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meet a part of their day-to-day expenses while pursuing higher studies. 3. SCOPE:
The scholarships will be awarded on the basis of the results of senior secondary examination. 82000 fresh scholarships per annum [41000 for boys and 41000 for girls] will be awarded for graduate 1 postgraduate studies in colleges and universities and for professional courses, such as Medical. Engineering etc. ALLOCATION OF SCHOLARSHIPS : The total number of scholarships will be divided amongst the State Boards based on the State's population in the age group of 18-25 years, after segregating share of CBSE and ICSE on the basis of number of students passing out from various Boards in the country. 50% 01 the scholarships would be earmarked for girls, The number of scholarships allotted to a State Board would be distributed amongst pass outs of the Science. Commerce and Humanities streams of the Slate Board in the ratio of 3:2:1. ELIGIBILITY Students wt10 are above 80th percentile of successful candidates in the relevant stream for a particular Board of Examination, in class XII of 10+2 pattern or equivalent and not belonging to the creamy layer as defined by the Deptt. of Personnel and Training in their Notification No. 36012/22/93-Estt. (SCT), dated 8.11.93 (Annexure IV), and as modified vide their OM No. 36033/3/2004. Estt. (Res), dated 9th March, 2004 (Annexure V), and as may be further modified from time 10 time, pursuing regular courses (not correspondence or distance mode) from recognised educational institutions and not availing of any other scholarship scheme, would be eligible for consideration under this Scheme. This is applicable to all categories of students both
'general' and 'reserved'. 5.1 Reservation
Students belonging to reserved categories I weaker section/minorities are eligible On the basis of merit, subject to Central Reservation Policy and internal earmarking. The scholarship would be available to students belonging to 'non-creamy layer'. As per the latest guidelines on the subject, the income-ceiling for non-creamy layer' is Rs. 4.5 Lakh (Rs. 6 Lakh from academic year 2013_14)0 per annum. At present, reservations for the various categories are as follows: se 15 % ST 71/2 % OBC 27 % and horizontally 3% for Physically Handicapped in all the categories. SELECTION PROCEDURE The examining bodies will draw up a merit list of scholar likely to be eligible for scholarship within five weeks after the results of the examinations announced by the Boards/Universities/Authority for all students. The Income of the students' parents will be taken into account before preparing the list.
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