Arunachal Pradesh Umbrella Scheme for Education Pre Matric Scholarship For ST Students 2023-24

What is Umbrella Scheme for Education Pre Matric Scholarship?

Umbrella Scheme for Education of ST Students-Pre Matric Scholarship (Class IX & X) for ST Students 2023-24 is sponsored by Government of Arunachal Pradesh. Student should belong to Scheduled Tribe. Scholarships will be paid to the students whose parents/guardians’ income from all sources does not exceed Rs. 2,00,000/- (Rupees two lakh only) per annum. Last Date of Scholarship is 31st December 2023.

Related / Similar Scholarship : APDHTE Arunachal Pradesh State Stipend Scheme 2023-24

Eligibility of Umbrella Scheme for Pre Matric Scholarship

(i) Student should belong to Scheduled Tribe
(ii) Her/his Parents’/Guardian’s income should not exceed Rs. 2.00 lakh per annum.
(iii) She / he should not be getting any other Centrally-funded Pre-Matric Scholarship.
(iv) She/ he should be a regular, full time student studying in a Government School or in a School recognized by Govt. or a Central/State Board of Secondary Education.
(v) Scholarship for studying in any class will be available for only one year. If a student has to repeat a class, she / he would not get scholarship for that class for a second (or subsequent) year.

Value Of Umbrella Scheme for Pre Matric Scholarship

The value of scholarship includes the following for complete duration of the course:-
(i) scholarship and other grant,
(ii) additional allowance for students with disabilities studying in private un-aided recognized Schools.
The details are as follows:
Rates of scholarship and other grant will be as follows:
Item Day Scholars Hostellers
Scholarship for 10 months (Rs. per month) 150 350
Books and Ad hoc Grant (Rs. per annum) 750 1000

Application Procedure for Umbrella Scheme of Pre Matric Scholarship

(i) An application for scholarship should comprise:
(a) One copy of the application for scholarship in the prescribed form (separate application forms as have been prescribed for ‘fresh’ and renewal scholarship by concerned States/UTs).
(b) One copy of the passport size photograph with signatures of the student thereon (for fresh scholarship).
(c) A certificate (in original) of Scheduled Tribe duly signed by an authorized Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar.

(d) An income declaration by the self-employed parents/guardians, stating definite income from all sources by way of an affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper. Employed parents/guardians are required to obtain income certificate from their employer and for any additional income from other sources, they would furnish declaration by way of an affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper.

(e) A receipt in acknowledgement of the scholarship in the previous year on the form attached to the application only duly counter-signed by the Head of the Institution/School concerned, if the applicant was in receipt of a scholarship under this scheme in the preceding year.

(ii) Application complete in all respects, shall be submitted to the Head of the Institution/School, being attended or last attended by the candidates and shall be forwarded by the Head of Institution, after scrutiny and with his recommendation, to the sanctioning authority.

Duration & Renewal Of Awards for Pre Matric Scholarship

(i) The scholarship will be payable for 10 months in an academic year.
(ii) The award once made will continue subject to good conduct and regularity in attendance. It will be renewed for Class X after the student passes Class IX.

PAYMENT OF SCHOLARSHIP :
(i) Scholarship is payable from 1st April or from the month of admission, whichever is later, to the month in which the examinations are completed, at the end of the academic year, provided that if the scholar secures admission after the 20th day of a month, the amount will be paid from the month following the month of admission.

(ii) In case of renewal of scholarship, it will be paid from the month following the month upto which scholarship was paid in the previous year.
(iii) The Government of the State/Union Territory Administration, to which they belong, in accordance with the procedure laid down by them in this regard, will pay the scholarship money to the selected students.

What is the Last Date of Scholarship?

Last Date of Umbrella Scheme for Education of ST Students- Pre Matric Scholarship (Class IX & X) for ST Students 2023-24 is 31st December 2023.

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