Financial Aid for
Serving/ Retired Defence/ CAPF/ Para- Military Personnel and their Dependents

• Defense forces considered under the scheme: Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force, Indian Coast Guard, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security force (BSF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Railway Protection Force (RPF), National Security Guards (NSG), Special Frontier Force (SFF), Assam Riffles, Border Road Organization, General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF), Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Military Engineers Service (MES), Defence Security Corps (DSC), Ordnance Factory Board.
• Financial Aid to Serving Defense Personnel and those who are nominated through study leave:
  The scholarship listed below is for all regular programmes only (Distance learning programmes not included).
  Categorization of recipients for eligibility relaxation and Financial aid to serving officers. The details are mentioned below:

  Sr.No.	Categories	Classification	Financial Aid
  1	Category - A	Recipients of Gallantry awards- (ParamVir Chakra, Ashok Chakra, Mahavir Chakra, Kirti Chakra, Veer Chakra & Shaurya Chakra, President’s Tatrakshak Medal and Tatrakshak Medal, President’s Police medal for Gallantry, President’s Police Medal for Meritorious Service, President’s Police Medal for Distinguish Service, President’s Police medal, Sena medal, disabled in action & boarded out)	50% on programme Fee
  2	Category - B	Serving Officers (Other than above) nominated through study leave	30% on Programmes Fee

• Financial aid to dependents of recipients of various awards and Ex-Servicemen/ Retired Defense Personnel: Categorization of dependents of recipients of various awards and Ex-servicemen for eligibility relaxation and Financial aid to dependents The details are mentioned below:

  Sr.No.	Categories	Classification	Financial Aid
  1	Category - C	All the dependents of Recipients of Gallantry awards- (ParamVir Chakra, Ashok Chakra, Mahavir Chakra, Kirti Chakra, Veer Chakra & Shaurya Chakra, President’s Tatrakshak Medal and Tatrakshak Medal, President’s Police medal for Gallantry, President’s Police Medal for Meritorious Service, President’s Police Medal for Distinguish Service, President’s Police medal, Sena medal, and Killed in action, disabled in action & boarded out)	30% on Programme Fee
  2	Category - D	Serving personnel/ ex-servicemen/ retired personnel (from all defence forces mentioned above)	20% on Programme Fee

• Eligibility Relaxation: A relaxation of 5% in eligibility will be given for all categories and programmes (Diploma, Programmes after 10+2, Programmes after Graduation etc.) except for programmes where certain regulatory bodies have imposed minimum eligibility conditions.
  • All the serving officers (from all the forces covered under this policy), who are willing to take admission in LPU through study leave will be exempted from entrance exam and interview conducted by LPU (Except Ph.D. & LLM programmes) and any other programme where eligibility test is compulsory as per the regulatory authorities.
• Programmes: Refer Annexure-D: List of Programmes for Financial Aid to Defense and CAPF & their Wards. The Financial aid will be available in all programmes where normal LPU financial aid/ scholarship scheme(s) is/are applicable.
• Last Date of application will be till the last date of admission.
• Documents Required: The applicant is required to submit following documents:
  • For serving personnel: Bona-fide certificate from Commanding Officer of Unit currently posted to with seal and copy of ID card (mentioning the service no.)
  • For ex-servicemen: Pension Pay Order, Discharge Book and Copy of ID card
  • Officers on study leave: Bona-fide certificate from respective Directorate of Education, Headquarters, Delhi.
• Application Submission:
  • Fill the details in the application form (refer Form-1: Application for Defense and CAPF Financial Aid-2024)
  • Scan all the relevant documents
  • Submit the application along with applicable documents through an email to financialaid@lpu.co.in.
  • The subject of email must have: Application for Defense and CAPF Financial Aid – name of Applicant
  • In case applicant is visiting University campus or designated offices of university in various cities, the scanned copy of application and applicable documents to be emailed at financialaid@lpu.co.in by the university official or by applicant before due date.
  • The application can be submitted before or after taking admission.
    Note: The applicant should clearly mention details/ information pertaining to scheme and scanned documents must be readable
• Selection of Application: The application will be selected based on first come received on or before the due date and till the seats remain in programme.
• Result Declaration and Intimation: The result of applications will be communicated individual through an email within 7-10 working days from date of application. The scholarship will be updated after verification of all the documents and on completion of formalities pertaining of admission.
• Insufficient information or incomplete documents will make applicant ineligible and such applications will not be processed/ presented before the committee.
• Other Terms and Conditions: All other conditions as mentioned under the head “Terms & Conditions for LPU-Scholarship, its different phases” in Part-B of Prospectus or on university website will also be applicable.

Annexure

Click here to view the Form-1: Application for Defense and CAPF Financial Aid-2024.

Click here to view the Annexure-D: List of Programmes for Financial Aid to Defense and CAPF & their Wards.