Scholarship Policy
1. Introduction
Kadi Sarva Vishwavidyalaya (KSV), Gandhinagar, is committed to promoting academic excellence and extending financial assistance to deserving and meritorious students. The University offers various scholarship schemes to encourage students’ academic pursuits and to support learners from economically weaker sections.
The scholarship schemes at KSV include:
- Merit-Based Scholarship
- Means-Based Scholarship (Adi Mahesh Seva Scheme)
- Tuition Fee Waiver Scheme
2. Merit-Based Scholarship
The Merit Scholarship Scheme is designed to reward students who demonstrate exceptional academic performance and consistent dedication to their studies.
Rules and Eligibility Criteria:
- The amount of scholarship will be up to 50% of the Tuition Fee per annum being paid by the student.
- To become eligible, a student must have obtained a minimum of 60% marks in examinations of all previous semesters.
- In case the total number of admissions in any course is 30 or less in an academic year, no scholarship shall be awarded for that course.
- A student must have at least 50% attendance to be eligible. Students with less than 50% attendance are not eligible, even if they are among the merit holders.
- Scholarships will be awarded to one girl student and one boy student who are the toppers of each course.
- Students with any ATKT or backlog in previous semesters are not eligible for the Merit Scholarship, even if they have topped the class.
- The Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) of the student in the previous semester will be used to determine eligibility.
- For example, a student studying in the 3rd semester will be evaluated based on the CPI obtained in Semesters I and II.
- If two students have the same CPI, the scholarship will be decided based on attendance in the previous semester or, in case of a tie, the Graduation/12th/10th performance, whichever is applicable.
- A student on merit who has also been admitted under the Tuition Fee Waiver (TFW) scheme will receive a fixed scholarship of ₹1,500 only.
- If a student has already been granted a Full Fee Waiver, they are not eligible for the Merit Scholarship. However, if the tuition fee waiver is partial, the scholarship amount will be the actual fee paid minus the fee waived, or 50% of the tuition fee, whichever is lower.
- Candidates receiving scholarships from the State Government, Central Government, or any other agenciesare not eligible for this scholarship.
- If the amount of external scholarship is below 50% of the tuition fee, the student may receive an additional amount so that the total benefit equals 50% of the tuition fee.
Special Provisions:
- Scholarships are given to one boy and one girl per course. In case of a close difference in marks:
- If a girl tops the course, then a boy can become eligible if his CPI is within a 5% difference, i.e., in case a girl scores 75%, the boy must not have scored below 70%. If the difference exceeds this limit, the next girl in merit will receive the scholarship (subject to eligibility).
- If a boy tops the course, then a girl can become eligible if her CPI is within a 10% difference, i.e., in case a boy scores 75%, the girl must not have scored below 65%. If the difference exceeds this limit, the next boy in merit will receive the scholarship (subject to eligibility).
- In case of any dispute regarding scholarship eligibility or award, the decision of the Honourable President, Kadi Sarva Vishwavidyalaya, shall be final and binding.
3. Means-Based Scholarship (Adi Mahesh Seva Scheme)
3.1 To ensure inclusivity and provide financial aid to students from economically weaker backgrounds, KSV facilitates assistance through the Adi Mahesh Seva Scheme, a private initiative.
- Eligibility is determined based on annual household income and verification documents.
- The support is primarily aimed at students whose family income is below ₹2,50,000 per annum.
- The scheme ensures that no deserving student is deprived of education due to financial hardship.
3.2 Further to the above, Kadi Sarva Vishwavidyalaya also provides for Means based scholarships upto 100% of the Tution Fee depending upon the verification of the applicants’ credentials by internal methods.
4. Tuition Fee Waiver Scheme (TFWS)
Under the Tuition Fee Waiver Scheme, 100% of the tuition fee is waived for deserving students who meet the eligibility criteria prescribed by AICTE/UGC or the institution.
- This scheme is primarily intended for students from economically weaker sections or other special categories as per institutional policy.
- Students availing of this Full Fee Waiver are not eligible for the Merit Scholarship.
- If the student is under TFWS and is also on the merit list, a token scholarship amount of ₹1,500 may be awarded as a recognition of academic performance.
5. General Provisions
- Scholarships are reviewed annually based on academic performance and conduct.
- Continuation of the scholarship is subject to the student maintaining eligibility conditions.
- The University reserves the right to amend, modify, or withdraw the scholarship policy at any time without prior notice.
Scholarship to Meritorious Students
Sarva Netrutva – A Leadership Training Program
About Sarva Netrutva Program.
