Pre-Matric Scholarships to the Other Backward Classes for Studies in India
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The Government of India funded Revision of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for students belonging to OBCs (PMS-OBC), India
Course Level: Pre- Matric
Scholarship Provider: The Government of India
Scholarship can be taken at: India
Eligibility:
Scholarship award will be sanctioned in the case of students whose parents/guardians income from all sources does not exceed Rs.44,500 per annum.The scholarship will be tenable only in such institutions and for such pre-matriculation courses, which have been duly recognized by the concerned State Government and Union Territory Administrations.
Scholarship Open for International Students: No
Scholarship Description: Experience shows that children of OBCs from the poorer section to not go schools as they often have to provide a helping hand to their parents in traditional occupation or otherwise supplement the family income. It is considered that a scheme of Pre-matric Scholarship would be helpful in spreading education amongst such children specially amongst the girl child of weaker sections. A scheme of Pre-matric Scholarship for the benefit of children belonging to Weaker Section amongst OBCs has been formulated with the object in view.
How to Apply: The scheme will be announced by the concerned State Government/ Union Territory Administration well in time, by giving advertisements in the leading language newspapers local dailies and by using other suitable publicity media.
The concerned Department of the State Government/ Union Territory Administration will supply the application forms, which should be received back by the Department along with prescribed certificate, by the last date.
For more information visit
http://socialjustice.nic.in/pre-matric.php
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