The Directorate of Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes, Assam 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 Other Backward Classes (OBC / MOBC) for the academic year 2023-2024. Interested and eligible candidates may apply online for OBC Scholarship Assam 2024 through National Scholarship Portal (NSP) at www.scholarships.gov.in
「 OBC Scholarship of Assam Full Details 」
Name of scholarship scheme: Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Scholarship for OBC Students
Scholarship authority: Government of India
Academic Session: 2024
Eligible classes:
i) Pre-matric: Class IX to X [Component-I]
Pre-matric: Pre-Matric Scholarship to the children of those Engaged in Occupation involving Cleaning and Prone to Health Hazards (Class I-X) [Component-II]
Official website: https://scholarships.gov.in
Helplines:
Phone Number: 0120-6619540
Email Address: helpdesk@nsp.gov.in
Application status: Available
「 Eligibility Criteria of Assam OBC Scholarship 」
Community: Only OBC Community Students are eligible to apply for the Scholarship.
Income Ceiling:
Pre-Matric (Class-IX & X) [Component-I] and Post-Matric Scholarship:
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.
Pre-Matric (Class I-X) [Component-II] Scholarship:
No income bar for the children of those Engaged in Occupation involving Cleaning and Prone to Health Hazards.
Children of those Engaged in Occupation involving Cleaning and Prone to Health Hazards, Eligible candidates will submit a certificate from District Social Welfare office, identified officer of Local body, Civic Agency or any such authority as designated by State Government.
「 How to Apply OBC Scholarship Assam 」
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 "Online Application" link.
Step 3: A new webpage will be opened.
Step 4: Click on "New Registration" link.
Step 5: Enter your details as required in the portal; and register yourself.
Step 6: After registration, 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:
a) 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.
b) Applicants to ensure that they have a bank account seeded with Aadhaar number.
c) Aadhaar to be made mandatory for all applicants. However for minor applicants who apply without Aadhaar, it will be mandatory for parent or legal guardian to provide Aadhaar.
「 Important Dates of OBC Scholacship Assam 」
i) Starting date of submission of online application: N/A
ii) Last date of submission of online application: 10th February 2024
iii) Last date of Defective Verification: 15th February 2024
iv) Last date of Institute Level Verification: 15th February 2024