minorityaffairs.gov.in 2017-18 Pre Matric Scholarship National Portal Fresh & Renewal : Ministry of Minority Affairs

Organisation : Ministry of Minority Affairs
Scholarship Name : Pre Matric Scholarships Scheme For Minorities 2017-18 Fresh & Renewal
Applicable For : Minority Community Students Studying in Classes I to X
Applicable States/UTs : All Over India
Application Last Date : 30.09.2017 (Fresh) & 31.08.2017 (Renewal) [Date Extended]
Website : http://minorityaffairs.gov.in/schemesperformance/scholarship-schemes
Apply Online : http://www.scholarships.gov.in/#
Notification : https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/13672-Time.PDF
Guidelines : https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/13672-Guide.pdf

Pre Matric Scholarships :

The scholarship at pre-matric level will encourage parents from minority communities to send their school going children to school, lighten their financial burden on school education and sustain their efforts to support their children to complete school education.

Update : Minority Affairs NSP Pre Matric Scheme for Minorities 2018-19 : www.scholarships.net.in/25425.html

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 lakh.

Selection :
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. In case of the renewal applications, such applications would be fully exhausted before the new applications are considered.

Duration :
The scholarships will be provided for the entire course. Maintenance allowance will be given for 10 months only in an academic year.

Conditions For Scholarship:
(i) Scholarship will be available to the students of minority community studying in Classes I to X. The continuance of award will be subject to securing 50% marks in the previous examination. Maintenance allowance will be provided to hostellers and day scholars.
(ii) The award will be discontinued if a student fails to secure 50% marks in the annual examination except in case of unavoidable reasons to be certified by the Principal/competent authority of the school and recommended by the State Government/Union Territory Administration.
(iii) Scholarship will not be given to more than two students from a family.
(iv) Students should be regular in attendance for which the yardstick will be decided by the competent authority of the school.
(v) Income Certificate; Income certificate from the employer for employed parents/guardian or Certificate to be issued by the Competent Authority declared by the State Government/ UT Administration.
(vi) The school/institute will certify the claim of student of being an outstation student not residing in hostel of the school/institute concerned.
(vii) Migration of student from one school/institute to another would not normally be during the course of academic year except under exceptional circumstances and in the interest of student’s academic career.
(viii) 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.

Renewal of Scholarship:
The scholarship, once awarded, may be renewed during next academic year of the course on the production of certificate that the student has secured 50% marks.