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Last Date: 30 September 12
Eligibility: Any Graduate
Any Post Graduate
Location: Anywhere in India
Job Category: Govt Sector, Scholarships
Hiring Process: Written-test and Interview.
Scheme of Merit cum means based scholarship to students belonging to minority communities
Number of Scholarship : Every year 20000 scholarships will be distributed among the students of minority communities throughout the country. Based on the state-wise population of these communities.
Eligibility Criteria : Students, who have got admission in a recognized college to pursue technical/professional courses, on the basis of a competitive examination., Students, who have got admission in a recognized college to pursue technical/professional courses, without facing any competitive examination, will also be eligible for scholarship. However, such students should have not less than 50% marks at higher secondary/graduation level. Selection of these students will be done strictly of merit., A scholarship holder under this scheme will not avail any other scholarship/stipend for pursuing the course., The annual family income of the beneficiary/parent or guardian of the beneficiary should not exceed Rs.2.50 lakh per annum from all sources., A student residing in a particular State/UT will be entitled for scholarship under the quota of that State/UT only irrespective of his place of study.
Financial assistance will be given to pursue degree and/or post graduate level technical and professional courses from a recognized institution. Maintenance allowance will be credited to the student’s account. The course fee will be paid by the State Department directly to the institute concerned. ,Students who get admission to a college to pursue technical/professional courses, on the basis of a competitive examination will be eligible for the scholarship., Students who get admission in technical/professional courses without facing any competitive examination will also be eligible for scholarship. However, such students should have not less than 50% marks at higher secondary/graduation level. Selection of these students will be done strictly on merit basis., Continuation of the scholarship in subsequent years will depend on successful completion of the course during the preceding year. , A scholarship holder under this scheme will not avail any other scholarship/stipend for pursuing the course., The annual income of the beneficiary/parent or guardian of beneficiary should not exceed Rs.2.50 lakh from all sources., The state department will advertise the scheme every year latest by 31st March and receive the application through the concerned institutions., After scrutinizing the applications, the state department will prepare a consolidated budget for all eligible students and send an application in the prescribed pro-forma for release of fund from the Ministry of Minority Affairs for distribution of scholarship giving the details of each students viz. name, permanent address, telephone number, annual course fee, name & address of institute, whether hostler or day-scholar, etc., The application for release of fund from the state department must be received in the Ministry by 30th of September every year., The state department will maintain separate bank account and records relating to the funds received from the Ministry and they will be subjected to inspection by the officers of the Ministry or any other agency designated by the Ministry., The fund for distribution of scholarship in subsequent year will be released after receiving the utilization certificate for the previous year. Annual inspection by the officers of the Ministry or any other agencies designated by the Ministry will also be carried out., 30% scholarship will be reserved for girls of each minority community in a state which is transferable to male student of that community in case of non-availability of female candidate in that community in the concerned state., If the target for distribution of scholarship to a particular minority community in a state/UT is not fulfilled, it will be distributed among the same minority community of other States/UTs strictly in accordance with the merit.,
Applications in the prescribed format may be submitted to the Secretary of the, deptt. of the concerned State Govt/UT administration, dealing with minority welfare, through the institutions where the students are pursuing technical/professional courses. The student must submit their applications to the state which he/she belongs to and not to the state where the institution where he/she is studying, is located. Last Date for Online Submission of Fresh Applications by Students 30th September 2012.
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