he scheme is sponsored by Savitribai Phule Pune University. This scheme is basically undertaken for the benefit of students those who are needy, economically backward, intelligent and meritorious but cannot afford higher education. This will make higher education accessible and available to the poor, needy and meritorious students. Under this scheme those students who are interested in joining are to fill the necessary application form. This scheme is flexible to give work to those who demand it. The students are interviewed by the Committee and the students are selected on the basis of financial background. The selected students have to submit the Family Income Certificate to prove that they are economically backward. The students enrolled under the scheme are given the following types of work namely- That increase their skills in areas of their study, office work, technical work and field work.

However when the distribution of work is given it is seen that all students get equal opportunity to get all different kinds of work such as technical work, fieldwork. Office work includes working at the Library and office of the institute. Technical work includes: Knowledge of computers, office machines such as photocopying etc. while field work includes working in the garden, looking after newly planted trees. It is expected that every student should work for two hours daily after the classes are over. 

Objective of Earn and Learn Scheme:

• To develop a student as a multifaceted personality with academic excellence and a commitment to an egalitarian society.
• To inculcates in the student the idea that no work is big or small and develops a work culture with right aptitude.
• To encourage young students to learn about dignity of labour.
• To provide the financial assistance for the students coming from the rural areas, which are economically backward, intelligent and meritorious but cannot afford higher education, needy and financially hard pressed. For such students earn and learn scheme will make higher education accessible and available. This is a paradigm shift in the way we see higher education.