meghalaya.gov.in : 2017-18 Pre Matric Scholarship Fresh & Renewal

Organisation : Meghalaya Directorate of Higher & Technical Education
Scholarship Name : Pre Matric Scholarship 2017-18 Fresh & Renewal
Applicable For : Students belonging to Minority Communities (Classes I-X)
Applicable State : Meghalaya
Application Last Date : 31st August 2017 (Fresh) | 31st July 2017 (Renewal)
Website : https://meghalaya.gov.in/index.php/
Apply Online : http://www.scholarships.gov.in/
Notification : https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/14182-Scholarship.pdf

Pre Matric Scholarship :

Applications are invited from students who are permanent residents in the state of Meghalaya studying within & outside the state of the year 2017-18.

Related / Similar Scholarship : Meghalaya PMS 2017-18

Eligibility Criteria:
** Students must be permanent resident of Meghalaya.
** Students studying from classes I-X are eligible.
** Annual family income of the applicant should not exceed one lakh.

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; Income certificate from the employer for employed parents/guardian or Certificate to be issued by the Competent Authority declared by the State Government/ UT Administration.
(vi) The school/institute will certify the claim of student of being an outstation student not residing in hostel of the school/institute concerned.
(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.

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.

Timeline :
** Submission of Online applications for Fresh scholarship by students -1st June to 31st August, 2017
** Submission of Online applications for Renewal scholarship by students – 1st June to 31st July, 2017