Scheme of Pre-matric scholarship for Other Backward Class students | Scholarship and grant to students belonging to Other Backward Class for their studies and who stay at hostels

Operated by
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment - Welfare of Other Backward Class (OBC), Central Govt
Purpose
Scholarship and grant to students belonging to Other Backward Class (OBC) for their studies and who stay at hostels
Probable duration
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Eligibility

  • Scholarship award will be sanctioned in the case of students whose parents/guardians income from all sources does not exceed Rs.44,500 per annum.
  • The scholarship will be tenable only in such institutions and for such prematriculation courses, which have been duly recognized by the concerned State Government and Union Territory Administrations.
  • The scholarships may be given to the students enrolled in class I or any subsequent class of pre-matric stage in the case of day scholars, and class III or any subsequent class of pre-matric stage in the case of hostelleRs.The scholarship will terminate at the end of class X. The duration of scholarship in an academic year will be 10 months.

Benefit Description

To provide assistance to school children belonging to Other Backward Class (OBC) and whose annual family income is below double the poverty line.

Application process

The scheme will be announced by the concerned State Government/Union Territory Administration well in time, by giving advertisements in the leading language newspapers local dailies and by using other suitable publicity media.

Other Details

Conditions if Any
  • As either of the parents (or husband in the case of married unemployed girl student) are alive, only income of the parents/husband, as the case may be, from all sources will be taken into account and of no other members even though they may be earning. In the form of income declaration, income will be declared on this basis. Only in the case where both the parents (or husband in the case of married but unemployed girl student) have died, the income of the guardian who is supporting the student in his/her studies will have to be taken into consideration. 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 sad incidence taken plakhse. Applications for scholarships from such students can be considered even after lapse of last date of receipt of applications, on compassionate grounds.
  • House Rent allowance received by the parents of a student shall be exempted from the computation of 'income' if the same has been permitted to be exempted for purpose of Income-Tax.
  • 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.
  • Migration of students from one institution to another would not normally be allowed during the course of academic year except under exceptional circumstances and in the interest of student's academic career.
  • The scholar obtaining benefits under this scheme shall not be allowed to avail of benefits under any other pre-matric scholarship scheme.