This entry covers the Shri Paragbhai Desai Wagh Bakri scholarship for students taking a Bachelor of Education in special education. It is a need based award offered through a private trust and routed through a scholarship portal, and it is meant to help students from lower income families meet the cost of a B.Ed. programme in the special education field. The award value and the number of awards for the current cycle are not stated here. The scheme has run in defined annual windows, and the year shown in the title refers to a particular cycle rather than a guarantee that applications are open now. Students should confirm on the official portal whether a cycle is currently accepting applications.

The scheme is intended for students who are enrolled in, or have secured admission to, a Bachelor of Education programme with a special education focus, and who come from families with limited income. Applicants are generally expected to have passed class 12 and a bachelor's degree with the qualifying marks set out in the notification, to belong to the state named in that notification, and to furnish an income certificate as proof of financial need. Admission proof, mark sheets, identity and bank documents are usually required. The precise marks, income ceiling and state conditions for any running cycle are published on the official portal.

Applications for this scheme are made online through the scholarship portal named in the official notification rather than at the college. The usual steps are to register on the portal, complete the student profile, locate this scheme in the list of open opportunities and fill in the application form with academic and family income details. Scanned copies of mark sheets, the admission or fee receipt, an income certificate, identity proof and bank account details are normally uploaded with the form, and the submission has to be completed before the announced closing date. Applicants should follow the instructions on the official portal, since requirements are revised between cycles.