Minority Benefits

Author(s): Babita Jain
Publisher: Shrut Samvardhan Samsthan

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4.5 The State Government/UT Administration will scrutinize the claim bills for and
subsequently their continuance and submit the list of eligible awardees to SBI for The awardees should get minimum of 55% marks in Class IX and XI and 60% in
Class X for continuance of scholarship (relaxable by 5% for SC/ST candidates); 4.6 SBI will ensure that the scholarship is paid to awardees on quarterly basis (Rs.
1500/- each quarter) after getting the list from each state; 4.7 SBI will instruct some of its branches to coordinate with the State Education
Department for: 4.8 Wherever SBI does not have its branches, the candidates will be asked to
open their account in the public sector banks, which have Electronic Clearing System (ECS) facility. The SBI and its associates will transfer the scholarship
on quarterly basis in the account of awardees. 5. General Eligibility Conditions 5.1 An Awardee is eligible for the scholarship provided he/she:
(i) takes up studies in approved courses. (ii) maintains good conduct as certified by the Head of the College/Institution
and continues his/her studies as a regular student in Government/Local
Body/Government aided school. (iii) does not absent himself/herself without proper leave. (iv) takes up studies on a whole time basis.
(v) does not take up any job. 5.2 No scholarship shall be available for studies abroad for any course. 5.3 No claim for scholarship arrears will be entertained after the expiry of 12
months of the academic session for which one has applied for the claim. 5.4 In case any awardee leaves his/her course of study within one month of
registration/admission, no scholarship shall be paid to him/her. 5.5 In case awardee is not able to appear at the annual examination due to serious
illness, one should send the medical certificate through the Head of the Institution within three months of one's falling ill. The duration of illness should be clearly certified by a specialist, who is a Registered Medical Practitioner. The facility will be available to the awardee to continue the same course in which one is studying provided the principal or the head of the institution certifies that the
overall performance of the awardee during the year is 50% or above. 5.6 The awardee must join the next class/desired course within 3 months of the
declaration of the result of the previous class/course. 5.7 Scholarship shall be deemed to be discontinued with any gap of one academic
session in studies at any time due to any reason. 5.8 Scholarship once discontinued on the basis of the rules of disbursement of
scholarship cannot be revived under any circumstances.
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