Army Institute of Fashion and Design offers a total of three scholarships to its students i.e. ESSA Scholarships & PM Scholarships. AIFD Bangalore was established in 2004 and is running under the Army Welfare Education Society (AWES).
A brief information on AIFD Scholarships is mentioned below:
Education Scholarship Scheme for Army Personnel (ESSA) has been reviewed and important aspects are enumerated in succeeding paras.
Wards of Retired Army Personnel, Territorial Army personnel (TA) and deceased Army personnel are not eligible.
Class | Officers | JCOs | OR |
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IX-X | A1/91 | A2/81 | B1/71 |
XI to XII | 90 | 87 | 72 |
Graduation | 75 | 75 | 60 |
PG/Professional Courses | 75 | 75 | 60 |
All children above cut-off percentages of marks would be awarded scholarships.
The rates of scholarships, based on the level of education for all categories are as under:
Level of Education | Scholarship Amount |
---|---|
Class IX to XII | INR 1500 Per Annum |
Graduation | INR 2500 Per Annum |
Professional/PG courses | INR 6000 Per Annum |
The Prime Minister's Scholarship Program was launched for the 2006–07 academic year. To support dependent wards of former Coast Guard and service members as well as their widows pursuing higher technical and professional education (below officer rank only). A total number of 5500 students will be selected equally for boys & girls (ie. 2750 each)
Order of preference for selection of candidates will be as under:-
Category 1 | Wards / Widows of ESM / Ex Coast Guard personnel killed in action. |
Category 2 | Wards / Widows of ESM / Ex Coast Guard personnel disabled in action and boarded out of service with disability attributable to Military / Coast Guard service. |
Category 3 | Wards / Widows of ESM / Ex Coast Guard personnel who died while in service for causes attributable to Military / Coast Guard Service. |
Category 4 | Wards / Widows of ESM / Ex Coast Guard personnel disabled in service with disability attributable to Military / Coast Guard Service. |
Category 5 | Wards / Widows of ESM / Ex Coast Guard personnel in receipt of gallantry awards. |
Category 6 | Wards / Widows of ESM / Ex Coast Guard personnel (PBOR Only). |
INR 2000 per month for boys and INR 2250 per month for girls. Paid initially on selection and subsequently on successful completion of Board/ University/ College/Institute Examinations each year without failure.
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