Sarva Netrutva is a 5 days residential leadership training program (Lead for Change) which is a unique initiative by Kadi Sarva Vishwavidyalaya from December 2009. Till date 41 programs have been conducted through which 2665 students from various colleges of KSV got benefited. Sarva Netrutva aims to bring holistic development of students which help them to become a noble citizen who contribute in nation building. The whole program works on transforming society through changes in individual and relationships, starting with their own life. It helps in inculcate good habits and develop the leadership qualities with an aim to provide social services to the society/nation. Thus “Nation Building through Character Building is a main motto of the program.”
With the effective use of Meditation, Yoga, Pranayama, Group Task, Games, Learning from films, Role Plays, Interaction with unsung heroes, field (Social) visit and many leadership processes this training invokes attitude of service, brotherhood and responsibility toward society/nation in the participants.
Through various activities it nurtures skills like public speaking, mass motivation, life skills, problem solving skill, team building, time management etc in participants. It increases confidence in the youth, thus this program helps the participants in overall development of leadership skills. For continuous learning, university schedule Sarva Netrutva Follow Up session to charge their minds and to motivate students on regular basis.
Objectives of Sarva Netrutva Program
- To enhance the hidden leadership skills among the students.
- To build up moral and ethical values in the students.
- To make them well behaved and responsible citizen of the country.
- To build their time management skills, punctuality, self confidence, communication skills, holistic and positive thinking.
- To helps the students in goal setting and to achieve it.
- To make them aware about the problems of society and make them aware how to overcome.
- To unleash their potential.
- To make them visualize how to put their learning into actions, how to build a team and work with them.
Who can participate?
This program is a practical and intensive program for energetic, self-starting young generation, who are ready to engage deeply to change oneself, live with integrity and want to bring positive change in society. It is exclusively design for students who have enrolled themselves in any college affiliated to Kadi Sarva Vishwavidyalay. The whole program of 5 days is conducted free of cost for the students.
Result: Coming back from training program, voluntarily student’s starts working on various service projects for the upliftment of the society. More than 20 projects are going on. Few projects are given below.
Project 1 – Healthy Campus
The primary objective of this project is to organize the awareness and education events in education institutes on
- Healthy Living & Life Style Modifications
- Awareness on Organ Donation and Prevention of Organ Failure.
- Education on Drug Abuse, its addiction and prevention.
- Smoking cessation program
- De-addiction to social networking sites.
- Stress Management and aid the youth to overcome breakup / broken relationships.
- Concentration enchainment and self-esteem development.
Achievement: Kadi Sarva Vishwavidyalaya got best university award for contributing in Healthy Campus Meet -2018 organised by Narcotics Control Bureau in whole Gujarat.
Project 2 – Right to Food
(Stop Food Wasting)
The main objectives of these projects are as follow:
- Spread awareness for ‘Value of Food’ to aware people about the valuable efforts made by farmers and other process go through until it serves in our dish.
- Reduce food waste in mass gatherings like hostels, marriage and social functions.
- Ultimately contribute little effort in making “Hunger Free World.”
Project 3 – Keep Smiling – “The Happy India”
Under this project, leaders of Sarva Netrutva use to spread happiness among patients in the various hospitals as well as with Old age Home, with Deaf and Dumb children etc…. They spare their valuable time with them to make them happy by compassionate clowning. They use to become joker to make them laugh.
Project 4 – Choti Choti Khushiya
Under this project participant of Sarva Netrutva teaches to slum children’s every fortnight for one and half hour.
Project 5 – Mission Pollution Free Diwali
Under this project participants of Sarva Netrutva conducted various programs in various schools to bring awareness for celebrating Diwali without fire crackers to avoid Noise Pollution and Air Pollution in the society.
Project 6 – Mission Safe Sky
Uttarayan is a very popular festival celebrated by people of Gujarat. At the time of flying kites by people many birds died due to sharp threads, so Sarva Netrutva participants try to bring awareness to save bird as well as to avoid flying kites between 6:00 am to 9:00 and from 5:00pm to 7:00 by various campaigns.
Project 6 – Swachhta Na Pagle
(A Step toward Cleanliness)
This project was initiated with an object to spread cleanliness awareness among the villages of Lavarpur. Continuously SN leaders have worked for more than 4 years to fulfill the object.
Project 7 – Be a Life Saver
Since last four years, SN leaders use to reamin stand by on the declaration of result of Standards 10th and 12th on suicide points of Gandhinagar district where till date they have saved 4 life.
Above all there are many other projects like on which SN leaders are working like Project Muskaan, Unique celebration of New Year with unprivileged people, Cleanliness, Importance of Parents, Tour of Happiness, Vadil Vandana, Mission Pad for Women, Mission Plastic Free and many more
The National Cadet Corps is the Youth Wing of Armed Forces.
