Ranchi: The Jharkhand government has chosen six tribal students from the country to help them pursue their higher studies at universities located around the world under the MAGANG GOMKE JAIPAL SINGH Munda scholarship program, which was announced last year.
Officials said the six students were elected in the first phase of the scholarship program and they would be accepted at five universities located in England.
Under this program, the government has proposed to sponsor 10 tribal students per year, which includes their tuition fees, travel rates and other fees while pursuing their master or a higher degree at foreign universities.
In the next phase, students from the SC community also tend to be included.
In a statement, the Chairman of the Minister of Hemant Soren said the scholarship was named after respecting Magang GOMKE JAIPAL Singh Munda, who was the first tribal student who studied at Oxford University in England between 1922 and 1929.
“Then, Munda captain of the Indian Hockey team at the Amsterdam Olympics in 1928 And then won a gold medal for the country.
Nearly 100 years later, we announced a scholarship in the memory and honor of the legendary icon of the tribe to support tribal students while pursuing higher studies abroad.
This is the first scheme like in the country where a country has gave a scholarship To students from tribal communities to study abroad.
We hope that in the coming days, other students will also be inspired by them, “he said reading.