It is for
information to all concerned that Fresh/Renewal applications for Pre-Matrix and
Post-Matrix scholarships for students of Assam belonging to Scheduled Tribes
(SC) and Other Backward Classes (OBC/MOBC) are invited for the year 2019-20
through National Scholarship Portal (NSP) www.scholarships.gov.in. Applications
will be entertained through online portal only for students studying in
Govt./Govt. aided/Govt. recognized/ Madhyamik/ Middle/Primary
School/University/Higher Secondary/ Colleges including Medical /Technical Institutions etc having valid
U-DISE/AISHE/NCVT code only.
The timelines for
submission and verifications of applications are given below:
1. Name of Scheme: Pre Matric Scholarship to ST students
studying in Class IX-X
Eligibility (Annual Family income): Rs.2.00 lakh
2. Name of Scheme: Pre Matric Scholarship to ST students
Eligibility (Annual Family income): Rs.2.50 lakh
3. Name of Scheme: Pre Matric Scholarship to OBC students
in Class I-X
Eligibility (Annual Family income): Rs.2.50 lakh
4. Name of Scheme: Pre Matric Scholarship to OBC students
Eligibility (Annual Family income): Rs.1.50 lakh
Last date for
submission of online application by student: 29th February 2020
Last date for
verification of applications by Institution: 11th March 2020
Note:
(i) For
verification of applications, each Institution has to fill their Institute’s
Nodal Officer registration form and get it approved by the State Nodal Officer.
If the Institute/School/College does not do so, they will not able to verify
the applications online.
(ii) Name, E-mail
id and contact details of the State Nodal Office for scholarship schemes are
available on this Directorate website www.directorwptbc.assam.gov.in.
(iii) The guidelines
for the schemes as well as Standard Operating procedure (SOP) and User manual
for Institutions are available on National Scholarship Portal website www.scholarships.gov.in as well as on
the website of this Directorate www.directorwptbc.assam.gov.in.
Institutions are
hereby informed that timely verification of applications which include scrutiny
of documents viz. Caste Certificate, Income Certificate, etc. is the
responsibility of the Institution Nodal Office and will also be
responsible/liable for any false or incorrect information. It is also the
responsibility of the Institution Nodal Office to mobilize online applications
of students and after verifications of the applications within the dateline,
submit the hard copy of the approved verified list to the office of the
undersigned latest by 15-03-2020.
For any further
details on the scholarship schemes, educational institutions and students may
approach the office of the Director, Welfare of Plain Tribes and Backward
Classes, Assam, Chatriniwas Path, Rukmini Nagar, Guwahati-6 or e-mail us at
directorateofwptbc.assam@gmail.com.