Punjab Gov Post-Matric Scholarship for SC students

Punjab government has launched this scheme to provide financial assistance to students belonging to Scheduled Castes in order to complete their education. The value of scholarship has been divided into seven categories such as maintenance allowance, study tours, etc.

Financial assistance:

1. Maintenance Charges

Under this scheme, students have been categorized in four groups – the assistance will be higher for the group completing their education in engineering, medical and science subjects and lower for other subjects. The details have been summarized in the table:

Groups	INR Per Month               Hostellers             Day Scholars
Group I 1.       Degree or Post Graduate Level Courses in Medical, Engineering, Technology, IT and other similar science subjects. 2.       CA/CPW/ICFA etc. 3.       LLM 4.       PHD/MPHIL/ Post-Doctoral programs	1200                                550
Group 2 1.       Professional courses like Nursing, Pharmacy, Mas Communication, etc.	820                                    530
Group 3 All other undergraduate courses not covered under the Group1 and Group 2. For example, BA, BCOM and BSC.	570                                   300
Group 4 ITI and Polytechnic courses	380                                     230

 

2. Additional Allowances for Persons with Disabilities

Up to INR 240 per month will be provided to SC students with disabilities.

3. Study Tours

A maximum of INR 1600 will be provided for a study tour to each SC students provided that the head of the institutions certifies that this tour is essential for the scholar.

4. Thesis typing/Printing Charges

Research scholars will receive INR 1600 on the recommendation of the department head.

5. Books allowance

The students completing their course through distance learning will be provided INR 1200 annually besides reimbursement of course fees.

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