Post-Matric Scholarship for OBC Students for studying in India
Post-Matric Scholarship for OBC Students: The objective of the scheme is to provide financial assistance to the OBC students studying at post-matriculation or post-secondary stage to enable them to complete their education.
Scheme Guidelines:
I. OBJECTIVEThe objective of the scheme is to provide_ financial assistance to the OBC students studying at post-matriculation or post-secondary stage to enable them to complete their education.
II. SCOPE
These scholarships shall be available for studies in India only and will be awarded by the Government of State/Union Territory to which the applicant actually belongs, i.e. permanently settled.
III. CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY
i. The scholarships will be open to Indian nationals belonging to OBCs, as notified by the Central Govt./State Govt./ UT Admn.;
ii. These scholarships will be given for the study of all recognized post-matriculation or post-secondary courses pursued in recognized institutions as specified in para IV(i).
iii. Only those candidates who belong to OBCs so specified in relation to the State/UT to which the applicant actually belongs, i.e. permanently settled and who have passed the Matriculation or Higher secondary or any higher examination of a recognized University or Board of Secondary Education will be eligible.
iv. Candidates who, after passing one stage of education, are studying in the same stage of education in different subject e.g. I. Sc. after I.A or B.Com. after B.A. or M.A. in a subject after M.A in another subject will not be eligible.
v. Students who, after having completed their educational career in one professional line, e.g., LLB after B.T /B. Ed will not be eligible.
vi. Students studying in XI Class of the Higher Secondary School courses or the XII class of the Multipurpose High School will not be eligible for it being a continuous school course. However, in cases, where tenth class examination of such courses is treated as equivalent to Matriculation and students who after passing tenth class join other courses, such students will be treate_d as post-matric students and will be eligible for the award of scholarships.
vii. Students pursuing Post-graduate courses in medicine will be eligible only if they are not allowed to practice during the period of their course.
viii. Students who after failing or passing the Under Graduate/Post-Graduate examinations in Arts/Science/Commerce join any recognized professional or Technical certificate/ diploma/ degree courses will be awarded scholarships if otherwise eligible. No subsequent failure will be condoned except for courses in Group 'A' and no further change in the course will be allowed thereafter.
ix. Students who pursue their studies through correspondence courses will be eligible towards reimbursement of non-refundable fee. The term correspondence includes distant and continuing education. Besides reimbursement of non-refundable fee, such students will also be eligible for an annual allowance of Rs. 900 /- for essential/prescribed books, as applicable.
x. Scholarships should be restricted up to two boys of the same parents/guardian .. ·. This restriction will, however, not apply to girls.
xi. A scholarship holder under this Scheme will not hold any other scholarship/ stipend. If awarded any other scholarship/ stipend, the students can exercise his/her option for either of the two scholarships/stipends, whichever is more beneficial to him/her and should inform the awarding authority through the Head of the Institution about the option made. No scholarship will be paid to the students under this Scheme from the date he/she accepts any other scholarships/stipend. The student can, however, accept free lodging or a grant or ad-hoc monetary help from the State Government or any other source for the purchase of books, equipment or for meeting the expenses on board and lodging, in addition to the scholarship amount paid under the Scheme.
xii. Scholarship holders who are receiving coaching in any of the pre-examination training centres with financial assistance from the Central Government/ State Government will not be eligible for a stipend under the coaching schemes for the duration of the coaching programme.
xiii. Employed students whose income combined with the income of their parents/ guardians does not exceed Rs. 1.50 lakh per annum shall be eligible for the post-matric scholarship to the extent of reimbursement of all compulsorily payable non-refundable fee.
xiv. Unemployed students whose parents/guardians income from all sources does not exceed Rs. 1.50 lakh per annum will be entitled to the scholarship under the Scheme.
IV.VALUE OF SCHOLARSHIP
The value of scholarship will include Maintenance Allowance, Reader Charges for blind students, reimbursement of compulsory non-refundable fee, Study Tour Charges/thesis typing/printing charges and book allowance for students pursuing correspondence course, for complete duration of the course as per details are given below:-
iii) Fees:
Scholars will be paid enrolment/registration, tuition, games, union, library, magazine, medical examination and such other fees compulsorily payable by the scholar to the institution or University /Board. Refundable deposit-like caution money, security deposit will, however, be excluded.
iv) Study Tours:
Study tour charges up to a maximum of Rs. 900/-per annum limited to the actual expenditure incurred by the student on transportation charges etc. will be paid to the scholars studying professional and technical courses, provided that the head of the institution certifies that the study tour is essential for the scholar for completion of his/her course of study.
v) Thesis Typing /Printing charges:
Thesis typing/printing charges up to a maximum of Rs. 1000 will be paid to research scholars on the recommendation of the Head of the Institution.
PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING:
i) An application for the scholarship to the prescribed authority should comprise:
a. One copy of the application for scholarship in the prescribed form (separate application form may be prescribed by concerned State Government/UT for 'fresh' and 'renewal' scholarship).
b. One copy of the passport size photograph with signatures of the student thereon (for fresh scholarship)
c. One attested copy each of certificates/ diploma/ degree etc., in respect of all examination, passed.
d. A certificate (in original) of Caste signed by an authorized Revenue Officer, not below· the rank of Tehsildar.
e. An income declaration by the parents/guardians, stating definite income from all sources non-Judicial by way of income certificatication from employer along with the affidavit on non-judicial Stamp Paper.
f. A receipt in acknowledgement of the scholarship in the previous year on the form attached to the application duly countersigned by the Head of the Institution concerned, if the applicant was in receipt of a scholarship under this Scheme in the preceding year.
ii) In case of online mode of application, the procedure of1 application may vary as the
application is required to be filled online and the documents need to be uploaded on the
website as notified by the prescribed authority of the concerrn1d State/UT.
iii) Application complete in all respect shall be submitted to the Head of the Institution being attended or last attended by the candidates and shall be addressed to an officer specified for this purpose by- the State Government /Union1 Territory Administration to which the student belongs in accordance with the instructions issued by them from time to time.
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