Smt. Uma Gupta Fellowship for M.Sc. Agriculture (Genetics & Plant Breeding) Students

What is the Smt. Uma Gupta Fellowship?

Smt. Uma Gupta Fellowship is a merit fellowship for a postgraduate student at G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (GBPUAT), Pantnagar. According to the myScheme listing maintained under the Government of Uttarakhand's Department of Agriculture, the fellowship pays Rs 1,000 per month for three semesters only to a meritorious student in the M.Sc. Agriculture (Genetics & Plant Breeding) programme.

The fellowship is named in memory of Smt. Uma Gupta and is administered directly by GBPUAT, Pantnagar. Because it is tied to one university and one specialisation, it works as a targeted academic fellowship rather than a general scholarship. Its stated aim is to support and recognise merit among agriculture postgraduates and to reduce their economic burden while they complete their research-oriented degree.

Smt. Uma Gupta Fellowship runs for three semesters. The Rs 1,000 monthly amount is not paid across the entire M.Sc. programme, and it is not renewed beyond the three-semester window.

Who is eligible for the Smt. Uma Gupta Fellowship?

You can be considered if:

• You are enrolled at GBPUAT, Pantnagar.
• You are studying M.Sc. Agriculture with a Genetics & Plant Breeding specialisation.
• Your academic record meets the merit standard set by the university committee.

You cannot apply / are not eligible if:

• You study at an institution other than GBPUAT, Pantnagar.
• You are enrolled in a different M.Sc. specialisation or a different degree altogether, for example undergraduate B.Sc. Agriculture students should look at the Dr. A.N. Mukhopadhyay Gold Medal Award or the Smt. Bimla Rani Memorial Award instead.
• Your enrolment or merit record does not satisfy the committee's requirements.

Eligibility is deliberately narrow: a single specialisation at a single university, for a limited number of semesters.

What benefit does the fellowship provide?

Smt. Uma Gupta Fellowship provides Rs 1,000 per month to the selected M.Sc. Agriculture (Genetics & Plant Breeding) student, for three semesters only. Over three semesters this works out to a modest but useful top-up towards study and research costs. The fellowship is intended to recognise merit and to ease the financial pressure on a postgraduate research student.

The myScheme record does not publish a fixed disbursement schedule, so students should follow the payment timeline given in the university's own notice.

What documents are required?

myScheme states that documents are required "in accordance with the university guidelines prescribed for this scheme," so the exact list is set by GBPUAT each cycle. Keep the following ready:

Follow the exact document list in the current GBPUAT notice rather than assuming a list from another scheme.

How to apply for the Smt. Uma Gupta Fellowship

The fellowship is offline only. Follow these steps:

1. Watch for the university notice. Check the GBPUAT notice boards, the Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding, the College of Agriculture office and the university website (gbpuat.ac.in) for the announcement.
2. Collect and fill the prescribed form. Obtain the application form specified for this fellowship and complete it with your personal and academic details.
3. Attach the required documents. Add your enrolment proof, marksheets and any other document listed in the notice.
4. Submit to the designated office. Hand in the completed form and documents at the office named in the notice before the stated cut-off.
5. Await committee evaluation. A committee constituted by the Vice Chancellor reviews the applications, and the Vice Chancellor gives final approval for the fellowship.

How does this fellowship fit GBPUAT's wider award system?

Smt. Uma Gupta Fellowship is one of many named, endowed awards and fellowships that GBPUAT administers for its students on merit. According to the university's academics pages, GBPUAT awards a Chancellor's Gold Medal to the all-round best graduating student each year and Vice-Chancellor's gold, silver and bronze medals to top students in each programme on GPA. At postgraduate level it also confers subject-specific endowed awards such as the Sri Puran Anand Adlakha Gold Medal for the best M.Sc. Agronomy thesis, the same kind of memorial-endowment award, decided by a university committee, that the Smt. Uma Gupta Fellowship belongs to.

For a realistic sense of the standard involved, GBPUAT issues College Merit Certificates at a GPA of roughly 8.250 and University Merit Certificates at roughly 8.500. These are not the formal cut-off for this fellowship, but they show the academic band that named merit awards at Pantnagar recognise. The university also notes that "a number of scholarships/fellowships offered by the University as also outside agencies" are open to meritorious students, and it operates a dedicated 4A scholarship portal at pantnagar4a.in, so an M.Sc. student who narrowly misses this specific fellowship has other routes worth checking.

How is the recipient selected?

Selection is internal to GBPUAT. A committee constituted by the Vice Chancellor evaluates the eligible applications against the university's guidelines, shortlists on merit, and recommends the recipient. The Vice Chancellor gives final approval. There is no external online portal and no separate state-level verification stage; the fellowship is processed through the university's own machinery and paid to the selected student.

Common reasons an application does not succeed

• Wrong specialisation, applying from an M.Sc. specialisation other than Genetics & Plant Breeding makes the application ineligible.
• Not a GBPUAT student — the fellowship is available only at Pantnagar.
• Merit below the cut-off, with a single recipient, a strong academic record is decisive.
• Incomplete or late form. A missing prescribed form or a submission after the deadline in the notice leads to rejection.

If you are not selected, confirm eligibility for other GBPUAT fellowships and ensure your enrolment proof and marksheets are complete and accurate for the next cycle.

Where to get help

For questions about the Smt. Uma Gupta Fellowship, contact G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar:

• University phone: 05944-233349
• Address: GBPUAT, Pantnagar, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand 263145
• Website: gbpuat.ac.in

Approach the Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding or the College of Agriculture office for the current year's notice, prescribed form, document list and deadline, since these are set by the university.