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6. Amount of Scholarship
i. Rs. 3000/- per month for girls.

To be paid annually after selection.

ii Rs. 2500/- per month for boys @ Rs. 36000/- to each girl & Rs. 30000/- to each boy

7. Letter from Hon'ble Prime Minister

All applicants selected under new category will be given personal letters from Hon'ble Prime
Minister in appropriate language.

8. Guidelines for the Applicant Applying online under PMSS

Before applying, the applicants should read the instructions/guidelines carefully as mentioned
below:-

A) Minimum Entry Qualification (MEO):

For being eligible for the scholarship under PMSS an applicant should have secured minimum
60% marks in MEQ i.e. 10+2/ Diploma/ Graduation as the case may be. MEQ for entry to
various professional course differs. For example MEQ for MBBS is 10+2 whereas for BE/B.Tech
it is 10+2/Diploma. It is graduation for B. Ed and MBA.

Note: -

Wards admitted in 2 year of technical/professional Bachelor Degree Course (BE/B. Tech etc.)
nd
through lateral entry after completion of Diploma courses are eligible for PMSS.

I) In case of applicant passed XII exam from CBSE, marks obtained in best of five subjects out of
500 will be considered for calculating the percentage of marks in MEQ .

B) Courses applicable under PMSS:
I) Only First professional degree courses like BE, B Tech, BDS, MBBS, B.Ed., BBA, BCA,
B.Pharma, B.Sc (Nursing, Agriculture, etc.) duly recognized by the respective Government

Regulatory Bodies, such as All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Medical Council
of India (MCI), University Grant Commission (UGC).

II) Details of professional degree courses applicable for PMSS are mentioned at Appendix- I.
C) Scholarship for Integrated Courses

The PMSS is restricted to first Professional Degree Courses only. It is applicable for B.Ed. but

not for BA+B.Ed. In case of integrated ME/M.Tech/ M.Pharma, the scholarship will be given for
initial three/four years as the case may
D) Bank Account

I) Aadhar number linked with bank account is mandatory.

II) Applicant those fulfilled eligibility criteria and applying under PMSS must have an active
and valid Account in any nationalized bank which has Electronic Clearing System (ECS)/Core
Banking, to facilitate transfer of scholarship amount directly to their account.

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