BHU to establish four new scholarships for Chemistry and Law students

These scholarships are being instituted as the university has received a donation of Rs 20 lakh.

New Delhi | Updated: December 23, 2023 04:42 PM IST

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This donation has been made by Madan Mohan Kayastha and his wife Santosh Kayastha in memory of their parents. (Representative image. File)

The Banaras Hindu University (BHU) is establishing four new scholarships for the students of Chemistry and Law at the varsity. These scholarships are being instituted as the university has received a donation of Rs 20 lakh under the Pratidana initiative to establish these scholarships, slated to be awarded from the academic session 2024-25.

This donation has been made by Madan Mohan Kayastha and his wife Santosh Kayastha in memory of their parents. Mr. Kayastha is an alumnus of Banaras Hindu University and had earned his M.Tech. in Industrial Chemistry in the year 1951.

The Sita Ram and Ajudhia Devi Scholarships, instituted in the memory of parents of Sh. Madan Mohan Kayastha, will be presented to one female student of 1st year of B.Sc. (Hons) – Chemistry and one 1st year student of M.Sc. (Chemistry), at the Institute of Science.

The Bhagwati and Mulk Raj Mahajan Scholarships have been set up as a tribute to the parents of Mrs. Santosh Kayastha (Mahajan). The scholarship will be presented to a first year female student of BA. (LLB) Hons, and a second year student of LLM programme.

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