Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme | PMSS Application Form, Eligibility

Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme @ www.cisf.gov.in | PMSS Application Form, Dates, Eligibility: Candidates can collect the complete information on Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme from this post. The officials of the Central Industrial Security Force Ministry of Home Affairs Govt. of India had released the Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme Dates for the wards of Central Armed Police Forces, Assam Rifles & States/ UTs Police Personnel. To know extra information on the process to apply For Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme, Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme Eligibility, Scholarship Amount, Guidelines, etc. move on to the next parts of the post without any delay.

Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme – Overview

About Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme

Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme (PMSS) under the aegis of the National Defence Fund, was introduced from the academic year 2006-07 to encourage higher technical & professional education for the dependent wards & widows of Central Armed Police Forces & Assam Rifles (CAPFs & AR) Personnel. From the academic session 2019-20, this scheme has further been extended for the dependent wards of State Police Personnel who are martyred during Terror/Naxal attacks.

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Number of Scholarship

For the wards of CAPFs & AR, a total of 2000 Scholarships (equally for both girls & boys) under PMSS will be given for each academic year in addition to renewal cases of previous years. A shortfall in fresh cases shall not be adjusted from girls/ boys if applicants (Boys/Girls) are selected less than 1000. Similarly, a total of 500 scholarships will be given to the wards of State Police Personnel who are martyred during Terror/ Naxal attacks in equal number to the Boys and Girls (i.e. 250 for boys and 250 for girls).

Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme | Eligibility

For CAPFs & Assam Rifles:

• Wards/widows of deceased C
• APFs & AR personnel died in harness/election duty, wards of personnel disabled due to causes attributable to Government service, and Wards of ExCAPFs & AR personnel in receipt of Gallantry Awards.
• Wards/widows of retired and serving CAPFs & AR Personnel. (Personnel below Officer Rank)
• Pursuing my first professional degree program in the field of Engineering, Medicine, Dental, Veterinary, BBA, BCA, B. Pharma, B.SC (Nursing, Agriculture, etc.), MBA and MCA, etc. in accordance with the guidelines mentioned
• Having minimum 60% marks in Minimum Entry Qualification (MEQ) i.e. 10+2/ Diploma/ Graduation or equivalent in case of a new applicant.
• For applicants applying under the renewal category, it is mandatory to pass each subsequent academic year of the professional courses being pursued by them with a minimum of 50% marks.
• A grace period of one year only for cases, where there is a delay on part of the candidate for submission of application for renewal of scholarship may be entertained.

For State Police Forces:

Dependent wards of State Police Personnel who are martyred during Terror/ Naxal attacks are eligible under this category subject to the following:-

• Pursuing first professional degree program in the field of Engineering, Medicine, Dental, Veterinary, BBA, BCA, B. Pharma, B.SC (Nursing, Agriculture, etc.), MBA and MCA, etc. in accordance with the guidelines
• Having a minimum of 60% marks in Minimum Entry Qualification (MEQ) i.e. 10+2/Diploma/Graduation or equivalent in case of a new applicant
• For applicants applying under the renewal category, it is mandatory to pass each subsequent academic year of the professional courses being pursued by them
  with a minimum of 50% marks.
• A grace period of one year only for cases, where there is a delay on part of the candidate for submission of application for renewal of scholarship may be entertained.

Guidelines for the Applicant Applying online under PMSS

Before applying, the applicants should read the instructions/guidelines carefully as mentioned below:

Minimum Entry Qualification (MEQ)

• For being eligible for the scholarship under PMSS, an applicant should have secured a minimum of 60% marks in MEQ i.e. 10+2/ Diploma/ Graduation as the case may be. MEQ for entry to various professional courses differs. For example, MEQ for MBBS is 10+2 whereas for BE/ B.Tech is 10+2/Diploma. It is graduation for B. Ed and MBA.
• Note: Wards admitted in 2nd year of technical/professional Bachelor Degree Course (BE/ B. Tech etc) through lateral entry after completion of Diploma courses are eligible for PMSS.
• In the case of an applicant who passed the XII exam from CBSE, marks obtained in the best of five subjects out of 500 will be considered for calculating the percentage of marks in MEQ.

Courses applicable under PMSS

• Only First professional degree courses like BE, B Tech, BDS, MBBS, B.Ed., BBA, BCA, B Pharma, B.Sc (Nursing, Agriculture, etc.) duly recognized by the respective Government Regulatory Bodies, such as All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Medical Council of India (MCI), University Grant Commission (UGC).

Scholarship for Integrated Courses

The PMSS is restricted to first Professional Degree Courses only. It is applicable for B.Ed but not for BA+B.Ed. In the case of integrated ME/ M.Tech/ M.Pharma, the scholarship will be given for initial three/four years as the case may be.

