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MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME
FOR MERITORIOUS GIRL STUDENTS
BELONGING TO MINORITIES
Maulana Azad Education Foundation was established on the occasion of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad's birth centenary. The Foundation was registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860, on 6th July, 1989. The Foundation is a voluntary non-political, non-profit marking social service organization establish to promote education amongst the educationally backward sections of the society. It is funded by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. The Hon'ble Minister of Minority Affairs is its Ex-officio President. The aim of the Foundation is to formulate and implement educational schemes and plans for the benefit of the educationally backworad minorities in particular and weaker sections in general, TITLE OF SCHEME:
"Maulana Azad National Scholarship Scheme for Girls belonging to Minorities" OBJECTIVE OF THE SCHEME:
To recognize, promote and assist meritorious Girl students belonging to National Minoritiesw who can not continue their education without financial support. PURPOSE OF SCHOLARSHIP:
Scholarship will be admissible for expenditure on payment of School/College Fee, purchase of syllabus books, purchase of stationery/equipments required for the course & payment of Boarding/Lodging charges. IMPORTANT : 1. Application can be downloaded from the website www.maef.nic.in. Photocopy of
the application form can be used freely. No fee/any other amount is to be paid for
application. 2. Application form can be sent by the student directly to the Foundation by post or can
be submitted by hand from 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. on all working days in the office
of the Foundation. 3. No charges/fee is to be paid to any one for any services. 4. Sanction letter/cheque for scholarship will sent by Regd. Post directly to the address
of successful candidate on completion of prescribed papers/formalities. 5. For any query/information, only Secretary, MAEF should be contacted directly. ELIGIBILITY CRITERION/WHO CAN APPLY: 1. Only Girl Students belonging to National Minorities, (i.c., Muslims, Christians, Jain,
Buddhists, Sikhs, Parsis) can apply : 2. Should have secured not less than 55% marks (in aggregate) in the secondary school
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