ICARPMSSCSTC

The scheme aims to provide Post-Matric Scholarship to Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes candidates for study at Bachelor Degree programme in various branches of Agriculture, viz. B.Sc. (Agri.), B.V.Sc., B.Sc. (Agril. Engg.), B.Sc. (Home Science), B.F.Sc., B.Sc. (Forestry) etc.

The scheme "Post Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribes Candidates" is implemented by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Government of India. The scheme aims to provide Post-Matric Scholarship to Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes candidates for study at Bachelor Degree programme in various branches of Agriculture, viz. B.Sc. (Agri.), B.V.Sc., B.Sc. (Agril. Engg.), B.Sc. (Home Science), B.F.Sc., B.Sc. (Forestry) etc. It is expected that through this scheme the students from the weaker sections of the society will be able to come up to receive post-graduate education in agriculture and allied sciences.

• The applicant must be a citizen of India.
• The applicant must belong to Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes communities as defined by the Government of India.
• Only those students who have been admitted in Agricultural Universities in any of the undergraduate degree programmes of Agriculture & Allied Sciences will be eligible for this scholarship.

General Condition:

(a) The student who accepts this scholarship will not be permitted to avail any other scholarship / concession provided by any other agencies nor permitted to accept any part-time employment.

(b) Termination of Scholarship: The scholarship will be terminated without notice

(i) from the date the scholar debases to be on the roll of the institution or on the date of expiry of the sanction of the scholarship which ever is earlier. The scholarship can also be terminated without notice at any time if in the opinion of the institution and the Council the scholar is found to be negligent in his/her studies or is guilty of misconduct;

(ii) if the scholar is dropped by the institution due to peer performance.

Value Of Scholarship

• The value of the scholarship will be ₹ 1,000/- per month along with a contingent grant of ₹ 750/- per annum for the payment of tuition fees, purchase of books, cost of uniforms, etc.

Duration Of Scholarship

• The duration of the scholarship will cover the whole of the normal period of the particular degree programme to which the candidate is admitted.