Scholarship/Stipend to SC Students for ITI/Professional Courses (Swami Vivekanand Scholarship)

• Under the scheme, a monthly stipend of ₹400/- is given to the eligible student.

1. The student should belong to the Scheduled Caste of Gujarat.
   1. The student should be studying in professional course in a Government or Private Industrial Training Institute (ITI).
   2. The annual family income of the student should be up to ₹6,00,000/- (For Rural & Urban Areas).

Online

> Application Process for Scheme Benefit:

Step 01: The applicant may visit the Digital Gujarat Portal: https://www.digitalgujarat.gov.in/ Step 02: On the home page, click on ‘Register’ and the applicant will be redirected to the registration form page. Step 03: Enter your Mobile Number, Email, Set Password and then click on ‘Save’. Step 04: After successful registration, the applicant can login through his/her User Name (Mobile No./Email ID) and Password. Step 05: Now, click on ‘My Profile’ to update your profile and fill in all the mandatory information. Step 06: After filling in profile details, click on ‘Update Profile’. Profile will be updated after entering the verification Code (OTP). Step 07: Now under services, select ‘Scholarship Services’ and then click on ‘SC Scheme’. Step 08: Select the Financial Year in which you want to apply for and then click on ‘Change Financial Year’. Step 09: Select the scheme, read the interaction carefully, and then click on ‘Continue to Service’. Step 10: Fill in the application form completely and upload all the relevant documents. Step 11: Now, click on ‘Save as Draft’ and agree with the terms & conditions, and submit the application form by clicking on ‘Confirm & Final Submit’. > Instructions:

Note 01: Photo uploading for all applicants is mandatory. Note 02: The application will be considered complete only when all sections are completed. Note 03: Only one application per applicant will be acceptable for the ITI Scholarship/Stipend. If any student submits more than one application either from a single institute or from multiple institutions his/her all applications will be rejected by the competent authority and no request from any side will be entertained. Note 04: In case of any wrong/misleading information provided in the application shall lead to rejection of the application by Department Authorities. Note 05: All required documents must be carefully scanned as per the instructions given. Note 06: The student has to fill his/her application carefully as there is no provision for institution change once the application is submitted successfully. Note 07: The unreadable uploaded documents will allow the competent authority to reject the student application. Note 08: Direct Individual submission of this application form will not be accepted in case of students studying inside the state.

The “Scholarship/Stipend to SC Students for ITI/Professional Courses” scheme is administered by the Director, Scheduled Caste Welfare, Government of Gujarat. Under the scheme, a monthly stipend/scholarship will be given to Scheduled Caste Category students who are studying professional courses in Government or Private Industrial Training Institute (ITI).