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Hi! I\u2019m Astronaut Alex \ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83d\ude80\ud83d\ude80, and we will be talking about the Rajiv Gandhi Scholarship for Academic Excellence 2023. Well, don’t worry if you haven\u2019t heard of this scheme. I\u2019ll help you understand what it’s all about. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are a student from Rajasthan who wishes to study abroad in 2025-26, then you can apply for the Rajiv Gandhi Scholarship for Academic Excellence. This scheme was first launched on 20 August 2021 by the Rajasthan government to honour the former PM, Late Shri Rajiv Gandhi. The scholarship helps cover academic expenses for students while studying abroad. This blog will provide you with all the information about this scholarship. We will cover its eligibility criteria, benefits and allowances, course-wise slots, eligible universities abroad, and the application process. Read on to know more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Rajiv Gandhi Scholarship: Overview<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Being committed to academic excellence, the former PM of India, Late Shri Rajiv Gandhi, had a modern vision for the students and youth of the country. As a tribute to his contributions, the current CM of Rajasthan, Shri Ashok Gehlot, announced the Rajiv Gandhi Scholarship for Academic Excellence for students of Rajasthan on the former PM\u2019s birth anniversary. Initially meant to provide financial support to 200 students, the number has been increased to 500 after the 2023-24 budget announcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scholarship Name<\/strong><\/td>Rajiv Gandhi Scholarship for Academic Excellence 2025<\/td><\/tr>
Provider<\/strong><\/td>Department of College Education, Govt of Rajasthan<\/td><\/tr>
Number of Scholarships<\/strong><\/td>500<\/td><\/tr>
Beneficiaries<\/strong><\/td>Students of Rajasthan<\/td><\/tr>
Scholarship Amount<\/strong><\/td>Upto INR 10,00,000<\/td><\/tr>
Age limit<\/strong><\/td>35 years<\/td><\/tr>
Application Mode<\/strong><\/td>Online<\/td><\/tr>
Deadline to Apply<\/strong><\/td>Not announced yet<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Rajiv Gandhi Scholarship: Eligibility Criteria<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Rajiv Gandhi Scholarship is a scheme meant to encourage students from economically weaker sections<\/strong><\/a> in Rajasthan to pursue their education overseas. The scholarship covers students enrolled in UG, PG, PhD, and postdoctoral courses in the latest 150 QS-ranked universities abroad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s take a look at some other eligibility criteria that students need to fulfil to apply for this scheme:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. The applicant must be a resident of Rajasthan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. The applicant must have a 12th\/Bachelor’s\/Master’s\/Doctorate degree from a recognised Indian board\/university.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. The applicant must not be above 35 years of age as of 1 July.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. The applicant must have received an offer\/confirmation\/admission letter from a foreign university covered by the scholarship.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. The applicant\u2019s annual family income must be less than or equal to INR 8 lakh.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Only one applicant from a family will be granted the scholarship.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Also Read: <\/strong>What is the Age Limit for Scholarships in India?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Benefits and Allowances<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    If a candidate is deemed eligible by the above criteria, they stand to receive the various benefits from the Rajiv Gandhi Scholarship for Academic Excellence. Based on their annual family income, the students are divided into 3 categories: E1, E2, and E3. Candidates receive the scholarship amount based on which of these categories they fall under:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Category<\/strong><\/td>Award\/Benefits<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    E1 (income < 8 lakh)<\/td>Tuition and Bench fees –<\/strong> Up to INR 50 lakh
    Living fees – <\/strong>INR 3 lakh<\/td><\/tr>
    E2 (INR 8 lakh <income< INR 25 lakh)<\/td>Tuition and Bench fees –<\/strong> Up to INR 50 lakh
    Living fees – <\/strong>INR 6 lakh<\/td><\/tr>
    E3 (Income > 25 lakh)<\/td>Tuition and Bench fees –<\/strong> Up to INR 50 lakh
    Living fees – <\/strong>NA<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Note: <\/strong>Applicants belonging to the E1 category will be considered in the first phase of the evaluation. The second and third phases of evaluation will consider students in both E1 and E2 categories. In the last phase, students of all three categories are considered collectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Eligible students also receive allowances for different expenses while preparing to study abroad, like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Annual Maintenance Allowance <\/strong><\/td>Up to INR 10 lakh each<\/td><\/tr>
    Annual Contingency Allowance <\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    Visa Fees<\/strong><\/td>Full reimbursement (in INR)<\/td><\/tr>
    Tuition Fees<\/strong><\/td>Full reimbursement <\/td><\/tr>
    Medical Insurance Premium<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    Travel Cost <\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Also Read: <\/strong>Famous 5 Scholarships for Graduation in India<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Course-Wise Slots<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The Rajiv Gandhi Scholarship has a limited number of slots for different courses that students are enrolled in. The breakdown of the number of slots available for various disciplines is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Courses<\/strong><\/td>Number of Slots<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    Humanities, Social Science, Agriculture and Forest Science, Nature and Environmental Science, Law<\/td>150<\/td><\/tr>
    Management and Business Administration, Economics and Finance<\/td>25<\/td><\/tr>
