Scholarship to Differently abled students to pursue Post Graduation in pursuing professional or technical courses

Operated by
Ministry of Social justice and Empowerment - Department of Empowerment of Person with Disabilities - National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation, Central Government
Purpose
To provide scholarship to differently abled students for pursuing Post Graduation
Probable duration
2017

Eligibility

  • Only indian nationals will be eligible for scholarships
  • Only differently abled students are eligible.
  • Annual family income should not exceed Rs.3 lakh
  • Students who get admission to a college to pursue technical/professional courses, on the basis of a competitive examination will be eligible for the scholarship without any consideration of percentage of marks at higher secondary level.
  • Students who get admission in technical/professional courses without facing any competitive examination will also be eligible for scholarship. However, such students should have not less than 50% marks at higher secondary/graduation level. Selection of these students will be done strictly on merit basis. In case of female students should have not less than 45% marks at higher secondary/graduation level.
  • Students who pursue their education through correspondence would also be eligible for the scholarship.

Benefit Description

SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME II 

Application process

  • For application procedure kindly refer to the point no.7,8 of the following link: http://www.nhfdc.nic.in/scholarship.html
  • Other Details

    Conditions if Any
    • Financial assistance will be given to pursue degree and/or post graduate level technical and professional courses from a recognized institution.
    • Maintenance, book/stationary allowance and grant for purchase of assistive devices will be credited to the student's account.
    • Non-refundable fees shall be reimbursed to the student on production of proof of deposit of fees or will be paid directly to the Institute under intimation to the student.
    • Scholarship will be awarded for only one course at a time.
    • Continuation of the scholarship in subsequent years will be subject to successful completion of the course during the preceding year. However, grace period shall be admissible for female Students and Students failing in category C-4 is of two years and for all other categories is for one year
    • A candidate who is awarded scholarship for one course, after its completion will be eligible for another course too. However, the awardees will not be eligible for a similar or equivalent course.
    • A scholarship holder under this Scheme will not avail any other scholarship/stipend for pursuing the course.
    • 30% scholarships will be reserved for females, which will be transferable to male students in case of non-availability of female candidates.
    More Information
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    Link:
    http://www.nhfdc.nic.in/scholarship.html 

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