Royal Global University - [RGU], Guwahati

The University provides financial assistance for its students via scholarships and education loans. Royal Global University offers a range of scholarships, some of which are given below:

Royal Merit - On Admission Scholarship

• A student availing 100% scholarship will have to pay INR 50,000.00 (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) as security deposit and INR 5,000.00 (Rupees Five Thousand only) as caution money deposit at the time of admission.
• Awardees of Royal Merit – On Admission Scholarship in 50% or 25% categories are required to pay the full fee for the 1st semester/year of program along with the Admission Fee, Registration Fee and Caution Deposit (refundable).The amount of fee awarded as scholarship to the awardee in the 1st year, will be adjusted with the fee required to be paid in the 2nd semester/ year (as applicable).
• Apart from fulfilling the above criteria, a student must also secure overall 60% marks in Written Test (if any), Group Discussion (GD) if any and Personal Interview (PI) conducted by the University at the time of admission.
• SC/ST/Non-Creamy-Layer OBC students will have relaxation of 5% in aggregate marks for all categories of scholarship. Apart from fulfilling the above criteria, a student must also secure overall 55% marks in Written Test(if any), Group Discussion (GD) if any and Personal Interview (PI) conducted by the University at the time of admission.
• Any applications for Royal Merit- On Admission scholarship from Under-graduate students and Post-graduate students will not be accepted after 31st July and 31st August, respectively, every academic year.

Eligibility Criteria

Continuation of Royal Merit - On Admission Scholarship on 2nd and subsequent years

Royal Merit - On Admission Scholarship holders will be eligible for continuation of scholarship in the subsequent year of the program, subject to fulfillment of the following terms and conditions:

• For 100% scholarship,a student must secure/maintain a position among top 5% of the students in the merit list of their respective program/course.
• For 50% scholarship, a student will have to secure/maintain a position among top 10% of the students in the merit list of their respective program/course.
• For 25% scholarship, students will have to secure/maintain a position among top 25% of the students in the merit list of their respective program/course.
• To continue availing scholarship, a student must clear all the papers in each semester and should not carry any back log in any semester,from the previous academic year. A student must have an attendance of at least 90% in all the subjects in each semester from the previous academic year.

Important Point:

• Students found guilty of involvement in any untoward incident or indiscipline(including ragging) will be disqualified for award of scholarship.
• In case a student, availing Royal Merit - On Admission scholarship, fails to fulfill the condition for continuation of scholarship in the subsequent year/years, he/she will have to pay the full fee for subsequent year/years, as prescribed for other students.i.e. security deposit of INR 50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) of such students shall be adjusted against the fee to be paid for subsequent year/years, in case of 100% Scholarship awardee.
• In case a student, availing Royal Merit - On Admission Scholarship, wishes to avail hostel/ transportation facilities, he/she will have to pay the full hostel/ transportation fees as prescribed for other students.
• A student, once disqualified/suffers a break in scholarship, will not be eligible for further scholarship.
• Final decision of granting scholarship lies with the University Scholarship Committee.

Royal Endowment & Other Scholarship

• Awardee of Royal Endowment & other Scholarship in 50% or 25% categories are required to pay the full fee for the 1st semester/year of his/her program of study along with the Admission Fee, Registration Fee and Caution Deposit (refundable).The amount of fee awarded as scholarship to the awardee in the 1st year, will be adjusted with the fee required to be paid in the 2nd semester/ year (as applicable).
• Apart from fulfilling the above criteria, a student must also secure overall 60% marks in Written Test (if any), Group Discussion (GD) if any and Personal Interview (PI) conducted by the University at the time of admission.
• The scholarships will be awarded annually. For subsequent year/years ,the grant of scholarship to the awardees will be governed by continuation of Royal Endowment& Other Scholarship Policy.
• Any applications for Royal Endowment & Other scholarship from Under-graduate students and Post-graduate students will not be accepted after 31st July, and 31st August, respectively, of respective academic year.

Eligibility Criteria & Number of Scholarships offered

Continuation of Scholarship for Royal Endowment & Other Scholarship on 2^nd and subsequent years -

• Class attendance of the students must be 90% and above in all the subjects in each semester from the previous academic year.
• To continue availing scholarship, a student must clear all the papers in each semester and should not carry any back log in any semester from the previous academic year and pass the semester/annual examination for promotion to the next year.
• Students found guilty of involvement in any untoward incident (including ragging) will be disqualified for award of scholarship.
• In case a student, availing Royal Endowment & Other scholarship, fails to fulfill the condition for continuation of scholarship in the subsequent year/years, he/she will have to pay the full fee for subsequent year/years, as prescribed for other students.
• In case a student, availing Royal Endowment & Other Scholarship, wishes to avail hostel/ transportation facilities, he/she will have to pay the full hostel/ transportation fees as prescribed for other students.
• A student, once disqualified/suffers a break in scholarship, will not be eligible for further scholarship.
• The category in which a student is awarded a scholarship cannot be converted to any other category. In case a student fails to secure a position to maintain (continue) scholarship in a particular category, he/she will not be eligible for continuation of scholarship in any other category.
• Final decision of granting scholarship lies with the University Scholarship Committee.

Monthly Scholarship for Semester Toppers

(w.e.f. the session January-June 2021)

Semester Toppers for each program will be awarded a Monthly Scholarship of INR 3000.00 (Rupees Three Thousand Only) per month in the consequent semester.For example, topper of 1st semester will receive scholarship @ Rs 3000/month in the 2nd semester, 2nd semester topper will receive monthly scholarship in the 3rd semester and so on. This scholarship will be subjected to the following terms and conditions:

a) Programs/ courses where the total number of students in a class is more than 10

 To avail the monthly scholarship under this criterion, the topper must secure 90% marks or more (SGPA >= 9) in aggregate in the semester end examinations and clear all the papers of the semester end examinations.

 Class attendance of the awardees, eligible for the above scholarship, must be 90% and above in the particular semester.

b) Programs/ courses where the total number of students in a class is less than or equal to 10

 To avail the monthly scholarship under this criterion, the topper must secure 95% marks or more (SGPA >= 9.5) in aggregate in the semester end examinations and clear all the papers of the semester end examinations.

• Class attendance of the awardees, eligible for the above scholarship, must be 95% and above in the particular semester.
• The topper must secure 80% or more marks in the internal assessment of the particular semester.
• Proficiency in extra-curricular activities.
• Good conduct in all activities of the University

c) Students availing ‘ Merit –On Admission Scholarship’ or Royal Endowment or Other Scholarship will not be entitled for’Monthly Scholarship for Semester Toppers’. Toppers falling under these mentioned categories shall be awarded with a Merit Certificate/Certificate of Excellence only (without monetary Scholarship Amount) and that Scholarship amount for that program/course stands null and void.

d) If there are more than one semester topper in each program/ course, i.e. same percentage of mark/SGPA is secured by more than one student, then the amount of scholarship awarded per month for that semester will be equally divided among them, subject to condition that the toppers are not availing any other scholarship from the University, mentioned above.

e) If there are more than one semester topper in any program/ course, i.e. same percentage of mark/SGPA is secured by more than one student, and if one of the toppers is availing any other kind of scholarship from the University, then the other topper shall get the full scholarship amount.In case there are more than two toppers,the amount shall be divided equally among the number of toppers not availing any other scholarship from the University.

Please note:

1. The norms of the Monthly Scholarship for Annual Toppers (for annual program) will be in congruent to the Monthly Scholarship for Semester Toppers.

2. University Scholarship Committee reserves the right to cancel/ modify/ change the policy at any point of time without prior notification.