MOMA Post Matric Scholarship for Students belonging to the Minority Communities

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Moma Post Matric Scholarships for Students of Minority Communities

Areas of Study :
Any Course
Level :
Post Matric Scholarships
Scholarship Funded by :
Ministry of Minority Affairs
Provided to :
Meritorious Indian students to pursue education from class XI to Ph.D and Technical /Vocational Courses

Post- Matric Scholarships are awarded for studies in India in a government or private higher secondary school/ college/ university, including such residential institutes of the Government and eligible private institutes selected and notified in a transparent manner by the State Government/ Union Territory Administration concerned. It will also cover technical and vocational courses in Industrial Training Institutes/ Industrial Training Centers affiliated with the National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) of classes XI and XII level.

The objective of Post- Matric Scholarship scheme is to award scholarship to the meritorious students belonging to economically weaker sections of minority communities to enable them to pursue education from class XI to Ph.D and Technical /Vocational Courses for enhancing their employability.

Post- Matric Scholarships are distributed among Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists and Zoroastrians (Parsis) who have been notified as minority communities under Section 2 (c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992. The distribution of scholarship among the States/Union Territories will be made on the basis of population of the above notified minorities in the States/ Union Territories of Census 2001.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible, students should have not less than 50% marks in the previous final examination.
The annual income, from all sources, of the student’s parents or guardian should not exceed Rs. 2 lakh. Students from BPL families, having the lowest income shall be given preference in the ascending order.
A scholarship holder under this scheme will not avail of any other scholarship/ stipend for pursuing the same course.
Scholarships will not be given to more than two students in a family.
30% of scholarship will be earmarked for girl students. In case sufficient number of eligible girl students are not available then the balance scholarship earmarked for them will be awarded to eligible boy students.
Maintenance allowance will be credited to the Students bank account.

Duration :

Scholarship will be provided for the entire course. However, maintenance allowance will be given for a period not exceeding 10 months only in an academic year.

Scholarship Rates :

Actual financial assistance will be provided for admission & course /tuition fee and maintenance allowance as given below subject to a maximum ceiling indicated against item concerned:

SI.No	Item	Hosteller	Day Scholar
1	Admission and tuition fee for classes (XI and XII )	Actual subject to the maximum ceiling of Rs. 7000 per annum	Actual subject to a maximum saving of Rs. 7000 per annum
2	Admission and course / tuition fee for technical and vocational courses of XI and XII level.( Includes fees /charges for raw materials etc )	Actual subject to the maximum saving of Rs. 10,000 per annum	Actual subject to the maximum saving of Rs. 10,000 per annum
3	Admission and tuition fee for under-graduate, post graduate.	Actual subject to a maximum saving of Rs. 3000 per annum	Actual subject to a maximum saving of Rs. 3000 per annum
4	Maintenance allowance for 10 months only in an academic year (Includes expenses for study material, etc.)
	(i) Classes XI and XII including technical and vocational courses of this level.	Rs.380 per month	Rs.230 per month
	(ii) Courses other than technical and professional courses at under-graduate and post graduate level.	Rs.570 per month	Rs.300 per month
	(iii) M. Phil and Ph. D (For those researchers who are not awarded any fellowship by university or any other authority )	Rs.1200 per month	Rs.550 per month

Hostellers include students who are not staying in hostel of the school/institute concerned but are staying as paying guest or in rented accommodation in towns/cities which are not the places where their parents reside.

The rates may subject to change. The candidates are requested to check the official website for the current scholarship rates.

