megeducation.gov.in Post Matric Scholarship in Hindi for Students from Non-Hindi Speaking States : Meghalaya Education

Organisation : Meghalaya Department of Education
Scholarship Name : Post Matric Scholarship in Hindi for Students from Non-Hindi Speaking States
Applicable For : Students from Non-Hindi Speaking States
Applicable State : Meghalaya
Website : https://megeducation.gov.in/

Post -Matric Scholarship :

Post -Matric Scholarship in Hindi for Students from Non-Hindi Speaking States

Related : Meghalaya Tribal Students’ Book Grant : www.scholarships.net.in/18160.html

Object:
The main object of the scheme is to encourage the study of Hindi in Non-Hindi speaking states and to make available to the Governments of these States suitable personnel to man teaching and other post where knowledge of Hindi is essential.

Scope:
The Scholarships under the scheme will be given from the Class XI to Ph.D level for recognized fulltime courses of education for study of Hindi as one of the subjects on the basis of the results of “examinations next below” conducted by a Board of Education or a University or a Voluntary Hindi Organisation.

** 10th Class /Matriculation/High School – For award of Scholarship in +2 level / Pre- University Pre-Degree.
** 12th Class of 10+2 pattern/Intermediate/Pre University/Pre Degree – For award of scholarship in B.A./B.Sc./B.Com. (Pass or Honors) or an equivalent examination.
** B.A./B. Sc./B.Com. (Pass or Honors) or an equivalent examination – For award of Scholarship in M.A, M.Litt. and equivalent courses and Hindi Teacher’s Training Course.
** M.A. Hindi/M.Litt. (Hindi)/Pre Ph.D/qualification leading to the admission to Ph.D. (Hindi) Degree – For award of a scholarship in Ph.D. (Hindi)
** Full-time courses in Hindi for which examinations are conducted by Hindi Voluntary Organisations engaged in the propagation of Hindi or by Universities provided these examinations are recognized as equivalent to Intermediate or above.
** These will be given on the basis of the results of the “Examination next below”. A list of recognized Voluntary Organisations and the examinations conducted by them is given in Appendix “A” along with the “Examination next below”.
** Training courses in Hindi Teacher’s Training College run by the Government or Hindi Voluntary Organisation provided these are either recognized by a State Government or are conducted by an Institution declared as an Institution of national importance by an Act of Parliament.
** Candidates taking up B.Ed./B.T. where both content and method of teaching Hindi are studied will also be eligible.
** Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of the result of the examination which makes the candidate eligible for admission to the course.
** Course conducted by Institutions declared as national importance by an Act of Parliament provided these course are equivalent to intermediate or above.
** These will be awarded on basis of admission qualification for these courses.

Number of Scholarships:
2,500 scholarships will be available per year from 2004-2005 onwards on all India basis as per the quota of each Non-Hindi Speaking State/Union Territory given in Appendix – B.

Condition of Eligibility:
** Only those candidates whose mother tongue is not Hindi and who belong to any of the following Non-Hindi Speaking States/Union Territories will be eligible for the scholarship: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Orissa, Punjab, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Goa, Daman & Diu, Lakshadweep, Mizoram and Pondicherry.

** Candidates who belong to Non-Hindi Speaking States specified in Rule 4 (i) above but have been residing for any purpose in a Hindi Speaking State will not be eligible for scholarship under this scheme. This condition of residence will not apply to candidates who are already studying in Hindi Speaking States on scholarship awarded under the scheme upto 2003-2004.

** Candidates in employment, whether full or part-time or whether in a private organization or a government organization, will not be eligible unless they are sponsored by the State Government/Union Territory Administration if so, required by them. Explanation:
** The certificate regarding sponsorship is not required to be given to the Government of India. This certificate will be taken into consideration by the State Government/ Union Territory Administration if so required while deciding the eligibility of the candidate.
** Candidates studying for a bachelor’s degree will not be eligible for a scholarship unless they have taken Hindi as a subject which will make them eligible for admission to M.A. (Hindi) courses of the same University.
** This condition will not apply in case of universities which do not conduct M.A. (Hindi) examinations.
** Candidates who are studying for M.A. course will not be eligible for a scholarship unless they have taken Hindi as their principal subject. (This applies to cases of Universities, where candidates have to offer two subjects for the M.A. degree).
** Candidates who wish to pursue their studies through correspondence course or who are appearing for an examination privately will not be eligible.
** Since this scholarship is in the form of an incentive to study Hindi, a candidate in receipt of this scholarship is not debarred from receiving any other scholarships irrespective of terms and conditions of those scholarships.
** A fee concession, in part or full is not considered as a scholarships or a stipend for this purpose. Scholars studying for Ph.D. course can be permitted to accept remuneration for teaching, provided it is part of study or research.

Selection of Candidates:
** A student will be selected by the Non-Hindi Speaking State to which the student belongs against its quota.
** Only those candidates will be illegible who have passed the “next below examination” (the examination which is the minimum qualification for admission to the courses now joined by the students) either in the year of award (the year in which the application for scholarships is made) or in the year immediately preceding the year of award.
** Only those candidates will be eligible who have passed the “next examination” with Hindi as one of the subject or have passed another examination in Hindi recognizes by the Government of India as equivalent to the “next below examination”.
** Only those candidates will be eligible who have passed the “next below examination” in the first attempt.
** If after considering the candidates mentioned in Rule 7 (iv) above, some scholarship out of the quota to particular State remain available. Candidates who passed the examination mentioned in Rule 2 in earlier years may also be considered.

Duration and Renewal of Awards:
** An award once made will be temble only for the stage of course for which it is given, subject to good conduct and regularly in attendance. Within a courses which is continuous for a number of years.
** The scholarship will be renewed from year to year provided the scholar passes in Hindi, secures promotion to the next higher class, and Hindi continue to be part of the course of study in the next higher class.
** The period of scholarship for Ph.D. will be 2 years but this may be extended for one more year at the most subject to good progress in research work and the recommendation of the appropriate academic authorities.
** Candidates who have been admitted to a three-year degree course will receive the scholarship for one year two years or three years if the Hindi examination is taken at the end of first year second year and third year respectively i.e. the period for which they are required to study Hindi compulsory.
** If the scholar is unable to appear for the annual examination within a continuous course showing to illness the scholarship may be suspended till the scholar secures promotion to the next higher class subject to the submission of a medical certificate to the satisfaction of the Head of the Institution and on his certifying that the scholar would have passed had he appeared in the examination.
** If a scholar fails to pass the examination or fails in Hindi the award will be cancelled.
** The award once cancelled will not be restored.
** The scholarship will be renewed on the basis of an Annual Progress Report to be submitted by the Head of the Institution where the scholar is studying.

Payment:
** Although the scholarship will be sanctioned for the academic year the payment to the scholar will be made in regular monthly installations through the Head of the Institution.
** The payment of scholarship will start from the month of joining the institution and will end with the months in which the annual examination is complete.
** In the case of renewal of scholarship for the succeeding year the payment will be made from the month following that for which the scholarship was paid during the previous academic year. Provided the course of studies is continuous.
** In case of absence due to illness the scholarship will be admissible provided the period of illness does not exceed three months, a medical certificate is submitted to the satisfaction of the Head of the Institution and his certifying that the scholar is likely to make up deficiency in lectures and during the rest of the period of the course of studies.