Organisation : Government of Meghalaya (National Scholarship Portal)
Scholarship Name : Umbrella Scheme for Education & Post Matric Scholarship PMS For ST Students 2017
Applicable For : ST Students
Applicable State : Meghalaya
Application Last Date : 15th November 2017
Website : https://scholarships.gov.in/
Apply Online : https://scholarships.gov.in/
Umbrella & Post-Matric Scholarship :
Umbrella Scheme For Education of ST Children – Post-Matric Scholarship (PMS) For ST Students – Meghalaya
Update : NSP Meghalaya Umbrella Scheme For Education Post Matric Scholarship For ST Students 2018-19 : www.scholarships.net.in/31415.html
Post Matric Scholarship For ST Students :
The scheme covers professional, technical as well as non-professional and non-technical courses at various levels including correspondence courses covering distance and continuing education.
Salient features:
** A Centrally Sponsored Scheme implemented by the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations.
** 100% Central assistance over and above the committed liability of the States Governments/UTs Admn. from the Government of India.
** The Scheme provides financial assistance to the Scheduled Tribe students studying at post matriculation or post-secondary stage.
** Scholarships are available for studies in India only.
** The State Government and UT to which the applicant actually belongs awards the scholarship.
** The scheme also covers central assistance to States/UTs for setting up Book Banks.
Eligibility:
** Scholarships are paid to students whose parents’/guardians’ income from all sources does not exceed Rs. 2.50 lakhs per annum.
** All children of the same parents/guardian are eligible.
** Scheduled Tribe candidates who have passed the matriculation or higher secondary or any higher examination of a recognized University or Board of Secondary Education are eligible.
** The scholarships are available for the study of all recognized post matriculation or post secondary courses in recognized institutions except certain identified training courses like Aircraft Maintenance Engineer’s Courses, Private Pilot Licence courses etc.
** Students studying through correspondence courses are eligible.
** Employed students on leave without pay for the entire duration of a full time course are eligible for course.
** The scholarship holder under this scheme will not hold any other scholarship/stipend.
** Students who have received coaching in any of the pre-examination training centers with financial assistance from the Government will not be eligible.
Benefits:
Scholars are paid :-
(a) Fees for enrollment/registration, tuition, games, Union, Library, Magazine, Medical Examination and such other fees compulsorily payable by the scholar to the Institution or University/Board.
** Study tours charges upto a maximum of Rs. 1600/- per annum.
** Thesis typing and printing charges upto a maximum of Rs. 1600/- for the research scholars.
** Additional allowances to the ST students with disabilities at the prescribed rates for different degree of disability.
** Annual allowance of Rs.1200/- for essential/prescribed books, besides reimbursement of course fees to correspondence course students.
Note:
Central assistance to States/UTs for setting up of Book Banks is given @ prescribed rates. For the degree courses maximum limit is Rs. 7500/- for a set of books for two students and for Post-Graduate course @ Rs. 5000/- per student.
View Comments (28)
Please can anyone tell me, how much percentage do we need to apply for this scholarship scheme?
I haven't received my scholarship for 2016 and 2017.
I want to apply for this scholarship but looking at the comments below I am not sure, should I apply this (or) minority scholarship?
This umbrella scheme is simply waste of time, energy and money. It has been verified both from state and institute level, after filling all the formalities still being cancelled, now what do I do? I cannot even apply for minority ones because of this stupid scheme. Please provide necessary guidelines proper ones.
My application for scholarship has been verified both at the institute and state level. But I haven't got the scholarship for this year. Other states people have already got and they are already started to apply for renewal. When will we get?
I got a confirmation page from the institute but not from the state level, When will we get our scholarship for this umbrella scheme?
Now it is time to renew but not even the 2017 have been released yet. Other state have already got their scholarship unlike us. How long will it take?
This is my first time applying for scholarship. Can you please tell me, when will we get our 2017 scholarship? And how much are we suppose to get?
I had applied for scholarship for the year 2016-2017 but till now I have not get. I want to know, will I get the scholarship or not?
How much percentage do we need to get this scholarship?
When will I get the scholarship? My institute has verified but not the state.
I got verified from the institution but not from the state!! How can I check that?
Information available from the official website :
May I know, when are we going to get our scholarship?
What are the documents needed for institution verification?
I have applied for NEC scholarship Meghalaya. So can I apply again for umbrella scheme?
I don't have my own account. Can I use my parents account number and passbook?
I am from Assam. Can I apply for this scholarship?
The above said scholarship is only for students from Meghalaya state.
What are the documents required to apply for this scholarship? Please respond.
I have not get the scholarship for class 12th for 2016. My application ID is MEGH17279555220.
When will umbrella scheme scholar start?
Tell me whether an income of parents we have to declare by way of an affidavit. When is the last date of submission?
I haven't got my scholarship for the year 2016-17. So please send me my scholarship. All my current status are showing verified.
Application ID : ML201617006046973
I did not get my scholarship 2016-2017. Can I apply fresh now?
How much is the amount of scholarship?
Information available from the Official Website :
I want to renew my scholarship but I can't because I didn't get any message to renew . Please message me to renew.