Scheme of Merit cum means based scholarship to students belonging to minority communities.
Object:
The objective of the Scheme is to provide financial assistance to the poor and meritorious students belonging to minority communities to enable them to pursue professional and technical courses.
Scope:
These scholarships are available for studies in India only an will be awarded through an Agency designated by the State Government/UT Administration for this purpose.
Number of scholarship:
Every year 20000 scholarships will be distributed among the students of minority communities throughout the country. Based on the state-wise population of these communities, the distribution of scholarship will be as under:
State-wise distribution of scholarship among the students belonging to minority communities.
|
S. No. |
States |
No. of Scholarship for Muslim |
No. of Scholarship for Christian |
No. of Scholarship for Sikh |
No. of Scholarship for Buddhist |
No. of Scholarship for Parsi |
No. of Scholarship for all Minority Communities |
|
|
1 |
Andhra Pradesh |
737 |
124 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
867 |
|
|
2 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
2 |
21 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
38 |
|
|
3 |
Asam |
870 |
104 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
981 |
|
|
4 |
Bihar |
1448 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1458 |
|
|
5 |
Chhatisgarh |
43 |
42 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
99 |
|
|
6 |
Goa |
10 |
38 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
49 |
|
|
7 |
Gujart |
485 |
30 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
523 |
|
|
8 |
Haryana |
129 |
3 |
124 |
1 |
0 |
257 |
|
|
9 |
Himachal Pradesh |
13 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
30 |
|
|
10 |
Jammu & Kashmir |
717 |
2 |
22 |
12 |
0 |
753 |
|
|
11 |
Jharkhand |
394 |
115 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
519 |
|
|
12 |
Karnataka |
682 |
106 |
2 |
42 |
0 |
832 |
|
|
13 |
Kerala |
830 |
639 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1469 |
|
|
14 |
Madhya Pradesh |
406 |
18 |
16 |
22 |
0 |
462 |
|
|
15 |
Maharastra |
1084 |
112 |
23 |
617 |
4 |
1840 |
|
|
16 |
Manipur |
20 |
78 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
98 |
|
|
17 |
Meghalaya |
10 |
172 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
182 |
|
|
18 |
Mizoram |
1 |
82 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
91 |
|
|
19 |
Nagaland |
4 |
189 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
193 |
|
|
20 |
Orissa |
81 |
95 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
179 |
|
|
21 |
Punjab |
40 |
31 |
1540 |
4 |
0 |
1615 |
|
|
22 |
Rajasthan |
505 |
8 |
87 |
1 |
0 |
601 |
|
|
23 |
Sikkim |
1 |
4 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
21 |
|
|
24 |
Tamil Nadu |
366 |
399 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
767 |
|
|
25 |
Tripura |
27 |
11 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
48 |
|
|
26 |
Uttar Pradesh |
3245 |
22 |
72 |
32 |
0 |
3371 |
|
|
27 |
Uttaranchal |
107 |
3 |
22 |
1 |
0 |
133 |
|
|
28 |
West Bengal |
2136 |
54 |
7 |
26 |
0 |
2223 |
|
|
|
Union Territories
|
|
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|
29 |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
3 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
|
|
30 |
Chandigarh |
4 |
1 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
|
|
31 |
Dadra & Nagar Haveli |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
|
32 |
Daman & Diu |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
|
33 |
Delhi |
171 |
14 |
59 |
3 |
0 |
247 |
|
|
34 |
Lakshadweep |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
|
35 |
Pondichery |
6 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
|
|
|
Total |
14585 |
2540 |
2028 |
840 |
7 |
20000 |
|
Conditions for Scholarship:
i) Financial assistance will be given to pursue degree and/or post graduate level technical and
professional courses from a recognized institution. Maintenance allowance will be credited to the student's account. The course fee will be paid by the State Department directly to the institute concerned.
ii) Students who get admission to a college to pursue technical/professional courses, on the basis of a competitive examination will be eligible for the scholarship.
iii) Students who get admission in technical/professional courses without facing any competitive examination will also be eligible for scholarship. However, such students should have not less than 50% marks at higher secondary/graduation level. Selection of these students will be done strictly on merit basis.
iv) Continuation of the scholarship in subsequent years will depend on successful completion of the course during the preceding year.
v) A scholarship holder under this scheme will not avail any other scholarship/stipend for pursuing the course.
vi) The annual income of the beneficiary/parent or guardian of beneficiary should not exceed Rs. 2.50 lakh from all sources.
vii) The state department will advertise the scheme every year latest by 31st March and receive the application through the concerned institutions.
viii) After scrutinizing the applications, the state department will prepare a consolidated budget for all eligible students and send an application in the prescribed proforma for release of fund from the Ministry of Minority Affairs for distribution of scholarship giving the details of each students viz. name,