SCHEME OF PRE-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR STUDENTS

BELONGING TO THE MINORITY COMMUNITIES

(Effective from 1.4.2008)

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS
 INDEX

Sl. No. Items Page No.

1. Background 1
2. Objective 1
3. Scope 1
4. Eligibility 1
5. Distribution 1
6. Earmarking for girl students 2
7. Selection 2
8. Duration 2
9. Rate of scholarship 2
10. Implementing agencies 3
11. Conditions for scholarship 3-4
12. Administrative Expenses 5
13. Renewal of scholarships 5
14. Announcement of scheme 5
15. Mode of applying 5
16. Pattern of Financial Assistance 6
17. Monitoring & Transparency 6
18. Evaluation 6
19. Format of Application 7-12
20. Declaration of parents’/guardians’ income 13
 CENTRALLY SPONSORED SCHEME OF ‘PRE-MATRIC
SCHOLARSHIP’ FOR STUDENTS BELONGING TO THE MINORITY
COMMUNITIES.

1. BACKGROUND

The Prime Minister’s New 15 Point Programme for the Welfare of Minorities
was announced in June, 2006. It provides that a pre-matric scholarship scheme
for meritorious students from minority communities would be implemented.

2. OBJECTIVE

The scholarship at pre-matric level will encourage parents from minority

communities to send their school going children to school, lighten their financial
burden on school education and sustain their efforts to support their children to
complete school education. The scheme will form the foundation for their
educational attainment and provide a level playing field in the competitive
employment arena. Empowerment through education, which is one of the
objectives of this scheme, has the potential to lead to upliftment of the socio
economic conditions of the minority communities.

3. SCOPE

The scholarship will be awarded for studies in India in a government or

private school from class I to class X, including such residential Government
institutes and eligible private institutes selected and notified in a transparent
manner by the State Government and Union Territory Administration concerned.

4. ELIGIBILITY

Scholarship will be awarded to the students who have secured not less
than 50% marks in the previous final examination and annual income of their
parents/guardian from all sources does not exceed Rs. 1 lakh.

5. DISTRIBUTION

Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists and Zoroastrians (Parsis) have been

notified as minority communities under Section 2 (c) of the National Commission
for Minorities Act, 1992. The distribution of scholarship among the States/Union
Territories will be made on the basis of population of minorities in the States/Union
Territories of Census 2001.
 6. EARMARKING FOR GIRL STUDENTS

30% of scholarship will be earmarked for girl students. In case sufficient

number of eligible girl students are not available, then the balance earmarked
scholarships may be awarded to eligible boy students.

7. SELECTION

As the number of scholarships for minorities available in a year is fixed and

limited it is necessary to lay down preference for selection. Inter-se selection
weightage is to be given to poverty rather than marks. In case of the renewal
applications, such applications would be fully exhausted before the new
applications are considered.

8. DURATION

The scholarships will be provided for the entire course. Maintenance

allowance will be given for 10 months only in an academic year.

9. RATE OF SCHOLARSHIP

Actual financial assistance will be provided for admission/tuition fee and

maintenance allowance as given below subject to a maximum ceiling indicated
against item concerned:

S.No. Item Hostellers * Day Scholars

1 Admission fee from class VI to X Rs.500/-p.a. Rs.500/- p.a.

subject to actuals. subject to actuals.
2 Tuition fee from class VI to X Rs.350/- p.m. Rs.350/- p.m.
subject to actuals. subject to actuals.
3 Maintenance allowance will be
payable for a period not exceeding
10 months in an academic year.
(i) Class I to V Nil Rs. 100/- p.m.
(ii) Class VI to X Rs. 600/-p.m. Rs. 100/-p.m.
subject to actuals.

* Hostellers include students who are staying in hostel of the

school/institute concerned or those provided by the State
Government/Union Territory Administration concerned.
10. IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES:

The scheme will be implemented through the State Government/ Union

Territory administration.

11. CONDITIONS FOR SCHOLARSHIP:

(i) Scholarship will be available to the students of minority community

studying in Classes I to X. The continuance of award will be subject to
securing 50% marks in the previous examination. Maintenance allowance
will be provided to hostellers and day scholars.

