Government Scholarships – A Panacea for education among under privileged students

A scholarship is a grant or payment made to support a student’s education, awarded on the basis of academic or other achievement. A scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further their education. Scholarships are awarded based upon various criteria, which usually reflect the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award. Scholarship money is not required to the repaid. The scholarships covered in this compilation are given for studies in classes ranging from 1 st standard to XIIth standard  some of them continuing onwards, covering professional courses and (some) up till Ph.D. level. This is helpful in pursuing higher education studies. The NTS (National Testing Service) which is given from class 9 onwards and subject to the student satisfying eligibility conditions, can continue till Ph.D. The major objectives of the study is to find out the awareness of government scholarships among undergraduate students. The researcher employed survey method for the study. A sample size of 246 undergraduate students were selected randomly in Thoothukudi District. Data were analyzed by t- test. The findings of the study revealed that there is a significant difference in the awareness on government scholarships with regard to gender, locality of residence and nature of family.