Post matric scholarship for economically backward students (EBC)
Scholarship, education
Education
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
The objective of the scheme is to provide financial assistance to the Economically Backward Class (EBC) students studying at post-matriculation or post-secondary stage to enable them to complete their education(Ministry of Social justice and empowerment, n.d.)
Group A (i) Degree and Post Graduate level courses including M.Phil., Ph.D. and Post Doctoral research in Medicine (Allopathic, Indian and other recognized systems of medicines), Engineering, Technology, Planning, Architecture, Design, Fashion Technology, Agriculture, Veterinary & Allied Sciences, Management, Business Finance/ Administration, Computer Science/Applications. (ii) Post Graduate Diploma courses in various branches of management & medicine. (iii) C.A./ I.C.W.A./ C.S./ I.C.F.A. etc. (iv) M. Phil., Ph.D. and Post-Doctoral Programmes (D. Litt., D.Sc. etc.). (v) L.L.M. is 750 for hosteller per month and 350 for day scholars per month. Group B (i) Graduate/Post/Graduate courses leading to Degree, Diploma, Certificate in areas like Pharmacy (B. Pharma), Nursing (B Nursing), LLB, BFS, other para-medial branches like rehabilitation diagnostics etc., Mass Communication, Hotel Management & Catering, Travel/Tourism/Hospitality Management, Interior Decoration, Nutrition & Dietetics, Commercial Art, Financial Services (e.g. Banking, Insurance, Taxation etc.) for which entrance qualification is minimum Sr. Secondary (10+2), except aviation related courses. (ii) Post Graduate courses not covered under Group A e.g. MA/M.Sc./M.Com/ M.Ed./M.Pharma etc. is 510 for hosteller and 335 for day scholars; Group C All other courses leading to a graduate degree not covered under Group A & B e.g. BA/B.Sc./B.Com etc. is 400 per month for hostellers and 210 per month for day scholar. Group D All post-matriculation level non-degree courses for which entrance qualification is High School (Class X), e.g. senior secondary certificate (class XI and XII); both general and vocational stream, ITI courses, 3 year diploma courses in Polytechnics, etc is 260 per month for hostellers and 160 per month for day scholars. Reader charges for blind students for Group A,B is Rs.175 for Group C is Rs. 130 and Group D is 90.
The scholarships will be open to Indian nationals belonging to General Category (Other than Schedule Caste, Schedule Tribe and Other Backward Classes) and the total income from all sources of the employed candidate or his/her parents/guardians in case of unemployed candidate shall not exceed Rs.1.00 lakh per annum. (ii) Income certificate should be submitted from the competent authority in the State/Union Territory. (iii) These scholarships will be given for the study of all recognized post- matriculation or post-secondary courses pursued in the Government institutions only with the following exceptions: "Scholarships shall not be awarded for Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) Course and other aviation linked courses." (iv) Candidates who, after passing one stage of education, are studying in the same stage of education in different subject e.g. I. Sc. after I.A or B.Com. after B.A. or M.A. in a subject after M.A in another subject will not be eligible. (v) Students who, after having completed their educational career in one professional line, e.g., LLB after B.T/B. Ed will not be eligible. (vi) Students studying in XI Class of the Higher Secondary School courses or the XII class of the Multipurpose High School will not be eligible for it being a continuous school course. However, in cases, where tenth class examination of such courses is treated as equivalent to Matriculation and students who after passing tenth class join other courses, such students will be treated as post-matric students and will be eligible for the award of scholarships. (vii) Students pursuing Post-graduate courses in medicine will be eligible if they are not allowed to practice during the period of their course. (viii) Students who after failing or passing the Under Graduate/Post-Graduate examinations in Arts/science/Commerce join any recognized professional or Technical certificate/diploma/degree courses will be awarded scholarships if 2 otherwise eligible. No subsequent failure will be condoned except courses in Group 'A' and no further change in the course will be allowed. (ix) Students who pursue their studies through correspondence courses will be eligible towards reimbursement of non-refundable fee. The term correspondence includes distant and continuing education. Besides reimbursement of non-refundable fee, such students will also be eligible for an annual allowance of Rs. 900/- for essential/prescribed books, as applicable. (x) Only two boys of the same parents/guardian will be entitled to receive scholarships. This restriction will, however, not apply to girls. Accordingly, scholarship availed by girls of same parents/guardian will not adversely affect admissibility of availing scholarship upto two boys of same parents/guardian. (xi) A scholarship holder under this Scheme will not hold any other scholarship/stipend. If awarded any other scholarship/stipend, the students 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 any other scholarships/stipend. The student can however, accept free 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. (xii) Scholarship holders who are receiving coaching in any of the pre- examination training centers 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. (xiii) Employed students whose income combined with the income of their parents/guardians does not exceed Rs. 1.00 lakh per annum shall be eligible for post-matric scholarships to the extent of reimbursement of all compulsorily payable non-refundable fees. (xiv) In case of unemployed students whose parents/guardians income from all sources does not exceed Rs. 1.00 lakh per annum will be entitled for the scholarship under the Scheme (Ministry of social justice and empowerment, n.d.)
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment + state govt
Shri B.L. Meena
Jt. Secretary (BC)
online
jsbc-msje@nic.in
011-23753403
011-23753410
Applications out in May-June . Apply through this link: http://scholarships.gov.in/