Sarkari Yojana
Financial Assistance to Sportspersons to Pursue Sports Coaching Courses Conducted by SAI, NSNIS, Patiala as a Part of Skill Development Programme to Improve their Employability
About Financial Assistance to Sportspersons to Pursue Sports Coaching Courses Conducted by SAI, NSNIS, Patiala as a Part of Skill Development Programme to Improve their Employability
The Department of Sports & Youth Services Department, Government of Odisha, introduced the scheme “Financial Assistance to Sportspersons to Pursue Sports Coaching Courses Conducted by SAI, NSNIS, Patiala as a Part of Skill Development Programme to Improve their Employability”. It funds Odisha’s sportspersons to complete SAI, NSNIS coaching courses so that they can qualify as coaches and become more employable.
Scheme Overview
State Government
Department Of Sports & Youth Services Department, Government Of Odisha
Individual
Scheme Details
Eligibility Requirements
To qualify for Financial Assistance to Sportspersons to Pursue Sports Coaching Courses Conducted by SAI, NSNIS, Patiala as a Part of Skill Development Programme to Improve their Employability, applicants must satisfy the following conditions:
Applicants from both the BPL and Non-BPL categories…
Applicants from both the BPL and Non-BPL categories may apply.
The scheme is open only to sportspersons who…
The scheme is open only to sportspersons who have played for the Districts of Odisha, Odisha State or its Universities in Sports & Games, and who meet SAI, NSNIS's own eligibility criteria for admission to its academic courses.
Benefits Provided
Financial Assistance to Sportspersons to Pursue Sports Coaching Courses Conducted by SAI, NSNIS, Patiala as a Part of Skill Development Programme to Improve their Employability provides the following benefits to eligible applicants:
Sportspersons who apply and win selection for the coaching courses run by SAl, NSNIS receive support on the following lines:-
Sportspersons under the BPL category:
the full 100% Course Fee, along with ₹10,000/- for Diploma and long-term courses or ₹5,000/- for Six Weeks Certificate Courses towards travel and other incidental costs.
Sportspersons of Non-BPL category:
75% of the Course Fee, along with ₹5,000/- for Diploma and long-term courses or ₹2,500/- for Six Weeks Certificate Courses towards travel and other incidental costs.
Documents Required
Applicants should keep the following documents ready before starting the application:
A recent photograph of passport size
A recent photograph of passport size
Attested copy of the BPL card (where applicable)
Attested copy of the BPL card (where applicable)
Aadhaar identity card
Aadhaar identity card
Certificates of educational qualification
Certificates of educational qualification
Certificates of sporting achievements
Certificates of sporting achievements
Certificate confirming medical fitness
Certificate confirming medical fitness
Any further documents that may be called for
Any further documents that may be called for
How to Apply
Online Application
Applicants can apply for Financial Assistance to Sportspersons to Pursue Sports Coaching Courses Conducted by SAI, NSNIS, Patiala as a Part of Skill Development Programme to Improve their Employability through the online application process outlined below.
Application Process:
Every year in Jan/Feb, SAI, NSNIS, Patiala publishes…
Every year in Jan/Feb, SAI, NSNIS, Patiala publishes an advertisement announcing its upcoming Courses and posts the details on its website: https://nsnis.org/
Eligible sportspersons who wish to join these Courses…
Eligible sportspersons who wish to join these Courses apply directly to SAI, NSNIS, Patiala, paying the prescribed application fee themselves. NSNIS Registration Process:
Open a new account by entering details such…
Open a new account by entering details such as your name, mobile number and email ID, and set a password.
Finish registering and complete the application form with…
Finish registering and complete the application form with your personal and educational particulars.
Attach the necessary documents, namely a passport-size photograph,…
Attach the necessary documents, namely a passport-size photograph, attested BPL card, Aadhaar card, education certificate, achievement certificate and a medical fitness certificate.
Pay the application fee and print the completed…
Pay the application fee and print the completed form.
On being selected for the SAI, NSNIS coaching…
On being selected for the SAI, NSNIS coaching courses, send the application form together with the selection letter to the commissioner-cum-secretary, sports and Youth Services Department, Government of Odisha. Note: Where the Sports & Youth Service Department is satisfied that the application is genuine and eligible, it sanctions the assistance, paying the Course Fee straight into the SAI Bank account and the remaining amount into the applicant's bank Account. Modality of implementation of the Scheme: 1. SAI, NSNIS posts the names of applicants found eligible for the Courses on its website, and SAI also writes to each selected applicant asking them to pay the Course Fee. 2. A selected applicant who wants the State Government's financial assistance must apply to the Sports & YS Dept. under the scheme. The application is to be addressed to the Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Sports & YS Dept. Govt. of Odisha, and must enclose the selection letter from SAI, NSNIS, Patiala; if that letter does not arrive in time, a printout of the website page showing the selection, along with a copy of the original application made to SAI, NSNIS, Patiala, may be sent instead. BPL applicants must also attach a properly attested copy of the BPL Card, or else they will be considered non-BPL applicants. 3. For applicants in the BPL Category, the District Sports Officer concerned will be directed to verify the applicant's BPL status, obtain a certificate confirming it from the relevant Block Development Officer, and send it to the Dept. 4. If the Sports & YS Department finds the application genuine and eligible, it sanctions the assistance, sending the Course Fee directly to the SAI Bank Account and the balance to the applicant's bank Account. 5. Where eligible applications are numerous, BPL applicants are preferred over non-BPL applicants. Within each of the BPL and non-BPL groups, an applicant with a stronger record of career sporting achievements is given priority. 6. Beneficiaries who receive government assistance for the NSNIS course must serve the Sports & Youth Services Deptt. as coaches for two years if the Deptt. requisitions them, and will get the benefits then applicable to coaches under the prevailing rules. Disclaimer: This scheme exists solely to make Odisha's sportspersons who wish to pursue sports coaching as a career more employable; it is purely a skill development measure. Sports & Youth Services Department, Odisha carries no obligation to employ, engage or recruit beneficiaries in its establishment once their Courses are over, and beneficiaries should look for jobs or engagements elsewhere by themselves. Whenever the Sports and Youth Services Department advertises posts for employing, engaging or recruiting qualified Coaches in its own establishment, eligible beneficiaries are free to apply. In any such selection, though, beneficiaries of this scheme will receive no preference of any kind over other eligible candidates who have not benefited under it.
Official Application & Website
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