Department of Posts has launched a philately scholarship scheme for generating interest regarding philately amongst students. Launched under Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana, thescholarship is aimed at promotion of aptitude and research in stamps as a hobby. Students of Class VI to IX having good academic record and pursuing philately as a hobby will be awarded the scholarship on the basis of Philately Quiz & Philately Project which will be conducted by circle offices of the department.
To be eligible for the scholarship, a candidate must be a student (Class VI to IX) of a recognised school within India. The candidate’s school should have a Philately Club and he or she should be a member of the club. In case the School Philately Club has not been established, a student having his own Philately Deposit Account may also be considered. The candidate must also have good academic record. At the time of selection for award of scholarship, the candidate must have scored at least 60 percent marks or equivalent grade in the recent final examination. There will be five percent relaxation for SC/ST students.
The selection process will be consisting of two levels. In the Level 1, a Philately Written Quiz will be conducted at regional level, and in Level 2, the students selected at the Regional Level Written Quiz will have to submit a Philately Project for final selection.
The Philately Written Quiz will be a Multiple-Choice Question Quiz consisting of 50 questions from subjects such as Current Affair, History, Science, Sports, Culture, Geography and Philately (local & national). The Philately Project should not be of more than four to five pages. In the project, the candidate may use not more than 16 stamps and not more than 500 words. Detailed guidelines regarding the project and sample project template will be issued by the circle offices after announcement of the Philately Written Quiz to the selected candidates.
The tentative date for submitting application is 6th September 2024 and all the applications should be submitted to the office of “Sr. Supdt. of Post Offices, Goa Division, 1st Floor, Tapal Bhavan, Panaji-Goa-403001”.