Conditions for Scholarship

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/guardian from all sources does not exceed Rs.2 lakh. Unlike scholarship for SC and ST, there are a fixed number of scholarships for minorities and hence preference for selection has been laid down. Students from BPL families, having the lowest income shall be given preference in the ascending order. The renewal applications would be fully exhausted before the new applications are considered.
The award will be discontinued if a student fails to secure 50% marks or equivalent grade in the previous final examination. Scholarship will not be awarded for more than the normal period of time taken to obtain certificate/degree/M. Phil degree/doctorate degree.
Scholarships will not be given to more than two students in a family.
The students should be regular in attendance for which the yardstick will be decided by the competent authority of the school/college/university.
Income certificate should be on self-certification basis by way of an affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper for self-employed parents and from employer for employed parents.
The school/college/university authority will certify the claim of the student of being an outstation students not residing in hostel of the institution concerned on the basis of permanent address and parents address.
Migration of students from one institution to another would not normally be allowed during the course of the academic year except under exceptional circumstances and in the interest of the students academic career.
If a student violates any other term and condition of the scholarship, the scholarship may be suspended or cancelled. The State Government/Union Territory Administration can also directly cancel the award if duly satisfied of the reasons of violation of these regulations governing the scheme.
If a student is found to have obtained a scholarship by false statement/certificates, his/her scholarship will be cancelled forthwith and the amount of the scholarship paid shall be recovered, at the discretion of the concerned State Government/Union Territory Administration.
The State Government/Union Territory Administration will lay down the detailed procedure for processing and sanctioning of scholarships to eligible students.
Course fee/tuition fee will be credited to the schools/colleges/institutions bank account. Efforts will be made for transferring it electronically through the banks.
Maintenance allowance will be credited to the students bank account. Efforts will be made for transferring it electronically through the banks.
The State Government/Union Territory Administration will maintain a separate account and records relating to the funds received from the Ministry and they will be subjected to inspection by the officers of the Ministry or any other agency designated by the Ministry.
The student obtaining benefits under this scholarship scheme shall not be allowed to avail of benefits under any other scholarship scheme for the same purpose.
The State Government/ Union Territory Administration shall constitute a committee of the departments implementing such scholarship schemes to ensure that the students from the minority community, who may also belong to SC/ST/OBC category, does not avail scholarship from other sources for the same purpose and avail only from one source.
The fund for distribution of scholarships in subsequent years will be released after receiving the utilization certificate for the previous year.
The scheme will be evaluated at regular intervals by the Ministry or any other agency designated by the Ministry and the cost of the evaluation study will be borne by the Ministry under the provision of the scheme.
The State/Union Territory shall place all relevant details of financial and physical achievements on their website.
The regulations can be changed at any time at the discretion of the Government of India

Renewal for Scholarship
The scholarship, once awarded, may be renewed during the next academic year of the course on the production of certificate that the student has secured 50% marks in the examination.

Selection Procedure

Post- Matric Scholarships scheme will be announced by the concerned State Government/ Union Territory Administration well in time, through advertisements in the leading language newspapers and local dailies and by using other suitable publicity media.

The concerned State Government/Union Territory Administration will supply the application forms, till such time computerized systems are made operational. The application forms should be received back along with requisite certificates/ certifications within the stipulated period.

Students can apply online for the Post Matric Scholarship through the website www.momascholarship.gov.in. You can fill up the online application in as many sittings as you wish, until you are satisfied that you have entered all desirable fields correctly. The software provides facility to save your application at every stage. After submitting the application online to the next level, you should take a print out of the same sign and send it with requisite documents to the State Department after authenticating the application from your institute.

Please ensure that your hard copy reaches the State Department. You will not be considered for scholarship if the State Department of the State to which you belong to does not receive the hard copy of your duly filled in online application. It is the responsibility of the STUDENT to submit the Hard copy to the State Department. The list of mailing address of the Department concerned in States/UTs dealing with this scholarship scheme is provided in website.

Document enclosed with the application.

(i) Self-attested passport size photograph with signature.
(ii) Attested copies of certificates of educational qualification
(iii) Income declaration –affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper worth Rs. 10/- for selfemployed parents/ guardian or income certificate from the employer for employed parents/ guardian.
(iv) Proof of permanent residence on non-judicial paper worth Rs. 10/-
(v) Minority community declaration – affidavit on on-judicial stamp paper by the student that he /she belongs to any one of the minority communities notified by Central Government.

Contact

Ministry of Minority Affairs,
11th Floor, Paryavaran Bhawan,
CGO Complex, Lodhi Road,
New Delhi-110003.
Phone: 011- 24364279
Website: minorityaffairs.gov.in

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