· Under the program, meritorious Navodaya school students pursuing full-term B. Tech/Dual Degree (B.Tech + M.Tech) at an IIT or NIT are offered support
Samsung
Samsung Star Scholar
program, now in its fifth year, has so far benefitted 650 JNV students. Under
this program, each year, Samsung offers scholarships to meritorious students
pursuing full-term B. Tech/Dual Degree (B.Tech + M.Tech) course at any IIT or
NIT. The program offers a scholarship of up to 2 lakh for expenses related to
tuition, examination, hostel and mess for one academic year and it can be
renewed every year up to 5 years.
This year, in line with
Samsung
Scholarships for 367 students currently pursuing full-term B. Tech/Dual Degree (B.Tech + M.Tech) have been renewed for the next year. Recipients of renewed scholarships include 175 second year students, 94 third year students and 97 fourth year students.
The Samsung India and Navodaya
Vidyalaya Samiti partnership began in 2013 with the ‘Samsung Smart Class’
program which was aimed at providing quality education for children from rural
backgrounds. At present, Samsung Smart Class program is operational at 683
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya schools. So far, over 430,000 students have
benefitted from it and over 8,000 teachers have been trained on how to use
interactive technology to teach. Every Samsung Smart Class is equipped
with an interactive Samsung Smartboards, Samsung tablets, a printer, Wi-Fi
connectivity and power backup.
Under the Star Scholar
program, while the selection for first year applicants is based on their All
India Rank (AIR) in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main), to get a renewal
of the scholarship for the 2nd – 4th years, the applicant is required to
maintain a Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) or Cumulative Grade Point
Average (CPGA) rating of 5 or above.
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