Number of scholarship
Every year 20000 scholarships will be distributed among the
students of minority communities throughout the country.
Conditions
for Scholarship
i)
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.
ii)
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.
iii)
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.
iv)
Continuation of the scholarship in subsequent years will depend on successful
completion of the course during the preceding year.
v)
A scholarship holder under this scheme will not avail any other scholarship/stipend
for pursuing the course.
vi) The annual income of the
beneficiary/parent or guardian of beneficiary should not exceed Rs.2.50 lakh
from all sources.
vii)
The state department will advertise the scheme every year latest by 31st March
and receive the application through the concerned institutions.
viii)
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.
ix)
The application for release of fund from the state department must be received
in the Ministry by 30th of September every year.
x)
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.
xi)
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.
xii)
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.
xiii)
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.
xiv) 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.
xv) The
number of scholarship has been fixed state-wise on the basis of minority
population of the states/UTs. Within the state-wise allocations, the
applications from reputed institutions will be exhausted first. The list
of such institutions will be made available by the Ministry of Minority
Affairs.
xvi)
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.
Rate of
Scholarship
The rate of
scholarship will be as under :
Sl.No.
|
Type of Financial Assistance
|
Rate for hostler
|
Rate for Day Scholar
|
1.
|
Maintenance Allowance (For 10 months only)
|
Rs.10,000/-per annum
( Rs.1000 p.m.)
|
Rs.5,000/- per annum.
( Rs.500 p.m.)
|
2.
|
Course Fee*
|
Rs.20,000/- per annum or Actual whichever is less
|
Rs.20,000/- per annum or Actual whichever is less
|
Total
|
|
Rs.30,000/-
|
Rs.25,000/-
|
* Full course fee
will be reimbursed for eligible institutions listed at Annexure-III .
Payment