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Organisation : National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation (NBCFDC)
Scholarship Name : Dr. Ambedkar Central Sector Scheme of Interest Subsidy on Educational Loan for Overseas Studies
Applicable For : Students belonging to the Economically Backward Classes (EBCs)
Website : http://nbcfdc.gov.in/
Guidelines : https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/18448-EBC.pdf

Dr. Ambedkar Central Sector Scheme :

Dr. Ambedkar Central Sector Scheme of Interest Subsidy on Educational Loan for Overseas Studies for Economically Backward Classes (EBCs)

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Scheme of Interest Subsidy on Educational Loans for Overseas Studies for the Students belonging to the Economically Backward Classes (EBCs)

1. Background:
The scheme of Interest Subsidy on educational loans for overseas studies will promote educational advancement of student from Economically Backward Classes.

2. Objective:
The objective of the scheme is to award interest subsidy to meritorious students belonging to economically weaker sections of the society so as to provide them better opportunities for highereducation abroad and enhance their employability.

3. Scope:
The is a Central Sector Scheme to provide interest subsidy to the student belonging to the EBCs on the interest payable for the period of moratorium for the Education Loans under the Scheme of Interest subsidy on Educational Loans for Overseas Studies to pursue approved courses of studies abroad at Masters and Ph.D level.

4. Conditions for Interest Subsidy:
i. The Scheme is applicable for higher studies abroad. The interest Subsidy shall be linked with the existing Educational Loan Scheme of Indian Banks Association (IBA) and restricted to students enrolled for course at Masters, M.Phil and Ph.D level.
ii. The interest subsidy under the scheme shall be available to the eligible students only once, either for Masters or Ph.D levels. Interest subsidy shall not be available to those students who either discontinued the course mid-stream due to any reason, or those who are expelled from the institutions on disciplinary or academic grounds.
iii. If a student violates any condition of the scheme, the subsidy will be discontinued forthwith.
iv. If a student is found to have obtained the subsidy by false statement/certificates, the subsidy will be withdrawn/ cancelled forthwith and amount of the subsidy paid shall be recovered with penal interest, apart from taking criminal action as per law.
v. The students obtaining benefits under this Scheme shall not be given the interest subsidy if he gives up Indian citizenship during the tenure of the loan.
vi. The designated bank will maintain a separate account and records relating to the funds received from the Ministry and these will be subject to inspection/audit by the officers of the Ministry, or any other agency designated by the Ministry and C&AG.
vii. The designated Banks shall place all relevant details of financial and physical achievements on its website and implement the scheme as per the Memorandum of understanding to be signed between the designated Banks and NBCFDC on behalf of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
viii. The designated Banks will lay down the detailed procedure for processing and sanctioning of interest subsidy to eligible students in consultation with NBCFDC.
ix. 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.
x. The term and conditions of the Scheme can be changed at any time at the discretion of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to improve procedure and achieve more effective implementation. However, there should not be financial implications.

5. Eligibility:
i. The students should have secured admission in the approved courses at Masters, M.Phil or Ph.D levels abroad for the courses listed at Para14.
ii. He/She should have availed loan from a scheduled bank under the Education Loan Scheme of the Indian Banks Association (IBA) for the purpose.

6. Income Ceiling:
i. Total income from all sources of the employed candidate or his/her parents/guardians in case of unemployed candidate shall not exceed Rs.1.00 lakh per annum.
ii. Under this Scheme, Income certificate produced by the student for availing Educational Loan viz. ITR/Form 16/Audited Accounts/Income certificate issued by the authority of State Government/UT Administration is acceptable to Ministry for determining Income ceiling. There is no need to obtain fresh Income certificate from students.

7. Recommendatory Committee:
i. Recommendatory Committee headed by Joint Secretary in-charge of Backward Classes Division with representatives of Finance Division, representative of Nodal Bank and concerned Director/Deputy Secretary as convener will examine and recommend the applications for award of interest subsidy on quarterly basis.
ii. 50% Interest Subsidy will be given to the girl candidates.