Government Arts College for Women (Autonomous), Kumbakonam, facilitates a wide range of government and institutional scholarships designed to ensure that financial constraints do not hinder higher education for women.
Tamil Nadu State Government Schemes
Scholarships Name
Benefit
Eligibility Criteria
Puthumai Penn Scheme (Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar Higher Education Assurance Scheme)
Rs.1,000 per month credited directly to the student's bank account.
Female students who studied in Government Schools from Class 6 to 12.
BC/MBC/DNC Welfare Scholarship
Tuition fee waivers and special fees reimbursement.
Students belonging to Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes, or Denotified Communities.
Free Education Scheme (MBC/DNC)
Full tuition fee waiver for undergraduate students.
First-generation graduates from MBC/DNC categories with a family income below Rs.1,00,000.
Post-Matric Scholarship (SC/ST)
Full tuition fee reimbursement plus a monthly maintenance allowance.
SC/ST students with a family income below Rs.2,50,000 per annum.
Central Sector Scheme (College and University Students)
Rs.10,000 to Rs.20,000 per year.
Students who scored above the 80th percentile in their Class 12 board exams.
Indira Gandhi Scholarship for Single Girl Child
Financial support for postgraduate (PG) studies.
Specifically for women who are the only child in their family
Chief Minister’s Uzhavar Pathukappu Thittam: Financial aid for the wards of registered farmers.
Scholarship for Differently Abled: Special grants provided by the Department for the Welfare of Differently Abled Persons.
Minority Scholarship: For students belonging to Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, Parsi, and Jain communities (Post-Matric and Merit-cum-Means).
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