BHU Launches Two Scholarships for MA Jyotish Students; Check Details Here

New Delhi: Two additional scholarships will be offered by Banaras Hindu University (BHU) to the students who are pursuing an MA in Jyotish (ganit). According to BHU, the department of jyotish at the Sanskrit Vidya Dharma Vigyan Sankaya or Faculty of Sanskrit Vidya Dharma Vijnana offers this programme.

The scholarship is funded by INR 10 lakhs in donations that BHU has received for its Pratidana Initiative. The contribution was made in order to establish new scholarships for MA Jyotish-Ganit first- and second-year students. Each scholarship is worth INR 25,000 and will be given out based on merit plus weighted average.

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A local from Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, named BN Shukla donated to BHU as part of the pratidana campaign to start new scholarships in honour of his parents. Venu Gopal, the deputy registrar of the funded research and industrial consultancy cell, received the money from BN Shukla. The amount given by BN Shukla is a part of the pratidana project, which BHU launched in February 2022 (last year).

According to the official statement, the pratidana initiative's major goal is to support all the deserving students seeking need-based financial aid by offering scholarships. The announcement also stated that the scholarships will support excellent teaching, improve student learning opportunities, and enable other students to engage in fruitful research.

The initiative is based on the vice-chancellor Sudhir Kumar's aim "to connect with alumni, well-wishers, and friends of BHU," according to the official announcement.

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