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Get Up to 20,000 Taka Per Year Scholarship for Higher Education
- •The central government offers the PM-USP Central Sector Scholarship to provide financial assistance to meritorious students for higher education.
- •A maximum of 82,000 new scholarships are awarded annually based on the results of the Class 12 board examinations.
- •Students receive 12,000 rupees per year at the undergraduate level and 20,000 rupees per year at the postgraduate level.
- •Applicants must score above the 80th percentile in their Class 12 exams and meet the family income criteria to be eligible.
- •Students must have an Aadhaar-linked bank account in their own name to receive the scholarship funds.
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The scheme is officially known as the Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Protsahan (PM-USP) Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students, operated under the Department of Higher Education.
Applicants must be enrolled in a regular degree course at an AICTE-recognized institution and belong to a family whose total annual income does not exceed Rs 450,000. Additionally, their Class 12 board examination results must be above the 80th percentile among successful examinees in their respective stream.
Undergraduate students and technical course students in their first three years receive Rs 12,000 annually, while postgraduate students and students in the fourth and fifth years of professional or technical courses receive Rs 20,000 per year.
