eligible for scholarship. But, if they are declared promoted
in any subject or paper, or are held up for Compartment, they shall not be considered
for grant of scholarship for the rest of the years of the course.
3. Eligible students from IInd or IIIrd year may also be considered for grant of
scholarship, if some scholarships are available.

Subject to budgetary provisions and continuation of courses, the availability of
scholarships in the various courses every year shall be as under:-
a) PRAK-SHASTRI 60 % students from allotted seats
b) SHASTRI 60 % students from allotted seats
c) ACHARYA 60 % students from allotted seats
d) SHIKSHA SHASTRI 60 % students from allotted seats
e) SHIKSHACHARYA 60 % students from allotted seats
f) VIDYAVARIDHI 30 Scholarship every year

Rules for grant of scholarship
1. The grant of scholarship shall depend upon educational progress, good conduct and
regular attendance.
2. The scholarship shall be granted for 10 months in a year.
3. Every year, or upon passing an examination, a fresh selection of students for the
grant of scholarship shall be made. The students who have completed their syllabus,
or have passed a part of the exam, shall be awarded scholarship in the New Year or
course on the basis of merit.
4. A student getting scholarship on the basis of above rules shall not receive any
scholarship, salary, fees etc. from any other source. If he/she is receiving such
income, he/she shall have to leave that employment and return the money received.
In case, he/she unexpectedly receives some prize, in cash or any other mode,
equivalent to or less than the amount of his/her scholarship, he /she shall not be deemed unfit for receiving the scholarship. Similarly, he /she shall be allowed to
avail of free education provided by the university, hostel facilities for self-study,
books and travel facilities.

Amount of scholarship
The Monthly amount of scholarship for each programme is as under:-
1. PRAK SHASTRI Rs. 600
2. SHASTRI Rs. 800
3. SHIKSHA SHASTRI Rs. 800
4. ACHARYA Rs. 1000
5. SHIKSHA ACHARYA Rs. 1000
6. VIDYA VARIDHI Rs. 8000 (+Rs. 8000 Contingency Grant)

Duration of scholarship-

a) The duration of the scholarship shall be 10 months in a session.
b) The research scholarships shall be 2 years (24 months).
c) Depending upon the eligibility criteria, the scholarship shall be from the first or
second year to the last year of the course.
d) The scholarship, once cancelled, shall not be resumed without the prior permission
of the Sansthan.