Indus Towers Scholarship Program For Students with Disabilities 

The Indus Towers Scholarship Program is an educational scholarship program to support children with disabilities in their higher education. It was implemented on March 9, 2016, in Guwahati (Assam). The CSR initiative of Indus Towers Ltd (Bharti Infratel Ltd) is administered by the Shishu Sarothi Centre for rehabilitation and training for multiple disabled students living in Assam. It has already supported 464 scholars across 8 states of North East India, i.e. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura. 

Objectives of Indus Towers Scholarship Program 2023 

This scheme is very helpful for students who come from underprivileged and marginalised communities in North East India. The main objective of the scholarship is to encourage students with disabilities to complete their higher education from higher secondary, graduation, post-graduation and all other professional courses and beyond. 

The scholarship will be awarded to the student based on the eligibility criteria and all other supporting documents that will be provided by the student for verification. The scholarship amount will cover the student’s admission fee, tuition fee and examination fee. 

Award of Indus Towers Scholarship Program 2023 

The award price for the students pursuing higher secondary/diploma/coaching will not exceed an upper limit of INR 2 lakhs. The award for students pursuing graduation/post-graduation/diploma/professional courses will not exceed INR 5 lakhs. 

The scholarship will be allocated as per fee declaration by the educational institution of the student in its “Information Release Form”. If by any chance there is any correction/revision required in the allocation of scholarship, the scholar must report the same in an application written to the Executive Director, Shishu Sarothi with an attached copy of the fee declaration from the educational institute. 

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Eligibility Criteria 

There are two categories for eligibility in the Indus Towers Scholarship Program 2023. The category-wise eligibility criteria for this scholarship are mentioned below. Students are advised to read each of them attentively before applying for the scholarship. 

Category 1 

• Students must belong to the state of North East India, i.e. Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Manipur and Tripura. 
• The age of students must be between 14 – 30 years. 
• Students must provide class 10th or above educational certificates. 
• Students must have benchmark disability, i.e, 45% as per the disability certificate. 

Category 2 

• Student must belong to the state of North East India, i.e. Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Manipur and Tripura
• The age limit is between 17 and 30 years. 
• Students must have benchmark disability, i.e, 40% and above as per the disability certificate. 
• Students must have 10+2 educational certificates.

Application Process of Indus Towers Scholarship Program 2023

The application process for the Indus Towers Scholarship is ongoing. Interested candidates can visit the official website and fill out the application for the scholarship. The steps for the application process are given below. 

• Visit the official website of Indus Towers Scholarship, i.e ssscholarship.org
• Click on the blinking ‘Apply Online’ link present on the menu bar. 
• The different categories of the Indus Towers Scholarship will appear on your screen. 
• Click on the category of your choice. 
• Fill in all the required details. 
• Upload all the necessary documents. 
• Click on the “Submit” button and then pay the application fee to complete the application process. 

Documents Required for Indus Towers Scholarship Program 2023

There are a few main documents required for the Indus Towers Scholarship. Students must submit all the required documents otherwise, their application can be rejected by the authority. The list of documents is given below. 

• Identity proof such as passport/driving licence/voter id/Aadhaar card
• Disability certificate
• Income Certificate (if applicable) 
• Class 10 mark sheet 
• Class 10+2 mark sheet (if applicable)
• Fee receipt 
• Below Poverty Line card (if applicable)
• Admission fee receipt of the current semester 
• Mark sheet of the last semester (if applicable) 
• Unique Id for a person with disabilities (UDID) 

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