Applications have been invited for post-matric scholarships for students belonging to Christianity, Islam, Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism and Zoroastrianism for pursuing higher education.
The scholarships are extended to students of government, government-aided, and government-accredited educational institutions pursuing higher secondary education, ITI, ITC, NCVT, polytechnic, graduation, post-graduation, M.Phil, and doctoral research. The scholarships would be given to 18,989 students in Tamil Nadu during 2015-16, Collector K.S.Palanisamy said in a press release.
Students whose annual family income does not exceed Rs.2 lakh, are eligible for scholarships. Applicant must have secured not less than 50 per cent in the annual examination of the previous year.
Candidates should fill in the applications online at www.scholarship.gov.in
They should also download the filled-in applications and submit the same at their respective educational institution by attaching their mark sheets, community, nativity and income certificates, residential address proof, receipts for tuition fees paid, and bank account number.
The applications for fresh scholarships should be submitted before September 15 and for renewals before October 10.
The scholarships would electronically be transferred to their bank accounts and applicants would have to provide the core bank service account number and the 11-digit IFSC code of the bank branches, the release said.