(ii) The award will be discontinued if a student fails to secure 50% marks in
the annual examination except in case of unavoidable reasons to be
certified by the Principal/competent authority of the school and
recommended by the State Government/Union Territory Administration.

(iii) Scholarship will not be given to more than two students from a family.

(iv) Students should be regular in attendance for which the yardstick will be
decided by the competent authority of the school.

(v) Income certificate should be on self-certification basis by way of affidavit

on non-judicial stamp paper of self-employed parents/guardian and from
employer for employed parents/guardian.

(vi) The school/institute will certify the claim of student of being an outstation
student not residing in hostel of the school/institute concerned on the
basis of permanent address and parents’ address.

(vii) Migration of student from one school/institute to another would not

normally be during the course of academic year except under exceptional
circumstances and in the interest of student’s academic career.

(viii) If a student violates school discipline or any other terms and conditions of
the scholarship, scholarship may be suspended or cancelled. The State
Government/Union Territory Administration can also directly cancel the
award if duly satisfied of the reasons of violation of these regulations
governing the scheme.

(ix) If a student is found to have obtained a scholarship by false statement,

his/her scholarship will be cancelled forthwith and the amount of the
 scholarship paid will be recovered, at the discretion of the concerned
State Government/Union Territory Administration.

(x) The State Government/Union Territory Administration will lay down the
detailed procedure for processing and sanctioning of scholarship to
eligible students.

(xi) Course fee/Tuition fee will be credited to the school’s/institute’s bank

account. Efforts will be made for transferring it electronically through the
banks.

(xii) Maintenance allowance will be credited to the student’s bank account.

Efforts will be made for transferring it electronically through the banks.

(xiii) The State Government/Union Territory Administration will maintain

normal and records relating to the funds received from the Ministry and
they will be subjected to inspection by the officers of the Ministry or any
other agency designated by the Ministry.

(xiv) The student obtaining benefits under this scheme shall not be allowed to
avail of benefits under any other scheme for this purpose.

(xv) A student shall be eligible for only one scholarship for all sources, i.e.,
SC/ST/OBC.

(xvi) The State Governments/Union Territory Administrations shall constitute a

committee of the Departments implementing such scholarship schemes
to ensure that the student from the minority community, who may also
belong to children of those engaged in unclean occupation and OBC do
not avail scholarship from other sources for the same purpose and avail
only one source.

(xvii) The fund for distribution of scholarship in subsequent year will be

released after receiving the utilization certificate for the previous year.

(xviii) The scheme will be evaluated at regular intervals by the Ministry or any
other agency designated by the Ministry and the cost of the evaluation
will be borne by the Ministry of Minority Affairs under the provision of the
scheme.

(xix) The State/Union Territory shall place all relevant details of financial and
physical achievements on their website.
 (xx) The regulations can be changed at any time at the discretion of the
Government of India.

12. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

As the magnitude of data to be entered and processed would be enormous

and the scheme gets implemented over the years, there would be a need to
engage qualified skilled personnel right from the beginning to ensure that the data
based computerized systems are operational. Qualified skilled personnel
possessing requisite expertise to operate computer programme designed for this
purpose, enter, process, analyse, monitor, retrieve and transfer data should be
engaged on contract basis as per need. Data provided by the States/Union
Territories will be maintained and managed by the Ministry with personnel of
similar expertise to be engaged on contract basis.

A provision not exceeding 1% of the total budget will be made to meet the
administrative and allied costs viz. expenditure of the States/Union Territories for
office equipments including computers and accessories, furniture, printing of
application forms, advertisement, engagement of personnel, etc. This provision
will also be used for evaluation and monitoring of the scheme, through outside
reputed institutions/agencies engaged by the Ministry of Minority Affairs,
Government of India or by the State Governments/Union Territory administrations.

13. RENEWAL OF SCHOLARSHIP

The scholarship, once awarded, may be renewed during next academic

year of the course on the production of certificate that the student has secured
50% marks.

