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FAQs

1. Are all candidates pursuing post graduate courses in Indian Universities/ Colleges/
Institutes eligible for this award?

No. This scheme is meant only for SC/ST students. General category/ OBC candidates
are not eligible to apply under the scheme.

2. Are students belonging to SC/ST category who are pursuing post-graduation through
correspondence/ distance mode eligible for the award?
No. Candidates pursuing post graduate course in professional subjects through

correspondence or in Distance Education mode are not eligible to receive financial
assistance under this scheme.

3. Are awardees selected under this scheme eligible to draw contingency and HRA?
No. The awardees are only eligible to receive scholarship amount.

4. Are students of eligible category who are pursuing post-graduation and are in the second

year of study eligible to apply under the scheme?
No. Only students pursuing first year of postgraduate course during the current academic
year are eligible to apply.

13.8 SCHEME OF ‘POST-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP’ FOR STUDENTS

BELONGING TO THE MINORITY COMMUNITIES

1. BACKGROUND

The Prime Minister’s New 15 Point Programme for the Welfare of Minorities was announced in
June, 2006. It provides that a post-matric scholarship scheme for meritorious students from
minority communities would be implemented.

2. OBJECTIVE

The objective of the scheme is to award scholarships to meritorious students belonging to
economically weaker sections of minority community so as to provide them better
opportunities for higher education increase their rate of attainment in higher education and
enhance their employability.

3. SCOPE

The scholarship is to be awarded for studies in India in a government or private higher
secondary school/college/university, including such residential institutes of the Government
and eligible private institutes selected and notified in a transparent manner by the State
Government/Union Territory Administration concerned. It will also cover technical and
vocational courses in Industrial Training Institutes/ Industrial Training Centers affiliated with
the National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) of classes XI and XII level including

Polytechnics and other courses (any course of less than one year duration is not covered under
this scheme; Certificate courses are also not covered).

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