The Rabindranath Tagore University was established in the Raisen District near Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh with the sole aim of providing quality education affordably to the youth of the backward regions. The task comes with an undeniable responsibility to build an education system that is both easily accessible and affordable to the students.
The university was established to support various government initiatives and policies like the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Digital India, Swachh Bharat, Jandhan Yojana and more. The government also provides reservations and scholarship programs to students from backward classes and lower economic backgrounds.
To help the government in activities shared on the M.P. Scholarship Portal, RNTU has launched its own scholarship program with the name Shiksha Mitra Scholarships. It is the largest University aided Scholarship Program at the state level. The scholarships worth Rs. 1 Crore are to be handed out under this programme.
The scholarship scheme rewards the scholarship to the students based on their marks in 12th standard board examinations. The following conditions are applicable if you want to apply for scholarship with the Rabindranath Tagore University :
The university also offers scholarships to those who are applying for postgraduate programs. In such cases the university takes the graduation marks into account with the same terms and conditions as above.
The Rabindranath Tagore university and M.P. scholarship programs go hand in hand with an aim to uplift the students from backward and economically weaker sections of the society. The university all its program details on its website while the government of Madhya Pradesh share the program details on the MPonline portal increasing the accessibility to information and funds to all eligible candidates.
The government also provides funds and financial aid to faculty who want to improve their academic qualification.
| Shiksha Mitra Scholarship Scheme - 2020 | |||||
| (Not for B.Sc. (Agriculture), B.Sc.(Nursing), GNM, LLM, M.Phil. B.Ed., B.Ed. (PT), B.P.Ed.) | |||||
| Above 91% marks in qualifying examination - 40% tuition fees waiver | |||||
| Above 85% - 90% marks in qualifying examination - 25% tuition fees waiver | |||||
| Above 80% - 84% marks in qualifying examination - 20% tuition fees waiver | |||||
| Above 70% - 79% marks in qualifying examination - 15% tuition fees waiver | |||||
| Below 69% - 60% marks in qualifying examination - 10% tuition fees waiver |