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The quantum of coaching fees will be as agreed to in the agreement between the DEPwD and
the coaching institute at the time of empanelment.

18.9 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND SELECTION OF CANDIDATES:

(i) The students should be selected by the coaching institute based on academic criteria
prescribed by the institute itself. However, the institute may relax these criteria for
PwDs candidates as per terms to be laid down in the Agreement.
(ii) The candidate should be eligible to appear at the examination for which he/she is
obtaining the coaching under this Scheme.
(iii) Benefits under the Free Coaching can be availed by a particular student not more than
once, irrespective of the number of chances he/ she may be entitled to take in a
particular competitive examination. The coaching institute will also be required to take

an undertaking from the students that they have not· taken benefit more than once
under the Scheme.
(iv) Candidates who are not availing the benefits of free coaching under any other scheme of
the Central Govt. are eligible under the scheme. The coaching institute will also be
required to take an undertaking from the students that they have not availed benefit of
free coaching under any other scheme of the Central Govt.
(v) However, notwithstanding the provision at para (iii) above, where examination is
conducted in two stages viz. Preliminary and Main, the candidates will be entitled for
free coaching for both the stages of examinations. They will be entitled for free coaching
separately for both the Preliminary and Main examinations as per their convenience.

However, there will be no restriction in number of chances for coaching for Interview, if
the candidate is selected for interview.
(vi) Attendance: In the event of any student remaining absent for more than 15 days
without any valid reason, benefits of free coaching to him/her shall be discontinued
under intimation to the DEPwD.
(vii) Duration of Coaching Assistance: On completion of the first year, if a student wants to
continue for the second year, he/she has to apply for renewal of coaching assistance.

18.10 STIPEND:

Monthly stipend of Rs. 2500/- (Rupees Two Thousand and Five Hundred only) per student will
be paid for local students for attending the coaching class. Similarly, Rs. 5000/- (Rupees Five
Thousand only) per student will be paid per month for outstation students. Special Allowance
of Rs. 2,000/- (Rupees Two Thousand only) per student per month will be paid to students
towards reader allowance, escort allowance, helper allowance etc.

18.11 GENERAL PROVISIONS:

(ii) The institutes shall maintain complete progress record of the coaching and selection of
the candidates.
(iii) Grant-in-aid released to the institutes shall be dealt with in a separate account by them

(iv) The institutes shall utilize the grant-in-aid only for the purposes laid down in this
Scheme. In the event of the grantee institute acting in contravention of this condition,

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