Post-Matric Scholarship for ST Students Meghalaya 2024, Apply Online

If you are a permanent resident of the Meghalaya state then you will be eligible to apply for the Post-Matric Scholarship for ST Students Meghalaya 2024. You can visit the official website of the National Scholarship Portal in order to fill out the application form which is available. The candidates can fill out the application form before the last date in order to successfully get all of the benefits which are included in the scholarship scheme after they have successfully completed their schooling education. The candidates can check out the scholarship scheme from the article provided below including the eligibility criteria and also some major FAQs. 

About Post-Matric Scholarship for ST Students

New scholarship opportunities were created by the Meghalaya state government so that all of the people can apply for these scholarship opportunities so that they can continue their education even after completing their schooling. Candidates who belong to the scheduled tribe category can apply for the scholarship opportunities presented by the organization by visiting the official website of the national scholarship portal. The candidates can fill out the application form for the scholarship opportunity before the last date in order to be eligible for the benefits provided by the organization of the Indian government. Monthly allowances will be provided through the development of this scheme in order to help all of the people.

Also Check: Meghalaya Scholarship

Important Dates

• The last date to apply for this scholarship scheme is 9th February 2024

Benefits Of Post-Matric Scholarship for ST Students

The following benefits will be provided to the people who are applying for this scheme:-

Category	Rupees monthly
Hostellers	Day Scholars
Group 1: Degree and Postgraduate level professional courses	1200	550
Group 2: Other professional courses leading to Degree, Diploma, Certificate	820	530
Group 3: Graduate and Post Graduate courses not covered under Group 1 & Group 2	570	300
Group 4: All non-degree courses	380	230

Additional Provision for ST Students With Disabilities

The following benefits to the scheduled caste students who are suffering from various disabilities:-

• (A) Reader Allowance for blind Scholars
  • Level, of Course, Reader Allowance (Rs. Per month)
  • Group I, II 240
  • Group III 200
  • Group IV 160
• Provision of transport allowance up to Rs.160/- per month for disabled students, if such student does not reside in the hostel, which is within the premises of the educational institution. The disability as per the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act,1995 is defined as blindness, low-vision, leprosy-cured, hearing impairment, locomotor disability, mental retardation, and mental illness.
• Escort Allowance of Rs.160/- per month for severely handicapped day scholar students with low extremity disability.
• Special Pay of Rs.160/- per month is admissible to any employee of the hostel willing to extend help to a severely orthopedically handicapped student residing in the hostel of an educational institution, who may need the assistance of a helper.
• Allowance of Rs. 240/- per month towards extra coaching to mentally retarded and mentally ill students. The provisions in (B) to (D) will also apply to leprosy-cured students.
• Study tour charges upto a maximum of Rs.1600/- per annum, limited to the actual expenditure incurred by the student on transportation charges, etc. will be paid to the scholars studying professional and technical courses, provided that the head of the institution certifies that the study tour is essential for the scholar for completion of his/her course of study
• Thesis Typing/Printing Charges- Thesis typing/printing charges up to a maximum of Rs.1600/- will be paid to research scholars on the recommendation of the Head of the Institution.
•  Correspondence courses including distance and continuing education The students pursuing such courses are also eligible for an annual allowance of Rs.1200/- for essential/prescribed books, besides reimbursement of course fees.

Eligibility Criteria

The applicant must follow the following eligibility criteria in order to successfully apply for the post-matric scholarship scheme presented by the organization:-

