Students from Class I To Class X and also belonging  to six notified  minority  communities  viz.  Muslim, Christian,  Sikh,  Buddhist,  Jain,  Parsi  (Zoroastrian)  studying  in  India and fulfilling the Scheme guidelines are eligible to apply for these scholarships.

ELIGIBILITY

Scholarship will be awarded to the students who have secured not less than 50% marks in  the  previous  final  examination and  annual  income  of  their  parents/guardian from  all sources does not exceed Rs. 1.00 lakh.

EARMARKING

1. 30% scholarship is earmarked for girls students of each minority community in a State/UT  which  is  transferable  to  male  students  of  that  community  in  case  of non-availability of female students in that community in the concerned State/UT.  30% is the floor and not the ceiling for eligible girl students.
2. If  the  physical  target  of  scholarship  for  a  particular  minority  community  in  a state/UT   is   not   utilized,   it   will   be   distributed   among   the   same   minority community  in  other  States/UTs  strictly  in  accordance with  merit  and  without disturbing the national ratio for the Community. Any unutilized community quota shall be distributed amongst other communities again in accordance with merit and without affecting overall national quota.
3. A student residing in a particular State/UT will be entitled for scholarship under the quota of that State/UT only irrespective of his/her place of study.

SELECTION  PROCEDURE

Fresh - As the number of scholarships for minorities available in a year is fixed and limited,  it  is  necessary  to  lay  down  preference  for  selection.  Inter-se  selection weightage  is  to  be  given  to  poverty  rather  than  marks  (the  applicant  is  required  to submit an Income Certificate as per para-11(ii)).  In case of same income, merit shall be generated from ‘Date of Birth’ criteria of applicant (senior is preferred).

Renewal – There  is  no  merit  list  generation  for  renewal  cases.  Renewal  applicant  will get the scholarship if one has obtained 50% in his/her previous year’s examinations (at the  same  Institute  and  in  same  course)  and  his/her  application  is  verified  by  all authorities  (as  designated  by  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs)  and  approved  by  State Governments/UTs.

DURATION

The scholarships shall be provided for the entire course. Maintenance allowance will be  given  as fixed  lump  sum  amount  in  an  academic  year  (as  per  para-9  below) for 2017-18 to 2019-20.

RATE OF SCHOLARSHIP

Actual financial assistance will be provided for admission/tuition fee and maintenance allowance  as  given  below  subject  to  a  maximum  ceiling  indicated  against  item concerned.

The details of the scheme interventions for 2017-18 to 2019-20 are as under

Rate of Scholarship (Admission + Tuition Fee) = Admission Fee for Class VI to X: Rs 500 per Anum subject to actuals (Both Hostaleer 7 Day Scholar) + Tution Fee for class VI to X Rs 350Per Month subject to actuals (Both Hostaleer 7 Day Scholar)

Maintenance Allowance= For Class I to V:Rs. 100/-per month for Day Scholar and For Class VI to X*:Rs. 600/-per month for Hosteller and Rs. 100/-per month for Day Scholar

CONDITIONS FOR SCHOLARSHIP:

1. Scholarship will be available to the students of minority community studying in Classes I to X
2. An Income Certificate, issued from a Competent Authority in the State/UT Governments is required in respect of parent/guardian of the student.
3. A  Self-Certified  Community  Certificate  is  required  from  the  student  who  has attained  18  years  of  age.  For  others  the  Community  Certificate  certified  by parent/guardian of the student is required.
4. The continuance of award (for Renewal applicants) will be subject to securing 50% marks in the previous years examination
5. Maintenance allowance will be provided to hostellers and dayscholars.
6. Scholarship will not be given to more than two students from a family (applicable for all Scholarship schemes meant for minorities under this Ministry taken together).
7. Students should be regular in attendance for which the yardstick will be decided by the competent authority of the school.
8. The school/institute will certify the claim of student of being an outstation student not residing in hostel of the school/institute concerned on the basis of permanent address and parents’ address.
9. If a student violates school discipline or any other terms and conditions of the scholarship, scholarship may be suspended or cancelled. The State Government/Union Territory Administration can also directly cancel the award if duly satisfied of the reasons of violation of these regulations governing the scheme.
10. If a student is found to have obtained a scholarship by false statement, his/her scholarship will be cancelled forthwith and the amount of the scholarship paid will be recovered by the concerned State/UT Govt.
11. The course/tuition fees and maintenance allowance will be credited to the student’s bank account directly under Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode.
12. The student obtaining benefits under this scheme shall not be allowed to avail of benefits under any other scheme for this purpose
13. A student shall be eligible for only one scholarship out of all the available Scholarships of Central Government meant for SC/ST/OBC/minority
14. The amount of Administrative Expenses (@ 1%) for States/UTs in subsequent year shall be released after receiving the Utilization Certificate for the previous years.
15. The scheme will be evaluated at regular intervals by the Ministry or any other agency designated by the Ministry and the cost of the evaluation will be borne by the Ministry ofMinority Affairs under the provision of the scheme.
16. The State/Union Territory shall place all relevant details of financial and physical achievements on their website.
17. The regulations can be changed at any time at the discretion of the Government of India.
18. It will be necessary for the eligible applicants to provide Aadhaar number while applying for the scholarship and in case, an individual does not possess Aadhaar one can provide the details of alternative identification documents, as stated in the Gazette Notification-S.O. No. 1284 (E) No. 1137, dated 21.04.2017 (as per Appendix-C)
19. Students who have entered Aadhaar in their online application correctly and Aadhaar seeded with any of their bank account, in such cases the amount of scholarship will be credited to Aadhaar seeded bank account only (though student has mentioned any other non-seeded bank account in online application).

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