Post Matric Scholarship To Scheduled Tribes ST For Studies Madhya Pradesh : scholarshipportal.mp.nic.in
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Organization : Government of Madhya Pradesh
Scholarship Name : Post Matric Scholarship To Scheduled Tribes ST For Studies
State: Madhya Pradesh
Website : http://www.scholarshipportal.mp.nic.in/Public_Default.aspx
Guidelines : https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/1483-st.pdf
Post Matric Scholarship To Scheduled Tribes ST For Studies:
The scheme covers professional, technical as well as non-professional and non-technical courses at various levels including correspondence courses covering distance and continuing education. The Scheme was introduced during the year 1944-45 and has since been revised from time to time. The last revision of the scheme has been made w.e.f. 0.1.07.2010.
Related / Similar Scholarship : MP Post Matric Scholarship For SC 2019-20
Salient features:
** A Centrally Sponsored Scheme implemented by the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations.
** 100% Central assistance over and above the committed liability of the States Governments/UTs Admn. from the Government of India.
** The Scheme provides financial assistance to the Scheduled Tribe students studying at post matriculation or post-secondary stage.
** Scholarships are available for studies in India only.
** The State Government and UT to which the applicant actually belongs awards the scholarship.
** The scheme also covers central assistance to States/UTs for setting up Book Banks.
Eligibility:
** Scholarships are paid to students whose parents’/guardians’ income from all sources does not exceed Rs. 2.00 lakh per annum.
** All children of the same parents/guardian are eligible.
** Scheduled Tribe candidates who have passed the matriculation or higher secondary or any higher examination of a recognized University or Board of Secondary Education are eligible.
** The scholarships are available for the study of all recognized post matriculation or post-secondary courses in recognized institutions except certain identified training courses like Aircraft Maintenance Engineer’s Courses, Private Pilot Licence courses etc.
** Students studying through correspondence courses are eligible.
** Employed students on leave without pay for the entire duration of a full time course are eligible for course.
** The scholarship holder under this scheme will not hold any other scholarship/stipend.
** Students who have received coaching in any of the pre-examination training centres with financial assistance from the Government will not be eligible.
Benefits:
** Scholars are paid :- (a) Fees for enrolment/registration, tuition, games, Union, Library, Magazine, Medical Examination and such other fees compulsorily payable by the scholar to the Institution or University/Board.
** Study tours charges upto a maximum of Rs. 1600/- per annum.
** Thesis typing and printing charges upto a maximum of Rs. 1600/- for the research scholars.
** Additional allowances to the ST students with disabilities at the prescribed rates for different degree of disability.
** Annual allowance of Rs.1200/- for essential/prescribed books, besides reimbursement of course fees to correspondence course students.
Progress Of The Scheme:
Under the Scheme, during the 11th Five Year Plan period (2007-08 to 2011-12), an amount of Rs. 2118.44 crore was released to cover 68.43 lakh students. During the financial year 2012-13, the BE is Rs. 748.50 crore, out of this, an amount of Rs. 483.43 crore has been released to cover 15 lakh students till date.