• The scholarships are open to nationals of India.
• These scholarships will provide for the study of all recognized post-matriculation 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 and courses at pre-examination training centers of all India and State levels.”
• Only those candidates who belong to Scheduled Tribes 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 a 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, wish to study for another profession e.g. LLB after B.T./B.Ed. will not be eligible. From the academic year 1980-81, however, studies in two professional courses are allowed.
• Students studying in Class XI of Higher Secondary Schools which have a continuous school course of 12th class will not be eligible. However, in cases where the X class examination of such courses is treated as equivalent to Matriculation and students after passing the tenth class can 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 undergraduate/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 for courses in Group ‘I’, and no further change in the course will be allowed.
• Students who pursue their studies through correspondence courses are also eligible. The term correspondence includes distant and continuing education.
• Employed students who take leave without pay for the entire duration of the course and study as full-time students will be eligible for scholarships. From the academic year 1980-81, 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 non-refundable fees.
• All children of the same parents/guardians will be entitled to receive the benefits of the scheme.
• A scholarship holder under this scheme will not hold any other scholarship/stipend. If awarded any other scholarship/stipend, the student can exercise his/her option for either of the two scholarships/stipends, whichever is more beneficial to him/her, and should inform the awarding authority through the Head of the Institution about the option made. No scholarship will be paid to the students under this scheme from the date he/she accepts another scholarship/stipend. The student can, however, accept free lodging or a grant or ad hoc monetary help from the State Government or any other source for purchasing books, and equipment or for meeting the expenses on board and lodging in addition to the scholarship amount paid under this scheme.
• Students who have already received coaching in any of the pre-examination training centers with financial assistance from the Government will not be eligible.
• Scholarships will be paid to the students whose parents/guardians’ income from all sources does not exceed Rs. 2,00,000/- (Rs. two lacks only) per annum.

Documents Required

The following documents are required to be submitted while you are applying for the different types of scholarship schemes:-

• One copy of the application for scholarship in the prescribed form
• One copy of the passport-size photograph with signatures of the student thereon (for fresh scholarship).
• A certificate (in original) of Caste duly signed by an authorized Revenue Officer, not below the rank of Tehsildar.
• 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 an income certificate from their employer and for any additional income from other sources, they would furnish a declaration by way of an affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper.
• A receipt in acknowledgment of the scholarship in the previous year on the form attached to the application only duly countersigned by the Head of the Institution/School concerned, if the applicant was in receipt of a scholarship under this scheme in the preceding year.
• Application complete in all respects shall be submitted to the Head of the Institution/School, being attended or last attended by the candidates and shall be forwarded by the Head of the Institution, after scrutiny and with his recommendation, to the sanctioning authority

Selection Procedure

The applicant will have to go through the following selection procedure in order to be selected for the scholarship:-

• All the eligible Scheduled Tribes candidates will be given scholarships subject to the application of the Means Test prescribed in these Regulations.
• Candidates belonging to one State but studying in another State will be awarded scholarships by the State to which they belong and will submit their applications to the competent authorities in that State. In the matter of exemption from fees or other concessions also they will be treated as if they were studying in their own State.
• The award once made will be tenable from the stage at which it is given to the completion of the course subject to good conduct and regularity in attendance. It will be renewed from year to year provided that within a course that is continuous for a number of years, the scholar secures promotion to the next higher class irrespective of the fact whether such examinations are conducted by a University or the Institution.
• If a Scheduled Tribe scholar pursuing a Group I course fails the examination for the first time, the award may be renewed. For the second and subsequent failure in any class, the student shall bear his/her own expenses until he/she secures promotion to the next higher class.
• If a scholar is unable to appear in the annual examination owing to illness and/or on account of any other unforeseeable event, the award may be renewed for the next academic year on submission of a medical certificate and/or other required sufficient proof to the satisfaction of the Head of the Institution and his/her certifying that the scholar would have passed had he/she appeared in the examination.
• If according to the Regulations of a University/Institution, a student is promoted to the next higher class even though he/she may not have actually passed in the lower class and is required to take an examination of the junior class again after some time, he/she will be entitled to a scholarship for the class to which he/she is promoted if the student is otherwise eligible for the scholarship.
• Maintenance allowance is payable from 1st April or from the month of admission, whichever is later, to the month in which the examinations are completed, at the end of the academic year (including maintenance allowance during holidays), provided that if the scholar secures admission after the 20th day of a month, the amount will be paid from the month following the month of admission.
• In case of renewal of scholarship awarded in the previous years, maintenance allowance will be paid from the month following the month upto which scholarship was paid in the previous year if the course of study is continuous.
• The Government of the State/Union Territory Administration, to which the student belongs, in accordance with the procedure laid down by them in this regard, will pay the scholarship money to the selected students.
• The scholarship will not be paid for the period of internship/horsemanship in the M.B.B.S. course or for practical training in other courses if the student is in receipt of some remuneration during the internship period or some allowance/stipend during the practical training in other courses.

