NTPC Utkarsh Merit Scholarship

The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) is named among the prestigious public sector enterprises in India. The organisation is responsible for the management of power generation as well as the construction of new thermal power projects. In the year 2016- 2017, NTPC launched a merit-based scholarship called the ‘NTPC Utkarsh Merit Scholarship’ to motivate secondary and higher education among the local communities. This scholarship was instituted to offer financial aid of INR 1500 per month to students from Punjab, Haryana, Jammu, Kashmir, Delhi, Chandigarh, and Himachal Pradesh. This amount is offered to only Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, and Physically Challenged students from these states.

Read this blog to know all the details about NTPC Scholarship, its eligibility criteria, rewards and more.

What is NTPC Utkarsh Merit Scholarship

The main aim of the NTPC Utkarsh Merit Scholarship is to uplift the economically weaker sections of targeted villages where NTPC projects are set up and ignite the spark of competitiveness in students. Under the NTPC Utkarsh merit scholarship, the NTPC Foundation offers four major schemes. To put simply, there are four separate sub-scholarships for aspirants studying in Classes 10 &12 or pursuing BE/ BTech, ITI courses and MBBS. These scholarships differ in terms of awards, eligibility, selection criteria and application process and have been detailed in the next section.

NTPC Utkarsh Merit Scholarship for 10th and 12 Pass  

Among the class 10th applications, 4 students from each school will be selected and awarded INR 3,000 per annum. For class 12, 4 Students from each stream from every school will be selected and awarded INR 3,000. Here are the eligibility requirements and selection criteria for this scholarship:

Eligibility Criteria	Selection Criteria
Only the candidates who are not a part or related to the NTPC staff and belong to the economically weaker section of communities in the target village of NTPC project or stations with family income, not more than 3 lakhs INR per annum (6 Lakh INR in case of SC/ST/ PC) can apply. Applicants must have qualified Classes 10th and 12th on the first attempt from a government school	Eligible candidates with the highest marks in 10th or 12th Only 1 candidate for each of the categories General, SC/ST, Physically Challenged and Girl students will be selected

NTPC Utkarsh Merit Scholarship: BE/ BTech 

The next category under the NTPC is full-time studies in engineering courses. Only two students from the target villages of each NTPC project or station will be selected and awarded INR 9,00,000 per annum for four consecutive years. Take a look at the eligibility and selection criteria of this NTPC Utkarsh Merit Scholarship as given below:

Eligibility Criteria

Selection Criteria

Only BE applicants who are not the ward of NTPC staff can apply. The candidate must belong to the economically weaker section of targeted villages of NTPC projects or stations with an entire family income of less than INR 300000 per annum  (INR 6 Lakh in case of SC/ST/ PC). The applicant must be pursuing a full-time degree course in BTech or BE degree from IIIT and IIT or government engineering colleges in India. The applicant must not be pursuing any kind of employment or have any other scholarship source. It is mandatory for applicants to have no criminal record.

Selection of the candidate will be made keeping in mind the criteria like passing of 1st year in the first attempt, merit basis and seeking to confirm admission in 2nd year.

NTPC Utkarsh Merit Scholarship for ITIs 

Under this scheme of NTPC Utkarsh merit scholarship, 4 students studying ITI courses in 1st and 2nd each year will be selected from a project or station area and will be awarded 5000 INR per annum. Tabulated below are the selection and eligibility details of this scholarship: 

Eligibility Criteria	Selection Criteria
The candidate must belong to the economically weaker section of targeted villages of NTPC projects or stations with an entire family income of less than 300000 INR per annum (6 Lakh INR in case of SC/ST/ PC) The applicants must be pursuing studies in government-based ITI districts having NTPC projects or stations located nearby.	The candidate must belong to the economically weaker section of targeted villages of NTPC projects or stations with an entire family income of less than 300000 INR per annum (6 Lakh INR in case of SC/ST/ PC) The applicants must be pursuing studies in government-based ITIs districts having NTPC projects or stations located nearby.

NTPC Utkarsh Merit Scholarship for MBBS 

The tuition fee of the MBBS program is generally higher in the country, thus, by seeking NTPC Utkarsh merit scholarship for MBBS, aspirants can pursue their dream of becoming a medical practitioner. Only two students from target villages for each NTPC project or station will be awarded 9,00,000 INR for 4 years. Here are the important eligibility and selection requirements of NTPC Utkarsh Merit Scholarship for MBBS:

Eligibility Criteria

Selection Criteria

Only the applicants who are not the ward of NTPC staff can apply. The candidate must belong to the economically weaker section of targeted villages of NTPC projects or stations with an entire family income of less than 3,00,000 INR per annum (6 Lakh INR in case of SC/ST/ PC). The applicant must be pursuing a full-time MBBS course in a government medical college in India. The applicant must not be pursuing any kind of employment or have any other scholarship source. It is mandatory for applicants to have no criminal record.

Selection of the candidate will be made keeping in mind the criteria like passing of 1st year in the first attempt, merit basis and seeking to confirm admission in 2nd year.

NTPC Scholarship Application Process

A student can either apply physically or online. For physical application, the candidate can avail of the application form from the head of the academic institution or its authorised representative.

Here is a step-by-step process to apply for NTPC Utkarsh Merit Scholarship through the NTPC website:

• Visit the ‘Scholarship Programme’ page of the NTPC website
• Download the application form
• Print the form
• Fill out all mandatory fields
• Attach requisite documents with the application form
• Post the completed application form and necessary documents addressed to the Deputy General Manager (HR-W) at NTPC LTD., NTPC Bhawan, Core no. -7, SCOPE COMPLEX Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110

Documents Required

An applicant must attach the following documents with the application form:

• Passport size photograph
• Attested copy of the required mark sheet, depending on the course in which you are enrolled
• Domicile certificate

Number of Scholarship

National Thermal Power Corporation awards Utkarsh Merit Scholarships to SC, ST, and PC category students pursuing higher education in select states of India, which are Punjab, Haryana, Jammu, Kashmir, Delhi, Chandigarh, and Himachal Pradesh.

Here are the different numbers of scholarships for each category:

Categories	Number of Scholarships
Scheduled Tribe	10
Scheduled Caste	20
Physically Challenged Students	5

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