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13.4 GUIDELINES FOR THE CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME OF SCHOLARSHIP
FOR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

1. OBJECTIVE: -
To provide financial assistance to meritorious students from low income families
to meet a part of their day-to-day expenses while pursuing higher studies.

2. SCOPE: -

The scholarships are awarded on the basis of the results of Senior Secondary
Examination. 82000 fresh scholarships per annum [41000 for boys and 41000 for
girls] are awarded for pursuing graduate/ postgraduate studies in colleges and
universities and for professional courses, such as Medical, Engineering etc.

3. ALLOCATION OF SCHOLARSHIPS: -

The total numbers of scholarships are divided amongst the State Education Boards based on
the State's population in the age group of 18-25 years, after segregating share of CBSE and ICSE
on the basis of number of students passing out from various Boards in the country. 50% of the

scholarship is earmarked for girls. The number of scholarships allotted to a State Education
Board is distributed amongst pass outs of the Science, Commerce and Humanities streams in
the ratio of 3:2:1. In case of shortfall in the number of applications, the scholarship slots
could be inter-changed.

4. ELIGIBILITY

Students who are above 80th percentile of successful candidates in the relevant stream from
the respective Board of Examination in Class XII of 10+2 pattern or equivalent and pursuing
regular courses (not correspondence or distance mode) in Colleges/Institutions recognized by
All India Council of Technical Education, UGC Act, 1956, Medical Council of India, Dental
Council of India and respective regulatory authorities and not availing benefit of any other
scholarship scheme including State run scholarship schemes/Fee waiver and reimbursement
scheme are eligible under the scheme. Students pursuing Diploma courses are not eligible

under the scheme.
5. RESERVATION

Students belonging to reserved categories/weaker sections /minorities are eligible on the
basis of merit, subject to Central Reservation Policy and internal earmarking. Reservations for
the various categories are as follows: Scheduled Castes (SCs) 15%, Scheduled Tribes (STs)

7.5%, Other Backward Classes (OBCs) 27 % and horizontally 5% for Physically Handicapped
/Persons(s) with Disabilities (PwDs) in all the categories.
6. ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE SCHEME AND SELECTION PROCEDURE

1) National Scholarship Portal (NSP) www.scholarships.gov.in will be opened for online
application in the month of June-July every year.

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