Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship Program

About This Scheme

The Scheme of “Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship” for Meritorious Girl Students belonging to the Minority Communities was earlier known as “Maulana Azad National Scholarship for Meritorious Girls belonging Minorities,” and the same was launched by the then Prime Minister of India (late) Atal Bihari Vajpayee at National Conference of Educational & Economic Development of Minorities held on 03.05.2003 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.

Eligibility

- Only girl students belonging to six notified Minority Communities i.e. Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Parsis are eligible. - The scholarship will be awarded to minority girl students who are studying in Class 9th to 12th and have secured at least 50% marks or equivalent grades in aggregate in the previous class/qualifying exam. - The annual income of the student’s parent/guardian from all sources does not exceed Rs.2.00 lakh. - An Income certificate, issued by a Competent Authority in the State/UTs Governments is required in respect of parent/guardian of the student. - A self-Certified Community Certificate is required from a student who has attained 18 years of age. For others, the Community Certificate certified by the parent/guardian of the student is required. - If a student violates school discipline or any other terms and conditions of the scholarship, the scholarship may be suspended or cancelled. The State Government/Union Territory Administration can also directly cancel the award if duly satisfied with the reasons of violation of these regulations governing the scheme. - If a student is found to have obtained a scholarship by false statement, her scholarship will be cancelled forthwith and the amount of the scholarship paid will be recovered by the concerned State/UT Govt. - The student obtaining benefits under this scheme shall not be allowed to avail of benefits under any other scheme for this purpose. - A student shall be eligible for only one scholarship out of all the available Scholarships of the Central Government meant for SC/ST/OBC/minority. - The scholarship will not be given to more than two students from a family of the same class - No scholarship shall be given for studies abroad for any course.

Benefits

- For Class IX & X: ₹5,000/- each. - For Class XI & XII: ₹6,000/- each.

How to Apply

Where This Comes From

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