Organisation : Punjab Department of School Education
Scholarship Name : Encouragement Award To SC Girl Students
Applicable For : Scheduled Caste Girl Students
Applicable State : Punjab
Website : http://ssapunjab.org/scholarships/prematric.html
Scholarship Guidelines : https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/15432-Students.pdf
Encouragement Award :
Encouragement Awards To SC Girl Students For Pursuing 10+2 Education (State Plan Scheme).
Related / Similar Scholarship : SSA Punjab Pre-Matric Minority Scholarship
Objective of the Scheme:
Drop out rate among SC girl students is very high being 30.13% at Primary level, 46.96% at Middle level and 63.62% of Secondary level. Literacy rate of general category in the State is 69.70% against 56.22% of Scheduled Castes.
Female literacy rate among SCs is very low being 48.25% against 63.40% of the general female literacy rate. In order to check the high drop-out rate and to increase the literacy amongst SC girl students at Senior Secondary level on the pattern of Madhya Pradesh Govt. for providing encouragement awards to the SC girl students who take admission in 11th and 12th classes so as to encourage them to continue their studies.
This step will certainly check the high drop-out rate amongst the SC girl students, improve female literacy rate among SCs and empower the SC women as well
Year of start:
The Punjab Govt. has implemented a scheme “Encouragement Awards to SC Girl Students for pursuing 10+2 education” through the Welfare Department w.e.f. 2007-08.
Modalities of the Scheme:
The scheme will be implemented by the Director Welfare of SCs and BCs. Each SC girl of class 11th & 12th classes will be provided a lump sum amount of Rs. 3000/- every year. Wards of Non Tax payee families will be covered under this scheme. The demand is sent to the Welfare Department by the DPI (S).
Know About Post Matric Scholarships To OBC :
The objective of the scheme is to provide financial assistance to the OBC students studying at post-matriculation or post-secondary stage to enable them to complete their education.
Value of Scholarship :
The value of scholarship will include Maintenance Allowance, Reader Charges for blind students, reimbursement of compulsory non-refundable fees, Study Tour Charges/thesis typing/printing charges and book allowance for students pursuing correspondence course, for complete duration of the course
Conditions & Eligibility :
i. Employed students whose income combined with the income of their parents/guardians does not exceed Rs. 1.00 lakh per annum shall be eligible for post-matric scholarships to the extent of reimbursement of all compulsorily payable non-refundable fees.
ii. The scholarships will be open to Indian nationals belonging to OBCs, as notified by the State Govt.
iii. These scholarships will be given for the study of all recognized post-matriculation or post-secondary courses pursued in recognized institutions with the following exceptions: “Scholarships shall not be awarded for training courses like Aircraft Maintenance Engineer’s Course and Private Pilot License Courses.