Punjab Merit Scholarship Scheme

State Government Education Verified Scheme Education Department

Type

State Government

About This Scheme

Punjab Merit Scholarship Scheme provides scholarships and fee reimbursement to meritorious students of Punjab from economically weaker sections.

Punjab Merit Scholarship Scheme is a scholarship scheme of the Government of Punjab implemented by the Education Department. It supports meritorious students belonging to general, SC, ST, OBC, minority and economically weaker sections by reimbursing tuition and examination fees and providing a maintenance stipend for school, undergraduate, post-graduate and professional courses in recognised institutions. The scholarship amount is credited directly to the bank account of the student through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) and the scheme aims to improve enrolment, retention and completion of education among students of the state.

Benefits

Reimbursement of tuition and examination fees, maintenance stipend for students, support for books and study material, and direct benefit transfer to the bank account of the student.

Eligibility

Students domiciled in Punjab who have secured at least the prescribed percentage of marks in the last qualifying examination and whose annual family income is within the notified income limit of the scheme.

Who Can Apply

School, college, university and professional students studying in recognised institutions of Punjab belonging to general, SC, ST, OBC, minority and economically weaker sections.

Who Cannot Apply

Students availing any other state or central scholarship for the same purpose, service holders, children of high income families and students who have not cleared the qualifying examination.

Required Documents

Aadhaar Card

Previous Year Marksheet

Income Certificate

Caste Certificate (if applicable)

Admission Receipt

Bank Passbook

Passport Photo

Application Process

1. Apply online on the official Punjab education or scholarship portal before the notified last date. 2. Register with Aadhaar and fill in the personal, academic and bank account details. 3. Upload self-attested copies of Aadhaar Card, previous year marksheet, Income Certificate, Caste Certificate (if applicable), Admission Receipt, Bank Passbook and Passport Photo. 4. The institution and the district education officer verify the application. 5. On approval the scholarship or fee reimbursement is credited directly to the bank account of the student through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).

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Step 01

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Step 02

Fill Application Form

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Step 03

Submit & Save Data

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Step 04

Complete on Official Website

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Scheme Information

Type State Government

Category Education

Ministry Punjab Government

Department Education Department

State Punjab

Status Published

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