The objective of the scheme is to award scholarships to meritorious students belonging to economically weaker sections of minority community so as to provide them better opportunities for higher education increase their rate of attainment in higher education and enhance their employability.
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.
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.2.00 lakh.
The Students have to fill their form online by visiting the website https://scholarships.gov.in .
PMS for Minority Community Students And Students With Disabilities by GOI
The main objective of this scholarship to support students with disabilities to study further in order to prepare themselves to earn their livelihood and to find a dignified place for themselves in the society as they face several barriers physical, financial, psychological, mental in pursuing studies and living with dignity. At times such students are deprived of harnessing their latent skills and thereby miss the opportunity.
Scholarship under this scheme shall be available for studying in post matric diploma in india from any institute recognized by AICTE.
This scholarship is applicable to the students with 40% and above disability and the annual income of whose parents/guardians from all sources does not exceed Rs.2.50 lakh.
The Students have to fill their form online by visiting the website https://scholarships.gov.in .