GO.120 AP Degree Courses Prathibha Awards Guidelines

AP Degree Courses Prathibha Awards Guidelines: Government Of Andhra Pradesh, Higher Education Department has issued Prathibha Awards Sanctioning guidelines to CCE AP, Hyderabad.  The Commissioner of Collegiate Education (FAC) AP, Hyderabad and the Secretary, APSCHE, AP Hyderabad in the references 1st, 2nd and 3rd of GO. 120 have submitted the proposals to the Government for the issue of guidelines on Prathibha Awards.

AP Degree Courses Prathibha Awards Guidelines to the CCE, AP, Hyd:
a) The Department proposes to give Prathibha Awards to students who have obtained Highest Marks in their concluded course of Graduation of B.A., B.Sc (Mathematics & Physical Sciences), B.Sc (Life Sciences) and B.Com courses in each District and Category wise.

b) The candidates for the Prathibha Award shall be selected on Merit in course-wise on Merit basis at District level in the following category and order.  Men and Women candidates shall be considered for the Award under OC, BC, ST, and SC and thereafter the women candidates shall be selected for Women category:

1. OC  –  2
2. BC  –  1
3. ST  –   1
4. SC  –   1
5. Women  –  1
Total  –   6

c) The candidate selected under the Prathibha Award shall be given a one-time cash award of Rs.30,000/- (Rupees thirty thousand only).
d) The total number of Awards under the Pratibha  Award Scheme is 312 as detailed below for each District.

e) The Selection of a candidate for the Prathibha Award shall be based on the Merit list category and District wise furnished by the Registrar of Universities concerned in the courses B.A., B.Sc., (Mathematics & Physical Sciences)., B.Sc.,(Lift Sciences) and B.Com.

The Candidate shall be selected for the Prathibha Award on the basis of total marks obtained in the group subjects.  In case of tie in the marks obtained by two or more candidates, the candidate who has secured more marks in languages shall be selected and if the tie still continues the Date of Birth shall be considered and the candidate who is elder shall be selected.

f) The selection of the candidate for the Prathibha Award shall be irrespective of Income Limit and shall not be linked to other welfare scholarship amounts received by the candidate by virtue of their Social/ Physical disadvantages.

g) The Prathibha Awardee shall be felicitated at a State Function and the Awardee shall be given the
(1) Cash Memo of Rs.30,000/-
(2) Merit Certificate
(3) Memento.

h) An awardee shall be paid a lumpsum amount of Rs.2,000/- for meeting the cost of travel, boarding, and Lodging for attending the Award function.
i) The candidate selected has to clear the subjects in a single attempt without any failure during the 3 year Degree course.

j) The Controller of Examinations of the affiliating University may be requested to furnish the list of awardees (District wise, category wise) duly countersigned by the Registrar of the University.
k) Since acquiring a Degree is the eligibility for many of the Competitive Exams and acquiring a job, the clause of continuing education may be relaxed for Degree students and they may be awarded Cash Memo., Certificate, and Memento, whether they pursue or not for higher studies.

The Commissioner of Technical and Collegiate Education, A.P. and Chairman, APSCHE, A.P., Hyderabad shall take further necessary action accordingly and take necessary action while the distribution of invitations to all concerned and also to follow the Protocol.

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