Ministry of Minority Affairs jobs for Pre-Matric/ Post-Matric and Merit-cum-Means Scholarship in Delhi. Last Date to apply: 31 Oct 2019

Announcement of Scholarship : 2019-20 (Pre-Matric, Post-Matric and Merit-cum-Means)

Ministry of Minority Affairs (MoMA) provides an opportunity to the students belonging to six Minority Communities notified by the Government of India (Jain, Buddhist, Sikh, Zoroastrian (Parsis), Muslim and Christian) for availing scholarships under three scholarship schemes viz. Pre-Matric, Post-Matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship for the year 2019-20. 'The Department/Directorate of   Government of  invites applications for above scholarships, given by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India for the above schemes'.

Eligibility :  The applicant should be the student of the notified minority communities (a Buddhist. Sikh, Zoroastrian (Parsis), Muslim and Christian).  The applicant should be pursuing studies in India in Government or recognized Private University/ Institute/ College/ School.  The course being pursued should be of Minimum one year duration.  The applicant should have secured 50% marks in the last annual Board/Class examination.

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.