Introduction
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. It aims to enable them with an opportunity to pursue professional and technical courses at the graduate or postgraduate level. This would, in turn, allow them a chance for a bright future.
Eligibility criteria
- The applicant must belong to a minority community as notified by the Government of India. These include Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Zoroastrians (Parsis), and Jains.
- Students, who have got admission to a recognized college to pursue technical/professional courses, on the basis of a competitive examination.
- Students, who have got admission to a recognized college to pursue technical/professional courses, without facing any competitive examination, will also be eligible for scholarships. However, such students should have not less than 50% marks at higher secondary/graduation level. Selection of these students will be done strictly of merit.
- A scholarship holder under this scheme will not avail of any other scholarship/stipend for pursuing the course.
- The annual family income of the beneficiary/parent or guardian of the beneficiary should not exceed Rs.2.50 lakh per annum from all sources.
- A student residing in a particular State/UT will be entitled to a scholarship under the quota of that State/UT only irrespective of his place of study.
Application process
- The applicant first needs to visit the official website of the NSP.
- One then needs to register as a new user by providing all the required details.
- Provide domicile details, name, date of birth, mobile number, gender, and email ID, and select the scholarship to apply.
- Completing this step will generate an OTP. Use this OTP to verify the mobile number.
- Use the OTP received on the registered mobile to log in on NSP and fill out the form.
- This will generate an application ID and password that can be used for future references.
- However, one must note that no changes in the application are possible after the submission of the application.
Documents required
- Domicile certificate for the respective state
- Self-declaration of minority community certificate by the student
- Self-attested copy of previous academic mark sheet
- Copy of Aadhar Enrollment/Aadhar Card
- Income certificate issued by designated state/UT authority
- Proof of bank account in the name of the student or joint account with mother/father
- A photograph of the student
Official website
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