mhrd.gov.in Scholarship for College/ University Students : Department of Higher Education

Organization :Department of Higher Education
Facility : Scholarship for College/ University Students

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Scholarship For College Students:

To Provide Financial Assistance To Meritorious Students From Low Income Families To Meet a part of their day-to-day expenses while pursuing higher studies.

Update : NSP Central Sector Scheme For College & University Students 2018-19 : www.scholarships.net.in/25518.html

Scope :
The scholarships will be awarded on the basis of the results of senior secondary examination. 82000 fresh scholarships per annum [41000 for boys and 41000 for girls] will be awarded for graduate / postgraduate studies in colleges and universities and for professional courses, such as Medical, Engineering etc.

Allocation Of Scholarships :
The total number of scholarships will be divided amongst the State Boards based on the State’s population in the age group of 18-25 years, after segregating share of CBSE and ICSE on the basis of number of students passing out from various Boards in the country.

Eligibility :
Students who are above 80th percentile of successfut candidates in the retevant stream for a particular Board of Examination, in class Xll of 10+2 pattern or equivalent and not belonging to the creamy layer as defined by the Deptt. of Personnel and Training in their Notification No. 3601 2t22t93-Estt. (SCT), dated 8.1 1 .93 (Annexure tV), and as modified vide their OM No. 36033/3/2004-Estt. (Res), dated 9th March, 2OO4 (Annexure V), and as may be further modified from time to time, pursuing regular courses (not correspondence or distance mode) from recognised educational institutions and not availing of any other scholarship scheme, would be eligible for consideration under this Scheme. This is applicable to all categories of students both ‘general’ and’ reserved’.

Reservation :
Students belonging to reserved categories / weaker sections/minorities are eligible on the basis of merit, subject to Central Reservation Policy and internal earmarking. The scholarship would be available to students belonging to ‘non-creamy layer’. As per the latest guidelines on the subject

Selection Procedure :
The examining bodies will draw up a merit list of scholars likely to be eligible for scholarship within five weeks after the results of the examinations announced by the Boards/Universities/Authority for all students. The income of the students’ parents will be taken into account before preparing the list.

Rate Of Scholarships :
The rate of scholarship would be Rs.1000/- p.m. at Graduation level forfirst three years of College and University courses and Rs.20001- per month at Post- Graduation level. Students pursuing professional courses would get Rs.2OOO/- per month in the 4th and Sth year. The scholarship would be paid for 10 months in an academic year.

Duration Of Scholarships And Its Renewal :
A scholarship under the scheme is renewable from year to year upto Post Graduate level in the same stream. For all professional courses, scholarship wil! be renewed till the graduation level of that course. For all the courses the scholarship would be renewed up to a maximum of five years.