ePass - Renewal of Post Matric Scholarships 2011-12 | Tuition Fee Reimbursement Scheme in AP

Government of Andhra Pradesh is inviting online applications through ePass website for the renewal of Post Matric Scholarships for the year 2011-12. The scholarship scheme is more popular in Andhra Pradesh as Tution Fee Reimbursement Scheme. Under this scheme, Students pursuing various Post Matric Courses in Andhra Pradesh can apply for the scholarships for the year 2011-2012. All SC/ ST/ BC/ Minority/ EBC and any other students with parental income of less than Rs. 1 lakh are eligible for fee reimbursement. Candidates need to apply for the renewal of their scholarships for the academic year 2011-12 through ePass (Electronic Payment and Application System of Scholarships) website at http://epass.cgg.gov.in/. Details of eligible courses, colleges, fee structure, approval procedure, types of scholarships offered, and relevant Government Orders are available on ePass website at http://epasswebsite.cgg.gov.in/ .

Students who are in the second year of professional courses such as Engineering, Medicine, Pharmacy, Graduation etc can apply for the scholarships. Online application facility on the ePass website will be available from 2nd July 2011. Last date for the online application is 31st July 2011. Following are other details of the Post Matric Scholarships in Andhra Pradesh for the year 2011-12. Government will release separate notification for Fresh / New students who will be joining in various professional courses for the year 2011-12. Here is a step by step procedure to apply for the renewal of scholarships:

Step 1: http://epassrenew.cgg.gov.in/StudentRenewal2011.do
Step 2: Enter Application ID, User ID and Pass Word (If you forgot your user ID and Password, you can get the same through filling some data at http://epassrenew.cgg.gov.in/StudentRenewal2011.do )
Step 3: Fill all the details
Step 4: Take a Print out of the Application and follow the guidelines mentioned.

Renewal Candidates also need to submit the income declaration form in the format available on the ePass website. You can download the form from the link http://epass.cgg.gov.in/downloads/INCOME_DECLARATION_FORM.doc . The scholarship amount, if sanctioned will be directly credited into the accounts (SBI eZ Pay Cards Accounts OR Personal Bank Accounts) of students in the due process. The applications will be scrutinized at various stages and will be sent to final approval from the department of revenue, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. Concerned colleges also have to furnish required details of students and follow the procedure for getting the scholarship amount of the students enrolled.

The most ambitious scheme of tuition fee reimbursement was introduced by late Chief Minister of AP, Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy. Students of all castes / communities with parental income of less than Rs. 1 lakh for annum are eligible for tution fee reimbursement under Post Matric Scholarship Scheme. Students have to submit income and caste certificates along with fulfilling other requirements stipulated by the Government time to time.

Important Dates:

1. Open of Renewal Scholarship Registration for 2011-12: From 02-07-2011.
2. Last Date for the online registration for Renewal: 31-07-2011

Address: ePass, Project Monitoring Unit, SPIU, Ground Floor, Damodaram Sanjeevaiah Sankshema Bhavan (DSS Bhavan), Opp : Chacha Nehru Park, Masab Tank, Hyderabad. Phone : 040 - 23390228. E-mail : help.epass@cgg.gov.in.

Kakatiya KUCET 2011 Results, Counseling Schedule and Rank Cards

Kakatiya University will announce KUCET 2011 results on the official website of the university www.kakatiya.ac.in. KUCET 2011 results of KU also will be displayed on the popular results websites like schools9.com, manabadi.com etc. Kakatiya University (KU), Warangal has conducted Post Graduate Common Entrance Test (PGCET 2011)for admission into various PG and PG Diploma courses in Kakatiya University and Satavahana University, Karimnagar for the academic year 2011-12. Candidates can download their Rank Cards from the website. KUCET Counseling schedule for all the qualified candidates for admission to all the PG and PG Diploma courses also will be announced along with results. Admission to following programs will be through ranks / marks in KUCET 2011 only:

Courses at Kakatiya University - Warangal:

