De​en Dayal Sparsh Yojana ​Scholarship 2023

deen dayal sparsh yojana scholarship 2023

Department of Posts has notified the Scholarship Scheme called “Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana Scholarship for Promotion of Aptitude and Research in Stamps as a Hobby for students from Class VI to IX having good academic record and pursuing Philately as a hobby for the year 2023-24.

About the scheme

Students from Class-VI to IX having good academic record and pursuing Philately as a hobby will be awarded a scholarship on the basis of a written quiz & Philately Project to be conducted at Circle level. The amount of scholarship per awardee is Rs.6000/- per annum. Ten students from each class will be eligible for the scholarship according to their performance in Stage II/ Level II Project work.

Eligibility Condition

A candidate must be a student [Class-VI to IX] of a recognized school within India

Concerned school should have a Philately Club and the candidate should be a member of the Club.

In case the School Philately Club has not been established, a student having his own Philately Deposit Account will also be considered.

A candidate should have good academic record. At the time of selection for award oo scholarship, the candidate must have scored at least 60% marks or equivalent grade/ grade point in the recent final examination. There will be 5% relaxation for SC/ST.

Selection Process

The selection process will be consisting of two levels

Level-I: Written Quiz- 50 multiple choice questions (MCQ) consisting of questions from the following subjects. Each question will carry one mark. There will be no negative marking. Student of a class will compete with his peers only. Duration of the exam will be of one hour.

Sl No.	Subject	Total Marks
1	Current Affairs	5
2	History	5
3	Geography	5
4	Science	5
5	Sports/ Culture	5
6	Local Philately	10
7	National Philately	15
	Total	50

Level-2: Philately Project- 40 students [subject to availability] from each standard will be selected for level-II Philately Project competition on the basis of their merit in the level-1 written quiz. The Project should be limited to a maximum of 500 words, contained in 4 to 5 pages. The display of stamps [real or images] should be limited to a maximum of 16 only.

Submission of application: Application for participation in the level-I written exam should be submitted to the Superintendent/ Senior Superintendent of Postal Division, where school of the student is situated, by registered post or speed post. Last date for submission / posting of application is 05th September, 2023. Application posted after 05-09-2023 and applications posted through ordinary post/ private courier or by hand submission will not be entertained.

Last date of posting of application is 02.09.2023

Application should be submitted by Registered post or Speed post only.