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Organization : Department of Education
Scholarship Name : Post Matric Scholarship To OBC Other Backward Classes For Studies In India 2015-16
Applicable For : OBC Other Backward Classes For Studies
Applicable State/ UT : Chandigarh

Website : http://www.chdeducation.gov.in/
Application Form : https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/3533-schemepostmatricobc.pdf

Post Matric Scholarship To OBC Other Backward Classes For Studies In India 2015-16:

Objective:

The Government of India has since independence initiated a number of steps for improving the level of literacy and education.

Update : Chandigarh Education Post Matric Scholarship For OBC Students 2018-19 : www.scholarships.net.in/26741.html

In this context, the Government has recognized that educational and economic support for backward classes has not been adequate and that there is disparity between them and the non-backward sections of the population at every level. It is selfevident and universally accepted that education is one of the key instruments of effective development of weaker sections.

The objective of the scheme is to provide financial assistance to the OBCs students studying at post matriculation or post secondary stage to enable them to complete their education.

Scope:
This scholarship shall be available for studies in India only and will be awarded by the Government of State/ union territory to which the applicant actually belongs, i.e. permanently settled. 100% central assistance will be provided to State Governments/UT Administrations for this purpose.

Conditions Of Eligibility:

(i) These scholarship will be given for the study of all recognized post- matriculation or post-secondary courses pursued in recognized institutions with the following exceptions: “Scholarship shall not be awarded for training courses like Aircraft Maintenance Engineer’s courses and Private Pilot License curses, Courses at Training –Ship Duffer in (Now INS Rejendra), course of training at the Military College, Dehradun, courses at the Industrial Training Institutes.”

(ii) Only those candidates who belong to OBCs specified in relation to the State /UT to which the applicant actually belongs, i.e. permanently settled and who have passed the Matriculation or Higher Secondary or any higher examination of a recognized University or Board of Secondary Education will be eligible.

(iii) Candidates who after passing one stage of education are studying in the same stage of education in different subject e.g. I. SC after I.A or B.Com, after B.A. or M.A. in a subject after M.A in another subject will not be eligible.

(iv) Students studying in Class of the Higher Secondary School courses or the XII class of the multipurpose High School not be eligible for it being a continuous school courses. However, in cases, where tenth class examination of such courses is treated as equivalent to Matriculation and students who after passing tenth class join other courses, such students will be treated as post- matric students and will be eligible for the award of scholarship.

(v) Students pursuing Post-graduate courses in medicine will be eligible if they are not allowed to practice during the period of their course.

(vi) Students who after failing or passing the Under Graduate/Post- Graduate examinations in Arts/science/ Commerce join any recognized professional or Technical certificate /diploma/degree course will be awarded scholarships if otherwise eligible. No subsequent failure will be condoned except courses in Group ‘A’ and no further change in the course will be allowed.

(ix) Students who pursue their studies through correspondence courses will be eligible towards reimbursement of non-refundable fee. The term correspondence includes distant and continuing education. Besides reimbursement of non-refundable fee, such students will also be eligible for an annual allowance of Rs.900/- for essential/prescribed books, as applicable.

(x) Students whose income combined with the income of their parents/guardians does not exceed Rs.1,00,000/- per annum shall be eligible for post-matric scholarship to the extent of reimbursement of all compulsorily payable non- refundable fees.

(xi) Only two children of the same parents/guardian will be entitled to receive scholarship. This restriction will, however, not apply to girls. Accordingly, scholarship availed by girls of same parents/guardian will not adversely affect admissibility of availing scholarship upto two boys of same parents/guardian.

(xii) A scholarship holder under this Scheme will not hold any other scholarship / Stipend. If awarded any other scholarship / stipend, the students can exercise his/her option for either of the two scholarship /stipends, whichever is more beneficial to him/her and should inform the awarding authority through the Head of the institution about the option made. No scholarship will be paid to the students under this Scheme from the date he / She accepts an other scholarships /stipend. The students can however, accept free lodging or a grant or ad-hoc monetary help from the State Government, or any other source for the purchase of books, equipment or for meeting the expenses on board and lodging to the scholarship amount paid under this scheme.

(xiii) Students who have already received coaching in any of the pre-examination training centers with financial assistance from the Government will not be eligible.

Selection Of Candidates:

All the eligible Other Backward Classes candidates will be given scholarships subject to the condition of eligibility prescribed in para III of this Scheme. Candidates belonging to one State but studying in another State will be awarded scholarship by the State to which they belong and will submit their applications to the competent authorities in that State. In the matter of exemption from fees or other concessions also they will be treated as if they were studying in their own State.

Duration & Renewal Of Awards:

i) The award once made will be tenable from the stage at which it is given to the completion of course subject to good conduct and regularity in attendance. It will be renewed from year provided that within a course which is continuous for a number of years, the scholar secures promotion to the next higher class irrespective of the fact whether such examinations are conducted by a University or the Institution.

ii) If an OBC scholar pursuing Group A course fails in the examination for the first time, the award may be renewed. For second and subsequent failures in any class the student shall bear his/her own expenses until he/she secures promotion to the next higher class.

iii) If a scholar is unable to appear in the annual examination owing to illness and or on account of any other unforeseeable event, the award may be renewed for the next academic year on submission of medical certificate and/or other required sufficient proof to the satisfaction of the Head of the Institution and his/her certifying that the scholar would have passed had he appeared in the examination.

iv) If according to the Regulations of a University/Institution, a student is promoted to the next higher class even though he/she may not have actually passed in lower class and is required to taken examination of the junior class again after sometime, he/she will be entitled to scholarship for the class of which he/she is promoted if the student is otherwise eligible for scholarship.