GOVERNMENT
OF KERALA
Directorate
of Collegiate Education
Vikas
Bhavan, Trivandrum- 33
Date: 02-09-2013
NOTIFICATION
CENTRAL SECTOR SCHOLARSHIP FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES 2013-14
APPLICATION INVITED
Applications are invited for the Central Sector
Scholarship for Under Graduate Studies, for the academic year 2013-14 from
students who have scored more than 80% marks in the +2 /VHSE Examinations,
March 2013 conducted by the Board of Higher Secondary Education /Board of
Vocational Higher Secondary Education Government of Kerala, and pursing any
regular course at Under Graduate level in recognized Educational Institutions,
including Professional Courses such as Medical, Engineering etc.
Total number
of scholarships available under this scheme is 2324.
The Scholarship, introduced by Ministry of Human
Resource Development Department of Higher Education, Government of India, aims
at providing financial assistance to meritorious students from low income
families.
The total number of Scholarships is divided to the
States, based on the Statistics of the population in the age of 18-25 years.
50% of the Scholarships would be earmarked for girls. The Scholarships would be
distributed amongst the pass outs of the Science, Commerce and Humanities
streams in the ratio of 3:2:1.
Scholarships are reserved for the various categories as follows:
SC-15%, ST-7
½%, OBC-27%. For Physically handicapped students, 3% Scholarships are reserved
horizontally in all the categories.
2.Rate of
Scholarship:
Under
Graduate Students: Rs: 1000/- per month (Subject to a Maximum of Rs:
10,000/- for an academic year) and Rs: 2000/- per month for Post-Graduate studies
(Subject to a Maximum of Rs: 20,000/- for an academic year), provided they are
selected for Scholarship at UG level.
Professional
Courses : Rs. 1000/- per month for the first three years (Subject to a
Maximum of Rs: 10,000/- for an academic year) and Rs. 2000/- per month for the
4th and 5th years of study (Subject to a maximum of Rs:20,000/- for an academic
year). From this year onwards the Central Sector Scholarship amount will be transferred
to the Adhaar linked Bank Account of the Students, directly by the MHRD under
Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) Scheme introduced by Government of India.
3.Eligibility
:
(i) Applicant should have Scored a minimum of 80%
of Marks in the +2/VHSC Examinations, March 2013 conducted by the Board of
Higher secondary Education/Board of Vocational Higher Secondary Education,
Government of Kerala.
(ii) Applicant Should be pursuing any Regular
Courses at Under- Graduate Degree level in any recognized Educational
Institution, including Professional Courses Such as Medical, Engineering etc.
Students Pursuing Parallel / Private Registration/ Correspondence / Distance
Education courses are not eligible to apply for this Scholarship.
(iii) Parental income (Both Father and Mother)
should not exceed Rs: 6 lakhs per annum for the financial year ending March
2013.
(iv) Applicant should not be availing any other
Scholarships/ Financial Assistance.
(v) Applicants should not be belonging to the
Creamy –layer as defined by the Department of Personal and Training in their
Notification number 36012/22/93 Esst. (SCT) dated 8/11/93 and as modified vide
their OM No: 36033/3/2004-Esst(Res) Dated : 9/3/2004 and as may be modified
from time to time.
4. How to
Apply
Application can be submitted only ‘ONLINE’ at the
Scholarship Website of Department of Collegiate Education,
www.dcescholarship.kerala.gov.in
from 05-09-2013 onwards. Applicants who are
currently Studying outside Kerala also have to do online registration. They
have to submit the application through the Head of their Institution where they
are studying now.
Instructions
to Institution
Before the online registration by the Student, the
institution has to register in the website. The Head of the Institution should
send their details to
dcedirectorate@gmail.com
along with the scanned copy of
Affiliation details and the registration will be initiated by the Department.
The institution will be provided with user ID and password ~ one for verifier
and one for approver~ by which the Institution has to login the Scholarship
site and complete the registration and add their courses in the site. The
Principals of self-financing colleges and institutions outside Kerala has to
forward the print out of the online applications (duly verified and approved)
to the Special Officer for Scholarships,
Directorate of Collegiate Education, 6th Floor, Vikas Bhavan, Trivandrum-33.
In the case
of Government and Aided colleges the print out of the online applications
together with supporting documents submitted by the students shall be kept
under safe custody in the college.
