Salient Features of the Scheme -
- The G.C.S.S. is an annual scholarship covering one academic year of a girl child.
- Under G.C.S.S., 300 deserving girl children will be selected from across India.
- The selection of the G.C.S.S. students will be done from recommendations sent by schools.
- Each selected girl will be awarded a scholarship of INR 5000 to support her school education.
- The G.C.S.S. amount will be released by 31 Dec 2017.
- A cheque for the amount, in favor of the selected student, will be dispatched to her school address.
Criteria for selection -
- A school may send a proposal recommending a girl child for consideration for G.C.S.S.
- Each school may recommend only one girl child.
- The proposal should be signed by the school Principal / Head Master/Head Mistressonly.
- The proposal should be in the specified format (enclosed) and complete in all respects/with required attachments.
- The girl being nominated must be studying in a recommended school in class Two to class Ten.
- She should have scored at least aggregate 60% marks or equivalent grade in the previous class.
- The school should send a copy of her previous year's report card duly certified by the principal to SOF along with the GCSS application form.
- The marks criteria may be waived off for a child with a major physical disability.
- Child's parents' combined monthly income should be less than 15000/-
- All proposals received will be evaluated by a Committee set up by SOF.
- Qualifiers of G.C.S.S. will be notified individually and through respective schools.
- The decision of the SOF Committee will be final and binding.
- In the case of any dispute, jurisdiction will vest in Delhi courts only.
- The recommendation under G.C.S.S. should be submitted by 31st Oct 2017 at the National Office of Science Olympiad Foundation.
