Concessions and Scholarships
Concessions and Financial Help is Given to the Students in College Under Nine HeadsVarious concessions and scholarships are as under:-
1. General Students
Concession in Fee; (Refer to Common Fee Concession Application Form given in the prospectus). Half Tuition Fee concession is given to 10% of admitted students, whose family income from all sources is upto Rs. 1 lakh per annum (BPL certificate mandatory).
2. Half Fee and Brother/Sister Concession :
Students whose elder brother/sister is paying full fee in any Govt. College of Chandigarh Administration ,should apply for concession within15 days after getting admission in their respective colleges / same college.
3. Blind Students Concession:
All blind candidates shall be exempted from payment of tuition fees and admission fees in respect of all the classes.
4. Post Matric Scholarship for Students belonging to Scheduled Castes :
These scholarships are available for studies in India only and are awarded by the Government of
the State/Union Territory to which the applicant actually belongs i.e., permanently settled.
Such students are given stipend as per rules and regulations. All those students are eligible
whose parents' income is less than Rs. 2.5 lakh per annum.
To avail this stipend a student is required to submit the following:
- (I) Certificate from 1st class Magistrate or from any other competent authority, testifying caste.
- (ii) Self attested Income certificate of parents from all sources.
5. Post -Matric Scholarship to OBC (Other Backward Class) Students
This is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme. All those students are eligible whose parental income does not exceed Rs. 1lakh per annum.
To avail this stipend, a student is required to submit the following :
- (i) Certificate testifying citizenship, caste, sub-caste, religion and permanent address of the student, from an officer specially authorized by the Govt. of the State/U.T. to which the applicant belongs.
- (ii) Self attested Income certificate of parents from all sources.
6. Merit-Cum-Means based Scholarship for students belonging to Minority Communities
This scholarship is awarded by the Govt. of India, Ministry of Minority Affairs, New Delhi. The
annual income of the student`s parents / guardian (from all sources) should not exceed Rs. 2
lakh per annum.
To avail this scholarship, students are required to submit the following;
- (i) Income declaration Affidavit on Non-Judicial Stamp Paper for self-employed parents/guardian OR income certificate from the employer for employed parents/guardian.
- (ii) Proof of permanent residence.
- (iii) Minority community declaration affidavit on Non-Judicial Stamp Paper by the student, that she belongs to any one of the following minority communities notified by Central Govt. - Muslim, Sikh, Buddhist, Christian and Parsi.
7. SC/ST Students-Books and Stationary
Under this scheme, Education Department, Chandigarh Administration, provides free books and stationary worth Rs. 350/-. to each SC/ ST Student.
8. Meritorious Students Scholarship
Under the Govt. of India National Scholarship Schemes and UT State Merit Scholarship Scheme merit students are given scholarship @Rs. 100 per month.
- 1. 21 scholarships are given under UT Merit Scholarship Scheme.
- 2. 86 scholarships are given under Govt. National Scholarship Scheme.
9. Poor/Needy Students
Economically Weaker Students (If Income of parents is less than Rs.2 lakh per annum) they are
given financial aid out of Students' Aid Fund and Red Cross Fund.
*The concession, financial help and scholarship to be given will be decided after admission to
college. The concession, financial help and scholarship beneficiaries will be decided by the
Central Govt. College committee, on a Centralised merit pattern.