Dr. Dhyanpal Singh Memorial Award (for Final-Year Undergraduate Students of All Colleges)

What is the Dr. Dhyanpal Singh Memorial Award?

The Dr. Dhyanpal Singh Memorial Award is a merit award for final-year undergraduate students of Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (GBPUA&T), Pantnagar. It is listed under the Department of Agriculture, Government of Uttarakhand, with the university as the implementing body.

The award pays Rs 30,000 per year to a selected student in the final year of an undergraduate course. Its stated aim is to support and encourage meritorious students in their last year of study by reducing the financial burden at the point where it usually peaks, the year of project work, placement travel and examination costs.

The full title used in the official listing is "Dr. Dhyanpal Singh Memorial Award (for Final-Year Undergraduate Students of All Colleges)". The phrase all colleges matters: GBPUA&T is a multi-college university with colleges of Agriculture, Technology, Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Home Science, Fisheries, Basic Sciences and Humanities, and Agribusiness Management. The award is not confined to agriculture students.

Who is eligible for the Dr. Dhyanpal Singh Memorial Award?

You are eligible if:

• You are a student, currently on the rolls of the university.
• You are enrolled in the final year of an undergraduate course at GBPUA&T, Pantnagar.
• You are in any college of the university, not only the College of Agriculture.
• You meet the merit standard applied by the selection committee for that session.

You are not eligible if:

• You study at any institution other than GBPUA&T, Pantnagar. Students of other Uttarakhand universities, affiliated degree colleges and private institutions cannot apply, even though the scheme is listed under the state Department of Agriculture.
• You are in the first, second or third year of an undergraduate programme. The award is defined for the final year only.
• You are a postgraduate or PhD student. GBPUA&T runs separate fellowships and memorial awards for research scholars; this one is undergraduate-only.
• You have already received this award once. It is stated as being provided once per year, so it is not a recurring multi-year scholarship for the same student.

The Uttarakhand Department of Agriculture funds and lists the award, but it does not accept applications from the public. The whole process runs inside the university.

How much is paid, and when?

The benefit is Rs 30,000 per year, released in the student's final undergraduate year. Payment follows the university's normal disbursement procedure, after the selection committee's recommendation has been approved by the Vice-Chancellor. It is a one-time award for the final year, not a monthly stipend: students looking for a monthly payment at the same university should look instead at the Dr. S.K. Mukherjee Scholarship, which pays Rs 1,100 a month to 2nd and 3rd year B.Sc. Agriculture students.

The amount is not a loan. There is no repayment obligation, no interest and no bond requiring service after graduation.

What documents are required?

The official listing states only that documents are required in accordance with the university guidelines prescribed for this scheme. The table above reflects what GBPUA&T asks for on comparable memorial-award forms; the notice for the session is the authority, and a student should follow it exactly rather than assume.

How to apply for the Dr. Dhyanpal Singh Memorial Award

The application mode is offline.

1. Watch the Student Corner page on gbpuat.ac.in. Applications are invited through a notice posted there during the academic session. There is no separate scholarship portal and no email intimation to individual students.
2. Collect the prescribed form named in the notice, from the Student Corner page or from the office of the Dean of your college.
3. Fill the form and attach the supporting papers, proof of final-year enrolment, marksheets or OGPA statement for all completed semesters, and your bank account details.
4. Submit the completed application to the office of the Dean of your college by the last date given in the notice, and keep the receiving acknowledgement.
5. The committee constituted by the Vice-Chancellor evaluates the applications as per the established selection process and recommends names.
6. The Vice-Chancellor approves the final selection, after which the Rs 30,000 is released to the selected student.

How do you check the status of your application?

There is no online status tracker for this award. To follow up:

1. Ask the office of the Dean of your college, which forwarded the file.
2. Check the Student Corner notices at gbpuat.ac.in, where the university publishes selection results for merit scholarships and memorial awards.
3. Call the Student Corner helpline on 05944-233349, 233350, 233325, 233320 or 233331, between 9:30 am and 5:30 pm, quoting your enrolment number.

Why applications get rejected

• Applying before the final year. The most common error. Third-year students frequently apply and are ruled out at the first scrutiny.
• Missing the notice. Because the announcement is made only on the Student Corner page, students who do not check it during the session miss the window entirely. Set a reminder at the start of each semester.
• Incomplete academic record. An application without the marksheets or OGPA statement for all completed semesters cannot be ranked on merit and is set aside.
• Application not on the prescribed form. A letter or a plain-paper application does not enter the process.
• Not routed through the Dean's office. Applications handed in elsewhere do not reach the committee.
• Bank details mismatch, where the account name does not match the student's name on university records, holds up payment even after selection.

Help and grievance redressal

• Student Corner, GBPUA&T Pantnagar: 05944-233349, 233350, 233325, 233320, 233331, from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm
• Office of the Dean of your own college. The first point of contact for anything to do with the application file
• Student Corner notices: gbpuat.ac.in, Student Corner section

No fee is payable to apply for the Dr. Dhyanpal Singh Memorial Award, and no agent or intermediary has any role in the selection. Selection rests with a committee constituted by the Vice-Chancellor and with the Vice-Chancellor's approval alone.