State Minority Scholarship for Pursuing Higher Professional Education Scholarship (Part -1) 2022-23

To be eligible, an applicant must - 

• be an Indian national
• be a domicile of Maharashtra state
• belong to minority communities (Muslim, Buddhist, Christian, Sikh, Parsi, Jain & Jews Community)
• have passed SSC from Maharashtra state
• be a 'Bonafide Student of the Institute'
• have taken admission in professional and technical diploma/degree courses
• be admitted through the Centralized Admission Process (CAP)/Institute Level
• have an annual family income of up to INR 8 lakh
• not avail any other scholarship/stipend

The selected students will receive receive INR 25,000 per annum or tuition fee (whichever is less).

• Educational certificate – SSC (Class 10) & onwards
• Income and minority declaration – Affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper or income certificate from the employer, if any (school leaving certificate can also be considered as proof of minority)
• Proof of permanent residence - Copy of domicile certificate/election card etc
• For renewal of scholarship - income declaration and marksheet of the previous examination

Eligible candidates can apply for the scholarship through the following steps -
Step 1: Click on the 'Apply Now' button below.
Step 2: Click on 'New Applicant Registration'. 
Step 3: Fill in all required details, verify the email and phone number.
Step 4: Complete the Aadhaar authentication process either through OTP or biometrics. 
Step 5: The candidates will receive an OTP on their registered mobile number if they opt for OTP authentication.
Step 6: Complete the registration process by filling in all the required details.
Step 7: Log in using the username and password. 
Step 8: Complete the scholarship application, upload the necessary documents and submit. 

Application Deadline - 25th September 2023