These scholarships shall be available for studies in India only and will be awarded by the Government of State/Union Territory to which the applicant actually belongs, i.e. permanently settled. 100% central assistance will be provided to State Governments/UT Administrations for this purpose.

ELIGIBILITY

1. The scholarships will be open to India nationals belonging to OBCs as notified by the Central Govt./State Govt. UT Admn.;
2. These scholarships will be given for the study of all recognized post-matriculation or post-secondary courses pursued in recognized institutions with the following exceptions:
3. "Scholarships shall not be awarded for training courses like Aircraft Maintenance Engineer's Course and Private Pilot License Courses, Courses at Training-Ship Duffer in (Now INS Rejendra), course of training at the Military College, Dehradun, courses at Pre-examination Training Centres of All India and State levels and Trade Courses at the Industrial Training Institutes."
4. Only those candidates who belong to OBCs so specified in relation to the State/UT to which the applicant actually belongs, i.e. permanently settled and who have passed the Matriculation or Higher secondary or any higher examination of a recognized University or Board of Secondary Education will be eligible
5. 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.
6. Students who, after having completed their educational career in one professional line, e.g., LLB after B.T/B. Ed will not be eligible.
7. Students studying in Class of the Higher Secondary School courses or the XII class of the Multipurpose High School not be eligible for it being a continuous school courses. 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.
8. Students pursuing Post-graduate courses in medicine will be eligible if they are not allowed to practice during the period of their course.
9. 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 otherwise eligible. No subsequent failure will be condoned except courses in Group 'A' and no further change in the course will be allowed.
10. 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 wile also be eligible for an annual allowance of Rs. 500/- for essential /prescribed books, as applicable.
11. Employed students whose income combined with the income of their parents/guardians does not exceed Rs. 44,500/- per annum shall be eligible for post-matric scholarships to the extent of reimbursement of all compulsorily payable non-refundable fees.
12. Only two children 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.
13. 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 an 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 to the scholarship amount paid under this Scheme.
14. Students who have already received coaching in any of the pre-examination training centers with financial assistance from the Government will not be eligible.
15. In case of unemployed students whose parents/guardians income from all sources does not exceed Rs. 44,500 per annum will be entitled for the scholarship under the Scheme.

Amount (per month)

Group A

Medical /Engineering / Indian Medicine, B.A.M&S/ Ayurveda, Unani/ Tibbia / Homeopathic / B.Sc (Agriculture/B.V.Sc/B.F.Sc (Fisheries) / Agricultural / Veterinary Science - 425 / (hosteler) / 190 (regular)

Group B

Diploma in Indian Medicine / Ayurvedic, Unani/Tibbia / Homeopathic / Engineering, Technology, Architecture, medicine, printing technology and courses for Overseer , draftsman, surveyor, Commercial Pilot License / Hotel Management catering technology and applied Nutrition / nursing and pharmacy. Wireless and television operators/sound recording and sound engineering motion picture , photography, film direction/acting. screenplay/writing/Degree/post graduate Diploma courses in business management, Chartered and Cost /Works Accountancy./ Post Graduate courses in Science subjects. - 290 / (hosteler) / 190 (regular)

Group C

Certificate courses in Engineering/Technology/Architecture/Medicine, Diploma and Certificate courses in Agriculture, Pharmacy, veterinary Science, Fisheries , Dairy development, Hygiene and Public Health , sanitary Inspector's Course, courses for Rural services, Cooperation and Community development, Sub-Officer' course at the national Fire Service College, Nagpur, Library Science. Degree /Post Graduate Diploma and Post Graduate Courses in Teachers' training, Library Science and Physical Education , Music Fine Arts and Law, Craft Instructor's Training Course, Certificate Course in Hotel Management/Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Passenger transport Management, Associate degree I Pharmacy , Post graduate courses in Arts and Commerce subjects. - 290 / (hosteler) / 190 (regular)

Group D

General Courses upto Graduate level (2nd year and onward) - 230 / (hosteler) / 120 (regular)

Group E 

Classes X1th and X11th in 10+2 System / Intermediate courses and first year of General courses upto graduate level. - 150 / (hosteler) / 90 (regular)

FEES

Scholars will be paid enrolment /registration, tuition, games, Union, Library, Magazine, Medical examination and such other fees compulsorily payable by the scholar to the institution or University/Board. Refundable deposit-like caution money, security deposit will, however, be excluded.

SELECTION OF CANDIDATES

All the eligible Other Backward Classes candidates will be given scholarships subject to the condition of eligibility prescribed in para III of this Scheme. Candidates belonging to one State but studying in another State will be awarded scholarship by the State to which they belong and will submit their applications to the competent authorities in that State . In the matter of exemption from fees or other concessions also they will be treated as if they were studying in their own State.

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