Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE),New Delhi

Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University students’ for 2011

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE),
7th floor, CBSE, Shiksha Kendra, 2, Community Centre, Preet Vihar, Delhi-110092


CBSE - Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University students’ for 2011

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Shiksha Kendra, 2, Community Centre, Preet Vihar, Delhi-110092, has invited applications for the Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University students’ for 2011

Applicant should be an Indian National and should have passed the Senior School Certificate Examination 2011 conducted by CBSE and should have secured the minimum prescribed total aggregate marks, in the first five subjects, depending on the stream opted by the applicant for the Senior School Certificate Examination 2011.

The prescribed minimum total aggregate marks in first five subjects for all categories (SC/ST/OBC/UR) to be eligible to apply for the Scholarship is 408 out of 500 for Science, 380 out of 500 for Commerce and 334 out of 500 for others.

The applicant should be pursuing higher studies and should have taken admission in an Under Graduate regular course (not correspondence or distance mode) in a recognized Educational Institution in India. The applicant should not be availing any other scholarship and the total annual Income of parents of the applicant from all sources should not exceed Rs 4.5 lakh per annum. The applicant should not belong to creamy layer as defined by DoP&T from time to time (Govt. of India, Dept. of Per. & Trg., OM No. 36033/S/2004-Estt. (Res.), dated 14-10-2004). This condition is applicable to all categories of applicants both ‘General’ and ‘Reserved’.

Those selected for the Scholarship and undergoing Graduation will get am amount of Rs.1000/- per month, to be disbursed as lump sum amount of Rs.10,000/- at end of academic year, for three years. For Professional course, the candidates will get Rs.2000/- per month during the 4th and 5th year of Professional Courses. For Post Graduation (Other than that of the Professional courses), the amount will be Rs 2000/- per month for two years after Graduation which is to be disbursed as a lump sum amount of Rs.20,000/- at end of academic year.

Number of scholarships will be distributed amongst pass out of the Science, Commerce and Humanities in ratio of 3:2:1. Reservation to SC, ST, OBC and PH will be as per guidelines of the Govt of India.

The Scholarship amount will be sent only to the Bank Account of the selected candidate, by ECS (Electronic Clearing System) mode. So, applicants have to open a Bank Account in his/her name in a branch of any Scheduled Nationalized/Commercial Bank which has ECS facility. Applicants should give their Bank Account number, Bank Name and detailed address of the Bank and the correct RTGS/NEFT branch code of the Bank. No request for sending the amount of scholarship by Draft or in the account of parents or joint account will be entertained.

Renewal of Scholarship: For renewal of Scholarship, applicant has to apply on separate renewal form. Applicant should have passed in all the subjects in semester/annual examinations with not less than 60 % marks in the aggregate of 2 semester or annual examinations and should have maintained 75 % attendance, good discipline and should not have involved in ragging activities etc.

Scholarship once cancelled will not be revived under any circumstances.
Applications: Eligible students should first obtain the Bank Details of their Account, RTGS/NEFT branch code of the bank from the Bank Manager and then fill the application form of Scholarship online at http://www.cbserod.net.in/scholarship/menu.aspx

On submitting the details, application form and joining report will be generated online and the same has to be printed on A4 size paper. The applicant should then get the Joining report verified from the Head of the Institution from where course is being pursued. Income affidavit has to be obtained on a non-judicial stamp paper of Rs.10/- duly sworn in before Notary Public/First class Executive Magistrate/Revenue Officer.

The following documents are to be attached to the duly signed online generated Application Form
(i) Joining report Attested by Head of Institution/Report
(ii) Copy of Mark sheet of Senior School Certificate Exam-2011 with the online registration no written on the top of it
(iii) Copy of Caste Certificate, if applicable. Write online registration no. on its top
(iv) Income Affidavit on a non-judicial stamp paper of Rs.10/- in original. Write online registration no. on its top
(v) Income Tax Returns/Form-16 of both the Parents (of the year ending March 2011) issued by the employer should be attached along with the affidavit wherever applicable)
The Printout of Online Form bearing Registration Number, along with the documents listed attached to it, should reach ‘Section Officer (Scholarship), 7th floor, CBSE, Shiksha Kendra, 2, Community Centre, Preet Vihar, Delhi- 110092’, by ordinary post in a cover super scribed, ‘Online CSSS-2011’ on top left, latest by 31st October, 2011

Students may keep a photocopy of complete application form with them for future reference. Applications without the specified documents will be rejected summarily and no correspondence will be made/ entertained in this regard. Those students who have passed Class- XII Exam from CBSE prior to 2011 need not apply.

Only online application forms will be accepted. Forms of previous year or website printouts without bearing online Registration No. will be rejected. The application in respect of the candidates who have filled in the details online but have not submitted the signed forms along with Joining report and Income affidavit before due date will be rejected.

Mere submission of the application form/fulfilling the eligibility criteria will not entitle the applicant for the award of Scholarship. Scholarships will be distributed among various streams and various categories on merit as per criteria advised by the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India.

Applicant is entitled to receive only one scholarship at a time. If the applicant is in receipt of any scholarship from any other scheme he/she has to refund that scholarship, failing which action will be taken as per rules. The information regarding receipt of application for scholarship and its details will be displayed/updated on website from time to time.

Any change in address and Bank Details must be immediately reported to ‘Section Officer (Scholarship), 7th floor, CBSE, Shiksha Kendra, 2, Community Centre, Preet Vihar, Delhi-110092’, along with the Online Registration No., Name and Roll No., of the applicant and copy of the form submitted. Application received after due date shall be summarily rejected. In case of any technical difficulty in online submission of Application form, applicants may contact at antriksh.cbse@nic.in, kamalcbse@gmail.com

For any query related to this Scholarship Scheme, applicants may mail to scholarship.cbse@nic.in

For details www.cbse.nic.in