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Organisation : Chandigarh Department of Education
Scholarship Name : Post Matric Scholarship To OBC Other Backward Classes 2017-18
Applicable For : Other Backward Classes Students
Applicable State : Chandigarh
Website : http://www.chdeducation.gov.in/
Notification : https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/15929-consent.pdf

Post-Matric Scholarship :

Scheme of Post-Matric Scholarship to the Other Backward Classes for studies in India 2017-18

Update : Chandigarh Education Post Matric Scholarship For OBC Students 2018-19 : www.scholarships.net.in/26741.html

Objective :
The objective of the scheme is to provide financial assistance to the OBCs students studying at post matriculation or post secondary stage to enable them to complete their education.

Scope :
This scholarship shall be available for studies in India only and will be awarded by the Government of State/ union territory to which the applicant actually belongs, i.e. permanently settled. 100% central assistance will be provided to State Governments/UT Administrations for this purpose.

Conditions of Eligibility:
(i) The scholarship will be open to India nationals belonging to OBCs as notified by the Central Govt./State Govt. UT Admn.;

(ii) These scholarship will be given for the study of all recognized post- matriculation or post-secondary courses pursued in recognized institutions with the following exceptions: “Scholarship shall not be awarded for training courses like Aircraft Maintenance Engineer’s courses and Private Pilot License curses, Courses at Training –Ship Duffer in (Now INS Rejendra), course of training at the Military College, Dehradun, courses at the Industrial Training Institutes.”

(iii) Only those candidates who belong to OBCs specified in relation to the State /UT to which the applicant actually belongs, i.e. permanently settled and who have passed the Matriculation or Higher Secondary or any higher examination of a recognized University or Board of Secondary Education will be eligible.

(iv) Candidates who after passing one stage of education are studying in the same stage of education in different subject e.g. I. SC after I.A or B.Com, after B.A. or M.A. in a subject after M.A in another subject will not be eligible.

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 for Allocation of Funds to States /UTs :
(i) In case professional courses under the Scheme, the scholarship will be available to only those students who are admitted against ‘Free seats’ whether in Government or private institutions on the basis of the marks obtained 12th standard.

(ii) Notional allocation of funds and physical targets to States/UTs will be made on the basis of population of each State/UT, Excluding States/UTs having no notified list of OBCs (viz. Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Lakshadweep).

(iii) States/UTs will be advised to further allocate their funds district-wise and group- wise for all non-professional courses. However, as far as professional courses are concerned, such sector allocation would not be necessary. The State Government will be expected to lay down criteria forselection for award of scholarship to the extent of available funds, based on merit –cum-means.

(iv) States will be asked to allocate 25% of the total scholarship under the Scheme or Group D course which includes all post-matriculation level non-degree courses, diploma courses in polytechnic etc. Such allocation would encourage more students to join entry level courses which would enable them subsequently to take up courses leading to higher qualifications.

Selection of Candidates:
All the eligible Other Backward Classes candidates will be given scholarships subject to the condition of eligibility prescribed in para III of this Scheme.

Candidates belonging to one State but studying in another State will be awarded scholarship by the State to which they belong and will submit their applications to the competent authorities in that State. In the matter of exemption from fees or other concessions also they will be treated as if they were studying in their own State.

Duratoin & Renewal of Awards :
i) The award once made will be tenable from the stage at which it is given to the completion of course subject to good conduct and regularity in attendance. It will be renewed from year provided that within a course which is continuous for a number of years, the scholar secures promotion to the next higher class irrespective of the fact whether such examinations are conducted by a University or the Institution.

ii) If an OBC scholar pursuing Group A course fails in the examination for the first time, the award may be renewed. For second and subsequent failures in any class the student shall bear his/her own expenses until he/she secures promotion to the next higher class.

iii) If a scholar is unable to appear in the annual examination owing to illness and or on account of any other unforeseeable event, the award may be renewed for the next academic year on submission of medical certificate and/or other required sufficient proof to the satisfaction of the Head of the Institution and his/her certifying that the scholar would have passed had he appeared in the examination.

iv) If according to the Regulations of a University/Institution, a student is promoted to the next higher class even though he/she may not have actually passed in lower class and is required to taken examination of the junior class again after sometime, he/she will be entitled to scholarship for the class of which he/she is promoted if the student is otherwise eligible for scholarship.