University Grants Commission (UGC), Ministry of Education, India has invited fresh applications (including renewals) from regular and full time students under the following four schemes for the academic year 2020- 2021: Indira Gandhi PG scholarship for single girl child (SGC); PG scholarship for university rank holder candidate (URH); Ishan Uday Special scheme for North Eastern Region (NER); PG scholarship for professional courses for SC/ST candidates. The guidelines of each scheme may be accessed at national scholarship portal and students who were eligible and were admitted in the recognised institutions, as per the guidelines, may submit their applications through national scholarship portal on its websites- https:// scholarships.gov.in/. The portal was opened since September 1 and will be opened for receiving applications for fresh as well as renewals as per the following timelines: Closing date for filing online applications by November 30; Closing date for verification of applications by institutions of students including re-submission of defective applications by December 15. It would be in the interest of students if all the applications were verified by institutions by December 10 so that they would able to correct/rectify the defected applications.