Department of Posts launched a Philately scholarship scheme “Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana” (Scholarship for Promotion of Aptitude & Research in Stamps as a Hobby) on 03.11.2017 with an objective to Promote Philately among children at a young age in a sustainable manner. This scheme has been implemented successfully for five years.

Applications are called for from the students for this current year.

DETAILS OF THE SCHEME: 

The Students of Class VI to XI having good academic record and pursuing Philately as a hobby will be awarded scholarship on the basis of Philatelic Quiz and Philately project which will be conducted by Tamilnadu Postal Circle. The amount of the Scholarship per awardee is Rs.6000/- (Rupees Six Thousand only) per annum.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

The Candidate must be a student (Class VI to IX) of a recognized school within India.

Concerned school should have a Philately Club and the candidate should be a member of the club.

In case the School Philately Club hasn’t been established, a student having his own Philately Deposit Account may also be considered.

A Candidate must have good academic record. At the time of selection for award of Scholarship the candidate must have scored at least 60% marks or equivalent grade/grade point in the recent final examination. There will be 5% relaxation for SC/ST.

SELECTION PROCESS

The Selection process will be consisting of two levels (Level 1-Philately Written Quiz & Level-2 Philately Project).

Level 1: A Philately written Quiz at Regional Level will be conducted on 28.09.2024 by Postal authorities in their respective regions.

Level 2: Students selected at the Regional level written quiz will have to submit a Philately Project for final selection. (Philately Project should not be of more than 4 to 5 pages. In the project, student may use not more than 16 stamps and not more than 500 words. Detailed guidelines & sample project template will be issued separately to the selected candidates.)

 

SYLLABUS

The syllabus for Philately written quiz will be a Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) quiz consisting of 50 questions from the subjects’ viz., Current Affairs, History, Science, Sports, Culture, Geography, Personalities and Philately (Local and National).

Last date for receipt of application is 05.09.2024. Application form can be downloaded from www.tamilnadupost.cept.gov.in

All the students of Class VI to IX of a recognized school within India can make use of this opportunity. For Further queries, kindly visit the Philatelic Bureau, Anna Road Head Post offices or contact: 044-28543199 / eMail to annaroadho@indiapost.gov.in

 

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