Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme for the Wards of Central Armed Police Forces & Assam Rifles
Category: Education & Learning
Level: Central | State: All
Ministry: Ministry Of Home Affairs

Details:
The “Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme (PMSS) for the Wards of Central Armed Police Forces &amp; Assam Rifles” is a scholarship scheme which was introduced by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India from the academic year 2006-07 to encourage higher technical &amp; professional education for the dependent wards &amp; widows of Central Armed Police Forces &amp; Assam Rifles (CAPFs &amp; AR) Personnel.
> **Number of Scholarship:**

For the wards of CAPFs &amp; Assam Rifles, a total of 2000 Scholarships (equally for both girls &amp; boys) under PMSS will be given for each academic year in addition to renewal cases of previous years. Shortfall in fresh cases shall not be adjusted from girls/boys, if applicants (Boys/Girls) are selected less than 1000.

Benefits:
The benefits under the scheme is as follows:
Amount of Scholarship:
•	₹3,000/- per month for girls.
•	₹2,500/- per month for boys 
Note:
 The above scholarship amount is to be paid annually after selection @ ₹36,000/- to each girl & ₹30,000/- to each boy.
Duration of Scholarship:
Up to 5 years (depending upon the duration of the course being pursued by the applicant and as approved by the respective regulatory body).

Eligibility Criteria:
**The eligibility criteria for availing financial assistance under this scheme are as follows:-**

   1. Wards/widows of deceased Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Assam Rifles (ARs) personnel who died in harness/election duty, wards of personnel disabled due to causes attributable to Government service, and Wards of Ex CAPFs &amp; AR personnel in receipt of Gallantry Awards.
   1. Wards/widows of retired and serving CAPFs &amp; AR Personnel. (Personnel below Officer Rank)
   1. Pursuing first professional degree programme 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](https://scholarships.gov.in/public/schemeGuidelines/warb/G_1197_3001.pdf) as mentioned in Para- 8 (B).   1. 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. (OR) 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.
   1. A grace period of one year only for cases, where there is a delay on the part of the candidate for submission of application for renewal of scholarship may be entertained.

> **Order of Preference:**

Applications received from the eligible applicants under the Fresh category will be shortlisted on the basis of an order of preference as mentioned below and the percentage of marks obtained by them in MEQ:-
**Sl. No.****Category****Details**1Category-A Wards/Widows of CAPFs &amp;amp;amp; AR personnel killed in action.2Category-BWards of Ex-CAPFs &amp;amp;amp; AR personnel disabled in action.3Category-CWards/Widows of deceased CAPFs &amp;amp;amp; AR personnel died for causes attributable to Government service including casualties during conduct of Election.4Category-DWards of Ex-CAPFs &amp;amp;amp; AR personnel disabled while in service with disability attributable to Government Service5Category-EWards of Ex-CAPFs &amp;amp;amp; AR personnel in receipt of Gallantry Awards.6Category-FWards of Ex- CAPFs &amp;amp;amp; AR personnel (PBOR).7Category-GWards of serving CAPFs &amp;amp;amp; AR personnel (PBOR) subject to availability of scholarship.**Note 01:** Wards of deceased CAPF/AR personnel will be considered for scholarship under Categories “A” to “F” as per their priority, even on compassionate appointment of spouse/NOKs in CAPFs.
**Note 02:** The Wards of Assistant Commandant, holding Local Rank of CAPFs &amp; AR (who are not entailing the pay benefits of Assistant Commandant and drawing the Salary of Inspectors) are eligible for granting PMS under category “F” &amp; “G” also.
**Note 03:** This scholarship is admissible for only two Children per family and should be ensured by the beneficiaries as well as by the respective CAPF &amp; AR.
**Note 04:** The applicants irrespective of his /her marital status are eligible for PMSS.
**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, it 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 case of applicant 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).
  - Details of professional degree courses applicable for PMSS are mentioned at [Appendix – I](https://scholarships.gov.in/public/schemeGuidelines/warb/G_1197_3001.pdf).
> **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 an initial three/four years as the case may be.