Organisation : Delhi Department for the Welfare of SC/ST/OBC/Minority
Scholarship Name : 2017-18 Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme For OBC Students
Applicable For : OBC Students
Applicable State/UT : Delhi
Application Last Date : 31/03/2018 (Date Extended)
Website : https://scstwelfare.delhi.gov.in/
Apply Online : http://edistrict.delhigovt.nic.in/
Notification : https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/19477-File.pdf
Pre-Matric Scholarship :
OBCs living below double the poverty line form a bigger chunk of a population and there are disparities amongst OBCs themselves to start with, it is proposed to award scholarship to school going children of poorer OBC parents whose annual income is below double the poverty line.
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Eligibility:
The scholarships may be given to the students enrolled in class I or any subsequent class of Pre-Matric stage in the case of day scholars, and class III or any subsequent class of Pre-Matric stage in the case of hostellers.
The scholarship will terminate at the end of class X. The duration of scholarship in an academic year will be 10 months. Scholarship award will be sanctioned in the case of students whose parents/guardians income from all sources does not exceed Rs. 2.5 Lakh per annum.
Institution of Study :
The scholarship will be tenable only in such institutions and for such prematriculation courses, which have been duly recognized by the concerned State Government and Union Territory Administrations. Coverage Value of Scholarship and Ad-hoc grant.
I. Hostellers:
The students as hostellers will be covered from class III to X.
The rates of scholarship will be as under:-
Class III to X Rs.500/- per month for 10 months.
II. Day Scholars:
The students as day scholars will be covered from Class I to Class X.
The rates of scholarships will be as under:-
Class I to X Rs.100/- per month for 10 months
Ad-Hoc Grant:
** An ad-hoc grant of Rs.500/- per student per annum to all students i.e. hostler as well as day scholars will also be given.
** The scholarship amount will be payable from the date of joining to the date of leaving the school, excluding the period of vacation, which will be about 10 months in a year except in the cases where the students enters late or leaves early in the midst of academic year.
Other Conditions for Award:-
i. The students may not be allowed to take up employment or render help to parents in their work during the course of studies.
ii. The award will be discontinued if a student fails to secure annual promotion except in case of unavoidable reasons to be certified by the competent authority of the scheme.
iii. If a student violates school discipline or any other terms and conditions of the scholarship, scholarship may be suspended or even cancelled, subject to the satisfaction of the competent school authority.
Mode of Applying:-
1. Applicant can apply online through E-district Portal of NIC Delhi i.e. www.edistrict.delhigovt.niv.in. All required documents are to be uploaded on portal.
2. Guidelines of the scholarship scheme available on the official website of the department i.e. www.scstwelfare.delhigovt.nic.in.
3. Applicants should upload Caste Certificate issued in the name of student or his father’s name by SDM/Deputy Commissioner (Revenue) GNCTD.
4. Upload domicile Certificate of Delhi if the Caste certificate is not issued by the competent authority of Govt. of NCT of Delhi.
5. Eligible students studying in schools (Govt. & Govt. Aided) Affiliated to Dte. Of Education, Govt of NCT of Delhi / N.D.M.C /Delhi cantonment Board / Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan / East DMC/South DMC/ north DMC need not to apply online as the a data will be processed by their administrative department and they will upload bulk data on PFMS portal using their dedicated login credentials and submit the proposal to the Department for the Welfare of SC/ST/OBC, B-Block, 2nd Floor, Vikas Bhawan, New Delhi- 110002 for E-payment.
6. Follow the guidelines of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India.
Conditions for Scholarship:-
I. Students should belong to other backward classes.
II. He/She should not be getting any other centrally/state funded Scholarship.
III. To be eligible no percentage of marks