Investment and Development Authority of Nagaland signs an MoU with St. Pauls College, Bengaluru, to offer 160 higher education scholarships for Nagaland students.
DIMAPUR — The Investment and Development Authority of Nagaland (IDAN) and St. Pauls College, Bengaluru, have signed and exchanged a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration in higher education and expand access to educational opportunities for students from Nagaland.
The MoU was signed on September 7 by Principal of St. Pauls College Dr. Thomas MJ and Additional Secretary of IDAN Vineet Kumar in the presence of officials and representatives from IDAN, according to a press note.
The partnership seeks to promote capacity building in education, research, and innovation, with a focus on facilitating higher education opportunities for meritorious students from Nagaland through the St. Pauls College-IDAN Scholarship Programme.
Under the agreement, St. Pauls College will offer scholarships through the ‘Future Achievers Scholarship Program’, providing 50 per cent tuition-fee scholarships across 160 seats in a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
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The programmes include Journalism, Psychology, English, Political Science, Film Making and Photography, Civil Service Coaching, Computer Science, Business Analytics, Aviation and Logistics, Business Administration, Commerce, and Computer Applications, among others.
The scholarship initiative is intended to provide students from Nagaland with greater access to diverse academic and professional pathways at St. Pauls College, Bengaluru. Eligible students will be selected based on the prescribed admission and scholarship criteria, with IDAN facilitating outreach, promotion, and evaluation of applications from students across the state.
The MoU also provides for students admitted under the scholarship programme to access the college’s campus accommodation facilities, subject to applicable charges.