Deen Dayal Sparsh Yojana Scholarship 2024 Application Form PDF: Department of Posts, Central government has launched a scholarship scheme namely Deen Dayal Sparsh Yojana to increase reach of philately (collection & study of postage stamps). Under the scheme, central govt. will award annual scholarships to those students who have good academic record and also pursue Philately as a hobby. Deen Dayal Sparsh Yojana would award children in the class category of Standard VI to IX.
Full form of SPARSH is Scholarship for Promotion of Aptitude & Research in Stamps as a Hobby. The objective of Deen Dayal Sparsh Yojana scholarship is to “Promote Philately among children at a young age in a sustainable manner that can reinforce and supplement the academic curriculum in addition to providing a hobby that can help them relax and de-stress”.
Read this article till the end to know how to download Deen Dayal Sparsh Yojana 2024 Application Form PDF, what is scholarship amount and other aspects regarding the scheme.
Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana Application form 2024 PDF
Deen dayal sparsh yojana scholarship application forms are invited separately by postal circles of different states in India. Each postal circle invites DDSY form at different dates and times in a year to provide philately scholarship. Here is the generalized Deen Dayal Sparsh Yojana application form PDF. Deen Dayal Sparsh Yojana Scholarship Application Form PDF
Philately Form Description
Proforma for issue of Commemorative stamps – Click Here
PDA / Philately Deposit Account opening form – Click Here
Under the Deen Dayal Sparsh Yojana, it is proposed to:-
Award 920 scholarships to students at PAN India level for pursuing philately as a hobby.
Every postal circle will give maximum of 40 students to 10 students each from standard VI, VII, VIII & IX.
The scholarship amount will be disbursed quarterly to regular students studying in class VI-IX in recognized schools.
Scholarship will be provided to students who satisfy the eligibility condition and qualify in the selection procedure.
The amount of scholarship is to be Rs. 6000 per annum @ Rs. 500 per month.
Selections to the scholarship would be for 1 year and there would be no bar on an already selected student applying for the scholarship next year provided he/she fulfills other criterion.
Every prospective school which participates in the competition would be assigned a Philately Mentor to be chosen from amongst the renowned Philatelist.
The philately mentor would help in formation of the School Level Philately Club, providing guidance to young and aspiring Philatelist on how to pursue the hobby and also helping the aspiring Philatelists on their Philately Projects etc.
Eligibility Criteria of Deen Dayal Sparsh Yojana
Candidate must be a student of recognized School within India.
Concerned school should have Philately Club and the candidate should be a member of the club.
In case the School Philately Club hasn’t been established a student having his own Philately Deposit Account may also be considered.
The candidate must have good academic record. At the time of selection for award of scholarship the candidate must have scored at-least 60% marks or equivalent grade/grade point in the recent final examination. There will be 5% relaxation for SC/ST.
Selection Procedure of Deen Dayal Sparsh Yojana
Selections under Deen Dayal Sparsh Yojana would be made based on the evaluation of Project work on Philately & performance in philately Quiz conducted by the circles.
A committee constituted at the circle level consisting of postal officials and renowned Philatelists would evaluate the Project work on Philately submitted by the candidate.
List of topics on which project has to be made would be provided by the circles while issuing the notifications.
Disbursement of Deen Dayal Sparsh Yojana Scholarship
The awardees will be asked to open Joint account with parents in India Post Payment Bank or Post Office Savings Bank in a branch, which has core banking facility.
Each postal circle will select the awardees and hand over the list of beneficiaries to IPPB/POSB for payment of scholarship.
IPPB/POSB will ensure that the scholarship is paid to awardees on quarterly basis (Rs. 1500 each quarter) after getting the list from each circle.
Benefits of Philately
Philately is the collection and study of Postage stamps. It also entails the collection, appreciation and research activities on stamps and other related philatelic products. The hobby of collecting Stamps includes seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloguing, displaying, storing, and maintaining the stamps or related products on thematic areas. Stamp collection as a hobby has lot of educational benefits as it teaches a lot about the socio economic political reality of the period in which the stamp is issued or the theme on which it is issued.
Maintaining a collection can be a relaxing activity that counteracts the stress of life, while providing a purposeful pursuit which prevents boredom. The hobby leads to social connect between people with similar interests and the development of new friendships. Collecting also hones the memory skills by working on the need of the human brain to catalogue and organize information and give meaning to ones actions.
