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Deen dayal sparsh scheme ( philately scholarship) - telangana

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Department of Posts has launched a Philately Scholarship Scheme “Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana (Scholarship for Promotion of Aptitude & Research in Stamps as a Hobby)” on 03.11.2017 for generating interest regarding Philately amongst students. Students of class VI to IX having good academic record and pursuing philately as a hobby will be awarded scholarship on the basis of Philately Quiz & Philately Project to be conducted by the Circle. The amount of Scholarship per awardees is to be Rs. 6000/- per annum @ Rs. 500/- per month.
Eligibility Condition:
A Candidate must be a student (class Vlth to IXth) of a Recognized School within India.
Concerned School should have a Philately Club and the candidate should be a member of the Club.
In case the School Philately Club hasn‘t been established, a student having his own Philately Deposit Account may also be considered.
A candidate must have good academic record. At the time of selection for award of scholarship the candidate must have scored at least 60% marks or equivalent grade/ grade point in the recent final examination. There will be 5% relaxation for SC/ST.
Selection Process:
The Selection Process will be consisting of following two levels (Level 1- Philately Written Quiz & Level- 2- Philately Project).
Level 1: A Philately Written Quiz at regional level will be conducted by 20th December, 2017 by postal authorities.
Level 2: Students selected at the Regional Level Written Quiz will have to submit a Philately Project for final selection by 15th Jan, 2018.*
A communication will be issued by the Department of Posts to the selected candidates of the quiz for detailing them on the list of Philately Project Topics & broad guidelines to be followed for writing their project. The candidates selected at Philately Written Quiz can submit their project on any one of the topic from the list provided by the Department of Posts.
Syllabus:
Philately Written Quiz will be a Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) quiz consisting of 50 (Fifty) questions from following subject: Current Affair, History, Science, Sports, Culture, Geography and Philately (local & national).
Philately Project should not be of more than 4 to 5 pages. In the project, student may use not more than 16 stamps and not more than 500 words. Detailed guidelines regarding the Project & sample project template will be issued by Circle after announcement of Philately written quiz to the selected candidates.
Amount of Scholarship:
The amount of Scholarship is to be Rs. 6000/- per annum @ Rs. 500/- per month for a selected candidate.
Disbursement of Scholarship:
The scholarship will be transferred in the joint account (with parents) of awardees in India Post Payment Bank or Post Office Savings Bank in a branch, which has Core Banking Facility.
For further details, please approach the nearest Post Office or Philately Division of this office through email at “[email protected]“
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