msb.mizoram.gov.in Pre Matric Scholarship for Schedule Tribes Classes IX & X ST Students 2023-24

Organization : Ministry of Tribal Affairs Mizoram
Scholarship Name : Pre-Matric Scholarship for Schedule Tribes studying in Classes IX & X 2023-24
Applicable For : ST Students studying in Classes IX & X
Applicable States : Mizoram
Website : https://msb.mizoram.gov.in/post/tribal-scholarship-2023-24

What is Pre-Matric Scholarship for Schedule Tribes?

Pre-Matric Scholarship for Schedule Tribes studying in Classes IX & X 2023-24 is sponsored by Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Mizoram. The objective of the scheme is to support parents of ST children for education of their wards studying in classes IX and X so that the incidence of drop-out, especially in the transition from the elementary to the secondary stage is minimized, and To improve participation of ST children in classes IX and X of the Pre-matric stage, so that they perform better and have a better chance of progressing to the post-matric stage of education. The scheme is 90:10 funding from by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Mizoram state. Last Date of Scholarship is 8th March 2024.

Related / Similar Scholarship : PMMS Mizoram State Post Matric Merit Scholarship For Scheduled Tribe Students 2024-25

Eligibility of Pre-Matric Scholarship

a) Parents/Guardians’ income from all sources should not exceed Rs.2,50,000/- (Rs. Two lakh Fifty Thousand only) per annum.
b) Candidates must belong to Scheduled Tribes.
c) Permanently settled in Mizoram State.
d) Studying Class IX and X.

Important Dates of Pre-Matric Scholarship

Scheme Closing Date – Open till 08-03-2024
Defective Application Verification Date – Open till 22-03-2024
Institute Verification – Open till 22-03-2024
DNO/SNO/MNO Verification – Open till 2024-03-04

How to Apply for Pre-Matric Scholarship?

General Instruction/ Guidelines :
** Candidates must read the instruction carefully before registration.
** Candidates are advised to fill all the requisite details carefully and check properly before submission. As no correction/ editing is allowed after submission.
** Any wrong/ false information may lead to rejection.
** Candidates are advised to fill their correct and active mobile number and e-mail address in the online application. All Correspondence/ communication will be made through mobile/ e-mail only.
** Candidates are also advised to refer to National Scholarship Portal for regular updates.

** Aadhaar will be mandatory for registration on NSP
i. Major applicants – If Aadhaar not assigned, candidate will be required to enroll for Aadhaar and register using Aadhaar Enrolment Identification (EID)
ii. Minor applicants – If Aadhaar assigned, candidate is advised to enroll using Aadhaar. Where Aadhaar/EID of the minor applicant is not assigned, Aadhaar of parent/legal guardian will be mandatorily required.

** For applications with EID, Scholarship to be disbursed only on furnishing of Aadhaar.
** Aadhaar based eKYC will be performed to verify credential of candidates.
** All scholarship payments will be made using Aadhaar Payment Bridge (APB) only.
** Candidates requested to ensure that demographic details in Aadhaar shall be same as in school/ institute records. If any difference found, same should be corrected in Aadhaar.
** Registration made through parents’ Aadhaar will be valid only till student is minor, once candidate turns to major it will be his/her responsibility to update Aadhaar on NSP.
** Candidates are advised to ensure that his/her mobile number is linked to Aadhaar for receiving OTP from UIDAI. To check the mobile linking status please visit https://myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in/verify-email-mobile .
** Candidates are advised to ensure that bank account must be seeded with Aadhaar. To check the seeding status kindly visit https://resident.uidai.gov.in/bank-mapper.
** Candidates are advised to activate and update their DigiLocker account for automated verification.

Requirement Documents of Pre-Matric Scholarship

a) Aadhaar Card.
b) Bank Account (self-account).
c) Income certificate issued by competent authority (up to date).
d) Previous year mark sheet.
e) Permanent Residential Certificate (up to date).
f) Tribal Certificate.

Important Notice :
** For any problem contact 873-007-5005 OR 0389-2954196 during office working hours.
** Applicant must submit correct Bank Account, IFSC & Aadhaar Number of their OWN. Scholarship Board will not be responsible if applicant do not receive scholarship due to submission of incorrect details.
** In case of Mizoram Rural Bank, delete – (hyphen) and joint (concatenate) with next number. Eg: 9700456741-1 (Wrong) / 97004567411 (Right)
** Income Certificate must be upto-date (Issued during 2023-2024 by competent authority only i.e. DC /SDO Sadar/Magistrate etc.)
** All documents uploaded must be original & legible (Xerox copy & illegible document will be rejected).
** Disability: Only BLIND and 100% DISABLE are covered under this scheme.