{"id":2754,"date":"2021-09-26T13:05:52","date_gmt":"2021-09-26T13:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=2754"},"modified":"2021-09-26T13:05:52","modified_gmt":"2021-09-26T13:05:52","slug":"undergraduate-scholarships-announced-by-hec-for-gb-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/education\/undergraduate-scholarships-announced-by-hec-for-gb-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate scholarships announced by HEC for GB students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The undergraduate scholarships for Gilgit-Baltistan students announced by Higher Education Commission (HEC).<\/p>\n<p>According to a notification issued by the body, the scholarship will allow students from the region to study in top Pakistani universities and educational institutions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Applications are invited from outstanding students from Gilgit-Baltistan who intend to pursue undergraduate studies (four\/five years BS programmes) from HEC-recognised public sector universities\/ degree-awarding institutions (DAIs),&#8221; the notification read.<\/p>\n<p>Titled &#8220;Undergraduate Scholarship Programme for the Students of Gilgit-Baltistan in Top Universities\/Institutions (Batch-I)&#8221;, the scheme is being offered for the academic year 2021-2022 and students from all areas of studies and disciplines will be eligible to apply.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eligibility criteria<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Per the guidelines issued by the HEC, students will have to fulfil certain criteria to be able to avail the opportunity, which would be competitive in nature.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The students must be in possession of a G-B domicile\/ local certificate.<\/li>\n<li>Applicants must have completed their matric or intermediate degrees at the time of application and preference will be given to those who have completed their studies in G-B.<\/li>\n<li>Those who are availing any other scholarships will NOT be eligible to apply.<\/li>\n<li>The scholarship will allow students to seek admission to any public sector university or higher educational institution of Pakistan, however, any expenditure over and above the cost given in PC-I will have to be borne by the students themselves.<\/li>\n<li>Students must not be more than 23 years of age at the time of application.<\/li>\n<li>Students will have to meet the HEC and university criteria for admission in BS programmes.<\/li>\n<li>Short-listing of candidates will be carried out based on their scores in Aptitude Test conducted by HEC&#8217;s education testing council, and their academic credentials.<\/li>\n<li>Candidates must obtain at least 50% marks in the aptitude test.<\/li>\n<li>Students who are already enrolled in a BS programme in a public university\/ institution for a maximum of one year will be able to apply.<\/li>\n<li>The scholarship will be awarded irrespective of the gender, caste, race, or religion of the candidate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What will the scholarship cover?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Per the notification, the scholarship will cover the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tuition, hostel fee, and other education-related expenses amounting to a maximum of Rs240,000 per year.<\/li>\n<li>A stipend of Rs15,000 per month.<\/li>\n<li>Books and travel allowance amounting to Rs30,000 per year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Where to apply?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you wish to apply for the scholarship, visit https:\/\/eportal.hec.gov.pk. Students who wish to apply will have to pay Rs500. Hard copies of the application will not be accepted, therefore, all aspiring candidates will have to apply online.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/maryam-nawaz-raises-voice-for-balochistan-students-condemns-torture-govt-shameful-attitude.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maryam Nawaz raises voice for Balochistan students, condemns torture &amp; govt shameful attitude<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The undergraduate scholarships for Gilgit-Baltistan students announced by Higher Education Commission (HEC). According to a notification issued by the body, the scholarship will allow students from the region to study in top Pakistani universities and educational institutions. &#8220;Applications are invited from outstanding students from Gilgit-Baltistan who intend to pursue undergraduate studies (four\/five years BS [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":2755,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,9,2],"tags":[1016,643,1084,1087,132],"class_list":["post-2754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","category-latest-news","category-pakistan","tag-balochistan-students","tag-gilgit-baltistan","tag-higher-education-commission","tag-scholarships","tag-hec"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2754"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2754\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}