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(iv) Scholarship for studying in any class will be available for only one year. If a student has to
repeat a class, she / he would not get scholarship for that class for a second (or
subsequent) year.
(v) A scholarship holder under this scheme will not hold any other scholarship/ stipend. If
awarded any other scholarship/ stipend, the student can exercise his/her option for
either of the two scholarships/ stipends, whichever is more beneficial to him/her and
should inform the awarding authority through the Head of the Institution about the

option made. No scholarship will be paid to the students under this scheme from the date
he/she accepts another scholarship/stipend. The student can however, accept fr.ee
lodging or a grant or ad-hoc monetary help from the State Government or any other
source for the purchase of books, equipment or for meeting the expenses on board and
lodging in addition to the scholarship amount paid under this scheme.
(vi) Scholarship holders who are receiving coaching in any of the pre examination training
centres with financial assistance from the Central Government/ State Government will
not be eligible for stipend under the coaching schemes for the duration of the coaching
programme.

3. ANNUAL PARENTAL/GUARDIAN'S INCOME:

Pre-matric and Post-matric Scholarship shall be paid to the students whose parents/
guardians' income from all sources does not exceed Rs. 2,50,000 /- (Rupees two lakh fifty
thousand only) per annum. Top Class Education, National Overseas Scholarship and Free
Coaching for SwDs shall be paid to the students whose parents/guardians' income from all

sources does not exceed Rs. 6,00,000/- (Rupees six lakh only) per annum. There is no annual
income ceiling in National Fellowship for PwDs.

NOTE 1: So long as either of the parents is alive, only income of the parents, as the case may be,
from all sources has to be taken into account only and of no other member even though they
may be earning. In the form of income declaration, income is to be declared on this basis. Only
in the case where both the parents have died, the income of the guardian who is supporting the
student in his/her studies has to be taken. Such students whose parent's income is affected due
to unfortunate death of one of earning parents and resultantly comes within the income ceiling
prescribed under the scheme, shall become eligible for scholarship, subject to their fulfilling
other conditions of eligibility, from the month in which such unfortunate incident happened.
Applications for scholarships from such students can be considered even after lapse of last date
of receipt of applications, on compassionate grounds.

NOTE 2: Income certificate is required to be taken once only i.e. at the time of admission to

courses which are continuing for more than one year.
4. RESERVATION OF SLOTS FOR GIRL STUDENTS:

50% of the total scholarships available each year for pre-matric, post-matric and top class
education shall be reserved for girl candidates. In National Overseas Scholarship, 30°/o of the

slots are reserved for female students. However, in case adequate number of girl candidates
are not available or not found eligible as per the terms and conditions of the scheme, the
unutilized slots can be utilized by selecting suitable male candidates.

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