Post Matric Scholarship
SCHEME OF ‘POST-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP’ FOR STUDENTS BELONGING TO
THE MINORITY COMMUNITIES
1. BACKGROUND
The Prime Minister’s New 15 Point Programme for the Welfare of Minorities was
announced in June, 2006. It provides that a post-matric scholarship scheme for
meritorious students from minority communities would be implemented.
2. OBJECTIVE
The objective of the scheme is to award scholarships to meritorious students
belonging to economically weaker sections of minority community so as to provide them
better opportunities for higher education, increase their rate of attainment in higher
education and enhance their employability.
3. SCOPE
The scholarship is to be awarded for studies in India in a government or private
higher secondary school/college/university, including such residential institutes of the
Government and eligible private institutes selected and notified in a transparent manner
by the State Government/Union Territory Administration concerned. It will also cover
technical and vocational courses in Industrial Training Institutes/ Industrial Training
Centres affiliated with the National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) of classes
XI and XII level.
4. ELIGIBILITY
Scholarship will be awarded to the students who have secured not less than 50%
marks or equivalent grade in the previous final examination and the annual income of
whose parents/guardian from all sources does not exceed Rs.2 lakh.
5. DISTRIBUTION
Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists and Zoroastrians (Parsis) have been
notified as minority communities under Section 2 (c) of the National Commission for
Minorities Act, 1992. The distribution of scholarship among the States/Union Territories
will be made on the basis of population of the above notified minorities in the States/
Union Territories of Census 2001.
6. EARMARKING FOR GIRL STUDENTS:
30% of scholarship will be earmarked for girl students. In case sufficient number
of eligible girl students are not available, then the balance earmarked scholarships may be
awarded to eligible boy students.
7. SELECTION PROCEDURE
Unlike scholarship for SC and ST, there are a fixed number of scholarships for
minorities is small and limited. Students from BPL families, having the lowest income
shall be given preference in the ascending order. The renewal applications would be fully
exhausted before the new applications are considered.
8. DURATION
Scholarship will be provided for the entire course. However, maintenance
allowance will be given for a period not exceeding 10 months only in an academic year.
9. RATE OF SCHOLARSHIP
Actual financial assistance will be provided for admission & course /tuition fee
and maintenance allowance as given below subject to a maximum ceiling indicated
against item concerned:
10. IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES
The scheme will be implemented through the State Government/ Union Territory
Administration.
11. CONDITIONS FOR SCHOLARSHIP
(i) Scholarship will be awarded to the students who have secured not less than
50% marks or equivalent grade in the previous final examination and the
annual income of whose parents/guardian from all sources does not exceed
Rs.2 lakh. Unlike scholarship for SC and ST, there are a fixed number of
scholarships for minorities and hence preference for selection has been laid
down. Students from BPL families, having the lowest income shall be given
preference in the ascending order. The renewal applications would be fully
exhausted before the new applications are considered.
(ii) The award will be discontinued if a student fails to secure 50% marks or
equivalent grade in the previous final examination. Scholarship will not be
awarded for more than the normal period of time taken to obtain
certificate/degree/M. Phil degree/doctorate degree.
(iii) Scholarships will not be given to more than two students in a family.
(iv) The students should be regular in attendance for which the yardstick will be
decided by the competent authority of the school/college/university.
(v) Income certificate should be on self-certification basis by way of an affidavit
on non-judicial stamp paper for self-employed parents and from employer for
employed parents.
(vi) The school/college/university authority will certify the claim of the student of
being an outstation students not residing in hostel of the institution concerned
on the basis of permanent address and parent’s address.
(vii) Migration of students from one institution to another would not normally be
allowed during the course of the academic year except under exceptional
circumstances and in the interest of the student’s academic career.
(viii) If a student violates any other term and condition of the scholarship, the
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.
(ix) If a student is found to have obtained a scholarship by false
statement/certificates, his/her scholarship will be cancelled forthwith and the
amount of the scholarship paid shall be recovered, at the discretion of the
concerned State Government/Union Territory Administration.
(x) The State Government/Union Territory Administration will lay down the
detailed procedure for processing and sanctioning of scholarships to eligible
students.
(xi) Course fee/tuition fee will be credited to the school’s/college’s/institution’s
bank account. Efforts will be made for transferring it electronically through
the banks.
-3- (xii) Maintenance allowance will be credited to the student’s bank account. Efforts
will be made for transferring it electronically through the banks.
(xiii) The State Government/Union Territory Administration will maintain a
separate 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.
(xiv) The student obtaining benefits under this scholarship scheme shall not be
allowed to avail of benefits under any other scholarship scheme for the same
purpose.
(xv) The State Government/ Union Territory Administration shall constitute a
committee of the departments implementing such scholarship schemes to
ensure that the students from the minority community, who may also belong
to SC/ST/OBC category, does not avail scholarship from other sources for the
same purpose and avail only from one source.
(xvi) The fund for distribution of scholarships in subsequent years will be released
after receiving the utilization certificate for the previous year.
(xvii) 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 study will be
borne by the Ministry under the provision of the scheme.
(xviii) The State/Union Territory shall place all relevant details of financial and
physical achievements on their website.
(xix) The regulations can be changed at any time at the discretion of the Government
of India.
12. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
As the magnitude of data to be entered and processed would be enormous as the
scheme gets implemented over the years, there would be a need to engage qualified
skilled personnel right from the beginning to ensure that the data based computerised
systems are operational. Qualified skilled personnel possessing requisite expertise to
operate computer programme designed for this purpose, enter, process, analyse, monitor,
retrieve and transfer data should be engaged on contract basis as per need. Data provided
by the States/Union Territories will be maintained and managed by the Ministry with
personnel of similar expertise to be engaged on contract basis.
A provision not exceeding 2% of the total budget will be made to meet the
administrative and allied costs viz. expenditure of the States/Union Territories and the
Ministry for office equipments including computers and accessories, furniture, printing of
application forms, advertisements, engagement of personnel, etc. This provision will also
be used for evaluation and monitoring of the scheme, through outside reputed
institutions/agencies engaged by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India
and the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations.
13. RENEWAL OF SCHOLARSHIP
The scholarship, once awarded, may be renewed during the next academic year of
the course on the production of certificate that the student has secured 50% marks in the
examination.
14. ANNOUNCEMENT OF SCHEME
The scheme will be announced by the concerned State Government/Union
Territory Administration well in time, through advertisements in the leading language
newspapers and local dailies and by using other suitable publicity media.
15. MODE OF APPLYING
The concerned State Government/Union Territory Administration will supply the
application forms, till such time computerized systems are made operational. The
application forms should be received back along with requisite certificates/certifications
within the stipulated period.
16. PATTERN OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
100% funding will be given by the Central Government to the State
Government/Union Territory Administration.
17. MONITORING & TRANSPARENCY
The States/Union Territories implementing the scheme shall monitor the financial
and physical performance of the scheme at the State/Union Territory level. For this
purpose, an IT enabled monitoring mechanism shall be in place. The State/Union
Territory will be required to furnish quarterly financial and physical progress reports to
the Ministry. The State/Union Territory shall maintain year-wise details of the students
receiving scholarship, indicating school/college/institute, location of
school/college/institute, government or private, class, gender, new or renewal, permanent
address and parents address. The States/Union Territories shall place relevant physical
and financial details in their official website.
18. EVALUATION
The monitoring of the financial and physical performance of the scheme will be
evaluated by assigning evaluation/impact studies to reputed institutions/agencies by the
Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India.
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