Open Merit Scholarship Maharashtra has been started by the School Education and Sports Department Government of Maharashtra. This scholarship scheme is specially designed for 10th-passed students. For more information about the scholarship scheme, you have to read the section of this article. It is important to know detailed information before submitting the application. Readers are advised to accumulate information like eligibility conditions, documents required to submit, the application process, important dates, and any other relevant information from this article.
About Open Merit Scholarship Maharashtra 2023
To encourage students to further their studies many schemes are run by the government. To support the students Maharashtra government has also started a new scheme called open merit scholarship. Under this program, all those students who have passed the SSC/10th board examination and have taken admission further in the 11th standard will get cash benefits. The government is going to provide scholarships for 10 months. The scholarship amount will directly transfer to the bank account of the applicant.
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Highlights Of Open Merit Scholarship Maharashtra
- Name of the scheme: Open Merit Scholarship Maharashtra
- Launched by: School Education and Sports Department Government of Maharashtra
- Launched for: students
- Benefits: monetary
- Mode of application: online
- Official site: Open Merit
Important Dates
- The last date to submit the application will update soon
Benefits Of Open Merit Scholarship Maharashtra
Beneficiaries who get selected for the scholarship scheme will get an annual scholarship of rupees 500 per year for studying in classes 11th and 12th.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant should be studying in class 11th or 12th
- Applicant must have secured at least 60% marks in the 10th standard examination on the first attempt
- The scholarship will continue only if the student secures at least 50% marks at the end of the first year of the junior college beneficiary category- all categories
Documents Required
- 10th standard certificate and marksheet
- For renewal of 11th standard certificate and marksheet
Selection Procedure
Selection of the students for the open merit scholarship in junior College will be made on the basis of their academic marks in the qualifying examination.
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Open Merit Scholarship Maharashtra 2023 Application Procedure
- To apply for the scholarship, you have to visit the Open Merit website of the Maharashtra government scholarship portal
- From home page of the portal, you have to go to the new applicant registration option
- Application form will open on the screen where you have to enter the ask details like
- Applicant
- Username
- Password
- Email ID and select get OTP for email ID verification
- You will receive an email entering the OTP you received
- Mobile number
- Select get OTP for mobile number
- You will receive an SMS, enter the OTP you received
- Now hit the register button to complete the registration process
- Log in with the portal by using your registration id and password
- Now choose the scheme name for which you desire to apply
- The form will open on the computer screen, mention all the necessary details as asked in the form
- Attach the significant documents as required
- Review the complete filled application and submit it
- Take the print of it for further use if required