Organization : Directorate of Social Welfare
Scholarship Name : Pre/Post Matric & Merit-cum Means Scholarship
State/ UT: Puducherry
Website : http://socwelfare.pondicherry.gov.in/minority%20scheme.htm
Pre/Post Matric & Merit-cum Means Scholarship :
Ministry of Minority affairs has introduced the following four centrally sponsored scholarship schemes for the students of Minority communities notified by government of India
1. Pre-Matric Scholarship
2. Post Matric Scholarship
3. Merit-cum Means Scholarship
1. Pre. Matric Scholarship:-
Eligibility Criteria :
Students Pursuing education from class I to Class X from Govt. / Recognised / Private School / Institutes are eligible.
Rate of Scholarship :-
| Sl. No. | Item | Hostellers* | Day Scholar |
| 1. | Admission fee from class VI to X | Rs. 500/- p.a. subject to actuals | Rs. 500/- p.a. subject to actuals. |
| 2. | Tuition fee from class VI to X | Rs. 350/- p.m. subject to actuals. | Rs. 350/- p.m. 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 (ii) Class VI to X |
Nil Rs. 600/- p.m. subject to actuals. |
Rs. 100/- p.m. Rs. 100 p.m. |
2. Post Matric Scholarship :-
Eligibility Criteria :
Students who pursue higher education technical and vocational courses of Industrial Training Institutes from clans XI upto Ph.D., Industrial Training centers ( affiliated with NCVT) of Class XI and XII level are eligible.
Rate of Scholarship :-
| Sl. No. |
Item | Hosteller | Day Scholar |
| 1. | Admission and tuition fee for classes XI and XII | Actual subject to a maximum ceiling of Rs. 7,000 p.a. | Actual subject to a maximum ceiling of Rs. 7,000 p.a. |
| 2. | Admission and course/tuition fee for technical and vocational courses of XI and XII level. (Includes fees/charges for raw materials, etc.) | Actual subject to a maximum ceiling of Rs. 10,000 p.a.
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Actual subject to a maximum ceiling of Rs. 10,000 p.a. |
| 3. | Admission and tuition fee for under graduate, post graduate | Actual subject to a maximum ceiling of Rs. 3,000 p.a. | Actual subject to a maximum ceiling of Rs. 3,000 p.a. |
| 4. | Maintenance allowance for 10 months only in an academic year (includes expenses for study material, etc.) | ||
| (i) Classes XI and XII including technical and vocational courses of this level. |
Rs. 235 p.m.
|
Rs. 140 p.m. | |
| (ii) Courses other than technical and professional courses at under graduate and post graduate level. | Rs. 355 p.m. | Rs. 185 p.m. | |
| (iii) M.Phil and Ph.D. (For those researchers who are not awarded any fellowship by University or any other authority) | Rs. 510 p.m. | Rs. 330 p.m. |
3. Merit – Cum- Means Based Scholarship : –
Eligibility Criteria :-
Students who pursue technical and professional courses at under-graduate and Post graduate levels are eligible.
Rate of Scholarship :-
| Sl. No. | Type of financial assistance |
Rate for Hostellers
|
Rate for Day Scholar |
| 1. | Maintenance allowance (For 10 months only) | Rs. 10,000/- per annum (Rs. 1000 p.m.)
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Rs. 5,000/- per annum (Rs. 500 p.m.) |
| 2. | Course fee | Rs. 20,000/- per annum or actual whichever is less | Rs. 20,000/- per annum or actual whichever is less.
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Total |
Rs. 30,000/- |
Rs. 25,000/-
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I need scholarship for studying in Tamil Nadu but Pondicherry is my native.
Information available from the Official Website :
When will be credited the scholarship amount to my bank account?
When will the result come?