Pre-Matric Scholarship Odisha 2015-16 For Minority Communities Students Fresh & Renewal Online Application : stscodisha.gov.in

Organization : Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare Department
Scholarship Name : Pre-Matric Scholarship For Minority Communities Students 2015-16 Fresh & Renewal Online Application
Applicable For : Class I to X Minority Communities Students
Applicable State: Odisha

Website : https://stsc.odisha.gov.in/
Application Form (I to VIII) : https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/1741-pre1516.pdf
Apply Online (IX&X) : https://www.scholarships.gov.in/main.do

Update : Odisha ST & SC Pre-Matric Scholarship 2016-17 : www.scholarships.net.in/10491.html

Pre-Matric Scholarship :

Applications for Fresh and Renewal scholarships for 2015-16 are invited from the students belonging to the notified Minority Communities (Muslim/ Christian/ Sikh/ Buddhist/ Parsi/ Jain) reading from Class-I to Class-X in Government / Private Schools for Pre-matric scholarship (Fresh and Renewal) to be awarded by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India.

Update : SC/CT Odisha Pre-Matric Scholarship For OBC/SEBC Students 2018-19 : www.scholarships.net.in/25352.html

Offline Application in the prescribed format shall be submitted by the students of Classes from Ito VIII to the office of the concerned DWOs through the Head of the School being attended by the students from 01.05.2015

However, students of classes IX & X will apply ONLINE in the dedicated Scholarship
portal under URL:www.scholarships.qovin No offline application will be accepted for students of classes IX & X

Object:

The objective of the scheme is to award scholarship to the meritorious students belonging to economically weaker sections of minority communities to enable them to pursue higher education from Class-I to X.

Scope:
The Scholarship is to be awarded for studies in India only.

Conditions for scholarship:

(a) To be eligible, students should have secured not less than 50% marks or equivalent grade in the previous final examination.

(b) The annual income, from all sources, of the students’ parents or guardian should not exceed Rs.1.00 lakh. Students from BPL families, having the lowest income shall be given preference in the ascending order. Inter-se-selection weightage is to be given to poverty rather than mark.

(c) A scholarship holder under this scheme will not avail of any other scholarship/ stipend for pursuing the same course from any state /Central Govt.

(d) Scholarship will not be given to more than two students in a family.

(e) 30% of scholarship will be earmarked for girl students. In case girl students are not available then the scholarships earmarked for them will be awarded to eligible boy students. Utilisation Certificates submitted by the students have to be duly countersigned by the Head of the Institution. Scholarship amount to students under the scheme will be disbursed directly by Govt. of India to beneficiary’s Bank Account through DBT mode.

(h) If all the columns are not filled up and required documents are not enclosed then the application shall not be considered.

Rate of Scholarship:
Actual financial assistance will be provided for course fee/ tuition fee and maintenance allowance as given below subject to a maximum ceiling indicated against item concerned.