Sikkim Manipal University Directorate of Distance Education (SMU-DDE) announced the launch of Vidyadeep, a nationwide scholarship programme for 1500 meritorious and deserving students of SMU-DE programs across India. The scholarship programme is in the form of up to 100 per cent tuition fee waiver for students currently in the 1st to 5th semester for the streams of IT, Management, Journalism & Mass Communication, Fashion, Hospitality & Tourism, Allied Health, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics.

Eligibility criteria include low family income, 45 per cent and above marks in the qualifying exam.

Details on www.smude.edu.in