Archive · 26 Dec 2025
Odisha Honors Professor Ghanashyam Dash Scholarship Recipients
The Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation (BIPF) in Odisha recently honored the recipients of the Professor Ghanashyam Dash Scholarship for Higher Education (PGDS) for the 2025–26 academic year.
This scholarship, established in 2005, aims to help talented students from different backgrounds by covering up to 90% of their academic fees, with a maximum of Rs 6 lakh over four years.
This year, four medical students and one B.Tech student received the scholarship.
The foundation also runs a mentorship program called UTSAAH, which helps students with various skills like leadership, mental well-being, and career planning.
The goal is to support these students in becoming future leaders who can contribute to national and social progress.
The Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation (BIPF) honored the recipients of the Professor Ghanashyam Dash Scholarship for Higher Education (PGDS) for the 2025–26 academic year.
The scholarship aims to bridge financial barriers to higher education for meritorious students from diverse socio-economic backgrounds.
This year's recipients include four medical students and one B.Tech student in Computer Science.
The scholarship covers up to 90% of academic fees and associated expenses, with a maximum of Rs 6 lakh over four years.
The foundation also offers a structured mentorship program called UTSAAH, which includes 20 modules of coaching and virtual engagement.
- Who
- Recipients of the Professor Ghanashyam Dash Scholarship for Higher Education (PGDS) for the 2025–26 academic year
- What
- Felicitation ceremony by the Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation (BIPF)
- When
- 2025–26 academic year
- Where
- Bhubaneswar, Odisha
- Why
- To expand access to quality education for meritorious students from diverse socio-economic backgrounds
- Scholarship Name
- Professor Ghanashyam Dash Scholarship for Higher Education (PGDS)
- Institution
- Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation (BIPF)
- Year Established
- 2005
- Funding Support
- Up to 90% of academic fees and associated expenses, capped at Rs 6 lakh over four years
- Recipients
- Four medical students and one B.Tech student
- Mentorship Program
- UTSAAH, offering 20 modules of coaching and virtual engagement
- Focus Areas
- Academic excellence, leadership development, mental well-being, digital and AI skills, career planning, and social competencies