DADU: As many as 325 deserving but meritorious students were awarded Rs10.12 million worth scholarships under need-cum-merit programme at a special ceremony at the University of Sindh, Jamshoro, the other day.

Vice Chancellor Dr Mohammad Siddique Kalhoro, who distributed the cheques, said on the occasion that following allocation of the funds, an advertisement was posted promptly on the university’s official website to invite applications. A total of 2,649 candidates, including 35 M.Phil scholars, applied for the scholarship, he said.

After the selection process, he said, 1,847 candidates were interviewed and 325 recipients were recommended for the award of the scholarship.

District Zakat and Ushr committee chairman Muhammad Saleh Rahputo expressed satisfaction over fair disbursement of scholarship funds.

The highlight of the day was recognition of two M.Phil scholars, Nizhar Saleem and Asad Ahmed, originally from the Indian-occupied Kashmir, who were awarded cheques amounting to Rs300,000 each.

Published in Dawn, August 25th, 2023