Impact so far

With the support of generous donors, corporate partners, and volunteers, we have been able to impact lives of many students across India.

12

Years of educating underprivileged students

10 STATES

Have been covered under the scholarship program

5,775

Students benefitted from the scholarship program

1,375

Donors supported students education

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MAKING HIGHER EDUCATION ACCESSIBLE

ABOUT US

Vidya Chetana is a Scholarship Program initiated by Youth for Seva in 2009. This programme was conceived with the objective to support education of students hailing from underprivileged socio-economic backgrounds. The programme aims at providing scholarship to students pursuing PUC (10+2), Degree, Engineering, and Medical studies.

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Change a student’s life with education

EDUCATE & EMPOWER

Your support will help students from socio-economically and physically challenging backgrounds to complete their education. It will ensure continuity in their education, enable them to achieve their aspirations, and empower them to break free from their challenging backgrounds.

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5,775

students received scholarship

7.85 CRORE

Scholarship funds received

1,500

Students yet to receive sponsorship

3.75 CRORE

Scholarship funds required

HOW IT WORKS

SELECTION

Our volunteers conduct a need assessment to identify eligible students for scholarship

SCHOLARSHIP DISBURSEMENT

Selected students are categorised stream-wise & granted funds accordingly

ENGAGEMENT WITH SELECTED STUDENTS

Students also benefit from our career counselling, 21st century skills session, employability readiness program & more.

BEYOND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Career counseling for Class 10 students according to the area of interest of students
Orientation program
Residential camp
Life skill sessions
Motivational talks
21st century skills sessions
Observing events: Independence Day, Vivekananda Jayanti, etc.
Field visit/Patriotic visit
Employability Readiness Program
Your generosity can change lives of students in a big way!

Your support will ensure regular education for students from socio-economically challenging backgrounds and empower them to be resourceful individuals in the future.

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Sponsor a Degree Student

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How you can support us

Vidya Chetana Scholarship Programme is an open platform that gives opportunity to individuals and businesses/corporates to make a concrete and lasting difference in the society by empowering students with education. Your support will enable meritorious students to continue education and pursue their ambitions.

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Instantly support a student by donating online

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Our Success Stories

Straight from our beneficiaries

Sahana

I am Sahana , studying final year BTech in Presidency University, Bangalore. I come from an economically backward family. We are two siblings and my father has been bed ridden since 6 years. My mother is a teacher in a private school and is the sole earning members in our family. When I secured a seat in BTech, I had no means to support myself to take up the course, considering our financial status. Youth For Seva helped me to pursue my education by providing financial and mentoring support. I recently secured a placement in IBM, Bangalore. I am extremely grateful to Youth for Seva , Vidya Chetana for the invaluable assistance to help me to achieve my goal.

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Pooja

Hi all, I am Pooja. I am a proud beneficiary of Vidya Chetana scholarship. With the help of this scholarship, I could score 98.72 in my SSLC exam, which added wings to my dream of becoming an engineer. I am currently studying in BMS College of Engineering. For me, life was not very easy. My parents were struggling to make two ends meet. My mother works as domestic help, and my father runs a small shop. I used to study well, but I was always worried about how I could continue my higher education considering our financial background, then stepped in Vidya Chetana scholarship by Youth for Seva in my life. YFS team told me that I only need to study, and they will take care of my education expenses, there was nothing like it. Thanks to my donor, the entire team of Vidya Chetana, and Youth for Seva.

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Yathish KS

I am Yathish from a village near Tumkur, Karnataka . I have completed BE (Mechanical ) from R V College of Engineering.Bangalore. My father has health issues. We live on the pension money of my father given by the Karnataka state government. I did my diploma after 10th std, I received a Vidya Chetana scholarship to continue my Engineering Degree .I have completed my Engineering with 6.8GPA, got placement in DXA technology. I am very thankful to the team for supporting my education.

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Harshith

I would like to thank Youth for Seva Vidya Chetana for the invaluable support you provided to me during my education with your scholarships from 8th standard till 2nd PUC. Becoming a software engineer has always been what I wanted to be in life. I have no doubt in my mind to say that your financial assistance has made it so easy for me to spend more time on my studies and has put me on a path to greatness. At this moment I would like to share with u that I have been selected as a project engineer at Wipro which is a dream company of mine. Thank you again for the life-changing gift you have given and equipping me for a lifetime of success.

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SUPPORTERS SPEAK

They identified with our vision and partnered with us to make it a reality.

I have been associated with Youth For Seva from its inception. One of the important activities undertaken by them is Vidya Chetana Sponsor A Child initiative.This gives the donor joy and also satisfaction of educating a deserving Child. They inform us about the progress of the child in terms of the child's marks and other achievements. We also get to see and interact with the children.It gives enormous satisfaction that your donation goes to a noble/worthy cause and this NGO spends all the money for the cause and not for "establishment" expenses.

R Vaidyanathan

I have been associated with Youth For Seva from its inception. One of the important activities undertaken by them is Vidya Chetana Sponsor A Child initiative.This gives the donor joy and also satisfaction of educating a deserving Child. They inform us about the progress of the child in terms of the child's marks and other achievements. We also get to see and interact with the children.It gives enormous satisfaction that your donation goes to a noble/worthy cause and this NGO spends all the money for the cause and not for "establishment" expenses.

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