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Post Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship for Single Girl Child (UGC)
Rs 36,200 a year for two years for an only daughter studying for a master's degree
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Updated on 16 Oct 2026
What you get
The University Grants Commission's scholarship supports the postgraduate education of girls who are the only girl child in their family and recognises small families. 3,000 new scholarships are awarded each year: Rs 36,200 a year for the two years of a master's course, paid annually by DBT. No extra grant is paid for hostel or medical costs, and institutions are expected not to charge these students tuition fees.
Who can apply
Indian girls who are the only girl child in their family - with no brother; twin daughters can also apply - aged 30 or less at admission, in the first year of a regular, full-time, non-professional master's course at a designated university or postgraduate college. Distance education, deemed universities without government funding, and families with a son and a daughter are excluded.
How to apply
Apply online on the National Scholarship Portal once the year's applications open (UGC publishes a notice); your institution verifies the application. Upload the single girl child affidavit and the joining report in the scheme's formats.
Documents you need
- Aadhaar card
- Proof of admission to a recognised master's course
- Joining report (Annexure-I)
- Single girl child affidavit (Annexure-II)
- Bank passbook
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Source: myScheme (myscheme.gov.in), Government of India
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