Scholarship for Jain Community in Maharashtra

As data available on official website of Directorate of Technical Education of Maharashtra, Govt. of India provide the scholarship for students belongs to minority community.

As mentioned on the official website, Jain students can avail this scholarship from Govt. of India. This type of schemes are not very known to our community and many students are not able to complete their graduation due to poor financial condition.

However some of the key features of  minority scholarship is covered here. I request all people of our community to spread the awareness of about such schemes and pass the benefits to all bright students of our community.

Objective of minority scholarship scheme:

The objective of the Scheme is to provide financial assistance to the poor and meritorious students belonging to minority communities to enable them to pursue professional and technical courses.
 These scholarships are available for studies in India only and will be awarded through an Agency designated by the State Government/UT Administration for this purpose.

Conditions for Scholarship:

i) Students who get admission in technical/professional courses any competitive examination will also be eligible for scholarship. However, such without facing students should have not less than 50% marks at higher secondary/graduation level. Selection of these students will be done strictly on merit basis.

ii) Continuation of the scholarship in subsequent years will depend on successful completion of the course during the preceding year.

iii) The annual income of the beneficiary/parent or guardian of beneficiary should not exceed Rs.2.50 lakh from all sources.

Application Process For Institutes Under DTE:

Application Process For Manual Submission Of Form:

Procedure for applying:

i ) An application for scholarship should comprise:

a) One copy of the application for scholarship in the prescribed form (separate application forms prescribed for ‘fresh’ and renewal of scholarship by the concerned States/UTs).

b) One copy of the passport size photograph with signatures of the student thereon (for fresh scholarship).

c) One attested copy of certificates, diploma, degree etc. in respect of all examinations passed.

d) An income declaration by the self-employed parents/guardians, stating definite income from all sources by way of an affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper. Employed parents/guardians are required to obtain income certificate from their employer and for any additional income from other sources, they would furnish declaration by way of an affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper.

e) Proof of permanent residence.

f) A receipt in acknowledgement of the scholarship in the previous year on the form attached to the application duly countersigned by the Head of the Institution concerned, if the application was in receipt of a scholarship under this scheme in the preceding year.

Official website of Directorate of Technical Education

To read Minority Scholarship Notification from Govt. of Maharashtra for 2013-14 Click here

For online application click here

To download Income declaration and Receipt format Click here