Last date to apply for scholarships extended

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 21

The Punjab Government has extended the deadline to apply for various scholarship schemes for the current academic session. The scholarships (2020-21) can be applied for on the e-Punjab portal.

A spokesperson for the School Education Department said these scholarship schemes included pre-matric scholarship scheme for SC students (Class IX and X), pre-matric scholarship scheme for OBC students (Class I to X) and upgrade of merit to SC students studying in the classes IX to XII.

He said the portal had already been opened from September 16.

The last date for submission of online application was October 15, while the last date for approval of schools and to send online data for districts was October 20. The approval of districts and forwarding online data to the state can be done from October 15 to 27.