bcmbcmw.tn.gov.in : Merit Cum Means based Scholarship To Minority Students 2015-16 Tamil Nadu

Organization : Depatment of Minorities Welfare
Scholarship Name : Merit Cum Means based Scholarship To Minority Students 2015-16
Applicable State : Tamil Nadu

Website : http://www.bcmbcmw.tn.gov.in/welfschemes_minorities.htm
Apply Online : https://www.scholarships.gov.in/main.do
Notification 2015 : https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/1572-Mcm15.pdf

Merit Cum Means based Scholarship To Minority Students :

Online applications are invited in the prescribed format from the students belonging to the (Sikhs, Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, Parsis & Jains) pursuing Technical/Professional Courses at Under Graduate / Post Graduate level in an institution recognized by an appropriate authority are eligible for Merit Cum Mean based Scholarship for the year 2015-16 to be awarded by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Govt. of India.

Update : BCMBCMW Tamil Nadu Merit-Cum-Means Scholarship Fresh & Renewal 2018-19 : www.scholarships.net.in/26551.html

Eligibility:

Students belonging to notified minority communities viz. Muslim/Christian/Sikh/Buddhist/Jain/Parsi (Zoroastrian) studying in India only and fulfilling the Scheme guidelines are eligible to apply for these scholarships.

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.

Applying Procedure:
Fresh:
For registration, go through the option “Student login” on the home page of National Scholarship Portal then click on “New User” button. Thereafter the system will instruct the applicant to fill up the application in five different tabs i.e. Personal Details, Academic Details, Scheme Details, Bank Details And Contact Details. Students have to submit the application accordingly. After submitting, the “Permanent Id will be generated. Student should memorize the PID which will be required to open the submitted application at any stage.

Renewal:
Renewal Students have to apply with their Permanent id which they got previous year (i.e. 2014-15). Students must enter their Permanent Id by clicking the option Student Login on the home page, then have to click on ‘Login’ button to apply for renewal.

Note:
Uploading of documents is mandatory for both Fresh and Renewal cases under Merit cum Means scheme. While applying for scholarship, students must upload the required documents as per the instructions

Time Line :
Fresh Scholarship:
1. Submission of online applications by the students – 30-09-2015
2. Scrutiny of online applications by the Institute – 20-10-2015

Renewal Scholarship:
1. Submission of online applications by the students – 15-11-2015
2. Scrutiny of online applications by the Institute – 25-11-2015