14. ANNOUNCEMENT OF SCHEME

The scheme will be announced by the concerned State Government/Union

Territory Administration well in time, by giving advertisements in the leading
language newspapers and local dailies/vernacular and by using other suitable
publicity media.
15. MODE OF APPLYING

The concerned State Government/Union Territory Administration will supply

the application forms, till such time computerized systems are made operational
by the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations. The application forms
should be received back alongwith requisite certificates/certifications within the
stipulated period.

16. PATTERN OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Funding pattern between Centre and States will be in the ratio of 75:25.
Union Territories will be provided 100 per cent Central assistance.

17. MONITORING & TRANSPARENCY

The States/Union Territories implementing the scheme shall monitor the

financial and physical performance of the scheme at State/Union Territory level.
For this purpose, an I.T. enabled mechanism shall be in place. The State/Union
Territory will be required to furnish quarterly financial and physical progress
reports to the Ministry. The State/Union Territory shall maintain year-wise details
of the students receiving scholarship, indicating school/institute, location of
school/institute, government or private, class, gender, new or renewal, permanent
address and parents’ address. The States/ Union Territories shall place relevant
physical and financial details in their official website.

18. EVALUATION

The monitoring of the financial and physical performance of the scheme will
be evaluated by assigning evaluation/impact studies to reputed
institutions/agencies by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India.

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 SCHEME OF PRE-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR STUDENTS
BELONGING TO THE MINORITY COMMUNITIES

FORMAT OF APPLICATION

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

Sl. No. of application Year Course Whether approved

Affix a self-
attested passport
size photograph
Part – I [To be filled up by applicant.]

1. Full name
(in block letters)

Surname
First Name
Middle
name

2. Father’s name:

3. Mother’s name:

4. State/UT of domicile

5. Address for correspondence:

Name
House no.
Mohalla/Street
City/Town/Village
& P.O.
District
State
Pin Code
Telephone no.,
including mobile
no., if any.
e-mail ID, if any
6. Address of the parents.

Name
House no.
Mohalla/Street
City/Town/Village
& P.O.
District
State
Pin Code
Telephone no.,
including mobile
no., if any.
e-mail ID, if any

7. Permanent address:

Name
House no.
Mohalla/Street
City/Town/Village &
P.O.
District
State
Pin Code
Telephone no.,
including Mobile no.,
if any.
e-mail ID, if any

8. Date of birth (Please enclose certificate)

D D M M Y Y Y Y

9. Whether male or female:

10. Nationality:

11. Religion:
 12. Details of educational qualifications (Please enclose copies of certificates attested by a
gazetted officer)

Examination School/Institute/Boar Main Year of Percentage Division/C

passed d/Council of subjects passing marks lass/ Grade
Examination

13. Details of course for which scholarship is being sought:

(i) Name of class:

(ii) Duration of class:
(iii) Academic year:
(iv) Class last attended/academic year:
(v) Total Marks obtained and
percentage in last examination:
(In the case of students of Class I, the
income criteria only would be applicable)

14. Details of school/institute, including residential ones:

(i) Name of the school/institute where admitted:

(ii) Address of school/institute:

15. For renewal of scholarship:

Name of examination Year Marks obtained Full marks % of marks

passed

16. Total Annual course fee: Rs……………..

(Break up of course such as admission fee, admission fee, tuition fee, library fee,
examination fee, etc. other than refundable deposits)

Sl.No. Item Annual fee

1
2
3
4
5
6
Total
17. Details of bank account of student:
(These details would be required only after sanction of scholarship and before
disbursement of scholarship amount)

(i) Name of the payee (as in the bank accounts)

(ii) Name of the Bank
(iii) Bank Branch (full address)_____________________________
_________________State___________District__________Pin_________
(iv) Branch Code number
(V) Receipt in accordance of scholarship in the previous year duly countersigned by
the Head of the School/Institutes.
(vi) Bank Account Number________________________
(in words__________________________________________________)
(vii) Type of bank Account_____________Saving/Current
(viii) MI CR code of the Bank___________________
(ix) Mode of Electronic transfer available in the Bank -
ECA/RTGS/NEFT/CBS/ code number (if any).

