UGC Releases Notice on PM YUVA Mentorship Scheme: Online Contest to Be Held Until Jan 15
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has released an official notification for various educational institutions to disseminate information about the PM YUVA Mentorship Scheme.
PM YUVA Mentorship Scheme: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has released an official notification for various educational institutions to circulate information about the PM YUVA mentorship scheme for young authors 2.0.
Candidates must note that the national contest for potential PM YUVA Yojana 2.0 candidates will end on Jan 15, 2023, at innovateindia.mygov.in/yuva.
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PM YUVA Mentorship Scheme: Important Dates
The important dates related to the PM YUVA mentorship scheme are listed below.
| Event | Dates |
| Selection of 75 Authors Through an All India Contest | Oct 2, 2022, to Nov 30, 2022 |
| Evaluation of Received Proposals | Dec 1, 2022, to Jan 31, 2023 |
| Announcement of Winners | Feb 28, 2023 |
| The Young Authors will Be Trained by Eminent Authors/Mentors | Mar 1, 2023, to Aug 31, 2023 |
| Under the Mentorship, the First Set of Published Books Will Be Launched | Oct 2, 2023 |
The submitted entries for PM YUVA mentorship scheme 2.0 will be evaluated from Jan 16 to Mar 31, 2023.
The UGC will select 75 authors through this competition. These selected candidates will get a scholarship of INR 50,000 per month for a period of six months. In addition to this, the National Book Trust (NBT) will be publishing books by selected authors under the PM YUVA Yojana mentorship scheme.
The books prepared under this scheme will be published by the NBT and will also be translated into other Indian languages ensuring the exchange of culture and literature, thereby promoting 'Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat'.