Motto : Unity and Discipline (Ekta aur Anushashan)
Aim: To create a Human Resource of Organized, Trained and Motivated Youth to Provide Leadership in all walks of life and be always available for the services of the Nation.
To Provide a Suitable Environment to Motivate the Youth to take up a career in the Armed Forces.
NCC IN LDRP ITR
LDRP ITR is a Constituent College of KADI SARVA VISHWAVIDYALAYA. The NCC Army Wing started in the LDRP ITR from the year 2012 with a limited enrolment of 50 cadets in 9 Guj Bt.NCC.13% seats reserve for female cadets.
Institute strongly supports financially and morally to all activities and camps of NCC being held in the Institute and conducted by Battalion. All the expense of NCC cadets like Uniform, Camps (local & National) & All the activities sponsored by LDRP ITR.
ASSOCIATE NCC OFFICER:
ANO is an important link in the NCC Organization between the Battalion and the Cadets.
Lt. Norin J. Vaipana – Director Physical Education is an ANO in LDRP ITR.She has undergone three-month training at OTA Gwalior (NCC/03310043) and commissioned as an ANO NCC with Rank of Lieutenant.
NCC CAMPS:
Cadets participate in
- CATC Camp,
- Thal Sainik Camp
- Adventure Training Camp
- RDC and PM’s Rally
- Basic Leadership Camp
- Advance Leadership Camp
- National Integration Camp
- Sports
NCC ACTIVTIES IN LDRP ITR:
Kadi Sarva Vishwavidyalaya always promote NCC cadets to participate in various NCC activities in Institute Level or throughout India.
Institutional Activities
- Blood Donation Camp
- Tree Plantation
- Clean India Campaign
- Vijay Diwas Celebration
- Voting Awareness Drive
- Technical Event XENESIS Celebration
- Lectures & Awareness through different current Issues
- International Yoga Day Celebration
Benefits of NCC
Vacancies Reserved for NCC Cadets in Armed Forces Indian Army, Indian Air Force and Indian Naval Academy.
Bonus point/weightage given to cadets during recruitment in other Government Departments and also Some Private Organizations.
Scholarship from Cadet welfare society.
Photo Gallery
National Service Scheme (NSS)
WINNERS OF INDIRA GANDHI NSS AWARDS 2014-2015
- Unit/Programme Officers Awards
- Dr. Ranchhodbhai Ganeshbhai Rathvi, Ashvinbhai A Patel Commerce College, Gandhinagar Gujarat. Volunteers Awards
| Name | Year |
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Ms. Mudra Jitendrakumar SharmaAshivinbhai A. Patel Commerce College, Gandhinagar, Gujarat |
2012-13 |
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Ms. Miral Patel, K.B.Pharmacycollege, Gandhinagar, Gujarat |
2013-14 |
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Ms. Patel Anjali Ashivinbhai A. Patel Commerce College, Gandhinagar, Gujarat |
2016-17 |
Details of KSV NSS Units:
| Sr. No. | Name of the college having NSS Unit with full address AS ON 17/10/2013 | Name of the Principal with contact No. ;Mobile No.;email AS ON 17/10/2013 | Name of the Programme Officer with contact No. Mobile No. & email AS ON 17/10/2013 |
|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
Shri Ashwinbhai A Patel Commerce College, Kadi Campus, Sector-23, Gandhinagar-382023 |
DR. VignaOza |
Dr. Ranchhod G. Rathvi |
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2 |
Shri M.M.Patel Science College, Sec-23, Gandhinagar |
Dr. Keyur Shah |
Prof. HarieshVanar |
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3 |
Smt. M P Patel commerce college |
DR. Kapilbhai Trivedi |
Dr. Sonaji Rajput |
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4 |
L D R P Institute of Engineering & Technology, Sector-15, Gandhinagar |
DR. Gargi Rajpara |
Prof. Norinben |
- “Anganvadi” means a place where kids below 5 years are playing and learning.
- Adopting means to provide them hygienic and healthy Food & Fruits regularly.
Mobile Physiotherapy Van
The main aim of this van is to serve the society by free Physiotherapy treatment. This is started in October 2017 which is first of its kind in Gujarat state. It covers around 70 kilometers of Gandhinagar district on every day basis and served approximately 4500 patients till date.
Also 45 camps are conducted which includes various geriatric homes like rahelba old age home, Magodi- Kailsahdham, Pethapur – Shantiniketan, Adalaj – Mavtar Dham, Kalol and various community centres like Jalaram Temple Community Hall, Gandhinagar, Sector-8 Dispensary, Gandhinagar. etc. Where on an average daily 30 patients are treated.
