{"id":57369,"date":"2025-07-30T13:06:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T07:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=57369"},"modified":"2025-07-30T15:10:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T09:40:26","slug":"setubandha-scholar-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/setubandha-scholar-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Setubandha Scholar Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Setubandha Scholar Scheme<\/b> <b>\u00a0Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students, who have studied in traditional gurukuls, will now have the opportunity to earn recognised qualifications and receive generous scholarships for research at premier IITs under the Setubandha Scholar Scheme.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Setubandha Scholar Scheme<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the first <\/span><b>national-level programme<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to formally <\/span><b>integrate traditional scholars<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> into the research ecosystem of IITs, without insisting on conventional degrees.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It aims to <\/span><b>bridge India&#8217;s age-old gurukul tradition<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with modern scientific and academic inquiry.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is backed by the <\/span><b>Ministry of Education<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>implemented by the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/indian-knowledge-system\/\" target=\"_blank\">Indian Knowledge System<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (IKS) division of the Central Sanskrit University (CSU),<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The scheme <\/span><b>offers fellowships<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of up <\/span><b>to Rs 65,000 per month<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> across 18 interdisciplinary fields &#8211; from <\/span><b>ayurveda to cognitive science<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>architecture to political theory<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, grammar to strategic studies, performing arts to mathematics, physics, and health sciences.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Eligibility:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is based on a <\/span><b>minimum of five years<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of rigorous study in a recognised gurukul and demonstrable excellence in Shastras or traditional knowledge.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The maximum age to apply is 32 years.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scholars selected <\/span><b>under Category 1<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (equivalent to postgraduate level) will receive a monthly fellowship <\/span><b>of Rs 40,000<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and an annual <\/span><b>research grant of Rs 1 lakh.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those under <\/span><b>Category 2<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (equivalent to PhD level) will be <\/span><b>awarded Rs 65,000 monthly<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and an <\/span><b>annual grant of Rs 2 lakh.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>major shift in India&#8217;s education policy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, opening up elite research pathways for scholars from non-formal backgrounds rooted in classical learning.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/government-throws-open-iits-for-students-from-gurukuls\/articleshow\/122961118.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&amp;utm_medium=text&amp;utm_campaign=cppst\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TOI<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Setubandha Scholar Scheme is the first national-level programme to formally integrate traditional scholars into the research ecosystem of IITs, without insisting on conventional degrees. 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