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 |