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considering, inter alia, the no. of slots available to that particular State. The no. of slots
available to any State is decided on the basis of percentage of population of PWDs of that State
in comparison to the total PWD population of India.

e) In case a candidate is a permanent resident of one State but studying in another State, his
application will be considered under the slot of his home State and his application needs the
recommendation of the Education/Welfare Department of the State of which he is a permanent
resident.

f) Merit Criteria for Selection: The following factors will be taken into consideration:

(i) Fulfilment of eligibility conditions as given in the scheme.

(ii) Recommendation of the State Education Department.

(iii) No. of slots available to the State.
(iv) Merit of the candidate in terms of percentage of marks obtained in the qualifying

examination.

(v) In case of a tie in percentage of marks, the percentage of disability will be considered i.e.
the candidate with higher percentage of disability will get preference. In case there is still
a tie, the age will be considered i.e. the older candidate will get preference.
13.7 MODE OF DISBURSAL OF SCHOLARSHIP:

The scholarship scheme shall be implemented through the National Scholarship Portal and the

amount will be directly credited into the bank account of the beneficiaries through PFMS
system by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities.
13.8 MONITORING:

a) Monitoring of the scheme will be done by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with
Disabilities through the on-line portal.

b) The State Government shall ensure that list of beneficiaries, with necessary particulars, are
maintained district-wise, and category-wise.

14. POST-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR STUDENT WITH DISABILITIES:

14.1 OBJECTIVES:

(a) 'To support students with disabilities to study further in order to prepare themselves to
earn their livelihood and to find a dignified place for themselves in the society as they face
several barriers physical, financial, psychological, mental in pursuing studies and living with
dignity. At times such students are deprived of harnessing their latent skills and thereby miss
the opportunity.

(b) To support students with disabilities for their study in classes XI and: XII onwards so that
the incidence of drop-out, especially in the transition from the secondary to the higher
secondary stage is minimized,

(c) To improve participation of students with disabilities in Class XI and XII and at the post-

matric stage of education.

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