Free Coaching Scholarship for Students with Disabilities

Name of the Scheme

Free Coaching Scholarship for Students with Disabilities

Funding by

Central Government

Eligibility criteria

General Eligibility Conditions –

• The scholarships are open only to Indian nationals.
• All the components of scholarships are open to students with benchmark disability i.e., 40% or more disability as defined in ‘Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and having a valid certificate of disability issued by the competent authority as prescribed under Rules.
• Not more than two children with disabilities of the same parents will be entitled to receive benefits of the scheme. In case the second child is a twin, the scholarship under the schemes will be admissible to the twin.
• Scholarship for studying in any class will be available for only one year. If a student has to repeat a class, she/he would not get scholarship for that class for a second (or a subsequent) year.
• A scholarship holder under this scheme will not avail any other scholarship/stipend. No scholarship will be paid to the students under this scheme from the date he/she accepts any other scholarship/stipend.
• UDID/UDID enrolment shall be mandatory for availing the benefits of the Scholarship scheme.

Scheme Specific Eligibility Conditions –

• This is admissible only for pursuing Graduate and Post graduate Degree/Diploma courses in Institutes of Excellence in Education as notified by the DEPwD.
• Scholarship under this scheme shall not be admissible for pursuing distance learning/part-time/week-end courses under any stream. Further, the award under this component cannot be considered for second or subsequent times as the individual can be awarded only once.
• Parental Income should not be more than 8 lakhs per annum

Category of Scheme

Scholarship

How to Apply for the Scheme

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Scheme Guidelines

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Beneficiary:

This is admissible for recruitment examinations for Group A, B and C posts and entrance examinations for admission to various technical and professional courses.

Benefits:

The quantum of financial assistance under Top Class Education Scholarship for Student with Benchmark Disabilitiesincludes the following components as mentioned below: -