Pre-matric, Post matric and Merit Cum Means based Scholarship Schemes for Minorities

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

How to apply online for Scholarship?

The Pre-Matric, Post Matric and Merit cum Means based Scholarship Schemes are online Schemes.

In order to apply online please visit the website through the National Scholarship Portal or through the Minority Affairs website.

For Fresh application, you can apply from the link and for renewal, you can apply from link.

An Application ID will be provided to the candidate once his/her application is submitted online. It will be conveyed to candidates through SMS. Students should remember their ID as it will be required while applying for renewal during subsequent years. Receipt of ID does not give itself a guarantee for award of scholarship.

Documents Required to apply online for Scholarship

The documents are required to be uploaded (for both Fresh & Renewal Scholarships) only if the eligible claim of scholarship is more than Rs. 50,000/- per student i.e. only under Merit cum Means based scholarship scheme. (For scholarship claim up to Rs. 50,000/- no uploading of document is required for Pre-Matric and Post-Matric scholarship schemes).

The list of documents to be uploaded for both Fresh & Renewal Scholarships under Merit cum Means based scholarship scheme only (not for Pre-Matric and Post Matric), are as under:

• Student Photo. (Mandatory)

• Institution Verification Form. A copy of form is annexed. (Mandatory)

• Income Certificate: Income Certificate issued by the Competent Authority in the State/UT Government is required (Mandatory).

• Religion Certificate: Self Declaration/Certification or Self Attested Community Certificate - (Mandatory).

• Marksheet:

a) In case of Fresh: Self-Attested Certificate of ‘Previous Qualifying Exam /Board Marksheet’ as filled in the Form. (Mandatory).

(b) In case of Renewal: Self-Attested Certificate of Previous Year /Last exam passed Marksheet (for same/ongoing course) as filled in the Form. (Mandatory).

• Fee Receipt of ‘Current Course Year’. (Mandatory)

• Proof of Bank Account in the name of Student. (Mandatory).

• Residential/Domicile Certificate (Mandatory).

What documents are needed to be given for verification to the Institute/School/college for verification of online application on the Portal after applying for scholarship?

The list of documents to be submitted to the Institute/School/college by student for verification of online application (for both Fresh & Renewal Scholarships) under Pre-Matric, Post-Matric and Merit cum Means based scholarship schemes are as under:

i. Student Photo. (Mandatory)

ii. Institution Verification Form. (Mandatory) A copy of form is annexed.

iii. Income Certificate: Income Certificate of Parent/Guardian issued by the Competent Authority in the State Government is required(Mandatory).

iv. Religion Certificate:

(a) In case of Post Matric/Merit cum Means based scholarship schemes: Self Declaration/Certification or Self Attested Community Certificate - (Mandatory).

(b) In case of Pre-Matric scholarship scheme: Self Declaration of Community Certificate for Class I to X given by the Parent/Legal Guardian- (Mandatory).

v. Marksheet:

(a) In case of Fresh: Self-Attested Certificate of ‘Previous Qualifying Exam /Board Marksheet’ as filled in the Form. (Mandatory).

(b) In case of Renewal: Self-Attested Certificate of Previous Year /Last exam passed Marksheet (for same/ongoing course) as filled in the Form. (Mandatory).

vi. Fee Receipt of ‘Current Course Year’. (Mandatory)

vii. Proof of Bank Account

viii. Residential/ Domicile Certificate (Mandatory)

Instructions while filling up Bank Account details

(i) Students must enter IFSC code of their bank branch carefully.

(ii) Thereafter the complete Saving Bank Account no. must be entered correctly. Students are suggested to get their account number verified by their concerned Bank Branch. If bank details entered by students are found incorrect, the scholarship amount will not be transferred, though the application is approved for scholarship.

(iii) Bank Account holder must check their ‘Know your Customer’ (KYC) status from bank and if required the KYC must be done for successful transaction of scholarship amount.

(iv) Applicants are advised to Aadhaar seed their bank account, preferably for faster disbursement. However, the Aadhaar seeding with the bank account must not be changed till the payment of scholarship.

(v) Bank Account must be operational/active till disbursal of scholarship (for all eligible applicants) so that payment does not fail.

(vi) Bank Account must be preferably in any Scheduled Bank (as per Reserve Bank of India list) with core banking facility.

(vii) In case of Post-Matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme, the Bank Account must be in name of applicant/student only. In case of the Pre Matric scholarship scheme, the Bank Account should be in the name of either applicant/student or the applicant can have a joint account with his/her mother/father/gaurdian as indicated in the application.

Track Status of Application

You have to login under the option ‘Student Login’ by entering your Application Id and Password. Once login, you will be able to view the option ‘Check Your Status’. Under this option you can check your online status.

Edit Application

You can edit draft/incomplete information filled by you until you ‘Submit’ the online application. To edit the application, go to the option “Student login” enter the Application Id then click on submit ‘login’ button.

You can edit all details except “Registration Details”. It may be noted that once you ‘finally submit’ your application will be forwarded to the next level and after that you cannot edit further.