1. M.A.: English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Public Administration, History, Political Science, Telugu, Economics, Sociology.
2. M.Sc.: Zoology, Microbiology, Botany, BioChemistry, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Mathematics (including Statistics), Computer Science, Geology, Physics (including Engineering Physics and Instrumentation).
3. Master of Commerce- M.Com
4. Master of Tourism Management- MTM
5. M.Com (Financial Accounting)
6. Master of Social Work- MSW
7. Maser of Human Resource Management - MHRM
8. M.Li.Sc.
9. M.Ed.
10. PG Diploma in Sericulture, Clinical Biochemistry

Courses at Satavahana University - Karimnagar:

1. M.Sc.: Computer Science, Microbiology, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Botany, Zoology, Food Science and Technology.
2. M.A.: Telugu, Economics, English, Urdu, Sociology, and Social Work
3. M.Com / M.Com Financial Accounting.

Details of rank wise counseling schedule, download / dispatch of rank cards, affiliated PG colleges under Kakatiya and Satavahana Universities and fee for various courses can be obtained from http://www.kakatiya.ac.in

Kakatiya University 5 Year Integrated M.Sc. Admissions 2011-12

Directorate of Admissions, Kakatiya University (KU), Warangal has announced notification for admission to 5 Year Integrated Post Graduate Programs in KU Warangal and Chaitanya PG College (Autonomous), Hanamkonda for the academic year 2011-2012. Kakatiay University will conduct Common Entrance Test (CET) for short listing the candidates. The courses available are M.Sc. Chemistry / Biotechnology / Pharmaceutical Chemistry. There are 70 seats available in each course. Following are details of eligibility, course details, number of seats, fee and application procedure:

Eligibility details: Applicants to all the three courses should have passed in Intermediate (10+2) or equivalent examination with a minimum of 50 percent marks. Minimum pass marks are required for SC/ST candidates. Candidates who have studied Intermediate with Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry (MPC) are eligible for M. Sc. (Chemistry) and M. Sc. (Pharmaceutical Chemistry). Candidates who studied Biology, Physics and Chemistry (BPC) in Intermediate are eligible for all the three courses.

Selection of the candidates will be based on the performance in Entrance Test. Duration of the test is 3 hours. There will be four sections in the question paper. These are Chemistry, Physics Maths and Biology. Each section consists of 50 multiple choice questions carrying 50 Marks and the candidate has to attempt any three sections. Section A (Chemistry) and B (Physics) are compulsory sections for all the students. Section C is Mathematics (for MPC students), Section D is Biology (for BPC students).

Colleges Offering 5 Years Courses:

1. University College, Kakatiya University, Warangal: M. Sc. Chemistry - 36 seats; M.Sc. Biotechnology - 36 seats. ( 6 seats in each course reserved for NRI quota)

2. Chaitanya PG College (Autonomous), Hanamkonda: M. Sc. (Chemistry) / M. Sc. (Biotechnology) / M. Sc. (Pharmaceutical Chemistry): All are self financed courses. 40 seats available in each course.

Fee details of various courses:

1. M. Sc. (Chemistry) and M. Sc. (Biotechnology) Regular Course: Rs. 15,100/- per year
2. M. Sc. (Chemistry), M. Sc. (Biotechnology) and M. Sc. (Pharmaceutical Chemistry) SFC (Self Finance Course): Rs. 30,100/- per year
3. M. Sc. (Chemistry) and M. Sc. (Biotechnology) NRI Quota: Rs. 51,450/- per year

Application Procedure: Candidates can obtain application forms and Information brochure from the Directorate of Admissions on payment of Rs.300/- . You can also get it by post from the same office by sending a DD for Rs.300/- drawn in favour of ‘The Registrar, KUCET A/c.”, payable at SBH, KU Branch. Your request should be enclosed with a self- addressed envelope (size 35 x 25 cms) with postal stamps worth Rs.42/- affixed on it. Candidates can visit www.kakatiya.ac.in for any other details.

Important Dates:

1. Start of sale of application forms: 01-7-2011
2. Last date for the receipt of filled in application forms: 20-7-2011
3. Last date with late fee of Rs.200/- : 25-7-2011
4. Last date with late fee of Rs.1,000/- : 30-7-2011.
5. Date of Common Entrance Test: 05-8-2011.