Terms And Conditions

The applicant must follow the following terms and conditions in order to successfully apply for the scholarship program:-

• The scholarship is dependent on the satisfactory progress and conduct of the scholars. If it is reported by the Head of the Institution at any time that a scholar has by reasons of his/her own act of default failed to make satisfactory progress or has been guilty of misconduct such as resorting to or participating in strikes, irregularity in attendance without the permission of the authorities concerned, etc. The authority sanctioning the scholarship may either cancel the scholarship or stop or withhold further payment for such a period as it may think fit.
• If a student is found to have obtained a scholarship by false statements, his/her scholarship will be canceled forthwith and the amount of the scholarship paid will be recovered, at the discretion of the concerned State Government. The student concerned will be blacklisted and debarred for scholarship in any scheme forever.
• A scholarship awarded may be canceled if the scholar changes the subject of the course of study for which the scholarship was originally awarded or changes the Institution of study, without prior approval of the State Government. The Head of the Institution shall report such cases to them and stop payment of the scholarship money. The amount already paid may also be recovered at the discretion of the State Government.
• A scholar is liable to refund the scholarship amount at the discretion of the State Government, if during the course of the year, the studies for which the scholarship has been awarded, are discontinued by him/her.
• The regulations can be changed at any time at the discretion of the Government of India.

Also Check: Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST Students

Post-Matric Scholarship for ST Students Meghalaya 2024 Application Procedure

To apply for the scholarship we will have to follow the simple procedure given below:-

• The candidates will first have to visit the Post-Matric website of the national scholarship portal by clicking on the link given here

• The home page will open on your screen.
• Click on the option called New Registration

• The instructions will open on your screen.
• Tick mark the declaration.
• Click on the “Continue” option.
• Enter all of the details.
• Enter name, date of birth, mobile number, gender, email ID, bank details, etc.
• Enter the captcha code 
• Click the “Register” option.
• Now you have to log in using your credentials.
• Click on the option called Application Form

• The application form will display on the screen
• Enter details including the State of Domicile, Name of the student, Date of Birth, Community/ Category, Father’s Name, Aadhaar card Number, Mobile Number, Scholarship Category, Gender, Religion, Mother’s Name, Annual Family Income, Email ID, etc.
• Click on “Save & Continue”
• Upload the documents.
• Click on “Final Submission’’
• The application form will successfully submit.

Login Procedure 

If you want to log in to the official website and you will have to follow the simple procedure given below:-

• The candidates will first have to visit the official website of the national scholarship portal by clicking on the link given here
• The home page will open on your screen.
• Click on the option called Login.
• You have to now click on the option called Fresh Application

• Enter the application ID and Password.
• Enter the captcha code.
• Click the “Login” option 
• You will be able to log in accordingly.

Renewal Process

If you want to renew your scholarship then you need to follow the simple procedure given below:-

• The candidates will first have to visit the official website of the national scholarship portal by clicking on the link given here
• The home page will open on your screen.
• Click on the option called “Renewal Application”

• A new page will open on your screen.
• Enter the application ID and Password.
• Enter the captcha code.
• Click the “Login” option 
• Now you can successfully apply for renewal of the application.

Application Status

If you want to check the application status then you will have to follow the simple procedure given:-

• The candidates will first have to visit the official website of the national scholarship portal by clicking on the link given here
• The home page will open on your screen.
• Click on the option called Login.
• You have to now click on the option called Previous Year Application Status

• Click on the year of your choice and the status will open on your screen. 
• A new page will open on your screen.
• You need to select your year from the drop-down menu.
• A new page will open on your screen.
• Enter your application ID and password.
• Click on the option called Submit.
• The application status will open on your screen.

Contact Details

• For any technical queries, please contact Helpdesk at helpdesk[at]nsp[dot]gov[dot]in or  0120 – 6619540 (from 8 AM to 8 PM on all days, excluding holidays)

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