Dear colleagues and friends, AICB is pleased to inform you that with the financial support from Dr. Ved Prakash Varma, Retired Professor and former Head, Department of Philosophy, University of Delhi, we have established “Krishna Kumari Varma Memorial Award” for outstanding blind students. The purpose of the Award is to encourage and inspire blind students to achieve the highest position in their post-graduate examinations.
The Award is given to those blind students who secure the first or second position in their post-graduate examinations (except music and fine arts) in order of merit in any university recognized by the U.G.C. Since 2007, six meritorious blind students have received this prestigious Award. The blind students will be required to compete with all students appearing in their subject in any particular year. The term “Blind” would mean as defined by the Government of India and the applicant shall be required to send certificate of blindness issued by an Ophthalmologist along with his/her application latest by 31st October, 2014 in the prescribed Application Form (Copy enclosed). The Award will consist of Rs.15,000.00 (Rupees FIFTEEN Thousand Only), a certificate, a citation and a memento. Selected candidate along with his/her escort shall be provided to and fro AC 2 tier railway fare on concessional rates and hotel accommodation at the time of Award ceremony on 4th January, 2015. While selecting a student for the Award, his/her whole academic career would be taken into consideration. Normally, the Award will be given to a student who obtains the first position in order of merit in the University. If, however, such a student is not available in a particular year, the Award can be given to a student who secures the second position. The Award will not be given to any one if no student is found qualified in any year or years. If in a subsequent year or years two students are found qualified for the Award, it can be given to both of them. The applicant will be required to send along with the application form photocopies of the certificates of all the examinations, and these copies should be attested by the Head of Department concerned or a Gazetted Officer. A certificate testifying the position of the candidate in order of merit in the University should also be sent along with the application form, and this certificate should be signed by (A) the Head of Department and (B) the Registrar or Vice- Chancellor of the University. The decision of the Selection Committee regarding the Award shall be final and irrevocable. Please click the following link to download the application form: http://www.aicb.org.in/images/ApplicationForm%20for%20Krishan%20Kumari%20Award.doc Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
