Frequently Asked Questions (Faqs) : Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme For Minority Communities
Frequently Asked Questions (Faqs) : Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme For Minority Communities
Q.1. What A.
is
the
post-matric
scholarship
scheme
for
minority
communities? The objective of the scheme is to award scholarships to meritorious students belonging to economically weaker sections of minority community so as to provide them better opportunities for higher education, increase their rate of attainment in higher education and enhance their employability. Post-matric scholarship scheme for minority communities provides the scholarship studying in to students from class XI private to Ph.D schools/ (XI, XII, Technical/Vocational, Under Graduate, Post Graduate, M.Phil & Ph.D) Government/ recognised colleges/ universities/ institutes in India including technical/ vocational courses in Industrial Training Institutes/ Industrial Training Centers and the courses not covered under merit-cum-means based scholarship scheme for minority communities. This scholarship is not available for LLB, MBA, MCA, BE and MBBS. (See website:-www.minorityaffairs.gov.in) Q.2. Who is eligible to apply for the post-matric scholarship? A. Students belonging to Muslim/ Christian/ Sikh/ Buddhist/ Parsi, who have secured not less than 50% marks in previous final examination and the annual income of his/her parents/ guardians from all sources not exceeding Rs. 2 lakhs, can apply for the post-matric scholarship in the prescribed application to the Department dealing with minority welfare of his/her State/UT, on advertisement published by the State Government/ Union Territory Administration concerned.
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Q.3. What
is
the
financial
assistance
given
under
post
matric
scholarship? A. Under post-matric scholarship, financial assistance for admission & course/tuition fee and maintenance allowance is given, as under:
Admission and Class/ Course Tuition fee per annum Hosteller XI-XII Technical and Vocational courses Under Graduate and Post Graduate M.Phil & Ph.D. Day scholar Maintenance allowance per month for 10 months in an academic year. Hosteller Rs. 235/Day scholar Rs. 140/-
Actual subject to a maximum ceiling of Rs. 7,000/Actual subject to a maximum ceiling of Rs. 10,000/Actual subject to a maximum ceiling of Rs. 3,000/Nil
Rs. 235/-
Rs. 140/-
Q.4. How is the post-matric scholarship amount disbursed to the students? A. State Government/ Union Territory Administration concerned or their designated agencies disburse the maintenance allowance to the students bank accounts, and admission and course/ tuition fee to the bank account of School/ College/ University/ Institute concerned. Q.5. When did the scheme commence? A. It commenced from the year 2007-08.
-3Q.6. Who deals with the subject at the level of Deputy Secretary in the Ministry? A. Shri Lucas L. Kamsuan.
Q.7. Do you have a suggestion? A. Please communicate in the following mailing address: Email:- [email protected] Fax:Q.8. 011-24364279
What is the contact address of Principal Secretaries/Secretaries dealing with Post-matric Scholarship in States/UTs? List of Principal Secretaries/Secretaries dealing with Post-matric Scholarship in States/UTs.
Principal Secretary, Minorities Welfare Deptt., Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, A Block, Ground Floor, A.P. Secretariat, Hyderabad 500 022. Secretary, Social Welfare Deptt., Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, Block No.-2, Civil Secretariat, (Near Public Service Commission Office), Itanagar. Secretary, Deptt. for Welfare of Minorities & Development, Govt. of Assam, Dispur. Principal Secretary, Minority Welfare Deptt., Govt. of Bihar, Barrack No.6, Main Old Sectt.
0360-2212947
0361-2237313
0612-2236742
-4Patna 5 Secretary, Tribal & Scheduled Castes Welfare Deptt., Govt. of Chhattisgarh, Room No.266, Dou Kalyan Singh Bhawan, Raipur. Secretary, Social Welfare Deptt., Govt. of Goa, Panaji. Principal Secretary. Social Justice & Empowerment Deptt., Govt. of Gujarat, New Sachivalaya Complex, Gandhinagar 382 010. Secretary, Social Justice & Empowerment Deptt., Govt. of Haryana, Room No.403, SSO Building, Haryana Civil Secretariat, Sector-17, Chandigarh. Principal Secretary, Social Justice& Empowerment Deptt., Govt. of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla. Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Deptt., Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir Civil Secretariat, Srinagar 190 001. Principal Secretary, Welfare Deptt., Govt. of Jharkhand, Project Bhawan, Dhruva, Ranchi-834004. Secretary, Minority Welfare Deptt., Govt. of Karnataka, Vikas Soudha, M.S. Building, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Veedi, 0771-2234110
0832-2419405
0177-2621892 2880722
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0191-2579126
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0651-2400215
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-5Bangalore 560001. 13 Principal Secretary, Higher Education Deptt., Govt. of Kerala, Secretariat, Thiruvananthapuram. Principal Secretary, Backward Classes & Minority Welfare Deptt., Govt. of Madhya Pradesh Mantralaya, Vallabh Bhavan, Bhopal. Principal Secretary, Higher & Technical Education Deptt., Govt. of Mahrashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai 400 032. Principal Secretary, Welfare of Minorities & OBC Deptt., Govt. of Manipur, Imphal. Commissioner & Secretary, Education Department, Govt. of Meghalaya, Shillong. Principal Secretary, Education & Human Resource Development Department, Govt. of Mizoram, Aizawl. Commissioner & Secretary, Higher Education Deptt., Govt. of Nagaland, Kohima. Secretary, Welfare Deptt., Govt. of Punjab, Mini Secretariat, Sector 9, Chandigarh. 0471-2518459
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0755-2441509
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022-22025301
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0385-2451902
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0364-2226684
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0389-2323224
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0370-2270339
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-6Principal Secretary, Social Justice & Empowerment Deptt., Govt. of Rajasthan, Sachivalaya, Room No. 340, SSO Building, Jaipur. Secretary, Social Welfare Deptt., Govt. of Sikkim, Gangtok. Secretary, Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes, Minorities Welfare Deptt., Govt. of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, St. George Fort, Chennai-600009. Commissioner & Secretary, SC, OBC & RM Welfare Deptt., Govt. of Tripura, Agartala-799001 Principal Secretary, Minority Welfare & Wakf Deptt., Govt. of Uttar Pradesh, Sachivalaya, 4th Floor, Bapu Bhawan, Lucknow. Secretary, Minority Welfare Deptt., Govt. of Uttarakhand, Secretariat, Dehradun. Secretary, Minorities Affairs & Madrasa Education Deptt., Govt. of West Bengal, Writers Buildings, Kolkata-700 001. Secretary, Social Welfare Deptt., Andaman & Nicobar Admn., Port Blair. Secretary, Social Welfare-cum-Home Deptt., 0141-2227380 2220258 2227380
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09434109826 03592-205596
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044-25670848
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0381-2322943
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0522-2237157
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0135-2712061
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033-22144015
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03192-232382
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0172-2740008
-7Chandigarh Admn., UT Secretariat, Sector-9, Chandigarh. 31 Secretary, Social Welfare Deptt., Dadra & Nagar Haveli Admn., Silvasa. Secretary, Social Welfare Deptt., Daman & Diu Admn. Moti Daman. Secretary, Deptt. for the Welfare of SC/ST/OBC/Minority, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, IInd Floor B Block, Vikas Bhawan, I.P.Estate, New Delhi-110002. Secretary, Social Justice, Empowerment & Culture Deptt., Lakshdweep Admn., Kavaratti. Secretary, Social Welfare Deptt., Govt. of Puducherry, Secretariat, Puducherry. 0260-2230088
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0260-2230088
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011-23378278
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04896-263180
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0413-2334484