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(d) All Graduate Degree & Post-graduate Degree/Diploma courses recognised by UGC/AICTE
shall be covered under Post-matric Scholarship.

14.2 SCOPE:

Scholarships under this scheme shall be available for studying in classes XI, XII, Post-
matriculation diploma/ certificates and Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in India and Master's
Degree /Diploma from any University recognised by UGC/AICTE.
14.3 NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS:

a) Number of Post-matric scholarships to be sanctioned every year is 17,000 + Renewal

(seventeen thousand only).
b) The number of slots of scholarships as mentioned above will be distributed among all the
States and Union Territories of India. The no. of slots available to any State/UT is decided on
the basis of percentage of population of PwDs of that State/UT in comparison to the total PwD
population of India. The No. of scholarships allocated to each of the State/UT is shown in
Annexure I.
Provided that in case the numbers of scholarships so allocated to a State/UT are not fully
utilized, due to non-availability of eligible candidates, the unutilised slots shall be allocated
amongst the other States/UTs where the number of eligible candidates is much more than the
slots allocated to that State/UT.

14.4 ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS:

(i) These scholarships will be given for the study of all recognized post- matriculation or
post-secondary courses pursued in recognized institutions with the following
exceptions: "Scholarships are not awarded for training courses like Aircraft
Maintenance Engineer's Courses and Private Pilot license Courses. Courses at Training -

Ship Dufferin (Now Rajendra), courses of training at the Military College, Dehradun,
courses at Pre-examination Training Centres of all India and State levels."
(ii) Only those candidates who have passed the Matriculation or Higher Secondary or any
higher examination of a recognized University or Board of Secondary Education will be
eligible.
(iii) Courses at the level of post-graduate degree/ diploma/ certificate are also covered
under this scheme.

(iv) Candidates who after passing one stage of education are studying in the same stage of
education in different subject e.g. B.Com. after B.A. in other subject will not be eligible.
However, students pursuing L.L.B/B.Ed/B.El.Ed. after passing B.A./B.Sc./B.E. etc. are
eligible for Post Matric Scholarship under this scheme.
(v) Students who are pursuing two different courses of study simultaneously can avail the
scholarship for any one course only provided pursuance of such courses are permissible
under the rules/regulations of the Educational Authority concerned.
(vi) Students studying in Class XI of the Higher Secondary School· courses of the XII Class of
the Multipurpose High School will not be eligible for it being; (a continuous school
course. However, in cases where Xth class examination of such courses is treated as

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