On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has announced a new scholarship scheme for girl students enrolled in the BBA, BCA, and BMS programs.
This initiative is part of AICTE’s ongoing commitment to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive technical and management education ecosystem in India. The funding will be provided annually to students from economically weaker backgrounds. Those enrolled in AICTE-approved institutions will be eligible for the scholarship.
The annual grant under the scholarship will be Rs 25000 per student. Under the new scheme, the AICTE will provide full financial support to 3000 students of BBA, BCA and BMS courses for three years.
The AICTE Chairman Prof. T.G. Sitharam said, “AICTE takes measures to empower women and unlock their full potential in technical and management education. For girl students in engineering, we have a PRAGATI scheme. Since, BBA, BCA and BMS undergraduate management courses have come under the AICTE umbrella from this year onwards, we decided to announce a special scheme for girl students of UG management to promote gender equality, provide affordable education and empower girls in management education as well.
“The new scholarship scheme will help the AICTE achieve its goal of promoting gender equality in the technical and management sector.
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