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Website to check: https://minorityaffairs.gov.in/

ClearIAS Minority Scholarship for those who

passed UPSC/SSC Preliminary
Rs. 50,000 Financial Exam
Support for Students The scholarship wing of the Ministry of Minority affairs runs
this program and the scheme for financial assistance is

clearing Prelims known as Support for Students clearing Prelims conducted

by UPSC/SSC, State Public Service Commission(PSC) etc.
conducted by UPSC/SSC, The main objective behind this program is to help minority
candidates reach the higher circles of bureaucracy, where
State Public Service they are now under-represented when compared with their
population.
Commission (PSC) etc
DETAILS OF THE SCHEME FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO
CANDIDATES FROM MINORITY COMMUNITIES:

Well, if you belong to a minority community and cleared
Preliminary exam conducted by UPSC, SSC or State PSC here
is some good news for you. Ministry of Minority Affairs
invites application for financial assistance from candidates
belonging to notified minority communities viz. Muslims,
Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Parsis who have
cleared Preliminary examination conducted by Union Public
Service Commission (UPSC), Staff Selection Commission
(SSC) & State Public Service Commissions etc. (PSCs) in the
year 2014 for recruitment to Civil Services Group ‘A’ & ‘B’
posts.
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1. Minority Scholarship for those who passed UPSC/SSC
Preliminary Exam
1.0.0.0.1. Details of the scheme for financial assistance to candidates
from minority communities:
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The total income of the family from all sources should not
exceed Rs.4.5 lakh per annum. The rate of financial
assistance will be Rs. Fifty thousand(Rs. 50,000/- for
Gazetted Post; and Rs 25,000/- for Non- Gazetted Post). This
is one time award and those candidates who have availed this
benefit in 2013-14 are not eligible. Candidates are advised to
submit only one application.
The prescribed application duly filled along with all relevant
documents as mentioned in the application form, may be
sent to the Under Secretary (SS), Room No. 1130, Ministry of
Minority Affairs, Paryavaran Bhawan, 11th floor, CGO
Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi — 110003. The envelop
should clearly super scribed with Prelims “Application for
Scheme of Support for Minority Students Clearing
Prelims conducted by UPSC, SSC, State PSC” and  should
reach within 30 days from the date of announcement of
result of Prelims Exam.
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