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for Commercial Pilot Training and Type Rating Courses), (ii) living expenses to the
beneficiary @ Rs. 2220/- per month per student. However, the advance payment of
living expenses, to be paid directly by the Central Government, through Direct Benefits
Transfer mode would be restricted to 1 quarter only. (iii) books and stationery @ Rs.
3000/- per annum per student and (iv) a latest computer with accessories like UPS,
Printer, Multi-media limited to Rs. 45000/- per student as one time assistance during
the course. The Institute will procure computers and supply to the awardees.

Alternatively, the Institute may also consider re-imbursement of expenses made by a
student on Purchase of the computer. Limited Rs. 45,000/- provided, the computer and
accessories are procured from a reputed manufacturer/supplier.
2.4 The scholarship, once awarded, will continue till the completion of the course, subject to
satisfactory performance.

3. Eligibility

3.1 Those SC students who have secured admission in the notified institutions according to
the norms prescribed by the respective institutions will be eligible for the scholarship
under the scheme to the extent of the number of scholarships allocated to the institutes
concerned. In case the number of students admitted exceeds the number of awards,
then the scholarship will be restricted to the top ones in the inter-se merit list. The
remaining students from SC category admitted in the institute in different courses shall
be eligible for the Post-Matric Scholarship (PMS) administered by this Ministry as a
centrally sponsored scheme, provided such students are otherwise eligible for the said

scheme. In case, the institute finds that the number of eligible candidates in the 1st year
are less than the number of scholarships allotted to it, the balance scholarships may be
offered to students studying in 2nd, 3rd and 4th year, etc. one the basis of inter-se merit
of previous year’s result giving priority to those with higher number of Years left to
complete their respective course i.e. 1st Year students is to get priority over the 2nd
year students and so on.
3.2 Thirty percent (30%) of slots allotted to the Institute shall be reserved for eligible SC
girl students as per their inter-se merit. In absence of sufficient number of girl students,

the slots may be transferred to eligible boy students as per their merit.
3.3 However, the 30% slots as mentioned above will not include those girl students who are
selected on the basis of their performance in the overall merit list of SC students of the
Institute.
3.4 The ceiling of total annual family income from all sources under the Scheme is Rs. 6.00
lakh and the general selection criteria among the eligible candidates of any institution
must be the merit. However, if for the last available slot in an institution, there is more
than one student with equal marks; preference may be given to the student with the
lowest parental income.
3.5 The benefit of the Scheme will not be provided to more than 2 siblings in a family. The

students will submit an affidavit to this effect in the Institute to certify that he/she is not
the 3rd sibling of the family who is availing the benefit under the Scheme.

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