Students of BU, VTU falls behind in getting foreign scholarships, says commission report
The HinduStudents belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes, who obtain degrees from State universities such as Bangalore University and Visvesvaraya Technological University, are at a disadvantage in receiving scholarships for higher studies abroad compared to students from private and deemed-to-be-universities, according to a report of the Karnataka Administrative Reforms Commission-2 headed by former Chief Secretary T.M. “But, it is generally felt that students from State universities, like Bangalore University and VTU, are given lesser marks than students from the relatively more liberal private and deemed-to-be universities. The SC/ST Department and Backward Classes Welfare Department have been offering Prabhuddha Overseas Scholarship for students to pursue higher studies abroad every year. Keeping in view the socio-economic imbalance among districts, in the interest of giving opportunity to students from all districts of Karnataka, the commission recommends allocating a minimum of one scholarship per district.
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