Dr. Ambedkar Scholarship

Scholarship Details

In the state of Punjab, the Department of Welfare of Scheduled Castes (SC) & Backward Classes (BC) has aimed to remove the back shadow of poverty from the education life of the backward students, especially the students of Scheduled Caste. Punjab Dr. Ambedkar Scholarship 2022 has set a mission to provide financial support to those students who have to face issues in their way of achieving an education.

Award

The following benefits will be provided in this scholarship:-

• Maintenance allowance,
• Reimbursement of compulsory non-refundable fees,
• Study tour charges,
• Thesis typing/printing charges for Research Scholars,
• Book allowance for students pursuing correspondence courses,
• Book bank facility for specified courses, and
• Additional allowance for students with disabilities, for the complete duration of the course

Eligibility

For Scheduled Caste-

• Scholarships will be paid to the students whose parents/guardians’ income from all sources does not exceed Rs. 2,50,000/- (Rupees two lakh, fifty thousand only) per annum.
• The scholarships are open to nationals of India.
• These scholarships will be given for the study of all recognized post-matriculation or post-secondary
courses pursued in recognized institutions, with the following exceptions:-
• “Scholarships are not awarded for training courses like Aircraft Maintenance Engineer’s Courses and Private Pilot licence Courses. Courses at Training – Ship Dufferin (Now Rajendra), courses of training at the Military College, Dehradun, courses at Preexamination Training Centres of all India and State levels.”
• Only those candidates who belong to Scheduled Castes so specified in relation to the State/Union Territory to which the applicant actually belongs i.e., permanently settled and who have passed the Matriculation or Higher Secondary or any higher examination of a recognized University or Board of Secondary Education, will be eligible.
• Candidates who after passing one stage of education are studying in the same stage of education in different subject, e.g., I. Sc. after I.A. or B.Com. after B.A. or M.A. in other subjects will not be eligible.
• Students who, after having completed their educational career in one professional line, e.g., L.L.B. after B.T./B. Ed. will not be eligible.
• Students studying in Class XI of the Higher Secondary School courses of the XII Class of the Multi-purpose High School will not be eligible for it being a continuous school course. However, in cases where Xth class examination of such courses is treated as equivalent to Matriculation and students who after passing Xth class join other courses, such students will be treated as post-matric students and will be eligible for the award of scholarships.
• Students pursuing Post Graduate courses in medicine will be eligible if they are not allowed to practice during the period of their course.
• Students who after failing or passing the under graduate/post-graduate examinations in Arts/Science/Commerce join any recognized professional or Technical certificate/diploma/degree courses will be awarded scholarships if otherwise eligible. No subsequent failure will be condoned, except courses in Group ‘I’.
• Students who pursue their studies through correspondence courses are also eligible. The term correspondence includes distant and continuing education.
• Employed students whose income combined with the income of their parents/guardians does not exceed the maximum prescribed income ceiling are made eligible for post matric scholarships to the extent of reimbursement of all compulsorily payable nonrefundable fees.
• All children of the same parents/guardians will be entitled to receive benefits of the scheme.
• Scholarship holders who are receiving coaching in any of the pre-examination training centres with financial assistance from the Central Government/ State Government will not be eligible for stipend under the coaching schemes for the duration of the coaching programme.

For OBC-

• Employed students whose income combined with the income of their parents/guardians does not exceed Rs. 1.00 lakh per annum shall be eligible for post-matric scholarships to the extent of reimbursement of all compulsorily payable non-refundable fees. In case of unemployed students whose parents/guardians income from all sources does not exceed Rs. 1.00 lakh per annum will be entitled for the scholarship under the Scheme.
• The scholarships will be open to Indian nationals belonging to OBCs
• These scholarships will be given for the study of all recognized post-matriculation or post-secondary
courses pursued in recognized institutions, with the following exceptions:-
• “Scholarships are not awarded for training courses like Aircraft Maintenance Engineer’s Courses and Private Pilot licence Courses. Courses of Training – Ship Dufferin (Now Rajendra), courses of training at the Military College, Dehradun, courses at Pre-examination Training Centres of all India and State levels.”
• Only those candidates who belong to OBC specified in relation to the State/Union Territory to which the applicant actually belongs i.e., permanently settled and who have passed the Matriculation or Higher Secondary or any higher examination of a recognized University or Board of Secondary Education, will be eligible.
• Candidates who after passing one stage of education are studying in the same stage of education in different subjects, e.g., I. Sc. after I.A. or B.Com. after B.A. or M.A. in other subjects will not be eligible.
• Students who, after having completed their educational career in one professional line, e.g., L.L.B. after B.T./B. Ed. will not be eligible. From the academic year 1980-81, studies in two professional courses are allowed.
• Students studying in Class XI of the Higher Secondary School courses of the XII Class of the Multi-purpose High School will not be eligible for it being a continuous school course. However, in cases where Xth class examination of such courses is treated as equivalent to Matriculation and students who after passing Xth class join other courses, such students will be treated as post-matric students and will be eligible for the award of scholarships.
• Students pursuing Post Graduate courses in medicine will be eligible if they are not allowed to practice during the period of their course.
• Students who after failing or passing the under graduate/post-graduate examinations in Arts/Science/Commerce join any recognized professional or Technical certificate/diploma/degree courses will be awarded scholarships if otherwise eligible. No subsequent failure will be condoned, except courses in Group ‘I’.
• Students who pursue their studies through correspondence courses are also eligible. The term correspondence includes distant and continuing education.
• Employed students whose income combined with the income of their parents/guardians does not exceed the maximum prescribed income ceiling are made eligible for post matric scholarships to the extent of reimbursement of all compulsorily payable nonrefundable fees.
• Only two boys of the same parents/guardians will be entitled to receive benefits of the scheme.
• Scholarship holders who are receiving coaching in any of the pre-examination training centres with financial assistance from the Central Government/ State Government will not be eligible for stipend under the coaching schemes for the duration of the coaching program.

Documents Needed

• Caste Certificate, Birth Certificate, Income Certificate.
• Aadhaar Card or Any Other Government Proof of ID.
• Address Proof.
• Passport Size Photo of the Candidate.
• Mark Sheet of Previous Qualifying Examination.
• Bank Passbook Showing Bank Name, Branch, IFSC Code, Account Number, Beneficiary Name.

Provider

Department of Welfare of Scheduled Caste & Backward Classes, Punjab.

How To Apply

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