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National Scholarship Portal NSP : 2021-22 Prime Minister’s Scholarship For Wards of Police Personnel Martyred During Terror/ Naxal Attacks

WARB Prime Minister’s Scholarship

Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme For Wards of States/UTs Police Personnel Martyred During Terror/Naxal Attacks

Number of Scholarship

Total 500 scholarships will be given to the wards of State Police Personnel who are martyred during Terror/ Nara! attacks in equal number to the Boys and Girls (Le. 250 for boys and 250 for girls).

Eligibility

Dependent wards of State Police Personnel who are martyred during Terror/ Naxal attacks are eligible under this category subject to the following-

i) Pursuing first professional degree programme in the field of Engineering, Medicine, Dental, Veterinary, BBA, BCA, B. Pharma, B.SC (Nursing, Agriculture, etc.), MBA and MCA etc. in accordance with the guidelines as mentioned in Para-8 (B).

ii) Having minimum 60% marks in Minimum Entry Qualification (MEQ) i.e. 10+2/Diploma/Graduation or equivalent in case of new applicant. Or

For applicants applying under renewal category, it is mandatory to pass the each subsequent academic year of the professional courses being pursued by them with minimum 50% marks.

iii) A grace period of one year only for cases, where there is a delay on part of candidate for submission of application for renewal of scholarship may be entertained.

Duration of Scholarship

Upto five years (depending upon the duration of the course being pursued by the applicant and as approved by the respective regulatory body).

Amount of Scholarship

1. Rs. 3000/-per month for girls.
2. Rs. 2500/- per month for boys @ Rs. 36000/- to each girl& Rs. 30000/-to each boy (To be paid annually after selection.)

How To Apply?

All the eligible applicants need to apply online on the website of National Scholarship Portal (NSP) i.e. www.scholarship.gov.in on or before 15th October 2021.

Documents Required

Following documents in the respective category are mandatorily required to be submitted/uploaded by the applicant for applying on line under PMSS:

For Fresh Applicant under category mentioned in para 4(i):
i) Service Certificate to be issued by the H.O.O in case of serving personnel as per Annexure- A.

ii) Applicants are required to upload duly attested scanned copy of the Mark sheet MEQ i.e. XII/Diploma/Graduation or equivalent is mandatory along with following certificate which are applicable –

a) PPO/Discharge Certificate/Book (Mandatory for category A to F)
b) Disability Certificate (Mandatory for category B & D)
c) Death Certificate (Mandatory for category A & C)
d) Certificate of Gallantry award (Mandatory for category E)

For Fresh Applicant under category mentioned in para 4(ii):
A certificate issued by the State Govt. concerned indicating thai the state police personnel was killed in terror/naxal violence is required to be uploaded. This is a mandatory requirement for applying scholarship under PMSS.

For Renewal :
Service Certificate to be issued by the H.O.O in case of serving personnel of category mentioned in para 4(1) above as per Annexure-A. For the applicants under category 4 (ii) above the certificate issued by the educational institution is sufficient.

Important Dates

Scheme Closing Date : Open till 15-10-2021
Defective Verification : Open till 31-10-2021
Institute Verification :Open till 31-10-2021

Author : Ranjani