hpepass.cgg.gov.in : HP ePass Merit Cum Means Scholarship 2017-18 Fresh & Renewal Himachal Pradesh

Organisation : Himachal Pradesh Department of Higher Education (HP ePass)
Scholarship Name : Merit Cum Means Scholarship 2017-18 Fresh & Renewal
Applicable For : Minority Community Students (Muslim/Christian/Sikh/Buddhist/Jain/Parsi)
Applicable State : Himachal Pradesh
Application Last Date : 31.08.2017 (Fresh) | 31.07.2017 (Renewal)
Website : http://hpepass.cgg.gov.in/NewHomePage.do
Notification : https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/15160-MCM.pdf
Apply Online : http://www.scholarships.gov.in/

Merit Cum Means Scholarship :

The timeline for submission of online application under Minority Merit Cum Means Based Scholarship Scheme for the year 2017-18 has been notified as detailed below.

Update :
HP ePass Post Matric Scholarship For Minority Students Himachal Pradesh 2018-19 : www.scholarships.net.in/27895.html

HP ePass Pre Matric Scholarship For Minority Students Himachal Pradesh 2018-19 : www.scholarships.net.in/27889.html

HP ePass Merit Cum Means Based Scholarship Himachal Pradesh 2018-19 : www.scholarships.net.in/27899.html

Website for filling up of online application is National Scholarship Portal (NSP) of the Government of India www.scholarships.gov.in . A link to the site is also made available in the website of this Ministry i.e. www.minorityaffairs.gov.in

Conditions For Scholarship:
i) Financial assistance will be given to pursue graduate level or post graduate level technical and professional courses from a recognized institution. Course fee and Maintenance allowance will be credited/transferred directly into the bank account of selected students.
ii) 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.
iii) Students who get admission in technical/professional courses without taking 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.
iv) Continuation of the scholarship in subsequent years will depend on successful completion of the course during the preceding year.
v) A scholarship holder under this scheme will not avail any other scholarship/stipend for pursuing the course.
vi) The annual income of the beneficiary/parent or guardian of beneficiary should not exceed Rs.2.50 lakh from all sources.
vii) The Income Certificate would remain valid for One Year.
viii) The State Department will advertise the Scheme every year and receive the applications online through the concerned institutions as per the timeline

Procedure For Applying:
(i) The scheme is implemented through National Scholarship Portal (NSP). It is mandatory for all students to apply online on the website of this Ministry i.e. www.scholarships.gov.in.

(ii) The list of documents to be scanned & uploaded for both Fresh and Renewal Scholarships as under:
a) Student Photo. (Mandatory)
b) Institution Verification Form. (Mandatory)
c) Self declaration of Income Certificate by the student. (Mandatory)
d) Self declaration of community by the student. (Mandatory)
e) In case of Fresh: Self Attested Certificate of ‘Previous Academic Mark sheet’ as filled in Form. (Mandatory)
f) In case of Renewal: Self-Attested Certificate of Previous Year Marksheet as filled in the Form. (Mandatory)
g) Fee Receipt of current course year. (Mandatory)
h) Proof of Bank Account in the name of student. (Mandatory)
i) Aadhaar Card (optional)
j) Residential Certificate. (Mandatory)

Note:
** The detailed guidelines of the scholarship scheme and the standard operation procedure with the timelines is available on the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) Portal.
** Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) available on the NSP homepage of the website for filling up of Online Application.
** Print out of the online application along with attested photocopies of supporting documents is to be submitted to the concerned institutes.

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