4.11.

Financial Aid Policy

For academically bright students who belong to economically weaker sections of society
with a family income of less than Rs. 8Lakh per annum or as specified from time to time,
Financial Aid is provided in order that their university education is not held back due to a
lack of financial resources. ( should be amended from time to time as per the govt.
guidelines).
A maximum of 1% of postgraduate and 2% of undergraduate candidates of the overall
intake can be granted Financial Aid.

Terms and conditions:

Financial Aid grants shall be reviewed and finalized by the Admission & Scholarship
Committee after a Personal interview. In exceptional cases, the Committee may review the
amount of scholarship and provide a grant for student housing, at its sole discretion.
Financial Aid is granted for the full duration of the programme, subject to meeting the
following minimum criteria for the award of aid in subsequent years:
a) A student should have a minimum CGPA of 7.00 at the end of the previous academic
year.
b) Astudent should have maintained a minimum of 80% attendance across all courses in
each semester/module in the previous year(s).
c) There should not have been any disciplinary action against the student.
a) Financial grants are not applicable on the International Immersion Programme fee, an optional
immersion module at a partner university.

Documents required: The student seeking financial assistance/loan from the distressed fund
will be required to submit the following documents:
a) ITR Return, Income certificate and Form 16 for the last three years of parent's/
guardian's incomes
b) Bank Statement for the last six months
c) Copy of the PAN card
d) Undertaking/Agreement
Any other document required by the committee 4/118
4.12. Policy Governing Advanced and Slow Learmers
This policy aims to provide guidelines for students with different levels of learning ability.
The policy willfacilitate helping the advanced learners to be outstanding achievers and the
slow learners to perform well in their academics and personal life. The policy shall apply to
all the students enrolled in various academic programmes of the university, offered through
its Schools, Constituent Institutions, or Academic Centres. The policy elaborates on the
mechanism for continuously monitoring the pace of learning by the students at the university
and various initiatives that the Schools,Constituent Institutions, or Academic Centres may
adapt to encourage advanced learners to excel further and assist the slow learners in
achieving the Programme Outcomes. The learning abilities of the students who are enrolled
in the university are not similar. Each programme offered at the university has Programme
Outcomes (POs). In order to successfully attain these POs at an acceptable level, the
university has astructured mechanism to cater to students with different levels of learning
ability. The facultyy members, and mentors work with both the advanced and the slow
learners to help them further enhance their key takeaway from the program. It is believed

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that both categories of students need special attention and interventions to make their
learning activity more enriching and effective.
4.13. Guidelines for Financial Assistance to Students Attending Conferences/Seminars/
Workshops/Recognised Competitions
To encourage students to present their research work and participate in national and
international level technical competitions, workshops, conferences, and seminars, it is
desired that such students are provided partial financial support by the university.
Accordingly, a provision for funds will be made in the annual budget. The disbursement of
funds will be based on merit and as per university guidelines outlined in this document. This
policy aims to lay down guidelines for partial financial assistance to undergraduate students
to present research papers in conferences/ seminars/ workshops and participate in
recognized technical competitions of repute within and outside the country. The guidelines
are as follows:
a) Partial financial support will be extended to Full Time UG and PG students pursuing
their studies at BMU.
b) The grant will be available only once to a student during his/her study at BMU.
) Only the National and International conferences/ seminars/workshops/symposia
ised by Profession Societies and reputed institutions wilI be considered for