Amit Gautam Memorial Scholarship (B.Tech in Electronics Engineering – 4th Year)

What is the Amit Gautam Memorial Scholarship?

The Amit Gautam Memorial Scholarship, also referred to as the Sri Amit Gautam Memorial Award; is an endowment scholarship administered by G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (GBPUAT) at Pantnagar, in Udham Singh Nagar district of Uttarakhand. The award supports one meritorious student in the 4th (final) year of the B.Tech programme in Electronics Engineering.

GBPUAT, founded in 1960 as India's first agricultural university, is a Uttarakhand state government institution that also runs technology and engineering programmes through its College of Technology. Among the several named endowment awards the university administers, this memorial scholarship is created in the memory of Amit Gautam and is directed specifically at a final-year Electronics Engineering student.

As a memorial endowment, the scholarship is funded from a dedicated corpus rather than a fresh annual state grant. The university invites applications, selects the awardee on merit, and disburses the award.

GBPUAT administers a large number of such named endowment scholarships and medals, donated by alumni, families and well-wishers, and managed centrally through the Dean, Students' Welfare and the concerned college. The Sri Amit Gautam Memorial Award is one of the endowment awards tied to the College of Technology, the engineering wing of the university, and specifically to the Electronics Engineering discipline. Because each endowment award has its own donor conditions. The branch, the year of study and the merit basis. The eligibility for this one is fixed to a final-year Electronics Engineering student and is not interchangeable with the university's other awards.

Who is eligible for the Amit Gautam Memorial Scholarship?

You can apply if:

• You are a bona fide 4th-year B.Tech Electronics Engineering student at GBPUAT, Pantnagar.
• You have a strong academic record, as the award is merit-based.
• You are registered in the relevant academic year for which the award is invited.

You cannot apply / are not eligible if:

• You study in a different branch of B.Tech (for example Mechanical, Civil or Computer Science) — the award is tied to Electronics Engineering.
• You are in an earlier year of the programme rather than the 4th year.
• You are a student of another college or university: only GBPUAT students qualify.

This is a narrowly targeted award, generally given to a single student per year, so selection is competitive and based on academic merit within the 4th-year Electronics Engineering cohort.

How to apply for the Amit Gautam Memorial Scholarship

GBPUAT endowment scholarships use an offline, plain-paper application route:

1. Watch for the university notice inviting applications for endowment scholarships, issued each academic year through the Dean or Students' Welfare office and the student corner.
2. Write a plain-paper application addressed to the concerned office, naming the Amit Gautam Memorial Scholarship / Sri Amit Gautam Memorial Award.
3. Attach your documents, proof of 4th-year B.Tech Electronics Engineering enrolment and academic marksheets showing your merit.
4. Submit before the deadline stated in the notice, to the office named there.
5. Await selection, the university evaluates applicants on merit and disburses the award to the chosen student.

Exact steps and deadlines are set by the university each year, so confirm the current procedure with your college office or the Students' Welfare section.

What documents are required?

How much does the scholarship provide?

The Amit Gautam Memorial Scholarship provides a merit award to one selected 4th-year B.Tech Electronics Engineering student. The exact amount is fixed by the university endowment and can vary with the fund and university decisions, so the current figure should be confirmed with GBPUAT at the time of applying. This guide does not state a specific rupee figure because a verified current amount was not available on an official source.

Common reasons an application may be rejected

• The applicant is not in the 4th year of B.Tech Electronics Engineering.
• The applicant is in a different branch of engineering.
• Academic merit is lower than that of other applicants.
• The application was incomplete or submitted after the deadline.

To avoid rejection, apply in the correct year and branch, attach complete marksheets, and submit within the notified window.

How is the awardee selected and paid?

Selection for the Amit Gautam Memorial Scholarship is merit-based within the 4th-year B.Tech Electronics Engineering cohort. After applications close, the university's Students' Welfare office and the College of Technology compare the academic records of the applicants and recommend the most meritorious student for the award, generally a single awardee per year. Once approved, the endowment amount is disbursed to the selected student: typically credited to the student's bank account or adjusted through the university's student-accounts system, as the university decides. Endowment awards of this kind are usually announced at a convocation or an internal function, and the amount depends on the income the endowment corpus generates, which is why the university, rather than any outside source, is the only reliable place to confirm the current figure.

How to check your application status

Because this is an internal university award with no online portal, a student tracks the outcome through the university office, not a website:

1. Confirm your application was received by the Dean, Students' Welfare or the College of Technology office when you submit it, and keep the acknowledgement.
2. Follow up with that same office after the deadline to learn when awards for the year will be decided.
3. Watch university and college notice boards and official notices for the list of endowment-award recipients for the academic year.

Key facts and where to get help

• Awarding institution: G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand.
• Beneficiary: one meritorious 4th-year B.Tech Electronics Engineering student.
• Mode: offline, plain-paper application when invited.
• Portal: gbpuat.ac.in

The Dean, Student Welfare office is the central point for GBPUAT's endowment awards, merit scholarships (typically in the range of Rs 8,000 to Rs 15,000 a year), sports scholarships and tuition-fee freeships, so a student not eligible for this Electronics-specific award can ask there which other awards fit their branch and year. For help on this award, students should approach the Dean, Student Welfare office or the College of Technology office at GBPUAT, Pantnagar. As an internal university endowment, there is no separate state helpline for this award. If a student believes a decision was unfair or an application was not considered, the route is a written representation to the Dean, Students' Welfare, and, failing that, a Right to Information (RTI) application to the university's public information officer asking how the award was decided for the year. These formal routes leave a paper trail and cost little, and they are the appropriate channel because the award is administered internally rather than through a state grievance portal.

Note on verification: the 4th-year B.Tech Electronics Engineering eligibility and the memorial-award nature are confirmed by the scheme reference and the university's student corner. A specific benefit amount, number of awards and the exact application window were not available on a verified official source and should be confirmed directly with GBPUAT.