Krishna Kumari Varma Memorial Award 2023

We are happy to to inform you that with financial support from Dr. Ved Prakash Varma, Retired Professor and former Head, Department of Philosophy, University of Delhi, we have established "Krishna Kumari Varma Memorial Award" for outstanding blind students securing First or Second position in the concerned programme of the University in Master's Degree. The purpose of the Award is to encourage and inspire blind students to achieve highest position in their post-graduate examinations.

The Award will be given to those blind students who have secured first or second position in their final post graduate examinations (except music and fine arts) for the academic year 2022-23. The Award consists of a sum of Rs. 40,000.00 (Rupees Forty Thousand Only), a certificate, a citation and a memento.

The following documents are required in case you recommend any student of your University for the above award:

1) Photocopies of the certificates of all the examinations duly attested by the Head of the Department concerned.

2) A certificate testifying the position of the candidate in order of merit in the University should also be sent along with the application form and this certificate should be signed by any two of the following

(A) The Head of the Department or
(B) The Registrar
(C) Controller of examination/Dean of the University.

3) A valid Disability certificate issued through UDID or by recognized Government hospital.

4) Passport size photograph

Selected candidate along with his/her escort shall be provided to and fro AC 2 tier railway fare on concessional rates and hotel accommodation at the time of Award ceremony on 4th January, 2024.

While selecting a student for the Award, his/her whole academic career would be taken into consideration. Normally, the Award will be given to a student who obtains the first position in order of merit in the University. However, if such a candidate is not available in a particular year, the Award may be given to a student who secures the second position.

The Award will not be given to any one if no student is found qualified in a particular year or years. If in a subsequent year or years two students are found qualified for the Award, it may be given to both of them provided that in the previous year no one was found for a suitable for the award.

You are requested to give this Award maximum publicity amongst Visually Impaired Students of your University and send the particulars of eligible visually challenged students to AICB office latest by 20th November, 2023.

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