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without the permission of the authorities concerned etc., the authority sanctioning the
scholarship may either cancel the scholarships or stop or withhold further payment
for such period as it may think fit.
ii. If a student is found to have obtained a scholarship by false statements, his/ her
scholarship will be cancelled forthwith and the amount of the scholarship paid will be
recovered, at the discretion of the concerned State Government. The student
concerned will be blacklisted and debarred for scholarship in any scheme forever.

iii. A scholarship awarded may be cancelled if the scholar changes the subject of the course
of study for which the scholarship was originally awarded or changes the Institution
of study, without prior approval of the State Government. The Head of the Institution
shall report such cases to them and stop payment of the scholarship money. The
amount already paid may also be recovered at the discretion of the State Government.
iv. A scholar is liable to refund the scholarship amount at the discretion of the State
Government, if during the course of the year, the studies for which the scholarship has
been awarded, is discontinued by him/her.
v. The provisions of this scheme can be changed at any time at the discretion of the
Government of India.

XII. Announcement of the Scheme

All the State Governments/UT Administrations will announce in May-June, the details of the
scheme and invite applications by issuing an advertisement in the leading newspapers of the
State and through their respective websites/ Scholarship portals and other mode of media. All

requests for application forms and other particulars should be addressed to the Government of
State/Union Territory Administration to which the scholars actually belong. The applicant
should submit the completed application to the prescribed authority before the last date
prescribed for receipt of applications.

XIII. Procedure for applying

(ix) An application for scholarship can be made online on scholarship portal where available
and in hard copy otherwise. Where applying online, the documents may be scanned and
uploaded. Hard copy of application uploaded will be submitted as per the requirement of
portal where application has been made. Every application whether done online or in hard
copy will at the minimum compulsorily include:
m. One copy of the application for scholarship in the prescribed form.
n. One copy of the passport size photograph with signatures of the student thereon (for fresh
scholarship).

c. One self-attested copy of certificates, diploma, degree etc. in respect of all examinations
passed.
d. A certificate of Caste duly signed by an authorized Revenue Officer not below the rank of
Tehsildar.
e. Income declaration of self-employed parents/guardian should be in the form of a
certificate issued by Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar. Employed
parents/guardians are required to obtain income certificate from their employer.

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