Social Solidarity fortnight campaign conducted jointly by the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Backward Sections Development Departments, will commence on October 2, 2024, with the slogan “Together we can move forward in the changing world.” As part of this initiative, a workshop on the Foreign Study Scholarship Scheme—jointly implemented by these departments and ODPEC—will take place on October 8, 2024, at 10:00 AM at the Vellayambalam Boys Post Matric Conference Hall in Thiruvananthapuram. The workshop will be inaugurated by Hon. Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Development Minister Shri. O. R. Kelu.

  Students from the Scheduled Castes/Tribes, Backward Sections, currently pursuing degree-level or higher studies, are eligible to participate in this workshop. Interested students must register through the link available on the e-Grants website. Registration is limited to the first 150 applicants. Shortlisted candidates will be notified via SMS, and only those who receive the notification will be eligible to attend the program.