Scholarships to students from non-Hindi speaking states for studies in Hindi

The scheme of scholarship to students from non-Hindi speaking states for Post-Matric studies in Hindi is aimed at creating individuals of these States, suitable for teaching and other posts where knowledge of Hindi is essential.

The scholarship is offered to students from class XI to Ph. D level for recognized fulltime courses of education for study of Hindi as one of the subjects on the basis of the results of “examinations next below” conducted by a Board of Education or a University or a Voluntary Hindi Organisation.

1. 10th Class/Matriculation/High School - For award of scholarship in +2 level / pre University/pre Degree.


2. 12th Class of 10 + 2 pattern/Intermediate/pre University/pre Degree - For award of scholarship in B.A. /B.Sc./B.Com.(Pass or Honors) or an equivalent examination.


3. B.A. /B.Sc./B.Com.(Pass or Honors) or an equivalent examination  -For  award of scholarship in M.A., M.Litt. and equivalent courses  and Hindi Teacher’s Training Course.


4. M.A. Hindi/M.Litt. (Hindi)/Pre Ph. D./qualification leading to the admission to Ph. D (Hindi) Degree  -  For award of scholarship in Ph. D. (Hindi)

5. Full-time courses in Hindi for which examinations are conducted by Hindi Voluntary Organisations engaged in the propagation of Hindi or by Universities provided these examinations are recognized as equivalent to Intermediate or above.  These will be given on the basis of the results of the “Examination next below”.  A list of recognized Voluntary Organisations and the examinations conducted by them is given in Appendix ‘A’ along with the “Examination next below”.


6. Training courses in Hindi Teacher’s Training College run by the Government or Hindi Voluntary Organisation provided these are either recognized by a State Government or are conducted by an Institution declared as an Institution of national importance by an Act of Parliament.  Candidates taking up B.Ed./B.T. where both content and method of teaching Hindi are studied will also be eligible.  Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of the result of the examination which makes the candidate eligible for admission to the course.


7. Course conducted by institutions declared as institutions of national importance by an Act of Parliament, provided these course are equivalent to Intermediate or above.  These will be awarded on basis of admission qualification for these courses.

Note: There are some 2,500 scholarships awarded to candidates each year on all India basis as per the quota of each Non-Hindi Speaking State/Union Territory.


Eligibility Criteria

The general eligibility criteria for this scholarship scheme are depicted below:

1.) Only those candidates whose mother tongue is not Hindi and who belong to any of the following Non-Hindi Speaking States/Union Territories will be eligible for the scholarship:

Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Orissa, Punjab, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Goa, Daman & Diu, Lakshadweep, Mizoram and Pondicherry.

2.) Candidates who belong to Non-Hindi Speaking States specified in Rule 1 above but have been residing for any purpose in a Hindi Speaking State will not be eligible for scholarship under this scheme.  This condition of residence will not apply to candidates who are already studying in Hindi Speaking States on scholarships awarded under the scheme.

3.) Candidates in employment,  whether full or part-time or whether in a private organisation or a   government organisation, will not be eligible unless they are sponsored by the State Government/Union Territory Administration concerned and provided they execute a bond with the State Government/Union Territory Administration, if so, required by them.

4.) Candidates studying for a bachelor’s degree will not be eligible for a scholarship unless they have taken Hindi as a subject which will make them eligible for admission to M.A. (Hindi) course of the same University.  This condition will not apply in case of universities which do not conduct M.A. (Hindi) examinations.

5.) Candidates who are studying for M.A. course will not be eligible for a scholarship unless they have taken Hindi as their principal subject.  (This applies to cases of Universities, where candidates have to offer two subjects for the M.A. degree).

6.) Candidates who wish to pursue their studies through correspondence course or who are preparing for an examination privately will not be eligible.

7.) Since this scholarship is in the form of an incentive to study Hindi, a candidate in receipt of this scholarship is not debarred from receiving any other scholarships irrespective of terms and conditions of those scholarships.  A fee concession, in part or full, is not considered as a scholarships or a stipend for this purpose.  Scholars studying for Ph.D. course can be permitted to accept remuneration for teaching, provided it is part of study or research.

