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The INSPIRE-SHE (Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research - Scholarship for Higher Education) is a program by the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, aimed at enhancing the participation of youth in science education and research.

Eligibility

The INSPIRE SHE scholarship is available to the following categories of students:

a) Students who have scored within the top 1% of their Class XII examination of any State/Central Education Board in India and are pursuing courses in Natural and Basic Sciences at the B.Sc., B.S., and Integrated M.Sc./M.S. level.

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b) Students who have secured ranks within the top 10,000 in the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) of IIT or National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), and are currently pursuing Natural and Basic Science courses in India at the B.Sc., B.S., Int. M.Sc./M.S. level.

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c) Students who have scored within the top 1% of their Class XII examination of any State/Central Education Board in India and are pursuing Integrated M.S. courses in Natural and Basic Sciences at institutes like IISERs, NISER, Department of Atomic Energy Centre for Basic Sciences-University of Mumbai, and Visva-Bharati, Shanti Niketan.

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D) National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) scholars, Jagadish Bose National Science Talent Search (JBNSTS) scholars, and International Olympiad medallists pursuing Bachelor/Master level courses in Natural Sciences are also eligible.

Note: The Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) scheme is no longer active. You may continue to find reference to this on websites and portals.

Click HERE for complete details about application timeline, eligible UG courses, scholarship amount, disbursement conditions etc.