Central Govt. Pre-Matric Scholarship for Students from Minority Communities

Name of the scheme: Pre-Matric Scholarship for students belonging to Minority Communities

Purpose: Purpose of this scholarship is to award scholarship to the meritorious students belonging to economically weaker sections of minority communities to enable them to pursue education from class I to X and thereby ease of the financial burden from their parents. The scholarship however is to be awarded for studies in India only.

Eligibility:

• Students who have secured not less than 50% marks in the previous final examination. In the case of students of Class I, the income criteria would be applicable only.
• Family Income- Annual family income must not exceed beyond Rs. 1 lakh.
• A student who is already receiving scholarship from other state or central government or any other financial institutions will not be eligible.
• Scholarships will not be awarded to not more than two students per family.
• 30% of the scholarship will be reserved for girl students. In case girl students are not available then the scholarship earmarked for them will be awarded to eligible boy students.

Scholarship amount:

An actual financial assistance will be provided for course fee/tuition fee and maintenance allowance as given below subject to a maximum ceiling indicated against item concerned.

Sl. No.	Item	Hosteller	Day Scholar
1	Admission and tuition fee for classes (VI and X	Rs. 500/- per annum subject to actuals.	Rs. 500/- per annum subject to actuals.
2	Tuition fee from class VI to X	Rs. 350/- per annum subject to actuals.	Rs. 350/- per annum subject to actuals.
3	Maintenance allowance will be payable for a period not exceeding 10 months in an academic year.
	(i) classes I and V	Nil	Rs. 100/- per month.
	(ii) classes VI and X	Rs. 600/- per month subject to actuals.	Rs. 100/- per month.

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