What: The Maulana Azad Education Foundation (Ministry of Minority Affairs, Govt of India) announces the Maulana Azad National Scholarship Scheme for meritorious girls belonging to minorities.

Objective of the scheme
To recognise, promote and assist meritorious girl students belonging to national minorities who can not continue their education without financial support.

Purpose of scholarship
The scholarship will be admissible for expenditure on payment of school/ college fee, purchase of syllabus books, purchase of stationery/ equipments required for the course and payment of boarding/ lodging charges.

Application details

• Application can be downloaded from the web site www.maef.nic.in. Photocopy of the application form can be used freely. No fee/any other amount is to be paid for application.

• Application form can be sent by the student directly to the foundation by post or can be submitted by hand from 10 am to 5 pm on all working days in the office of the foundation.

• No charges/fee is to be paid to any one for any services.

• Sanction letter/cheque for scholarship will sent by Regd Post directly to the address of successful candidate on completion of prescribed papers/formalities.

• For any query/information, only Secretary, MAEF should be contacted directly.

Who can apply

• Only girl students belonging to national minorities, (ie Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, Sikhs, Parsis) can apply.
• Should have secured not less than 55 per cent marks (in aggregate) in the secondary school certificate examination (class X) conducted by any recognised Centre/ State Board of Secondary Education. The List of 33 recognised Boards/Councils is given in Annexure-III. This is only qualifying percentage for applying and does not guarantee grant of scholarship which is given to the top eligible applicant based on the quota fixed for the concerned state from amongst the eligible application received from the state.
• Family income of the student from all sources should be less than Rs 1,00,000/- (Rupees one lakh only) in the preceding financial year.
  
  In case of salaried class, the student must indicate the designation, pay-scale, basic pay and other allowances alongwith total gross & take home emoluments of the parent/guardian. A mere statement saying "Service" will not be acceptable.
  
  The student must attach a Salary Certificate or Pension Certificate (in case of retired persons), duly authenticated by controlling authority, of her parent/guardian alongwith the application.

• Should have Confirmed admission in class XI. Admission Slip issued by the college/ school where the student is presently studying and verification of the principal (Annexure-I), in the prescribed proforma must be sent with the application.

• The University/College/Institute offering admission should be recognized by the Government at the Central or State level or any other competent authority.

• It is one time scholarship, and no claim as permanent beneficiary will be entertained. Student once selected for scholarship can not avail the same again.

• A student getting a scholarship from any other source would not be eligible for this scholarship.

• The last date for receipt of application in the office of the Maulana Azad Education Foundation is August 31st which must be adhered to. The application of the scholarship received after August 31, will not be entertained under any circumstances. MAEF will not be responsible for postal delay in the matter.

• The amount of scholarship will be Rs 12,000/- (Rupees twelve thousand only) which will be released in two installments of Rs 6,000/- each. The first installment will be released after sanction of scholarship and the second installment will be released when the student will submit proof of passing class XI, and admission to Class XII in the office of the foundation.

• The scholarship is given to student passing class X exam and taking admission in class XI in the year when result of class X exam is declared. Applications received in subsequent years will not be entertained.

Last date for receipt of application form: August 31, 2010

Contact
Maulana Azad Education Foundation
(Ministry of Minority Affairs, Govt of India)
Social Justice Service Centre,
Chelmsford Road,
New Delhi - 110055
Website: www.maef.nic.in

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