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Organisation : Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare Department
Scholarship Name : Pre-Matric Scholarship 2018-19
Applicable For : OBC/SEBC students
Applicable State : Odisha
Website : https://stsc.odisha.gov.in/

ST SC Odisha Pre-Matric Scholarship

Odisha Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare Department invites applications for Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBC/SEBC students for the academic year 2018-19.

Related :
PRERANA Post Matric Scholarship For ST/SC/OBC Students Fresh/Renewal 2018-19 Odisha : www.scholarships.net.in/25092.html

Objective

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.

Eligibility

Scholarship award will be sanctioned in the case of students whose parents/ guardians income from all sources does not exceed Rs.44,500/- per annum.

Note :
** House Rent allowance received by the parents of a student shall be exempted from the computation of “Income” if the same has been permitted to be exempted for purpose of Income-Tax.

** Income Certificate is required to be taken once only, i.e. at the time of admission to courses, which are continuing for more than one year.

Mode Of Applying

The concerned Department of the State Government/ Union Territory Administration will supply the application forms, which should be received back by the Department along with prescribed certificate, by the last date.

Duration & Course Of Studies

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 hostelers. The scholarship will terminate at the end of Class-X. The duration of scholarship in an academic year will be 10 months.

Scholarship Amount

I. Hostelers :
The students as hostelers will be covered from class III to X. The rates of scholarships will be as under
Class- III to VIII – Rs.200/- per month for 10 months
Class-IX to X – Rs.250/- 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 V – Rs.25/- per month for 10 months
Class-VI to VIII – Rs.40/- per month for 10 months
Class IX to X – Rs.50/- per month for 10 months

III. Ad-Hoc Grant :
An ad-hoc grant of Rs.500/- per student per annum to all students i.e. hostelers as well as day scholars will also be given.

Terms & Conditions

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 condition of the scholarship, scholarship may be suspended or even cancelled, subject to the satisfaction of the competent school authority.

Notification :
https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/pdf2018/25352-Notifn.pdf

iv) Migration of students from one institution to another would not normally be allowed during the course of academic year except under exceptional circumstances and in the interest of student’s academic career.

v) The scholar obtaining benefits under this scheme shall not be allowed to avail of benefits under any other Pre-matric scholarship scheme.

vi) The students should be regular in attendance for which the yardstick shall be decided by the competent authority of the school.
vii) The scholarship amount shall be disbursed through Bank A/c of the beneficiary student.