    Pure Science and Public Health<\/td>25<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Note:<\/strong> If any of these slots go vacant, then the students can apply to the following disciplines, having 15 slots available: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Related sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Applied Sciences<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Also Read: <\/strong>Duke University Scholarships 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Rajiv Gandhi Scholarship: Eligible Universities<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      As mentioned earlier, students selected for the Rajiv Gandhi Scholarship are eligible to apply to the top 150 QS-ranked universities around the world. Given below are the 50 eligible universities where candidates can apply for admission through this scheme in 2025-26:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      University<\/strong><\/td>QS World Ranking 2026<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
      Massachusetts Institute of Technology<\/strong><\/a>(MIT)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
      University of Cambridge<\/strong><\/a><\/td>6<\/td><\/tr>
      Stanford University<\/strong><\/a><\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
      University of Oxford<\/strong><\/a><\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
      Harvard University<\/strong><\/a><\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
      California Institute of Technology (Caltech)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>10<\/td><\/tr>
      UCL<\/strong><\/a><\/td>9<\/td><\/tr>
      ETH Zurich<\/strong><\/a><\/td>7<\/td><\/tr>
      University of Chicago<\/strong><\/a><\/td>13<\/td><\/tr>
      National University of Singapore (NUS)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>8<\/td><\/tr>
      Peking University<\/strong><\/a><\/td>14<\/td><\/tr>
      University of Pennsylvania<\/strong><\/a><\/td>15<\/td><\/tr>
      Tsinghua University<\/strong><\/a><\/td>=17<\/td><\/tr>
      The University of Edinburgh<\/strong><\/a><\/td>34<\/td><\/tr>
      EPFL<\/strong><\/a><\/td>=22<\/td><\/tr>
      Yale University<\/strong><\/a><\/td>21<\/td><\/tr>
      Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>12<\/td><\/tr>
      Cornell University<\/strong><\/a><\/td>16<\/td><\/tr>
      The University of Hong Kong<\/strong><\/a><\/td>11<\/td><\/tr>
      Columbia University<\/strong><\/a><\/td>=38<\/td><\/tr>
      The University of Tokyo<\/strong><\/a><\/td>=36<\/td><\/tr>
      Johns Hopkins University<\/strong><\/a><\/td>24<\/td><\/tr>
      University of Michigan Ann Arbor<\/strong><\/a><\/td>45<\/td><\/tr>
      Universit\u00e9 PSL<\/strong><\/a><\/td>28<\/td><\/tr>
      University of California, Berkeley (UCB)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>=17<\/td><\/tr>
      The University of Manchester<\/strong><\/a><\/td>35<\/td><\/tr>
      Seoul National University<\/strong><\/a><\/td>=39<\/td><\/tr>
      The Australian National University<\/strong><\/a><\/td>=32<\/td><\/tr>
      McGill University<\/strong><\/a><\/td>27<\/td><\/tr>
      Northwestern University<\/strong><\/a><\/td>=42<\/td><\/tr>
      The University of Melbourne<\/strong><\/a><\/td>19<\/td><\/tr>
      Fudan University<\/strong><\/a><\/td>30<\/td><\/tr>
      Kyoto University<\/strong><\/a><\/td>57<\/td><\/tr>
      King’s College London<\/strong><\/a><\/td>31<\/td><\/tr>
      The Chinese University of Hong Kong<\/strong><\/a>(CUHK)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>=32<\/td><\/tr>
      New York University (NYU)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>55<\/td><\/tr>
      The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology<\/strong><\/a><\/td>44<\/td><\/tr>
      The University of Sydney<\/strong><\/a><\/td>20<\/td><\/tr>
      KAIST – Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology<\/strong><\/a><\/td>–<\/td><\/tr>
      University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>46<\/td><\/tr>
      UNSW Sydney<\/strong><\/a><\/td>20<\/td><\/tr>
      Shanghai Jiao Tong University<\/strong><\/a><\/td>=47<\/td><\/tr>
      University of British Columbia<\/strong><\/a><\/td>40<\/td><\/tr>
      Institut Polytechnique de Paris<\/strong><\/a><\/td>41<\/td><\/tr>
      Technical University of Munich<\/strong><\/a><\/td>=22<\/td><\/tr>
      Duke University<\/strong><\/a><\/td>62<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      Also Read:<\/strong> Visa Interview Documents Required to Study Abroad<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      How To Apply?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Applying for the Rajiv Gandhi Scholarship for Academic Excellence is a simple online process through the official Rajasthan government portal. Candidates must register on the RajSSO platform, fill out the application form, and upload the required documents before the deadline. Following the official guidelines carefully ensures a smooth and successful submission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. Visit the official portal of the Rajiv Gandhi Scholarship for Academic Excellence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Select the \u201cOnline Scholarship\u201d option on the Menu bar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Click on \u201cApply Now\u201d to start the application.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. To register, go to the \u201cCitizen\u201d option on the \u201cRegistration\u201d tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      5. Choose your preferred method (through Jan Aadhaar or Google) to start the registration process.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      6. Check your email ID and registered mobile number for login details.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      7. Log in to fill up the scholarship form.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      8. Save and download the application form receipt for future reference.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Documents Required<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        Applicants must submit essential documents such as their Janaadhaar ID, academic transcripts, admission offer letter, income certificate, and bank details. Ensuring all documents are clear and valid is crucial for successful verification and approval. Here are the mandatory documents that are required to be submitted during the application for the Rajiv Gandhi Scholarship for Academic Excellence Rajasthan:<\/p>\n\n\n\n