The Verifying Officer of the Institution has to
verify the application online using his Id and password and the HOI has to
approve it online using approver Id and password.
Applicant
should have a Adhaar enabled Bank Account in his/her name in any one of State
Bank of Travancore / State Bank of India / South Indian Bank/ Federal Bank .
This is mandatory to apply for the Scholarship.
5. Procedure
for Online Submission of Application
a). Click the link Central Sector Scholarship(CSS)
provided in the Home Page of Scholarship
website.
b). Click the button Selection List to see whether
the Candidate’s name is in the Selection List. Only those Candidates whose name
are included in the ‘Selection List’ can apply for Scholarship.
c). Click on Apply Online
i). If the Candidate has already registered his/her
name for any other Scholarship at this site, do Candidate login with the
previous registration details.
ii).Fresh Candidates have to click New Registration
for registering their name.
d. Click CSS tab in the Scholarship page.
e. Select the District, Institution Type, Name of
the Institution and the Stream of Study for the Higher Secondary Examination.
f. Select the Name of the Candidate.
g. Fill in the Registration Number of Higher Secondary
Examination. The candidate can proceed
only if the Registration Number is correct.
h. Select the Category (SC/ST/OBC)
i Select whether Physically Handicapped. j. Fill in
the Annual Income.
k. Click the Submit button.
i. Take the Registration Printout, paste a recent
passport size photograph on it (to be attested by the Principal of the present
Institution), sign on it and submit it along with the documents listed in Para
6 to the Verifying Officer of the Institution.
6. Documents to be submitted along with
Registration Printout a. Attested certificate of matriculation examination b.
Proof of Permanent Residence/Nativity Certificate
c. Annexure-iii ( income Affidavit): Parental
income of the student as on March 2013 should be shown.
d. Non-Creamy-Layer Certificate, Community
Certificate, Disability Certificate in case of Physically Handicapped
applicants etc. should be produced in original wherever applicable.
e. Copy of the +2/VHSE Mark list attested by a
Gazetted Officer.
f. Attested copy of first page of bank pass book in
the name of the student, showing account number, name, IFSC code etc.
g. Attested Copy of Adhaar Id .
7.
Guidelines for Approval of Applications at Institution level
a. The Registration Printouts along with the
Documents listed in Para 6 above are to be collected by the Verifying officer
of the Institution and are to be Verified Online by login using his user ID and
password. The Verifying officer has to sign in the place prescribed in the
Registration Printout.
b. All verified applications are to be Approved
Online by the Principal/HOD by using approver Id and password
c. Certificate stating that the Candidate is
pursuing the under Graduate course in the Institution has to be given in the
Prescribed place in the Registration Printout.
d. In case of Government and Aided Institutions,
all the Documents collected from the applicants and approved at the Institution
level are to be kept under safe custody of the Principal for future
verification by the Directorate of Collegiate Education. No documents are to be
submitted/ forwarded by them to the Special Officer for Scholarships,
Directorate of Collegiate Education.
e. In case of Unaided/Self Financing Institutions
and Outside Kerala Studying, all approved applications from the Institutions
are to be sent under one covering letter along with the documents listed below,
to ‘The Special Officer for
Scholarships, Directorate of Collegiate Education, 6th Floor, Vikas Bhavan,
Trivandrum-33.
(i) A list of the applicants in the order of merit
based on marks scored at +2/VHSE Examination. The list should include Serial
number, Admission number of the Candidate, Name of the Candidate, Percentage of
the marks obtained in +2/VHSE ,present Course and Date of Admission.
(ii) A Certificate as shown in Annexure-1 for each
application.
8. Schedule
of activities
a. Commencement of
Online registration - 05/09/2013
b. Last Dates
(i) Online Submission of the Application by students - 30/09/2013 6 PM
(ii) Submission of Registration printout and documents to the Institution by Students - 10/10/2013
(iii) Completion of verification and Approval by the
Institution - 19/10/2013
(vi)Receipt of Registration Printouts and Supporting
documents of approved applications by the Special Officer Scholarship (in Case
of Recognized Unaided Institutions in Kerala and Students Studying outside
Kerala.) - 28/10/2013
Note:
Individual Applications sent by the Students directly and applications verified/received
from Institutions after the last date etc. will not be considered. The
applications not verified and approved by the Institutions by online will not
also be considered.
Special Officer
for Scholarships
Help Desk
Numbers: 0471- 2306580;9446096580
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