megeducation.gov.in Post Matric Scholarship For Students Belonging To Minority Communities : Meghalaya Education

Organisation : Meghalaya Department of Education
Scholarship Name : Post Matric Scholarship For Students Belonging To Minority Communities
Applicable For : Minority Community Students
Applicable State : Meghalaya
Website : https://megeducation.gov.in/
Apply Online : https://scholarships.gov.in/

Post Matric Scholarship

Post Matric Scholarship For Students Belonging To Minority Communities

Related : Meghalaya Education Post Matric Scholarships To Backward Classes Regulations : www.scholarships.net.in/18167.html

The Prime Minister’s New 15 Point Programme for the Welfare of Minorities was announced in June, 2006. It provides that a post-matric scholarship scheme for meritorious students from minority communities would be implemented.

Objective:
The objective of the scheme is to award scholarships to meritorious students belonging to economically weaker sections of minority community so as to provide them better opportunities for higher education increase their rate of attainment in higher education and enhance their employability.

Scholarship Scope

The Scholarship is to be awarded for studies in India in a government or private higher secondary school/college/university, including such residential institutes of the Government and eligible private institutes selected and notified in a transparent manner by the State Government/Union Territory Administration concerned.

It will also cover technical and vocational courses in Industrial training Institutes. Industrial Training Centres affiliated with the National Council for Vocational training

(NCVT) of classes XI and XII level

Eligibility

Scholarship will be awarded to the students who have secured not less than 50% marks or equivalent grade in the previous final examination and the annual income of whose parent’s / guardian’s from all sources does not exceed Rs. 2 lakh

Distribution:
Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists and Zoroastrians (Parsis) have been notified as minority communities under Section 2 (c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act.1992. The distribution of scholarship among the States/UTs will be made on the basis of population of the above notified minorities in the States/UTs of Census 2001.

Earmarking for Girl Students:
30% of scholarship will be earmarked for girl students. In case sufficient number of eligible girl students are not available then balance earmarked scholarships may be awarded to eligible boy students.

Selection Procedure

Unlike scholarship for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe, there are a fixed number of scholarships for minorities is small and limited. Students from BPL families, having the lowest income shall be given preference in the ascending order. The renewal applications would be fully exhausted before the new applications are considered.

Duration:
Scholarship will be provided for the entire course. However maintenance allowance will be given for a period not exceeding 10 months only in an academic year.

Conditions for Scholarship

** Scholarship will be awarded to the students who have secured not less than 50% marks or equivalent grade in the previous final examination and the annual income of whose parent’s/guardian’s from all sources does not exceed Rs. 2 lakh.

** Unlike scholarship for SC and ST there are a fixed number of scholarships for minorities and hence preference for selection has been laid down.
** Students from BPL families, having the lowest income shall be given preference in the ascending order.
** The renewal applications would be fully exhausted before the new applications are considered.
** The award will be discontinued if a student fails to secure 50% marks or equivalent grade in the previous final examination.
** Scholarship will not be awarded for more than the normal period of time taken to obtain certificate/degree/M.Phil degree/doctorate degree.
** Scholarships will not be given to more than two students in a family.
** The students should be regular in attendance for which the yardstick will be decided by the competent authority of the school/college/university.
** Income certificate should be on self-certification basis by way of an affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper for self-employed parents and from employer for employed parents.
** The school/college/university authority will certify the claim of the student of being an outstation students not residing in hostel of the institution concerned on the basis of permanent address and parent’s address.
** Migration of students from one institution to another would not normally be allowed during the course of the academic year except under exceptional circumstances and in the interest of the student’s academic career.
** If a student violates any other term and condition of the scholarship, the scholarship may be suspended or cancelled.
** The State Government/Union Territory Administration can also directly cancel the award if duly satisfied of the reasons of violation of these regulations governing the scheme.
** If a student is found to have obtained a scholarship by false statement/certificates, his/her scholarship will be cancelled forthwith and the amount of the scholarship paid shall be recovered, at the discretion of the concerned State Government/Union Territory Administration.
** The State Government/Union Territory Administration will lay down the detailed procedure for processing and sanctioning of scholarships to eligible students.
** Course fee/tuition fee will be credited to the school’s/ college’s/institution’s bank account. Efforts will be made for transferring it electronically through the banks.
** Maintenance allowance will be credited to the student’s bank account.
** Efforts will be made for transferring it electronically through the banks.
** The State Government/Union Territory Administration will maintain a separate account and records relating to the funds received from the Ministry and they will be subjected to inspection by the Officers of the Ministry or any other agency designated by the Ministry.
** The student obtaining benefits under this scholarship scheme shall not be allowed to avail of benefits under any other scholarship scheme for the same purpose.
** The State Governments/Union Territory Administration shall constitute a committee of the departments implementing such scholarship schemes to ensure that the students from the minority community, who may also belong to SC/ST/OBC category, does not avail scholarship from other sources for the same purpose and avail only from one source.
** The fund for distribution of scholarships in subsequent years will be released after receiving the utilization certificate for the previous year.
** The scheme will be evaluated at regular intervals by the Ministry or any other agency designated by the Ministry and the cost of the evaluation study will be borne by the Ministry under the provision of the scheme.
** The State/Union Territory shall place all relevant details of financial and physical achievements on their website.
** The regulations can be changed at any time at the discretion of the Government of India.