OBC Scholarship 2024
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India has released the official notification of Assam OBC Scholarship Scheme. Basically, these are centrally sponsored scheme of Pre-Matric and Post-Matric scholarships for the students of Assam belonging to for vulnerable groups comprising of Other Backward Class (OBCs), Economically Backward Class (EBC) and Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (DNT/S-NT) for the academic year 2024-2025.
Interested and eligible candidates may apply online for OBC Scholarship Assam 2024 through National Scholarship Portal (NSP) at www.scholarships.gov.in.
OBC Scholarship Details
Name of scholarship scheme: Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Scholarship for OBC Students
Scholarship authority: Government of India
Academic Session: 2024 – 2025
Eligible classes:
Pre-matric: Class IX to X
Post-matric: Post-matriculation level courses
Helplines:
Phone Number: 0120-6619540
Email Address: helpdesk@nsp.gov.in
Official website: https://scholarships.gov.in
Application status: Available
Eligibility Criteria of Assam OBC Scholarship
Community: Only OBC Community Students are eligible to apply for the Scholarship.
Citizenship: The scholarships are open to Nationals of India only.
Family Restriction: Only two boys of the same parents/ guardian will be entitled to receive scholarships. This restriction will, however, not apply to girls. Accordingly, scholarship availed by girls of same parents/guardian will not adversely affect admissibility of availing scholarship upto two boys of same parents/guardian.
Income Ceiling: Scholarships will be granted to the OBC students whose parental/guardian’s income from all sources does not exceed Rs. 2.5 lakhs per annum. The income certificate should be obtained only from the Circle Officer of respective Revenue Circle.
How to Apply for OBC Scholarship ?
Candidates need to visit official national scholarship portal https://scholarships.gov.in for submission of online application this scholarship. One needs to follow below mentioned steps to apply online for this scholarship.
Step 1: Scroll down, go to Important Web Links section.
Step 2: Click on One-Time Registration link .
Step 3: A new webpage will be opened.
Step 4: Enter your details as required in the portal; and register yourself.
Step 5: After registration, Click on Online Application Form and Login.
Step 6: Enter all credentials and upload your documents as required in the portal.
Step 7: Finally click on “Submit” and take print out of your submitted application.
Documents to be Submitted along with OBC Online Form
Students mandatorily need the following documents to fill up the OBC Scholarship Application Form.
| Bank Passbook |
| Income Certificate |
| Caste Certificate |
| Aadhaar Card |
Note:
# Applicants are advised to give only that bank account details which remains in active mode so that payment of Scholarship does not fail as all the disbursement of Scholarship will be made through DBT mode. The authority shall not be responsible for any failure of transaction due to inactive or incorrect bank details.
# Applicants to ensure that they have a bank account seeded with Aadhaar number.
Important Dates of OBC Scholarship 2024
# Starting date of submission of online application: 25th July 2024
# Last date of submission of online application: 30th September 2024
# Last date of Defective Verification: 15th October 2024
# Last date of Institute Level Verification: 15th October 2024
Important Web Links of OBC Scholarship Assam
| Online Application Form | Click Here |
| One-Time Registration | Register | Login |
| Scholarship Guidelines | Pre-Matric | Post-Matric | FAQs |
| Official Website | Click Here |
