Explanation:

SAKSHAM - Scholarship for Differently-Abled Children -Saksham Scheme of AICTE aims at providing encouragement and support to differently-abled children to pursue technical education.

• Ishan Uday- for Students of North East Region . The UGC has launched a special scholarship
scheme for students of north east region, Ishan Uday .
• Ishan Vikas - Academic Exposure for North Eastern Students ; to bring selected college and school
students from the north eastern states into close contact with IITs, NITs and IISERs
• Udaan: The scheme is dedicated to the development of girl child education, so as to promote the
admission of girl students. It seeks to enhance the enrolment of girl students in prestigious technical
education institutions through incentives & academic support.
• Saakshar Bharat: Initiatives have been taken under financial literacy to include certified adult
literates under Jan Dhan Yojna and mobilize them to open bank accounts.
• Pragati: Scholarships for Girl Child for Technical education ; Pragati aims at providing encouragement
and support to girl child to pursue technical education.
• Swami Vivekananda Scholarship for Single Girl Child: Keeping Swami Vivekananda's ideas of
women education and to promote girls education, UGC has introduced this with an aim to compensate
direct costs of higher education.