Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya is already having a guideline for instituting scholarships and promoting schemes for students’ amenities and for such other purposes as notified by the University vide OM No 36/DSW/2024 dated 01.08.2024 and such financial and other supports to the students are rendered and maintained by the office of the Dean Students’ Welfare.

2. Aims & Objects of the Students’ Welfare Schemes

• To help needy, poor and deserving students of the GGV to pursue studies;
• To provide such amenities to students of the GGV as may foster their educational, social, cultural and moral development; and
• For any such other cause as may be deemed appropriate by the Students Welfare Fund Committee from time to time.

4. Financial Assistance under Various Students’ Welfare Schemes

• (i) Merit scholarship of Rs. 10,000/- per years may be extended to any one student from each School of Studies, who secured highest score in the examination of respective course at the end of each year. Such Scholarship will continue till the student maintain first position along with attendance record of 75% in classes and all clear status in Semester Examination and on the recommendation of the Director/Deans. In case of otherwise, the benefit will be shifted to the other highest scorer.
• (ii) Merit Scholarship of Rs. 15,000/- per year may be extended to one student who secures highest score among all Schools in the examination of respective course. Other eligibility of student is same as mentioned in Point One.
• (iii) An amount of Rs. 5000/- may be extended to students for the particular session, who have participated in any national level Sports or Games/Events as recommended by Director/Dean.
• (iv) An amount of Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rupees one lac) may be awarded to students for the particular session, who have participated in any International Sports/Games/Events as recommended by Director/Dean.
• (v) Full free ship may be extended to any one student in each department belonging to poor family background, subject to condition that the student maintains attendance record of 75% in classes, all clear status, and secure minimum of 60% marks in Semester Examinations (who is not a recipient of scholarship or financial aid from any other source) as recommended by Director/Dean.
• (vi) Free meal facility may be extended to all blind students (total blindness) residing in hostels of the GGV. Their actual mess bill will reimbursed under the Students Welfare Scheme. The amount will be paid by drawing the bill in favour of the Warden of the concerned hostel
• (vii) A sum of Rs. 5000/- per annum per student in the form of cash may be provided to all blind students (total blindness) of the GGV as financial assistance to purchase “Teaching Aid” every year, as recommended by Director/Dean of concerned School of Studies.
• (viii) Hand Driven tricycle may be provided to physically handicapped students for movement in the campus in only once during their entire tenure of education in the GGV. Further, students have attendance record of 75% in the classes and on the recommendation of Director/Dean of concerned School of Studies.
• (ix) An amount of Rs. 11,000 (eleven thousand only) may be awarded to students, who have set an example in the campus of their extraordinary task as recommended by the Dean Student Welfare (DSW)/Chief Proctor/Chief Warden.
• (x) Full free ship of tuition fee is given to Single Girl Child for Postgraduate (PG) courses.
• (xi) Full free ship is given to the dependence of Martyrs.
• (xii) Full free ship for five poor students under Vice-chancellor (VC) Discretionary Category.

Additional Support Systems

• GGV Sudama Yojana: Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya Sudama Yojana (GGV-Sudama Yojana) is one of the flagship initiatives of the University which is probably one of its kind of innovative concepts started in the GGV to cater financial support to the eligible students of the University. From this Yojana those students who are financially weak or whose parents are unable to afford the university fees/hostel fees/teaching aides, etc. to continue their studies, shall be given financial assistance. This Yojana has been effective since 2024-25 and finally notified vide Notification No 4038/Estt/Admin/2024 dated 28.11.2024. The university has so far provided financial assistance to more than 60 needy students which not only extend financial support to the aspiring students but also motivate them to complete their academic degree without much hinderance.
• Railway Concession Form: The railway concession form is issued by the Dean Students’ Welfare to the students in accordance with the University OM vide No. 04/DSW/2024 dated 04.03.2024.
• Grievance Redressal: Timely redressal of grievances of the students received from UGC e-Samadhan Portal is ensured by the Dean Students’ Welfare.
• Insurance: Group Insurance Coverage for the enrolled students of GGV is facilitated by the University through United India Insurance Company of India.
• 5. Other Support Systems to the Students:
  • Support system for the students is entertained round the clock.
  • Students’ representations are considered, processed and resolved in expedited manner.
  • Online payment support system is made available to the students by using swipe machine.
  • DSW/ADSWs participate in each induction programme be conducted by various departments for their newly admitted students.
  • We encourage our students to participate in various cultural and other national level events being conducted in the university itself and other higher education institutions.
  • We strive for betterment of all kind of support to the students in the future