Applications for scholarship for minority students invited

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, November 20

The Haryana Social Justice and Empowerment Department, in collaboration with the Ministry of Minorities, has invited applications for the grant of scholarship to eligible students of post-matriculation and merit-cum-means for the year 2021-22.

Only students with 50 per cent or more marks can apply to take advantage of this scheme.

Giving information, an official spokesperson said eligible students belonging to minority communities —Muslim, Sikh, Buddhist, Christian, Jain and Parsi religions — can apply online on the National Scholarship Portal www.scholarships.gov.in by November 30.

He said it was necessary to issue the income certificate and minority certificate from the competent authority declared by the state government. The scholarship of eligible applicants will be directly transferred to the bank account of the students/guardians.

Applicant can avail scholarship for only one course at a time. For online scholarship application, it is mandatory to attach final examination certificate, income tax certificate and minority community certificate, bank passbook, PAN card and Aadhaar number documents with the application form.