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Organisation : National Scholarship Portal
Scholarship Name : Pre-Matric Scholarship 2017-18
Applicable For : Scheduled Tribe Students Studying In Classes IX & X
Applicable State : Tripura
Application Last Date : Aug-31-2017
Website : https://scholarships.gov.in/
Apply Here : https://scholarships.gov.in/
Guidelines : https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/16837-ST.pdf

Pre-Matric Scholarship :

Pre-Matric Scholarship For Scheduled Tribe Students Studying In Classes IX & X.

Related / Similar Scholarship :
NSP Tripura Pre-Matric ST Scholarship 2019-20

Objectives :
Objectives of the scheme are:
(a) To support parents of ST children for education of their wards studying in classes IX and X so that the incidence of drop-out, especially in the transition from the elementary to the secondary stage is minimized, and

(b) To improve participation of ST children in classes IX and X of the prematric stage, so that they perform better and have a better chance of progressing to the post-matric stage of education.

Scope :
Scholarship under the Scheme will be available for studies in India only and will be awarded by the Government of the State/Union Territory to which the applicant belongs i.e. where she/he is domiciled.

Conditions of Eligibility:
(i) Student should belong to Scheduled Tribe
(ii) Her/his Parents’/Guardian’s income should not exceed Rs. 2.00 lakh per annum.
(iii) She / he should not be getting any other Centrally-funded Pre-Matric Scholarship.
(iv) She/ he should be a regular, full time student studying in a Government School or in a School recognized by Govt. or a Central/State Board of Secondary Education.
(v) Scholarship for studying in any class will be available for only one year. If a student has to repeat a class, she / he would not get scholarship for that class for a second (or subsequent) year.

Annual Parents’/Guardian’s Income :
Scholarships will be paid to the students whose parents/guardians’ income from all sources does not exceed Rs. 2,00,000/- (Rupees two lakh only) per annum.

Note 1:
So long as either of the parents is alive, only income of the parents, as the case may be, from all sources has to be taken into account only and of no other member 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 the 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.

Selection of Candidates ;
(I) All eligible Scheduled Tribe candidates will be given scholarships as prescribed in this scheme
(ii) Candidates belonging to one State but studying in another State will be awarded scholarships by the State to which they belong and will submit their applications to the competent authority in that State.

Duration & Renewal of Awards :
(i) The scholarship will be payable for 10 months in an academic year.
(ii) The award once made will continue subject to good conduct and regularity in attendance. It will be renewed for Class X after the student passes Class IX.