Most colleges pitch in for needy students

Shreya Ray / TNN / Jun 24, 2006, 00:09 IST

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Almost all colleges of DU offer scholarship schemes and financial assistance to students from underprivileged backgrounds.

Most colleges pitch in for needy students

NEW DELHI: Fee hikes will come and go but colleges make sure that some help is provided to every needy student. Almost all colleges of Delhi University offer scholarship schemes and financial assistance to students from underprivileged backgrounds.
Miranda House (MH) for instance, has instituted two new fellowships worth Rs 5,000 for visually-challenged candidates this year, apart from the aid they provide to other underprivileged students.
"We have also increased the number of scholarships to 100 this year which is given from the college funds. There are already 80 candidates in this category this year," said principal Pratibha Jolly.
In fact, MH has a number of awards and fellowships, provided on the basis of merit and means, some of which come out of college funds, and others out of endowments.

Ramjas College has a number of charitable organisations and NGOs lending financial support to it to help out with scholarships. "We basically provide financial assistance in the form of fee waivers, free books.
This is done on the merit-cum-means basis," said principal Rajendra Prasad. Lady Shri Ram (LSR) College has a comprehensive programme in place which provides not just fee waivers, but also funds to enable underprivileged students to be integrated into the mainstream.

Reaffirming Equity Access Capacity and Humanism (REACH), awards about three scholarships worth Rs 18,000 to underprivileged students every year. This covers their tuition fees, living expenses, books, and leaves room for everyday expenditure.
Hansraj College awards about 40 to 45 merit-cum-means scholarships every year. "This amount basically comes from private donors, so it keeps varying.
We also have a system of tuition-fee waivers and total-fee waivers which are given to 20 to 25 students and 10 to 15 students, respectively. All of this depends on the need of the child," said principal S R Arora.
Kirori Mal College is perhaps the only institute that does not have a restriction on the number of freeships it provides.
"We help out every student who is needy and don't have a merit-cum-means criteria. Meritorious or not, needy students are needy students. We help everyone," said principal Bhim Sen Singh.

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