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INFORMATION ON SCHOLARSHIP

The Govt. of India offers various scholarship empowering students to pursue education at different levels and can avail only one of them which are as follows:

1. Pre-Matric Scholarship for Class IX & X Students offered by two ministries

Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MOTA) Ministry of Minority Affairs (MOMA)
Eligibility Family Income – 2.50lakh p.a. Family Income – 1.00lakh p.a. Not less than 50% marks in the previous final examination
Scholarship Grant:
Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MOTA) Ministry of Minority Affairs (MOMA)
Scholarship for Day Scholar and Hosteller 225/- and 525/- per month Admission Fee @ 500 per annum and Tuition Fee @ 350 per month
Maintenance Allowance for Day Scholar and Hosteller Nil 100/- and 600/- per month
Books and Ad hoc Grant for Day Scholar and Hosteller 750/- and 1000/- per month Nil
Additional Disability Allowance for Day Scholar and Hosteller 600/- and 800/- per month Nil

2. Post Matric Scholarship for Post Matriculation/ Post Secondary Students offered by two ministries

Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MOTA) Ministry of Minority Affairs (MOMA)
Eligibility Family Income – 2.50lakh p.a. Family Income – 2.00lakh p.a. Not less than 50% marks in the previous final examination

Scholarship Grant offered by Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MOTA):

Item Hosteller Day Scholar
Admission & Tuition Fee Engineering Courses 2,50.000/- per annum 2,50.000/- per annum
MBBS/ MS/ MD Courses 6,00,000/- per annum 6,00,000/- per annum
Other Courses 1,00,000/- per annum 1,00,000/- per annum
Maintenance Allowance Professional courses in various streams 1200/- per month 550/- per month
Non-professional courses in various streams 820/- per month 530/- per month
Vocational stream, ITI courses, 3-year diploma courses in Polytechnics, etc. 570/- per month 300/- per month
Post-matriculation level non-degree courses 380/- per month 230/- per month
Additional Disability Allowance 800/- per month 600/- per month

Scholarship Grant offered by Ministry of Minority Affairs (MOMA):

Item Hosteller Day Scholar
Admission & Tuition Fee Class XI & XII General Courses 7000/- per annum 7000/- per annum
Class XI & XII Technical & Vocational Courses 10,000/- per annum 10,000/- per annum
UG and PG Level 3000/- per annum 3000/- per annum
Maintenance Allowance Class XI & XII including Technical & Vocational Courses 380/- per month 230/- per month
UG and PG Level Courses (other than Technical & Vocational) 570/- per month 300/- per month
M.Phil. & PhD 1200/- per month 550/- per month

3. Merit cum Means Scholarship for Minority Students offered by Ministry of Minority Affairs (MOMA)

Eligibility:

- To pursue UG and PG education

- Family income not exceeding Rs.2.50lakh

- Not less than 50% marks in the previous final examination

Scholarship Grant:

Item Hosteller Day Scholar
Course Fee per annum Rs. 20,000/- Rs. 20,000/-
Maintenance Allowance per month Rs. 1,000/- Rs. 500/-

4. PM-USP (earlier known as PMSSS) Special Scholarship for Students of UT Ladakh and J&K offered by Ministry of Education

Eligibility:

- Domicile of Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh

- Family income of Rs. 8.00 lakh or less per annum

- Students must have passed 12th examination

Scholarship Grant:

Stream Academic Fee per annum Maintenance Charges per annum Number of Scholarships
General Degree Rs. 30,000/- Rs. 1.00 lakh 2070
Professional/ Engineering/ Nursing/ Pharmacy/ Architecture/ HMCT Degree Rs. 1.25 lakh Rs. 1.00 lakh 2830
Medical Degree -MBBS/ BDS/ BAMS/ BHMS Rs. 3.00 lakh Rs. 1.00 lakh 100

  • Registration for all the scholarships under MOTA &MOMA starts from 1 st April – 30 th September and Applythrough the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) i.e. www.scholarships.gov.in
  • For PM-USP Scholarship Applyonline on the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) portal i.e. www.aicte-jk-scholarship-gov.in
  • For more details contact department of Social & Tribal Welfare/ Higher Education, Secretariat Office Leh.