18. Annual Income of parents/guardian of the student: Rs._______

(Declaration of annual income is to be given in the prescribed format given below and is
to be signed by the parents/guardian of the student and enclosed along with the
application. In case parents/guardian are employed, income certificate from the employer
be enclosed).

19. Documents enclosed with the application

(i) Self-attested passport size photograph with signature.

(ii) Attested copies of certificates of educational qualifications as mentioned up in para
12.
(iii) Income declaration – affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper for self-employed
parents/guardian or income certificate from the employer for employed
parents/guardian.
(iv) Proof of permanent residence.
(v) Receipt in acknowledgment of scholarship in the previous year duly countersigned
by the Head of the school/institute.
(vi) Minority community declaration – affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper by the
student that he/she belongs to any one of the minority communities notified by
Central Government

20. Declaration:
(i) I hereby declare that the information given above is correct.
(ii) I am not availing any other scholarship for this purpose from any other source.
(iii) I shall abide by the terms and conditions for sanction of the Pre-matric
Scholarship.
(iv) I undertake that if, at any stage, it is found to the satisfaction of the sanctioning
authority in the concerned State Government/Union Territory Administration that
the information given by me is false or if I violate the terms and conditions of the
scholarship, the scholarship sanctioned to me, may be cancelled and the entire
amount of scholarship will be refunded by me or recovered from me, apart from
such penal action as warranted
Date: Signature of the student
Place: (Signature/Thump impression
of student’s parents/guardian for
students of Class I to V)
Part–II [to be filled up by the Head of the school/institute]
21. Details of school/institute including residential ones:

(i) Name of the school/institute where admitted:

(ii) Address of school/institute:
(iii) Telephone no:
(iv) Fax no:
(v) E-mail address:
(vi) If a private institute, is the school/institute recognized? If so, the name of authority
which has recognized it:

22. Verification/information to be furnished by the Head of school/ institute:

(i) It is certified that the information filled in the above mentioned columns by
Shri/Kumari________________s/o / d/o Shri ________________ who is admitted in class
________________________________ for the academic
session_______________in_____________school/institute is correct.

(ii) He/she is a day scholar or hosteller of the school/institute.

or

He/She is staying in hostel provided by State Government/UT Administration.

(i) He/She is a fresher admitted in the school/institute for academic year _________.

or
He/She has been promoted from _________ to __________ in the academic year
___________.

23. Details of bank account of school/ institute/controlling office (For deposit of course
fee):

(i) Name of the payee (as in the bank accounts)

(ii) Name of the Bank
(iii) Bank Branch (full address)_____________________________
_____________________State_________District________Pin_________
(iv) Branch Code number
(v) Bank Account Number______________
(in words____________________________________________________)
(vi) Type of bank Account_____________Saving/Current
(vii) MI CR code of the Bank___________________
(viii) Mode of Electronic transfer available in the Bank -
ECA/RTGS/NEFT/CBS/ code number (if any);-

24. For Renewal of scholarship:

It is certified that the above mentioned student has passed

the____________________________examination for_____________(year) and has obtained
______________% of marks.
It is also certified that the student has not changed the course of study and/or the
school/institute of the study for which the scholarship was originally awarded/has changed the
course of study and/or school/institute with prior approval of the State Government (please strike
out which is not applicable).
Signature of Head of the school/college/institute
Date: with official seal
Place
 DECLARATION OF PARENTS’/GUARDIAN’S INCOME
(Specimen)
(on non-judicial stamp paper of Rs. 10/-)

I………………………………………………….……….……(Parents/Guardian) of
……………………….. …………………………(Name of Student) who is studying in
…………………………………….. hereby declare that my annual income from all sources is
Rs………… (in figures) Rupees………………………………… … … … …
……….…………only (in words).

If any stage, it is found that the information given by me is false/not true, all benefits given to
the student under the scheme of “Pre-matric scholarship for students belonging to the minority
communities” could be withdrawn and legal action as deemed fit, may be taken against me or
my ward.

Signature
Date:
(Father/Mother/Guardian)
Residential Address