Notification

WORLD KONKANI CENTRE CALLS FOR APPLICATIONS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ENGINEERING AND MEDICAL STUDENTS

World Konkani Centre, Mangaluru, Invites applications for Merit-Cum-Means Scholarships for the academic year 2025-2026 from Konkani-speaking students belonging to any caste and religion, seeking professional education in the stream of Engineering and Medical. Eligibility Criteria will be as follows.

1. Only candidates with Konkani as their mother tongue are eligible to apply for this scholarship, regardless of their caste and religion. A Mother tongue certificate shall be submitted.
2. Only Candidates who have secured admission to the First Year of the Engineering or Medical course in 2025 are eligible to apply. Proof of admission and a receipt for the fee payment must be submitted.
3. Only Candidates who scored above 80% in the core subjects in PUC and also secured a Ranking of 30,000 or below in the Common Entrance Test (CET) (60,000 or below for Kudubi and Kharvi community students) or Qualifying Marks in National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) can apply. OR Candidates who have secured a meritorious rank in any other entrance exam. Proof of marks and rank obtained shall be submitted.
4. Only Candidates whose total Family Income is less than Rs. 5.00 Lakhs per annum are eligible to apply. The candidate shall submit references from a Family Doctor and a Chartered Accountant. Click here to download the format that needs to be printed and filled (one each, for the doctor and the CA).
5. The Vishwa Konkani Student Scholarship Programme is a hand-holding program; in addition to the monetary scholarships awarded, a skill development and mentoring program is offered (spread throughout the engineering/medical course). By applying, the candidates accept to take part in this highly beneficial mandatory development program.
6. The student should be willing to sponsor two students after completing their studies and securing employment.
7. Applications will be shortlisted at the discretion of the scholarship committee following verifications by independent panelists. Each selected candidate will be awarded a scholarship amounting to Rs. 50,000 annually provided they meet the eligibility criteria.
8. Application submission does not mean entitlement to a scholarship. Scholarship will be sanctioned subject to eligibility criteria and availability of funds.
9. The VKSSP committee has the right to frame the norms, categories, and criteria for eligibility. The discretion of awarding a scholarship is the sole prerogative of the VKSSP committee, and its decision will be final.

Candidates fulfilling the above criteria can apply online for Scholarships 2025 through an online application module set up by the World Konkani Centre on the website: www.konkanischolarship.com.

To create and complete your online application, click here to see the step-by-step guide. Applications received in hard copy will not be processed for the Vishwa Konkani Student Scholarships 2025.

'Vishwa Konkani Student Scholarship Program' envisages granting Merit-cum-Means Scholarships to students having Konkani language as their mother tongue. Instituted in the year 2010 as envisioned by the eminent thinker and corporate leader T.V. Mohandas Pai, the World Konkani Centre has successfully raised and awarded scholarships to the tune of over Rs. 30.00 crores since 2010. 

As the Fund is functioning based on the 'Stream' concept, the entire amount generated every year will be distributed to the beneficiaries, and no separate corpus will be maintained. Contributions to the Fund will be eligible for Tax Exemption under section 80(G) of the Income Tax Act.