Students who are above 80th percentile of successful candidates in
the relevant stream for a particular Board of Examination, in class XII of 10+2
pattern or equivalent and not belonging to the creamy layer and as may be further modified
from time to time, pursuing regular courses (not correspondence or
distance mode) from recognised educational institutions and not availing
of any other scholarship scheme, would be eligible for consideration this
Scheme. This is applicable to all categories of students both
‘general’ and ‘reserved’. Scholarship will be paid only to those students whose
parent’s/guardian’s income from all sources does not exceed Rs.4.5 lakh
per annum, for all categories under the scheme
Selection Procedure:-
· The
examining bodies will draw up a merit list of scholars likely to be eligible
for scholarship within five weeks after the results of the examinations
announced by the Boards/Universities/Authority for all students.
· The
income of the students’ parents will be taken into account before
preparing the list.
· The
Boards/Universities/Authority in the State/Union Territory will write to the
eligible students from the top of the merit list up to twice the number of
scholarships available (to provide for possible refusal and ineligible
cases) through a registered letter to confirm within 15 days whether
he/she is prepared to accept the scholarship.
· The
candidates from whom replies are not received within 30 days of the State Board
/ CBSE / ICSE seeking their willingness will not be considered for
scholarship and the award will be given to the next eligible candidates in
the merit list.
· The
Boards/Universities in the State/Union Territory will send to each
candidate shortlisted for consideration for award of scholarships the
following :
· Entitlement
Card
· Income
Affidavit form
· A
Form for ‘Statement of Particulars’.
· The
shortlisted scholars shall present the Entitlement Card, Income Affidavit
form and Statement of Particulars duly filled-in to the Head of the
Institution joined by him/her.
· The
Head of the Institution will complete the Entitlement Card and send it to
the concerned State Board, CBSE, ICSE, as the case may be.
· On
receipt of the ‘joining report’ along with the completed ‘Statement of
Particulars’and ‘Income Affidavit, the concerned Board wil then compile the
list of scholarship awardees of that Board on the basis of merit, eligibility
criteria and reservation guidelines of the Central Govt. and send the same
to the National Scholarship Division of MHRD, Department of Higher
Education which will arrange to pay the scholarship to the scholar through
a designated bank.
· The
Name, Address for communication and details of bank account of the student
in which the scholarship is to be paid, is to be furnished by the Board
along with the list.
· If
the concerned Board does not receive the joining report from the candidate duly
signed by the Head of Institution, within 30 days from the date of closure
of admission in the Institution, the case for award of scholarship to
him/her will not be considered.
· The scholarship
will then be offered to the next eligible candidate in the merit list.