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Organization : Andhra Pradesh Welfare Department ePass Portal
Scholarship Name : Postmatric Scholarships For SC/ST/BC/EBC/DW/Minority 2016-17
Applicable State : Andhra Pradesh
Application Last Date : 15-08-2016

Website : https://epass.apcfss.in/

Postmatric Scholarships :

A post matric scholarship is the scholarship which is granted to students by the welfare departments of the Govt. for enabling eligible students who have passed tenth class (SSC examination or equivalent to pursue post matric studies such as intermedeate, ITI, polytechnic, professional courses, graduate and post graduate courses, Ph.D etc.

Related : AP ePass PMS 2015-16 Postmatric Scholarship : www.scholarships.net.in/3571.html

Components of a PMS:
A post matric scholarship has two components namely reimbursement of tuition fee (RTF) to the college and maintenance fee to the student (MTF).

How much reimbursement will I get? :
The reimbursement off tuition will be dependent on the course you pursue. While most of the courses are eligible for 100% of the tution fee as fixed by the government. Self financed courses are eligbile only foor a maximum of Rs. 20,000 or the acutal fee charged by the college, which ever is less.

Will I get a scholarship automatically on application? :
Scholarships are granted only after admission to a college and is subject to verification and eligibility. Only those who are eligible will be granted a scholarship.

The steps for a scholarship are given as under:
** Secure admission to a college
** Apply online for a scholarship through the concerned welfare department ( SC/ST/BC/EBC/DW/MW)
** Verification by the college principal
** Verification by the Verification officer
** Scrutiny by the Welfare Officer
** Sanction of the scholarship
** Subission of the bill online to the treasury
** Sanction of the bill and upload of amounts into student (MTF)and college (RTF) bank accounts

How can I know my scholarship status?:
Please visit the epass website and click on the scholarship status button given in middle of web page. Furnish your application ID and other details are required. Upon furnish the details you will get a detailed statement showing the different transactions on your application

what is the eligibility for getting a scholarship?:
students who belong to the categories of sc,st whose annual parental income is rs. two lakhsbelow and bc,ebc,disabled welfare students whose parental income is rs. one lakhbelow.breakbreaknbspstudents whose attendance is 75 at the end of each quarter.

Can I secure a scholarship for the previous year?:
No the scholarship can be claimed only for the current year. Scholarships for the previous year can not be claimed under any circumstance.

What should i do if i am paid less than the amount charged by the college?:
Scholarlships are paid base on the fee notified by the government from time to time. In some cases the college fee wrongly speified by the concern authority in such cases you may make a representtion to the concerned Head of Department for rectiying the mistake and payment of thee differential amount.