Merit cum means based scholarships for students of the minority communities 2021

Merit cum means based scholarships for students of the minority communities 2021, The objective of the Scheme is to provide financial assistance to the poor and meritorious students belonging to minority communities to enable them to pursue professional and technical courses. The scholarship is to be awarded for studies in India in a Government or private institution, selected and notified in a transparent manner by the State Government/Union Territory Administration concerned. It will cover technical and professional courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. A list of courses is in Appendix-E. Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Jain and Zoroastrians (Parsis) have been notified as minority communities under Section 2 (c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992. A total of 60,000 scholarships are targeted to be distributed as ‘Fresh’ Scholarships, besides, Renewal scholarships.

Eligibility for the Merit cum means based scholarships for students of the minority communities 2021 :

The scholarship will be awarded to the students who have secured not less than 50% marks or equivalent grade in the previous final examination and the annual income of whose parents/guardians from all sources does not exceed Rs.2.50 lakh.

Value of the Merit cum means based scholarships for students of the minority communities 2021 :

Full course fee + Maintenance allowance (Varies for everyone). 

Deadline :

31st December 2021.