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Home<\/a> \/ Yogi Babu Memorial Scholarship<\/div>
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Yogi Babu Memorial Scholarship<\/h1>

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Nirmali 2026: interviews completed on 26 September. Final selection results are awaited.<\/p>

Purpose<\/h2>

The Yogi Babu Memorial Scholarship<\/strong> honours the memory of late Shri Yogendra Prasad Gupta, affectionately known as Yogi Babu. It recognises academic merit and supports students from socially and financially disadvantaged backgrounds.<\/p><\/section>

Scholarship structure<\/h2>
Classes<\/dt>
9, 10, 11 and 12<\/dd><\/div>
Awards<\/dt>
Two per class; eight per participating school annually<\/dd><\/div>
Annual support<\/dt>
\u20b96,000 per selected student<\/dd><\/div>
Payment schedule<\/dt>
\u20b91,500 quarterly (\u20b9500 per month equivalent)<\/dd><\/div>
Support for girls<\/dt>
One of the two places in each class is reserved for a girl<\/dd><\/div><\/dl><\/section>

Eligibility & selection<\/h2>

The general framework considers academic performance and financial need. It supports socially and financially disadvantaged students and is not restricted to any one caste category.<\/p>

For the 2026 Nirmali scholarship examination<\/strong>, eligibility required at least 70% in the previous class<\/strong> and selection through a written examination covering mathematics, science, general knowledge and logical reasoning.<\/p>

Please refer to the announcement for each location and year for its application requirements.<\/p><\/section>

Nirmali 2026 selection progress<\/h2>

Following the scholarship examination held on 19 July 2026<\/strong>, 16 candidates<\/strong> across Classes 9\u201312 were shortlisted. Interviews for these candidates were conducted on 26 September 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>

Class 9<\/dt>
4 shortlisted candidates<\/dd><\/div>
Class 10<\/dt>
4 shortlisted candidates<\/dd><\/div>
Class 11<\/dt>
4 shortlisted candidates<\/dd><\/div>
Class 12<\/dt>
4 shortlisted candidates<\/dd><\/div>
Total shortlisted<\/dt>
16 candidates<\/dd><\/div>
Interview stage<\/dt>
Conducted on 26 September 2026<\/dd><\/div>
Final award decisions<\/dt>
Results awaited<\/dd><\/div><\/dl>

Interviews are complete; final selection results are awaited. View the shortlisted candidates \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/section>

Previous year \u00b7 Scholarship recipients<\/div>

2025 Scholarship Selection<\/h2>

The following 16 students from Nirmali and Barhara<\/strong> received support under the Yogi Babu Memorial Scholarship<\/strong>. Recipients for the 2025 selection year are listed below.<\/p>

Nirmali \u00b7 8 scholarship recipients<\/caption>
Class at selection<\/th>Recipients<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
9<\/th>Satyam Kumar; Anjali Kumari<\/td><\/tr>
10<\/th>Himanshu Kumar; Nandani Kumari<\/td><\/tr>
11<\/th>Abhishek Kumar; Umme Salma<\/td><\/tr>
12<\/th>Manjit Kumar; Soni Kumari<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>
Barhara \u00b7 8 scholarship recipients<\/caption>
Class at selection<\/th>Recipients<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
9<\/th>Shivam Kumar; Khushbun Pravin<\/td><\/tr>
10<\/th>Md Farhan Alam; Lakshmi Bharti<\/td><\/tr>
11<\/th>Suchit Kumar; Radha Kumari<\/td><\/tr>
12<\/th>Raghunandan Kumar; Priyanka Kumari<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/section><\/div>

Programme locations<\/h2>

Nirmali<\/h3>

Eight students received scholarships through the 2025 selection. For 2026, the examination was held on 19 July and interviews on 26 September.<\/p>

Barhara (Manoharpatti)<\/h3>

Eight students received scholarship support through the 2025 selection. The next scholarship selection examination is underway.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Scholarship Coordination and Selection<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Head of the Selection Committee:<\/strong> Devesh Singh<\/li>\n
  • Nirmali Coordinator:<\/strong> Devesh Singh<\/li>\n
  • Barhara Coordinators:<\/strong> Shamim Akhtar & Deshratna Mandal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/section>

    Questions about applying<\/h2>
    Are applications currently open?<\/summary>

    The July 2026 Nirmali examination and September interviews are complete. Check Recent Updates for new application announcements.<\/p><\/details>

    How are recipients selected?<\/summary>

    Selection considers academic merit and financial need. In Nirmali, candidates are shortlisted through a written examination and invited for an interview.<\/p><\/details>\n\n<\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Home \/ Yogi Babu Memorial Scholarship Saumitra Foundation Yogi Babu Memorial Scholarship \u092f\u094b\u0917\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u092c\u0942 \u0938\u094d\u092e\u0943\u0924\u093f \u091b\u093e\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0935\u0943\u0924\u094d\u0924\u093f \u00b7 Supporting meritorious students in Classes 9\u201312. Nirmali 2026: interviews completed on 26 September. Final selection results are awaited. Purpose The Yogi Babu Memorial Scholarship honours the memory of late Shri Yogendra Prasad Gupta, affectionately known as Yogi Babu. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-50","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saumitrafoundation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saumitrafoundation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saumitrafoundation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saumitrafoundation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saumitrafoundation.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=50"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/saumitrafoundation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72,"href":"https:\/\/saumitrafoundation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50\/revisions\/72"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saumitrafoundation.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=50"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}