chdeducation.gov.in 2017-18 Post Matric Scholarship To SC Scheduled Castes : Chandigarh Education

Organisation : Chandigarh Department of Education
Scholarship Name : Post Matric Scholarship To SC Scheduled Castes 2017-18
Applicable For : Scheduled Castes Students
Applicable State : Chandigarh
Website : http://www.chdeducation.gov.in/
Notification : https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/15948-form.pdf

SC Post Matric Scholarship :

Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship for students belonging to Scheduled Castes 2017-18

Update : Chandigarh Post Matric Scholarship For SC Students 2018-19 : www.scholarships.net.in/30403.html

Object :
The objective of the scheme is to provide financial assistance to the Scheduled caste students studying at Post Matriculation or post secondary stage to enable them to complete their education.

Scope :
The Scholarship are available for studies in India only and are awarded by the government of the State/ Union Territory to which the applicant actually belongs i.e. permanently settled.

Condition & Eligibility:
1. The scholarships are open to nationals of India.

2. These scholarships will be given for the study of all recognized post matriculation for post-secondary courses pursued in recognized institutions with the following exceptions :- “Scholarships are not awarded for training course like Aircarft maintenance Engineer’s Courses and Private Pilot license Courses. Courses at Training ship Dufferin (Now Rajendra), Courses of training at the Military College, Dehradun, courses at pre-examination Training Centres of all India and State levels”

3. Only those candidates who belong to Schedules Castes so specified in relation to the State/Union Territory to which the applicant actually belongs i.e. permanently settled and who have passed the Matriculation or Higher Secondary or any examination of a recognized University or Board of Secondary Education will be eligible.

4. Candidates who after passing one stage of education are studying in the same stage of education in different subject e.g. B.Sc. after B.A. or B.Com after BA or MA in other subject will not be eligible.

5. Students who after having completed their educational career in one prof. Eg L.L.B. after B.T./B.Ed. will not be eligible from the academic year in two professional courses are allowed.

Means Test :
Scholarship will be paid to the students whose parents/guardians income from all sources not exceed Rs. 2,50,000/- per annum.

Note-1 : So long as either of the parents (or husband in the case of married unemployed girl students) is alive, only income of the parents/husband, as the case may be, from all sources has to be taken into account and of no other members even though they may be earning.

Note -2:
House rent allowance received by the parents of a student shall be exempted from the computation of ‘income’ if the same has been permitted to be exempted for purpose of Income tax.

Note-3:
Income certificate is required to be taken once only i.e. at the time of admission to courses which are continuing for more than one year.

Note-4:
The revised income ceiling s account for Consumer price index for Industrial workers upto October 2002. Income ceiling would be revised once in every two years linking it with consumer Price Index for industrial workers for the month of October of the year, preceding the year of revision and will be effective from April.

Selection of Candidates :
i) All The eligible Scheduled Caste candidates will be given scholarships subject to the application of Means Test prescribed in these Regulations.

ii) Candidates belonging to one State but studying in other State will be awarded scholarships 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.

Duration & 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 to 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 a Scheduled Caste scholars pursuing Group I courses fails in the examination for the first time, the award may be renewed. For second and subsequent failure in any class, the student shall bear his/her own expenses until he/she secures promotion to the next higherclass.