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beneficiary student, as per the policy of the Department of Social Justice and
Empowerment.
5.2 The funds may be released by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment in a single
installment immediately after the admission.

6. General provisions

6.1 The scholarship will become Payable to SC students only upon securing admission in
any of the institutions notified by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.
6.2 The students, who are awarded the scholarship under the scheme, shall have to pursue
the study in the respective institution on whole time basis.
6.3 With a view to ensure access of all students to the provisions of this scheme, the
institute will incorporate the salient feature of the scheme in the prospectus in addition

to putting the same on the website of the institute. The institute will select the SC
students on the basis of merit and shall forward the applications of the eligible students
in the prescribed proforma (Annexure- A) for ongoing students along with proof of
admission and fee chargeable etc. to claim the scholarship. The Institute will not charge
any fee, whatsoever, from the students.
6.4 From 2017-18 (fresh year) the Scheme of Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT) would be
implemented both for the institutions and the students.
The DBT Institutions would have to forward the digitally signed digitised list to the
Central Government for crediting the amount directly in the bank account of the eligible
beneficiaries admitted from the academic session 2013-14 onward s/institutions.

6.5 After disbursement the institute will furnish a Utilization Certificate towards the
amount received, which will include the signatures of the scholarship holders.
6.6 The Ministry may also directly credit the funds as per the advice of the intuitions in the
bank account of the payee as per the policy of the Department of Social Justice and
Empowerment.
6.7 The performance of the SC students covered under the scheme shall be monitored
regularly by the Head of the respective institution and the same shall be reported,
through a report card, to the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment at the

end of each academic year.
6.8 The notified institutions shall submit progress reports of implementation of the Scheme
to the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment from time to time, as required.
6.9 Any institution violating the provisions of the Scheme and/or instructions issued by the
Government of India will be denotified.
6.10 In the event of denotification/deletion of any institution, the scholarship will continue
to be available to the SC students already admitted under the Scheme, if otherwise
eligible, till completion of the course. However, no fresh seats will be allotted and funds
released to such denotified institutes.
6.11 The general provisions of the General Financial Rules (GFR), 2017, will apply mutatis

mutandis, and the institutions shall be bound by the general principles laid therein.

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