KVPY Fellowships Notification 2012 and Online Application

The Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY), a prestigious scholarship scheme administered by Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore is offering Fellowships for higher education in Basic Sciences. The KVPY scheme was aimed at promoting education and research basic sciences. The KVPY Award Notification 2012-13 has been announced and the dates are released by IISc. There are three streams in the programme. These are Stream A (After Class X), Stream SX (For Class XII students) and Stream SB (First year of Graduation). Following are details of fellowships for various courses and application procedure:

1) After Class X (SSC): Monthly stipend is Rs. 4000 and Annual grant is Rs. 16000.
2) During 1st to 3rd years of B.Sc / BS / Integrated M.Sc / MS: Monthly stipend is Rs. 5000 and Annual Contingency Grant is Rs. 20000.
3) During M.Sc / 4th to 5th years of Integrated M.Sc / MS: Monthly stipend is Rs. 7000 and Annual Contingency Grant is Rs. 28000.

Eligibility: Candidates those enrolled in Class XI (Intermediate First year), Class XII (Intermediate Second Year) and in the first year of BSc/ BS / Integrated M.Sc / MS in Science subjects during the academic year 2012-13 are eligible to apply. Candidates should have secured minimum 80 percent marks for Stream SA, Stream SX and 60 percent for Stream SB.

Interested candidates can apply online or offline. Online applications are accepted through KVPY website at www.kvpy.org.in . Candidates can also download applications from the website and send hard copies of applications along with other enclosures. Last date for applying online is 7th September 2012. Last date for the receipt of completed applications in both online / hard copy is 12th September 2012.

EAMCET 2012 News on Engineering Counseling Dates

The Counseling Schedule of EAMCET 2012 Engineering Stream is likely to be released by the end of the coming week. The Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Technical Education, Damodar Raja Narasimha has informed that the EAMCET 2012 Counseling dates will be announced by the end of 21st July 2012.

The minister has disclosed that the high level official meeting will be held on Tuesday or Wednesday (17th or 18th July 2012). A decision is likely to come out on the dates of EAMCET 2012 counseling and increase of fee in private colleges following the permission given by Supreme Court.

The Government of Andhra Pradesh is yet to take a decision on the approval given by Apex Court to increase fee by private engineering colleges after submitting relevant proposals. There has been anxiety among lakhs of students and their parents to proceed with the plans of joining in Engineering courses under Management quota. Lets hope the authorities will come out with clarifications on these issues soon.

JNTUH Hyderabad B.Tech 3-1 Semester Results 2012

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad (JNTUH), Andhra Pradesh has announced the results of 3/1 Semester Examinations of B.Tech Course on 15th July 2012. The results of first semester of the third year course can be accessed from www.jnturesults.in. The JNTUH has informed that 70.20 percent of the candidates those appeared for the examinations have been passed. Director of the Examinations branch Prof. A Goverdhan has disclosed that the results are displayed on the JNTUH website.

JNTUH has hundreds of Engineering Colleges under its purview. The colleges are located across the state of the Andhra Pradesh. Most of the colleges are located in the districts of Telangana Region like Ranga Reddy, Hyderabad, Medak, Warangal, Mahaboobnagar, Karimnagar, Nalgonda, Adilabad, Nizamabad and Khammam.

JNTU Hyderabad is the specialized University for Technical Education in Andhra Pradesh. The University College of Engineering is one of the best campuses in the state. Top rankers in the EAMCET prefer JNTUH Campus college for B.Tech Engineering programmes. Candidates can check www.jntuh.ac.in for more details about the engineering courses offered by JNTUH and can visit www.jnturesults.in for results info.