DAIICT Merit-cum-Means & R-Com UG/PG Scholarship : Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information & Communication Technology

Organization : DA-IICT Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology
Scholarship Name : Merit-cum-Means & R-Com UG/PG Scholarship
Applicable For : Deserving Students

Website : https://www.daiict.ac.in/

Scholarships:
The Institute awards scholarships to deserving students of the B Tech (ICT) program.

There are two categories of scholarships:
Merit Scholarship
Merit-cum-Means Scholarship

Scholarships of the value equal to tuition fee (Rs. 30,000/- per semester at present) for the duration of the program (eight semesters only) are awarded for each category. From the year 2011-12, the scholarship scheme would be as under.

Selection of Scholarship Winners:
Selection of scholarship awardees will be based on the performance in the admission test, viz. AIEEE (All India Engineering Entrance Examination). Selection criteria would be as follows:

Merit Scholarship:
Scholarships would be awarded to all the students, who take admission in the program, with an All India Rank better than 5000 (n.b. smaller numerical value indicates higher rank: student with rank 01 is the best performer nationally). In case such candidates are less than five, the remaining scholarships (five minus the awarded) may be transferred to Merit-cum-Means category.

Merit-cum-Means Scholarship:
Scholarships would be offered to the five students with the highest All India Ranks in AIEEE who take admission in the program, subject to a means test. In order to be eligible for this category of scholarship, the annual income of the student’s parent(s)/guardian(s) should not exceed Rs. 250,000/- per annum. Awardees would be required to submit suitable documents in proof of the above every year.

Rules for Merit Scholarship
The scholarship would be continued on a semester-wise basis for a maximum of eight semesters (normal duration of the program) provided that the student satisfies the conditions given below. The Summer Semester is not covered in the scheme; hence a student who does not satisfy a particular condition in the Winter Semester of a particular academic year would not be eligible for the scholarship in the Autumn Semester of the succeeding academic year.

Minimum SPI: The SPI (Semester Performance Index) obtained by the student should be 8.00/10.00 or above in every semester. If the SPI falls below 8.00/10.00 in a particular semester, the scholarship would not be offered in the succeeding semester. However, if the SPI in a semester again is 8.00/10.00 or above, then the scholarship would be restored from the succeeding semester.

Pass in all Courses: The student should not obtain a grade other than a passing grade in all the courses taken in a semester, i.e. the student should have obtained grade of D/DE or above for courses with letter grades, and a grade of P for all courses with P/F grades. If the student gets a non-passing grade (ie F/NP/X) in any course of a semester, then he will not be eligible for the scholarship for one succeeding semester.
A student who undertakes some courses of a semester at some other institution under the transfer of credits provision will not be eligible for the scholarship for the succeeding semester.

Duration of Study: The student should complete all the degree requirements in the normal duration of study for the program.

Probation or Disciplinary Action: The student should at no time be placed on academic probation or be subjected to any disciplinary action by the Institute. The student should not have been subjected to any action for use of unfair means in any examination, or for plagiarism in any submission. In case this condition is not satisfied, the scholarship would be permanently withdrawn.

Rules for Merit-cum-Means Scholarship:
The scholarship would be continued on a semester-wise basis for a maximum of eight semesters (normal duration of the program) provided that the student satisfies the conditions given below. The Summer Semester is not covered in the scheme; hence a student who does not satisfy a particular condition in the Winter Semester of a particular academic year would not be eligible for the scholarship in the Autumn Semester of the succeeding academic year.

Means Test: The student should satisfy the means test in every academic year on the basis of the annual income in the preceding financial year.

Minimum SPI: The SPI (Semester Performance Index) obtained by the student should be 6.50/10.00 or above in every semester. If the SPI falls below 6.50/10.00 in a particular semester, the scholarship would not be offered in the succeeding semester. However, if the SPI in a semester again is 6.50/10.00 or above, then the scholarship would be restored from the succeeding semester.

Pass in all Courses: The student should not obtain a grade other than a passing grade in all the courses taken in a semester, i.e. the student should have obtained grade of D/DE or above for courses with letter grades, and a grade of P for all courses with P/F grades. If the student gets a non-passing grade (ie F/NP/X) in any course of a semester, then he will not be eligible for the scholarship for one succeeding semester.
A student who undertakes some courses of a semester at some other institution under the transfer of credits provision will not be eligible for the scholarship for the succeeding semester.

