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VIII. Duration and Renewal of Awards

1. The award once made will be payable from the stage at which it is given to the completion
of course subject to good conduct and attendance of 75% in every academic year.
2. If a scholar is unable to appear in the annual examination owing to illness, the award may
be renewed subject to production of medical certificate from prescribed authority and
acceptance of the same by institution /college.
3. If according to the Regulations of a University/Institution, a student is promoted to the
next higher class even though he/she may not have actually passed in lower class and is
required to take examination of the junior class again after sometime, he/she will be
entitled to scholarship for the class to which he/she is promoted if the student is

otherwise eligible for scholarship.

IX. Payment
1. Maintenance allowance is payable from ist April or from the month of admission,
whichever is later, to the month in which the examinations are completed, at the end of
the academic year (including maintenance allowance during holidays), provided that if the

scholar secures admission after the 20th day of a month, the amount will be paid from the
month following the month of admission for a period of ten months/duration of the
course.
2. In case of renewal of scholarships awarded in the previous years, maintenance allowance
will be paid from the month following the month up to which scholarship was paid in the
previous year, if the course of study is continuous.
3. The Government of the State/Union Territory Administration will pay the non-refundable
fees and maintenance fees in to the account of the students. Incidental to above changes,

Ministry’s D.O No. 14012/2/2010-SCD-VI dated October 06, 2010 addressed to Principal
Secretaries/ Secretaries (SW) of all States/UTs regarding instructions to all private
institutions not to charge any tuition fee from eligible SC students at the time of admission
stands withdrawn. The State government / UT administration will frame modalities
regarding periodical and timely release of Scholarship (including fees) to student’s
accounts; so that students can pay the fees to the institution on time and not be subjected
to any penalties for late payment/non-payment of fees.
4. Scholarship will not be paid for the period of internship/ housemanship in the M.B.B.S.
course or for a practical training in other course if the student is in receipt of some
remuneration during the internship period or some allowance/stipend during the

practical training in other course.

X. Mode of Disbursal of Scholarship
4. Payment of scholarship/ maintenance and any other admissible allowances:

(vi) Payment of scholarship/ maintenance and any other admissible allowance should be
made to beneficiaries through their accounts in post offices/banks. The Ministry of Social

Justice vide notification number 428 dated 16.02.2017 has notified Aadhaar as identity
document under Section 7 of Aadhaar Act 2016 for all Scholarship Schemes w.e.f.
16.02.2017. The States henceforth will make provisions for capturing details of Aadhaar,

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