Selection Procedure

These following points are the selection criteria for students applying for the scheme:

• A student will be selected by the Non-Hindi Speaking State to which the student belongs against its quota.


• Only those candidates will be eligible who have passed the “next below examination” (the examination which is the minimum qualification for admission to the course now joined by the students) either in the year of award (the year in which the application for scholarship is made) or in the year immediately proceeding the year of award.


• Only those candidates will be eligible who have passed the “next below examination” with Hindi as one of the subject or have passed another examination in Hindi recognized by the Government of India as equivalent to the “next below examination”.


• Only those candidates will be eligible who have passed the “next below examination” in the first attempt.


• If after considering the candidates mentioned in Rule 7 (iv) above, some scholarship out of the quota allotted to particular State remain available, candidates who passed the examination mentioned in Rule 2 in earlier years, may also be considered.

Rates of Scholarships

Sl. No.	Name of the class	Rates of scholarship (Rs. per month)
(1)	(2)	(3)
1.	XI & XII (i.e. +2 stage, Intermediate, pre University / pre Degree.	300
2.	B.A./B.Sc./B.Com.(Pass or Honors) or an equivalent examination	500
3.	M.A., M.Litt. and equivalent courses  and Hindi Teacher’s Training Course/Ph.D.	1000

How to Apply

PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING:

(i) The application should comprise:-

(a) One copy of the application for scholarship in the prescribed from for the year

(b) One copy of a recent passport size photograph with signature (to be pasted on the application form in the space provided for it); and

(c) One attested copy each of the certificates, diplomas, degrees, mark sheets, etc., in respect of all examinations passed since Matriculation.  Original documents should not be sent unless especially called for.  The Government will not be responsible if the original documents sent without being called for, are lost.

(ii) Candidates must ensure that they apply through the State to which they belong as defined under Rule 7 (i) of these Rules.
 
(iii) The application forms will be supplied by the Non-Hindi Speaking States to whom the applications are to be submitted.  APPLICATION FORMS WILL NOT BE SUPPLIED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.

(iv) Each Non-Hindi Speaking State Government will prescribe the authority which will supply the application forms and to whom the completed application forms are to be submitted.  Application sent to any other authority are liable to be rejected.
 
(v) Completed applications must be submitted by the date prescribed by each Non-Hindi Speaking State in the newspapers.  Applications received by the State Government after the last date prescribed, are liable to be rejected.

(vi) Incomplete application are liable to be rejected.
 
(vii) Incorrect entry in the application form or wrong declaration in any respect would make the scholarship liable to cancellation and/or to penalties to be determined by the Government.


SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION AND SELECTION OF CANDIDATE FOR AWARD OF SCHOLARSHIPS:
 
(i) Applications are required to be submitted to the Non-Hindi Speaking State Government/Union Territory Administration to which the candidate belongs as defined in Rule 7 (i) of these Rules.  Voluntary Hindi Organisations are also required to send the applications to the State Government/Union Territory Administration concerned.  The Non-Hindi Speaking State Government/Union Territory Administration will make the final selection of the scholars and will issue award letters to the scholars through Heads of Institutions concerned with instructions to send their acceptance letters to the Officer designated by the State Government/Union Territory Administration for further necessary action regarding payment of amount of scholarship to the scholars.  The applications received by them on the basis of which selection of scholars is made will not be forwarded to the Ministry of Human Resource Development but will be kept by them for their record.
 
(ii) Institutions conducting courses of Voluntary Hindi Organisations must submit the applications THROUGH PARENT BODY.

Notification and Deadline

The State Government/Union Territory Administrations concerned will announce the scheme every year after the issuance of administrative approval by the Government of India the continuance of scheme and invite applications by issuing a press advertisement. The advertisements are published in major regional and national dailies.

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Contact Details

Ministry of Human Resource Development,
Government of India,
Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi-110001
Fax 91-11-23381355, 91-11-23382947
Telex 031-61336 
Email: webmaster.edu@nic.in
Website: http://www.education.nic.in

Also you can contact the respective

District Inspector of School/Director of Education,
State/ UT Government