Duration of Study: The student should complete all the degree requirements in the normal duration of study for the program.

Probation or Disciplinary Action: The student should at no time be placed on academic probation or be subjected to any disciplinary action by the Institute. The student should not have been subjected to any action for use of unfair means in any examination, or for plagiarism in any submission. In case this condition is not satisfied, the scholarship would be permanently withdrawn.

Filling Vacancies:
In case less than five merit-cum-means scholarships are available for award for any of the batches currently in the program, then fresh applications would be invited up to the total number of such vacancies from students who are not in the first year. The selection criteria and other rules would be the same as stated above.

Vacancies may arise for any of the following reasons:
Not enough eligible candidates in a particular batch
A scholarship awardee has become permanently not eligible either by obtaining an F grade in some course or by being placed on academic or disciplinary probation.

R-Com UG Scholarships:
The Institute will award R-Comm scholarships to deserving students of the B Tech programs (UG) There would be 10 Scholarships for B Tech Program.

B Tech (UG) Program Scholarship:
The Scholarship category is Merit-cum-Means:
** Scholarships of value equal to tuition fee for the duration of the program (eight semesters only) would be awarded.
** The number of scholarships would 10 (ten) for each batch of UG Starting from Autumn 2014-15.
** Awardees would be selected on yearly basis. Year would be July – June.
** Scholarship would be given for each semester for a maximum of eight semesters (normal duration of the program). Summer semesters are not included.
** Institute may time to time change the means criterion for Merit-cum-Means Scholarship.
** Scholarship would be withdrawn in case the Institute takes any disciplinary action against the student.

Scholarship Scheme/Selection Procedure:
1. Selection at the beginning Selection of scholarship awardees will be based on the performance in the admission test (Currently JEE Mains Exam conducted by CBSE). Selection criteria would be as follows:
Scholarships would be offered to ten students with the highest All India Rank in JEE Main (conducted by CBSE) who takes admission in the program, subject to a means criterion. In order to be eligible for this category of scholarship, the annual income of the student’s parent(s)/guardian(s) should not exceed Rs. 300,000/- per annum. Awardees would be required to submit suitable documents in proof of the above.

2. Selection for continuation the scholarships:
The scholarship would be given to students based on the following criteria:
** The student should satisfy the means test in every academic year on the basis of the annual income in the preceding financial year.
** SPI (Semester Performance Index) obtained should be 6.50/10.00 or above in every semester. If the SPI falls below 6.50/10.00 in a particular semester, the scholarship would not be offered in the succeeding semester.
** Pass in All Courses (The student should not obtain a grade other than a passing grade in all the courses taken in a semester).
** No Disciplinary Action taken against the student.

R-Com PG Scholarships:
MSc-ICT-ARD (PG) Program Scholarship:
** There would only Merit cum Means Scholarship available.
** Scholarships of value equal to tuition fee for the duration of the program (four semesters only) would be awarded.
** The number of scholarships would 5 (five) starting from the semester Autumn 2014-15.
** Awardees would be selected on yearly basis. Year would be July – June.
** Scholarship would be given for each semester for a maximum of four semesters (normal duration of the program). Summer semesters are not included.
** Scholarship would be withdrawn in case the Institute takes any disciplinary action against the student.

Scholarship Scheme/Selection Procedure:
1. Selection at the beginning:
Selection of scholarship awardees will be based on the performance in the admission test (Currently DA-IICT conducts a written exam). Scholarships would be awarded to the top five students, who take admission in the program. Institute may impose a minimum score criteria to select top five students. In case there are less than 5 students above the minimum criteria set, then scholarship would be awarded to those who are eligible.

2. Selection for continuation the scholarships:
The scholarship would be awarded to top five students who satisfies the following criteria:
** SPI (Semester Performance Index) obtained should be 7.50/10.0 or above. If the SPI falls below 7.50/10.00 in a particular semester, the scholarship would not be offered in the succeeding semester.
** Pass in All Courses (The student should not obtain a grade other than a passing grade in all the courses taken in a semester).
** No Disciplinary Action taken against the student.
** Student fail to satisfy any one of the above criteria in any of the semesters would not be eligible to receive the scholarship.