Last updated on September 17th, 2025 at 02:40 pm
Pragati Scholarship Scheme for Girls (Degree/Diploma)]
[ AICTE-Pragati Scholarship Scheme For Girl Students (Degree/ Diploma)]
Pragati Scholarship Scheme has been launched for Female students studying in technical courses (diploma, degree) in institutions approved by All India Council for Technical Education. For this scheme, the annual income of the family (both parents combined) has been fixed up to Rs. 8 lakh. From the year 2020-21, the Directorate of Technical Education, Maharashtra State has been declared as the nodal office in the state of Maharashtra for this scheme. Under this scheme, the following set of scholarships has been decided by the Central Government for the state of Maharashtra.
Fresh set/quota of scholarship –
State | Sr.No. | Courses | Set Number |
Maharashtra | 1 | Diploma | 624 |
2 | Degree | 553 |
Scholarship Amount-
Under this scheme, new scholarships (to eligible and merit-based students) and eligible students who come for renewal are given the following scholarships.
| Sr.No. | Scholarship components | Lump sum Amount |
| A. | Fees payable to the organization, computer stationery, books, equipment, software, etc. | रु.50,000/- per annum |
The sanctioned amount of the said schemes is deposited directly into the bank account of the students by the Central Government under Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).
Detailed information about the said schemes is given on the website of All India Council for Technical Education – www.aicte-india.org / National Scholarship Portal (NSP) of the Central Government (website- www.scholarships.gov.in ).
The said scheme is implemented online through the National Scholarship Portal ( NSP ) of the Central Government (website- www.scholarships.gov.in). To benefit from the said scheme, it is mandatory for the students who have been admitted in the first year and directly in the second year in the current academic year to apply for fresh (Fresh) and eligible students who have been approved for scholarship in the previous academic year to apply for renewal (Renewal) within the last date mentioned on the NSP portal.