Sarkari Yojana
ICAR – Post Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribes Candidates
About ICAR – Post Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribes Candidates
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Government of India, runs “Post Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribes Candidates” to fund SC/ST students pursuing Bachelor’s degree programmes in Agriculture and allied fields — B.Sc. (Agri.), B.V.Sc., B.Sc. (Agril. Engg.), B.Sc. (Home Science), B.F.Sc., B.Sc. (Forestry), and similar. It aims to help students from weaker sections access higher education in agriculture and allied sciences.
Scheme Overview
Central Government
Ministry Of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Indian Council Of Agricultural Research
Individual
01 Jun 2006
Scheme Details
Eligibility Requirements
To qualify for ICAR - Post Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribes Candidates, applicants must satisfy the following conditions:
The applicant must be an Indian citizen.
The applicant must belong to a Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe community, as defined by the Government of India.
Only students admitted to an undergraduate degree programme in Agriculture & Allied Sciences at an Agricultural University are eligible.
General Condition:
A scholar accepting this scholarship cannot avail any…
A scholar accepting this scholarship cannot avail any other scholarship/concession from another agency, nor take up part-time employment.
Termination of Scholarship
Termination of Scholarship: The scholarship ends without notice
either from the date the scholar stops being…
either from the date the scholar stops being on the institution's rolls, or when the scholarship sanction expires, whichever comes first; it can also be terminated without notice if the institution and Council find the scholar negligent in studies or guilty of misconduct;
if the institution drops the scholar for poor…
if the institution drops the scholar for poor performance.
Benefits Provided
ICAR - Post Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribes Candidates provides the following benefits to eligible applicants:
Value Of Scholarship
₹1,000/- per month, plus an annual contingent grant…
₹1,000/- per month, plus an annual contingent grant of ₹750/- toward tuition fees, books, uniforms, and similar costs. Duration Of Scholarship
Covers the entire normal duration of the degree…
Covers the entire normal duration of the degree programme the candidate is enrolled in.
Documents Required
Applicants should keep the following documents ready before starting the application:
Student photo
Student photo.
Aadhaar number
Aadhaar number.
Caste certificate
Caste certificate.
Aadhaar-linked bank account details
Aadhaar-linked bank account details.
Residential/domicile certificate
Residential/domicile certificate.
Proof of admission
Proof of admission.
Proof of identity
Proof of identity.
Mark sheets from the previous qualifying examination
Mark sheets from the previous qualifying examination.
2006-06-01
How to Apply
Offline Application
Applicants can apply for ICAR - Post Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribes Candidates through the offline application process outlined below.
Application Portal: Open Application Portal ↗
The Council remits the scholarship amount and contingent…
The Council remits the scholarship amount and contingent grant to each institution, based on the demand it receives through the University's Registrar/Comptroller in the prescribed proforma.
Students become eligible for the scholarship and contingent…
Students become eligible for the scholarship and contingent grant from the date they join the course.
Procedure of Selection:
The scheme awards 240 scholarships each year, earmarked to individual Agricultural Universities in proportion to their actual number of admitted SC/ST candidates.
A tentative distribution across universities is first based on their SC/ST reserved seats.
The final allotment each year, however, follows actual SC/ST admissions, keeping the ratio of scholarships to admitted SC/ST students roughly equal across universities.
Payment of Scholarship
(a) Students become eligible for the scholarship and contingent grant from their date of joining the course.
(b) The Council remits the scholarship and contingent grant to institutions based on demand submitted through the University's Registrar/Comptroller in the prescribed proforma.
(c) Scholarship payment during medical leave follows these rules:
1. Full scholarship is paid for absences up to two months, supported by a medical certificate as prescribed by the university.
2. Half scholarship applies for absences beyond two but not exceeding four months — full rate for the first two months and half rate for the following two.
3. No scholarship is paid for absences beyond four months, though payment for the first four months follows sub-clauses (1) and (2) above.
4. Married women get full-rate scholarship for maternity absences up to three months; nothing is paid beyond three months.
5. In all cases (1) to (4), payment follows only if the Head of Institution recommends the application and certifies the scholar is likely to make up the lost study time.
These concessions under clauses (1) to (4) are available only once during the entire course.
(d) The scholarship generally continues year to year if the student's progress is satisfactory per University standards. If a student goes on academic probation, the scholarship for that period is paid at half rate — available only once during the course; a second probation period draws no scholarship at all.
Official Application & Website
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