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National Scholarship for Persons with Disabilities: These are offered to students with disabilities for financial assistance for pursuing higher and technical education.

Eligibility: Financial assistance is available to Indian students with certified disabilities.

Financial assistance is given for post matric/post secondary professional course in recognized institutions.
Scholarship are awarded for one course to one student. Financial assistance can be given for computer with editing software for blind & deaf graduate and postgraduate students pursuing professional courses and for support access software for cerebral palsied students

Students with disabilities, who have passed matriculation/ secondary or any higher examination from a recognized board/ University, would be eligible for the assistance.
Continuation/renewal of the award for next year would depend on successfully completing the course in the preceding year with minimum 50 percent marks.
Assistance is not available for courses having duration of less than one year. A scholarship holder under this scheme would not hold any other scholarship/ stipend. If awarded any other scholarship/ stipend, the student can exercise his/ her option for choosing the scholarship that he/she proposes to avail and inform awarding authority about the same. For availing financial assistance under this scheme monthly family income of the beneficiary should not be more than Rs. 15,000/- from all sources. Family income would include income of the parent/guardian.

Awards: 500 awards are made available for pursuing higher and technical education and given through institutions in which students undertake the study. Awards are given to different categories of disabled students in following number. Amount of awards would vary among courses and would also depend on availability of hostel/residential facility with the institution. The details are given below: The awardees would also be reimbursed the course fee subject to a ceiling of Rs. 10,000 per year.
Besides students living in the hostel/ residential facility provided by the institution, those students would also be considered hostellers who live in an accommodation hired at least by a group of 3 students living together with common mess arrangements. Such students would have to furnish a certificate in this regard countersigned by head of the institution.

Further details can be had from Shri K.5. Kainth, Under Secretary in the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi 110001. Application for award of scholarship, in the prescribed form, is to be made through the Head of the Institution in which applicant is enrolled for study. Last date: August.
Ministry of Welfare, New Delhi, offers 60 scholarships at Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Research/Specialized training level. The scholarships are awarded in subjects for which suitable facilities are not available in India. Preference is given to Automation and Robotics, Laser Technology, Naval Architecture, Offshore Structures, Paper Technology, Printing Technology, Reliability Eng.

Eligibility: The scholarships are awarded to candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes. The income limit of parents/guardians or the applicant himself/herself is fixed at Rs.5,000 per month for eligibility of the award. Age: 35 years.

Value: US$5,940 per annum for the Bachelor's degree. US $6,600 per annum for the Master's and PhD degrees US$7,700 per annum for Postdoctoral research/T raining.

Whom to contact: Further information and application form can be had from The Deputy Secretary, The National Overseas Scholarships, Ministry of Welfare, SCD Division, Scholarship Cell, Room No. 240, 'A' Wing, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi 110001.
Last date: May

Ministry of Tribal Affairs
awards 10 Scholarships to ST students for pursuing the Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) course under the scheme of Post Matric Scholarships. Selection of these candidates is carried out by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) through a written test. The selection of 10 students for CPL course is in addition to the scholarship scheme of DGCA for 40 SC/ ST students for PPL course and terms and conditions regarding grant of scholarship for the said CPL is as per the PMS Scheme of Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
The eligibility conditions and application form are available on www.tribal.nic.in. It may be obtained from the Office of the Deputy Secretary (Education Division) (Room No. 218D) Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi. Ph: 23073706.

Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Education

offers the following sholarships:The Scheme for award of National Scholarships on merit is introduced for Post-Matric Studies so that no brilliant student is prevented on ground of poverty from pursuing an academic career. The scholarships are allotted among the various States and Union Territory on the basis of population. The Registrars of Universities/Secretaries of Education Boards furnish data in regard to the number of students appeared and passed in various examinations in prescribed proforma

Course: Pre-University course/1st Year of 3 years B.A.lB.SclB.Com. etc. course
Day Scholars Rs. Per Month: 60
Hostellers Rs. Per Month: 100

Course: B.A./B.Sc./B.Com/ B.Archeology etc. (2nd and 3rd year) courses.
Day Scholars Rs. Per Month: 90
Hostellers Rs. Per Month: 140

Course: B.E./B. Tech/MBBS/L. L. B/B .Ed/Diploma professional and Engineering studies.
Day Scholars Rs. Per Month: 120
Hostellers Rs. Per Month: 300

Course: Degree in Homeopathic course
Day Scholars Rs. Per Month: 120
Hostellers Rs. Per Month: 300

Course: B.D.S. Course
Day Scholars Rs. Per Month: 120
Hostellers Rs. Per Month: 300

Course: M.A./M.Sc/LL.M/M. Ed/MBA
Day Scholars Rs. Per Month: 120
Hostellers Rs. Per Month: 300

Course: Post-Graduate Diploma in Tourism
Day Scholars Rs. Per Month: 120
Hostellers Rs. Per Month: 300

Course: Diploma in Hotel Management course/Diploma in Homeopathy
Day Scholars Rs. Per Month: 120
Hostellers Rs. Per Month: 120

Course: Master of Labour Welfare
Day Scholars Rs. Per Month: 120
Hostellers Rs. Per Month: 300

Course: Master of Social Welfare
Day Scholars Rs. Per Month: 120
Hostellers Rs. Per Month: 300

Course: Post-Graduate Diploma in Banking
Day Scholars Rs. Per Month: 120
Hostellers Rs. Per Month: 300

Course: Master of Computer Application course
Day Scholars Rs. Per Month: 120
Hostellers Rs. Per Month: 300

Course: Post-Graduate Diploma in journalism
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