CH Muhammed Koya Muslim Scholarship

Director of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala

CH Muhammed Koya Muslim Scholarship

Director of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala has invited applications from girl students belonging to the Muslim or Latin Catholic or Converted Christian communities for the award of the CH Muhammed Koya Muslim Scholarship (Mulim Girls Scholarship).

Applicants should be residing permanently in Kerala and studying in Under Graduate Programmes or higher degree programmesin Government/Government Aided Institutions.

Those girl students belonging to these communities who have written a Common Entrance Examinations and have been allotted and admitted under the Government quota in Self-financing Colleges are also eligible to apply for the scholarships and Stipend.

The scheme includes Scholarships as well as hostel stipends. There are 3000 scholarships for the Under Graduate Courses carrying an amount of Rs.4000/- per annum. For the Post Graduate courses, there are 1000 scholarships each carrying a sum of Rs. 5000/- per annum. In case of Professional courses, the number of scholarships is 1000, each having value of Rs.6000/- per annum.

Each of the 2000 hostel stipends carries an amount of Rs.12000/- per annum. An applicant will become eligible either for the scholarship or hostel stipend. Girl students of these communities, who could not apply in the first year of their course, can apply in the succeeding years. However, their applications will not however have retrospective effect.

Applicant should be girl student permanently settled in Kerala and belonging to the Muslim or Latin Catholic or Converted Christians Community. Applicant should have secured at least 50% marks in the qualifying Examination.The annual income of the family should be below Rs.4,50,000/-

Those applying for the Hostel Stipend, should be residing in Hostels run by Government, Universities, IHRD, LBS or Hostels run by the Institution or in hostels approved by the institution where the student is studying. Those getting hostel fees from other departments should not apply.

Applicant should have a Bank account in his/her name in one of State Bank of Travancore/ State Bank of India / South Indian Bank/Federal Bank. This is mandatory to apply for the Scholarship. The account should be linked with their Adhar Number. In case the applicant has a minor account, the same should be converted to a major account or adult account and the same should be live, when applying for the scholarship.

Applications: Applications can be submitted only ‘ONLINE’ at the Scholarship Website of Department of Collegiate Education, www.dcescholarship.kerala.gov.in. The last date for Online Submission of the Application by students is 29th November, 2013. Online Submission of Application can be done through the link, ‘C H Muhammedkoya Scholarship (MGS)’ provided in the Home Page of Scholarship website and following the instructions given at the site.

After submitting the required details, successfully, applicant should take a printout of the registration form. Applicant should paste her recent passport size photograph in the printout. This printout with the photo pasted, along with the documents listed below, should be submitted to the Head of the Institution, latest by 11.12.2013.

Documents to be submitted along with Registration Printout

(i) Attested copy of mark list of SSLC, attested by a Gazetted Officer

(ii) Attested copy of first page of bank pass book in the name of the student, showing account number, name, code etc attested by a Gazetted Officer

(iii) Copy of the Adhar Card/NPR Card

(iv) Copy of the Nativity Certificate, attested by Gazetted Officer

(v) Copy of the Mark list of Qualifying Examination attested by a Gazetted Officer

(vi) Copy of the Community Certificate

(vii) Original Income Certificate from the Village Office

(viii) Inmate Certificate obtained from the Hostel and Countersigned by the Head of the Institution, in case of those staying in hostels

(ix) Copy of allotment memo in case of those in merit seats of Self-financing colleges.

The Online Verification of the applications of students and the approval of the applications at Institutional level is to be completed by 20.12.2013. Applications in respect of Government/Aided Colleges may be retained in the Institute.

Applications in case of those studying in Self-financing Colleges should be forwarded to ‘The Special Officer Scholarships, Directorate of Collegiate Education, 6th Floor, Vikas Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram-695033’ to reach latest by 31.12.2013

For more details, see the link http://dcescholarship.kerala.gov.in/