Prime Ministers Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSS)

Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme for Central Armed Police Forces & Assam Rifles Ministry of Home Affairs

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Prime Ministers Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSS)

Areas of Study :
BE, B.Tech., BDS, MBBS, BBA, BCA, B.Pharma., MBA and MCA
Level :
Professional Degree Courses
Scholarship Funded by :
National Defence Fund
Provided to :
Dependent wards & widows of Central Armed Police Forces & Assam Rifles (CAPFs & AR) Personnel

Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme (PMSS) under the aegis of the National Defence Fund, was introduced from the academic year 2006 - 07 to encourage higher technical & professional education for the dependent wards & widows of Central Armed Police Forces & Assam Rifles (CAPFs & AR) Personnel

Courses offered:

Engineering, Medicine, Dental, Veterinary, BBA, BCA, B. Pharma, B.SC (Nursing, Agriculture, etc.), MBA and MCA

Duration of Scholarship: Upto five years (depending upon the duration of the course being pursued by the applicant and as approved by the respective regulatory body).

Scholarship Provision

Total 2000 of Scholarship to be sanctioned equally for both girls & boys under PMSS will be given for the each academic year in addition to renewal cases of previous years. Shortfall in fresh cases shall not be adjusted from girls/boys, if applicants (Boys/Girls) are selected less than 1000.

The amount of scholarship for boys is Rs.2000/- per month (Paid annually after selection)

The amount of scholarship for girls is Rs.2250/- per month (Paid annually after selection)

Eligibility Criteria :

The candidate should be:

Wards/widows of deceased CAPFs & AR personnel died in harness/election duty, wards of personnel disabled due to causes attributable to Government service and Wards of Ex - CAPFs & AR personnel in receipt of Gallantry Awards
Wards/widows of retired and serving CAPFs & AR Personnel. (Personnel below Officer Rank)
Pursuing first professional degree programme in the field of Engineering, Medicine, Dental, Veterinary, BBA, BCA, B. Pharma, B.SC (Nursing, Agriculture, etc.), MBA and MCA etc.
Having minimum 60% marks in Minimum Entry Qualification (MEQ) i.e. 10+2/Diploma/Graduation or equivalent in case of new applicant. Or For applicants applying under renewal category, it is mandatory to pass the each subsequent academic year of the professional courses being pursued by them with minimum 50% marks.
A grace period of one year only for cases, where there is a delay on part of candidate for submission of application for renewal of scholarship may be entertained

How to apply

Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme (PMSS) for CAPFs & AR will be implemented through National Scholarship Portal(NSP). For this, all the eligible applicants need to apply online on the website of National Scholarship Portal (NSP) i.e.https://scholarships.gov.in/#

Detailed guidelines and documents/ prescribed proforma required to be scanned and uploaded for both fresh and renewal categories are available on the website of :
I) National Scholarship Portal (NSP)
II) Welfare and Rehabilitation Board (WARB).
III) Central Armed Police Forces & Assam Rifle ( CAPFs& AR) Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)

Wards of deceased/retired & serving personnel of CAPFs/AR may contact WARB on Telephone number 011-23063111 or email to Secywarb-mha@nic.in

Useful Contact

Central Industrial Security Force
Ministry of Home Affairs
Govt of India
E-mail: Contact Now
Website: www.cisf.gov.in

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