Organisation : Ministry of Minority Affairs
Scholarship Name : Post Matric Scholarships Scheme For Minorities 2017-18 Fresh & Renewal
Applicable For : Minority Community Students (Muslim/Christian/Sikh/Buddhist/Jain/Parsi)
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/13675-Time.PDF
Guidelines : https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/13675-Guide.pdf
Post Matric Scholarships Scheme :
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.
Update : Minority Affairs NSP Post Matric Scheme For Minorities 2019-20 : www.scholarships.net.in/25432.html
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.2.00 lakh.
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.
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.
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.2.00 lakh.
(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) 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
(vi) 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.
(vii) 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.
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.
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I need my PMMS scholarship money to pay my school fees. I have an immediate need of it. My scholarship ID is Jk201718000066882.
I am studying B.Arch. When I can get my scholarship for 2017-18?
Till now I haven't received my scholarship. When will I get my scholarship?
The merit list is ready for 2017-18.
I am studying Diploma. Am I eligible for applying B.Tech 2nd year Post Scholarship? Please reply to my question.
How can I verify my application at institute level?
I am a +1 student in a private institution. Can I send application for post matric scholarship?
Information available from the Official Website :
My annual tuition fee is one lac. How much amount I will receive as scholarship?
My annual tution fee is one lac how much amount i will receive as scholarship ?
For Post matric Renewal, I have to use the same application Id to renew my scholarship.
How much amount I will get? When can I apply for this scholarship?
I had done my 12th from Maharashtra state in 2015. Now I am doing my professional course in Karnataka state. I would like to know whether I can apply for scholarship or not.
My application Id is BR201617003389985. Kindly check my application status and intimate the same to me.
I forgot my Application Id. How can I recover my forgotten Id? Please guide me.
Whenever I track my application status, my application status shows "You are not eligible for the scholarship". May I know the reason why I am not eligible for the scholarship?
How can I check whether my Post Metric Scholarship has been sanctioned or not?
How can I check whether my Post Metric Scholarship has been sanctioned or not?
Please show the status of my scholarship. My application ID is RJ201617012362124.
My application id is jk201617012390813 and till now I did not get the scholarship. Can anyone point out my possible mistake?
Information available from the official website of Minority Affairs :
How can I apply for this scholarship? Please let me know.
My course has started. Can I get my course fees for 12 months of study?
I want to apply for renewal scholarship. Please tell me the last date for applying.
Please provide the application for this scholarship.
Please provide me the application from.
My application Id is GJ201617005996588. Till now I haven't received my scholarship. When will I get it?