Post-Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship for Single Girl Child (SGC)

The PG Indira Gandhi Scholarship for Single Girl Child (SGC) is a University Grants Commission (UGC) scheme aimed at recognising and supporting families who have and educate only one girl child. It is awarded to girl students who are the sole children of their parents (no brother, no sister), pursuing regular full-time postgraduate courses at UGC-recognised Indian universities. Approximately 3,000 scholarships are awarded each academic year. Applicable broadly across M.Pharm (all specialisations), M.Sc Nursing, M.Tech, MBA, MMS, MA, M.Com and other PG programmes — particularly valuable for women considering advanced pharmacy / engineering / management degrees. Applied via the National Scholarship Portal (scholarships.gov.in) using the now-mandatory One-Time Registration (OTR). Central scheme — routed through NSP, independent of the Maharashtra MahaDBT-CAP integration. Can be combined with state schemes where rules allow.

This is a government scholarship classified as women. It provides financial support of Scholarship amount as per current UGC notification — historically set at ₹36,200 per annum (paid for the 2-year PG course duration). Verify current rate on the UGC SGC scheme notification. to eligible students. The scheme is offered by University Grants Commission (UGC) — Ministry of Education, Government of India and is applicable in All India.