LIC Golden Jubilee Scholarship Scheme 2025

If you’re a bright student from an economically weaker background dreaming of pursuing higher education, the LIC Golden Jubilee Scholarship Scheme 2025 is your chance! The application window is open—and this financial aid from Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is designed just for motivated students like you. Get ready to unlock support for your journey into fields like medicine, engineering, graduation courses, vocational training, and more. Read on for details!

🎓 Scholarship Summary

• Location: India

• Sponsor: Life Insurance Corporation of India (via Golden Jubilee Foundation)

• Study Level: First-year students in Under-graduate Degrees, Integrated Courses, Diplomas, Vocational Courses, Medicine (MBBS, BAMS, BHMS, BDS), Engineering (BE, B.Tech, B.Arch), and Intermediate/10+2 (for girls only)

• Target Group: Meritorious students from Economically Weaker Sections (EWS); separate category for girls after Class X

• Fields of Study: Medicine, Engineering, General Graduation, Integrated, Diploma, Vocational, ITIs; and 10+2 level for girls

• Value & Coverage:

  • General Scholarship (per annum):

    • Medicine: ₹40,000 (in 2 installments of ₹20,000)

    • Engineering: ₹30,000 (in 2 installments of ₹15,000)

    • Other UG/Vocational/Diploma/ITI: ₹20,000 (in 2 installments of ₹10,000)

  • Special Girl Child Scholarship: ₹15,000 per year (2 installments of ₹7,500) for 2 years

• Award Duration:

  • General Scholarships: For the entire course duration (excluding internships/stipends)

  • Special Girl Child: For two consecutive years, subject to renewal conditions

• Application Deadline: 22 September 2025 (online only)

• Eligibility:

  • General Scholarship: Passed Class XII (or equivalent/diploma) in academic years 2022-23 / 2023-24 / 2024-25 with ≥ 60% marks; taken admission in first year (2025-26) in eligible courses; family income ≤ ₹4,50,000 per annum

  • Special Girl Child Scholarship: Female candidates who passed Class X (academic years as above) with ≥ 60% and are pursuing 10+2 / Vocational / Diploma for 2 years; family income ≤ ₹4,50,000

📚 Scholarship Overview

1). General Scholarship

Aim: To support financially constrained, high-achieving students entering higher education across various streams—medical, engineering, graduation, diploma, vocational, ITI—by providing annual financial aid.

2). Special Girl Child Scholarship

Targeted to empower girl students transitioning from Class X to 10+2, vocational, or diploma programs, offering support for two academic years to help bridge the gap and encourage continued education.

💰 Scholarship Benefits

• Financial Support: Annual assistance ranging from ₹20,000 to ₹40,000 for general scholars, and ₹15,000 per annum for girl scholars.

• Disbursal Method: Via NEFT directly into the student’s active bank account—must provide IFSC, account details, and a cancelled cheque.

• Renewal Conditions:

  • Medicine/Engineering: Minimum 55% marks and pass all subjects each year.

  • Other UG/Vocational Courses: Minimum 50% and pass all subjects.

  • Special Girl Child (Year 2): Minimum 50% in Class XI and pass all subjects. Regular attendance required.

• One Scholar per Family: Typically only one beneficiary per family—exceptions may apply (e.g., if both are girls in case of tie, preference given to the girl).

• Merit-cum-Means Basis: Selection based on academic merit; if tied, preference goes to lower family income, then financial assessment.

✅ Eligibility Criteria

General Scholarship:

• Passed Class XII / Diploma (or equivalent/regular/vocational) in 2022-25 with ≥ 60%.

• Admitted to first year of eligible courses in 2025-26 (Medicine, Engineering, Graduation, Integrated, Diploma, Vocational, ITI).

• Annual family income ≤ ₹4,50,000.

Special Girl Child Scholarship:

• Female candidate passed Class X in 2022-25 with ≥ 60%.

• Enrolled in 10+2 / Vocational / Diploma for two years starting 2025-26.

• Annual family income ≤ ₹4,50,000.

General Conditions:

• Not for postgraduate courses.

• One scholarship per family; tie-breaker rules apply.

• Non-eligibility for part-time, correspondence, open university, or self-study professional courses (e.g., CA, CS, ICWA).

• Any false documentation leads to cancellation and repayment obligation.

📝 Application Procedure

1. Visit LIC’s official website (Golden Jubilee Foundation section).

2. Register/login to access the scholarship application.

3. Apply online between 1 September 2025 and 22 September 2025—only online submissions accepted.

4. Upon selection, Divisional Office will call for document verification.

5. Selected candidates notified via office notice boards and individually.

📂 Documents Required:

• Marksheet of Class X / XII / Diploma (with ≥ 60%)

• Admission proof for first-year course

• Income certificate or affidavit

• Bank account details with IFSC and cancelled cheque

• Caste certificate (if applicable)

• Identity proof (optional but recommended)

📂 Resources

• Scholarship Call PDF

ℹ️ Additional Information

• Advertisements for this scheme were launched nationwide on 1 September 2025, marking the beginning of the application period.

• The Golden Jubilee Foundation has a long history of supporting education; since inception in 2006, it has sanctioned educational projects nationwide.

• Each LIC divisional office selects 100 students: 80 via General Scholarship (40 boys + 40 girls), plus 20 exclusively for the Special Girl Child category.

• Scholarship is paused if student receives stipend or internship before course completion.

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