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Organization : Chandigarh Administration Education Department
Scholarship Name : Pre-Matric Scholarship 2015-16 For Minority Students
Applicable For : Class 1st to 10th Students
Applicable State/UT : Chandigarh

Website : http://www.chdeducation.gov.in/
Notification : https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/1837-Pre.pdf

Related : Department of Education Chandigarh Post Matric Scholarship For SC Students :
www.scholarships.net.in/3530.html

Pre-Matric Scholarship 2015-16:

Applications are invited from the students belonging to Minority Communities notified by the Central Government for pursuing education from class 1st to 10th in Government/Aided/Recognized Private Schools in Chandigarh for “Pre-Matric Scholarship to be awarded by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India.

The last date for the receipt of application forms is 31st August,2015

Application in the prescribed format alongwith requisite documents should be submitted to the District Education Officer, Chandigarh Administration, Sector 19, Chandigarh through the Head of the School. The last date for the receipt of application forms is 31st August,2015. Application form is also available on the website of education department www.chdeducation.gov.in.

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 education from class 1st to 10th.

Conditions For The Scholarship:

a. The scholarship is to be awarded for studies in India only and students should be a resident of Chandigarh.

b. Scholarship will be available to the students of minority community studying in Classes I to X. The continuance of award will be subject to securing 50% marks in the previous examination. Maintenance allowance will be provided to hostellers and day scholars.

c. The award will be discontinued if a student fails to secure 50% marks in the annual examination except in case of unavoidable reasons to be certified by the Principal/competent authority of the school and recommended by the State Government/Union Territory Administration.

d. Scholarship will not be given to more than two students from a family.

e. Students should be regular in attendance for which the yardstick will be decided by the competent authority of the school.

f. Income Certificate; Income certificate from the employer for employed parents/guardian or Certificate to be issued by the Competent Authority declared by the State Government/ UT Administration.

g. The school/institute will certify the claim of student of being an outstation student not residing in hostel of the school/institute concerned.

h. Migration of student from one school/institute to another would not normally be during the course of academic year except under exceptional circumstances and in the interest of student’s academic career.

i. If a student violates school discipline or any other terms and conditions of the scholarship, 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.

j. If a student is found to have obtained a scholarship by false statement, his/her scholarship will be cancelled forthwith and the amount of the scholarship paid will be recovered, at the discretion of the concerned State Government/Union Territory Administration.

k. The student obtaining benefits under this scheme shall not be allowed to avail of benefits under any other scheme for this purpose.

l. A student shall be eligible for only one scholarship for all sources, i.e., SC/ST/OBC.

m. 30% of scholarship will be earmarked for girl students. In case girl students are not available the scholarships earmarked for them will be awarded to eligible boy students