Merit-cum-Means Scholarship Scheme for Minority Communities Students
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.
Scope:
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.
Number of scholarship:
Every year 20000
scholarships will be distributed among the students of minority communities
throughout the country. Based on the state-wise population of these
communities, the distribution of scholarship will be as under:
State-wise distribution of scholarships
|
S. No. |
States
|
No. of Scholarship
for Muslim |
No. of Scholarship
for Christian |
No. of Scholarship
for Sikh |
No. of Scholarship
for Buddhist |
No. of Scholarship
for Parsi |
No. of
Scholarship for all Minority Communities. |
|
1 |
Andhra
Pradesh |
737 |
124 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
867 |
|
2 |
Arunachal
Pradesh |
2 |
21 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
38 |
|
3 |
Assam |
870 |
104 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
981 |
|
4 |
Bihar |
1448 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1458 |
|
5 |
Chhatisgarh |
43 |
42 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
99 |
|
6 |
Goa |
10 |
38 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
49 |
|
7 |
Gujarat |
485 |
30 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
523 |
|
8 |
Haryana |
129 |
3 |
124 |
1 |
0 |
257 |
|
9 |
Himachal
Pradesh |
13 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
30 |
|
10 |
Jammu
& Kashmir |
717 |
2 |
22 |
12 |
0 |
753 |
|
11 |
Jharkhand |
394 |
115 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
519 |
|
12 |
Karnataka |
682 |
106 |
2 |
42 |
0 |
832 |
|
13 |
Kerala |
830 |
639 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1469 |
|
14 |
Madhya
Pradesh |
406 |
18 |
16 |
22 |
0 |
462 |
|
15 |
Maharashtra
|
1084 |
112 |
23 |
617 |
4 |
1840 |
|
16 |
Manipur |
20 |
78 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
98 |
|
17 |
Meghalaya |
10 |
172 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
182 |
|
18 |
Mizoram |
1 |
82 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
91 |
|
19 |
Nagaland |
4 |
189 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
193 |
|
20 |
Orissa
|
81 |
95 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
179 |
|
21 |
Punjab |
40 |
31 |
1540 |
4 |
0 |
1615 |
|
22 |
Rajasthan |
505 |
8 |
87 |
1 |
0 |
601 |
|
23 |
Sikkim |
1 |
4 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
21 |
|
24 |
Tamil
Nadu |
366 |
399 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
767 |
|
25 |
Tripura |
27 |
11 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
48 |
|
26 |
Uttar
Pradesh |
3245 |
22 |
72 |
32 |
0 |
3371 |
|
27 |
Uttaranchal
|
107 |
3 |
22 |
1 |
0 |
133 |
|
28 |
West
Bengal |
2136 |
54 |
7 |
26 |
0 |
2223 |
|
|
Union
Territories |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29 |
Andaman
and Nicobar Islands |
3 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
|
30 |
Chandigarh |
4 |
1 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
|
31 |
Dadra
& Nagar Haveli |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
32 |
Daman
& Diu |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
33 |