Bank Account

• Aadhar number linked with a bank account is mandatory.
• Applicant those fulfilling eligibility criteria and applying under PMSS must have a valid and active bank
• Account in any nationalized bank which has an Electronic Clearing System (ECS)/Core Banking, to facilitate the transfer of scholarship amounts directly to their account.
• In the case of a minor account, the same should be converted into a major account.

Documents Required

Following documents in the respective category are mandatorily required to be submitted/ uploaded by the applicant for applying online under PMSS: For Fresh Applicant under category mentioned

• Service Certificate to be issued by the H.O.O in case of serving personnel as per Annexure- A.
• A certificate issued by the State Govt. concerned indicating that the state police personnel was killed in terror/Naxal violence is required to be uploaded. This is a mandatory requirement for applying for a scholarship under PMSS.
• For Renewal – Service Certificate to be issued by the H.O.O. in case of serving personnel of category mentioned in para 4(i) above as per Annexure-A. For the applicants under category 4(ii) above, the certificate issued by the educational institution is sufficient.
• Applicants are required to upload a duly attested scanned copy of the Marksheet MEQ i.e. XII/ Diploma/ Graduation or equivalent is mandatory along with the following certificates which are applicable:

a) PPO/ Discharge Certificate/ Book (Mandatory for category A to F)
b) Disability Certificate (Mandatory for category B & D)
c) Death Certificate (Mandatory for category A & C)
d) Certificate of Gallantry award (Mandatory for category
E) For Fresh Applicant under category mentioned

Important Instructions

• It will be the sole responsibility of the applicant to make sure that he/ she is eligible to apply and fulfill all the conditions prescribed for the scholarship.
• If the in-eligibility of the applicant is detected at any stage, before or after the applying for scholarship scheme, or during at any stage by verification by authorities, his/ her scholarship will be cancelled without any notice. Disciplinary action will be taken against him/her, further, he/ she will be blacklisted to opt for a scholarship sponsored by Central Govt. for a period of five years.
• An incomplete application form and failure to attach the required documents will lead to the rejection of an application.
• All the requisite information should be clearly mentioned in the respective column. The information once generated on the part of the applicant, no change/ amendment will be accepted.
• Mobile numbers and Email addresses of applicants or wards of CAPFs, AR & State Police Personnel are mandatory so as to inform the candidate of any discrepancies or development through SMS and Email.
• The correct Force type may be selected in Force Column “Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)” while filling up the form.
• Please ensure that the application verification process has been completed up to the level of FHQ, as a check status facility is already available in each ward account
  in NSP and SMS is received in the respective registered mobile No.
• The applicant will also ensure that while submitting their online application the correct Gender in the application i.e. male or female is filled up, whichever is applicable.
  Renewal applicant will also upload their respective Category Certificate.

How to Apply For Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme?

• From the academic year 2022-23 onwards, the Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme (PMSS) for CAPFs, AR & State Police personnel will be implemented through
  National Scholarship Portal (NSP) 2.0 version.
• For this, all the eligible applicants need to apply online on the website of National Scholarship Portal (NSP) i.e. www.scholarships.gov.in on or before the last date.
• Detailed guidelines and documents/ prescribed proforma required to be scanned and uploaded for both fresh and renewal categories are available on the website of
  i) National Scholarship Portal (NSP) version 2.0
  ii) Welfare and Rehabilitation Board (WARB).
  iii) Central Armed Police Forces & Assam Rifle ( CAPFs & AR) Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

Online Process Flow of Scholarship

• Applicants apply online on NSP and upload the requisite documents w.e.f. 1st September On successful submission of application/documents, a system-generated registration number is sent to the applicant which can be used for future references.
• Verify all the credentials mentioned in the application from the record of the College/Institute and recommended the same to the State Police personnel. Verify all the credentials & requisite documents uploaded by the applicant related to service certificate, category claimed by the applicant as per the order of preference, and other eligibility

i) Consolidate the particulars received from CAPFs, AR & State Police personnel, and a list of applicants selected under the renewal category.
ii) List of selected applicants will be sent online to as well as MHA.
iii) Calculate the total scholarship amount required to be sanctioned under PMSS and process for credit/ transfer of scholarship directly into the bank account of the beneficiaries through PFMS.

• MHA- Process for drawl of fund of scholarship amount from PMO.
• PFMS- Validate bank accounts of the selected applicants from respective banks and credit/transfer of scholarship directly into the bank account of the beneficiaries.
• NSP- Generation of Merit list of fresh cases, the final list of renewal cases & Lot
• Generation phase guidelines of PMSS. To provide the details of selected/ rejected cases to WARB as per the desired proforma.
• For this listed college/institute/university, CAPFs, AR & State/UT Police personnel, WARB & MHA will be given a login ID & Password for logging on to the online system in order to scrutinize the received application and verify the requisite documents uploaded by the applicants for sanction, payment, and tracking of scholarship by all the stakeholders under PMSS.

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