Post-Matric Scholarship for OBC, EBC and DNT Students - DNH & DD

DETAILS The scheme "Post-Matric Scholarship for OBC, EBC and DNT Students for Studying in India" by the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India aims to provide financial assistance to Other Backward Classes (OBC), Economically Backward Classes (EBC), and Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (DNT) students studying at the post-matriculation or post-secondary stage to enable them to complete their education. Through this scheme, academic allowance and tuition fee assistance are provided to eligible students pursuing recognized post-matriculation and post-secondary courses in India. The scheme is implemented by the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations. Scholarships are available only for studies in India and are awarded by the State/Union Territory to which the applicant permanently belongs. The scheme covers recognized courses including senior secondary, diploma, vocational training, graduate, postgraduate, and professional courses pursued in recognized institutions. Scholarship assistance is released directly into the bank accounts of students through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). Eligible students are also entitled to admission through a Freeship Card without pre-payment of tuition and hostel fees. The scholarship remains payable for the complete duration of the course, subject to satisfactory academic performance and attendance requirements. Objectives: To provide financial assistance to OBC, EBC, and DNT students studying at the post-matriculation or post-secondary stage. To enable eligible students to complete their education through scholarship support. Definitions: "Group 1: Degree and Post Graduate level professional courses" shall mean all Professional courses in Medicine, Engineering, Technology, Planning, Architecture, Design, Fashion Technology, Agriculture, Veterinary & Allied Sciences, Management, Business Finance /Administration, Computer Science/ Applications (ii) Post Graduate Diploma courses in various branches of Management & Medicine(iii) C.A./I.C.W.A./C.S./1.C.F.A., etc. (iv) M.Phil., Ph.D. and Post-Doctoral Programmes (D.Lit., D.Sc. etc.) of Group I, Group II and Group Ill courses. (v) L.L.B, Integrated LL B, L.L.M (vi) Commercial Pilot License Courses from GoI institutes (including helicopter pilot and multiengine) (maximum 20 slots per annum) "Group 2: Other Professional Courses leading to Degree, Diploma, Certificate" shall mean all Professional Courses leading to Degree, M Ed. / M. Pharma., Diploma, Certificate in areas like Pharmacy (B Pharma.), Nursing(B Nursing), BFS, other para-medical branches like rehabilitation, diagnostics, etc., Mass Communication, Hotel Management & Catering, Travel/Tourism/Hospitality Management, Interior Decoration, Nutrition& Dietetics, Commercial Art, Financial Services (e.g. Banking, Insurance, Taxation, etc.) for which entrance qualification is minimum Sr. Secondary (10+2) and Vocational stream, ITI courses and Polytechnic where entrance qualification is Class XII or above. "Group 3: Graduate and Post Graduate course" shall mean: courses not covered under Group 1& Group 2 e.g. BA / B.Sc. / B.Com etc. M.A/ M. Sc./ M.Com, etc. "Group 4: All post-matriculation (Post Class X level) non-degree courses" shall mean All post-matriculation level non-degree courses for which the entrance qualification is High School (Class X), e.g. Senior secondary certificate (Class XI and XII); both general and vocational stream, ITI courses, 3-year diploma courses in Polytechnics, etc. The list of courses in various groups is indicative and States/UTs may add courses as per the laid-down standards in the State/UT. "Freeship Card" shall mean: A card issued by the State Govt./UT Administration that entitles a student eligible for a scholarship under this Scheme to take admission in an institution, without pre-payment of tuition fee and hostel fee. BENEFITS The scholarship includes the following components for the complete duration of the course: Sl. No. Category of Courses Yearly Academic Allowance (in ₹) Yearly Tuition Fee (in ₹) Total (in ₹) 1 Group 1: Degree and Post Graduate level professional courses 10,000/- 10,000/- 20,000/- 2 Group 2: Other Professional Courses leading to Degree, Diploma, Certificate 8,000/- 5,000/- 13,000/- 3 Group 3: Graduate and Post Graduate courses not covered under Group I & Group II 6,000/- 2,000/- 8,000/- 4 Group 4: All post-matriculation (Post Class X level) non-degree courses 5,000/- 0 5,000/- Note 01: Students pursuing CA./I.C.W.A./C.S./I.C.F.A. shall be treated as day scholars for the purpose of academic allowance. Students studying through correspondence/online courses shall not be eligible for academic allowance. Note 02: Tuition fees shall be paid to online/correspondence students. Note 03: The State Governments may, if they so decide, top up the academic allowance from their own resources. Note 04: The entire scholarship amount, both from the State and Central Government, including the tuition fees, academic allowance and any other admissible allowance will be paid directly into the account of the students ONLY through DBT preferably through an Aadhaar Based Payment System (Aadhaar Payment Bridge). Note 05: Scholarship will not be paid for the period of internship/housemanship in the M.B.B.S course or for practical training in other courses if the student is in receipt of some remuneration during the internship period or some allowance/stipend during the practical training in other courses. ELIGIBILITY The scholarships will be open to Indian nationals belonging to OBCs, EBCs, and DNTs, as notified by the UT Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Admin. These scholarships will be given for the study of all recognised post-matriculation or post-secondary courses pursued in recognised institutions as specified in para 3 of the Guidelines. Only those candidates who belong to OBCs/EBCs/DNTs so specified in relation to the State/UT to which the applicant actually belongs, i.e. permanently settled and who have passed the Matriculation or higher secondary or any higher examination of a recognized University or Board of Secondary Education will be eligible. Students studying in the XI Class of the Higher Secondary School courses or the XII class of the Multipurpose High School will not be eligible for it being a continuous school course. However, in cases, where the 10th Class examination of such courses is treated as equivalent to Matriculation and students who after passing the 10th Class join other courses, such students will be treated as post-matric students and will be eligible for the award of scholarships. Students pursuing Post-graduate courses in medicine will be eligible only if they are not allowed to practice during the period of their course. Students who after failing or passing the Under Graduate/Post-Graduate examinations in Arts/Science/Commerce join any recognized professional or Technical certificate/diploma/degree courses will be awarded scholarships if otherwise eligible. No subsequent failure will be condoned except for courses in Group '1' and no further change in the course will be allowed thereafter. Students, who pursue their studies through correspondence/online courses, are also eligible. The term correspondence includes distance and continuous education for courses in Central/State Universities only. Only two boys of the same parents/guardians will be entitled to receive scholarships. This restriction will, however, not apply to girls. Accordingly, scholarships availed by girls of the same parents/guardian will not adversely affect the admissibility of availing scholarships upto two boys of the same parents/guardian. A scholarship holder under this Scheme will not hold any other scholarship/stipend. If awarded any other scholarship/stipend, the student can exercise his/her option for either of the two Scholarships/stipends, whichever is more beneficial to him/her, and should inform the awarding authority through the Head of the Institution about the option made. No scholarship will be paid to the students under this Scheme from the date he/she accepts any other scholarships/ stipend. The student can, however, accept free lodging or a grant or ad-hoc monetary help from the State Government or any other source for the purchase of books, and equipment or for meeting the expenses on board and lodging, in addition to the scholarship amount paid under the Scheme. Scholarship holders who are receiving coaching in any of the pre-examination training centers with financial assistance from the Central Government/ State Government will not be eligible for a stipend under the coaching schemes for the duration of the coaching programme. The ceiling on the age limit for admission as regular students in different classes should be decided by concerned Institutions. Employed students whose income combined with the income of their parents/guardians does not exceed ₹2.50 lakhs per annum shall be elig