Merit-cum-Means Scholarship Scheme for Minority
Communities Students
Ministry of Minority Affairs
(Government of India)
Objective:
The objective of the Scheme is to provide financial assistance to the poor and meritorious students belonging to minority communities to enable them to pursue professional and technical courses.
Scope:
These scholarships are available for studies in India only and will be awarded through an Agency designated by the State Government/UT Administration for this purpose.
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 the communities like Muslim,Christian,Sikh,Buddhist and Parsi
Conditions for Scholarship:
- 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 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The scheme will be evaluated at regular intervals
and the cost of the evaluation will be borne by the
Ministry of Minority Affairs under the provision of
the scheme. An additional provision of 3% of the total
budget will be made to meet the administrative and
allied costs viz. expenditure on monitoring of the
scheme, impact study, evaluation study, purchase of
office equipments, engaging of contract employees,
if necessary and other expenditure to run the cell
etc. This will be shared between the Ministry of Minority
Affairs, Government of India and the State Governments/UT
Administration.
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