Kerala Government Prathibha Scholarship 2023

Eligibility

• The scholarship is open to applicants of Kerela, who have qualified Higher Secondary Board Examination in Kerela, India.
• The candidates applying should be working towards B.Sc. or Integrated M.Sc. courses in Basic/Natural sciences anywhere in India.
• Applicants should have achieved a minimum aggregate marks of 95% or equivalent in Higher Secondary Board Examination.
• If the candidates applying are SC/ST students, a minimum aggregate marks of 90%, with a minimum of 90 marks in all the subjects.
• The number of scholarships available is 100.
• The candidate should have applied and secured an admission in a University or Institution.
• The duration of the scholarship is for three years and the scholarship can be continued for their M.Sc. course or 4th year of their Integrated M.Sc. course.
• The successful applicants should score an aggregate of 75% or equivalent grade in their degree.

Scholarship award

• The successful B.Sc. Degree candidates will be receiving a funding of Rs. 12,000/- for 1st year; Rs. 18,000/- for 2nd Year and Rs. 24,000/- for 3rd Year.
• The successful M.Sc. degree candidates will be receiving Rs. 40,000/- for 1st Year/4th Year of Integrated M.Sc and the 2nd Year/5th Year of Integrated M.Sc. will be receiving Rs. 60,000/-
• Eight Prathibha Scholars are eligible for summer programmes at IISER-Trivandrum without screening test. Two scholars from each discipline i.e, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics are considered.