Dr. Ambedkar Medhavi Chhatravriti Yojna to Other Backward Classes Students
State: Himachal Pradesh
Ministry: null
Department: Education Department, Himachal Pradesh
Category: Education & Learning
Beneficiary Type: Individual

The scheme “Dr. Ambedkar Medhavi Chhatravriti Yojna to Other Backward Classes Students” was started by Dept. of Education, H.P. Under the scheme, scholarship is given to top 1000 meritorious students of OBC declared as such in the result of Matric Examination conducted by H.P. Board.

Benefits:
1. Under this scholarship scheme, an amount of ₹18,000/- will be given to each eligible student per year for two successive years after matric.

Eligibility:
1. The student should be a permanent resident of Himachal Pradesh.
   1. The student should belong to the Other Backward Classes Category declared as such by the Himachal Government.
   1. The scholarship will be given in case the eligible students take admission to any professional/technical course after matric, in a recognized Institution within or outside the state.

**Note 01:** The scholarship is limited for a maximum of two successive years after matric.
**Note 02:** The renewal in 2nd year of the course will be subject to satisfactory performance in 1st year of the course.

Application Process:
[Online]
Step 01: The students applying for the scholarship for the first time need to "Register" using the icon “New Registration” at the NSP Portal URL - https://scholarships.gov.in/, by providing accurate and correct information as per their documents.
Step 02: After successfully get registration done, students will get their “Student Registration ID”.
Step 03: Through “Student Registration ID” students will be able to login into the account using the icon “Fresh Application” at NSP Portal.
Step 04: After successful login to the portal, the welcome page appeared. On clicking the “Application Form” icon, students will be directed to the application screen.
Step 05: Now, the students may fill out the complete application form and on clicking the “Final Submit” button, the application is finally submitted.
Step 06: On successful submission of the application, a system-generated registration number is sent to the students which can be used for future reference.
Note 01: The printed copy of the Online Scholarship Form (after successful online submission of the form), along with all requisite documents, needs to be submitted by the student to his/her Head of the Institute, who will retain it in the institution.
Note 02: The Institution will further forward the duly attested printed form (after successful online verification) along with the Verified Candidate List(s) (on the prescribed format) to the concerned DDHE(in case of Govt./Private Recognized Schools within the state) & to this Directorate (in case of Professional/Technical institutes / Out of state institutes), frontline verification & cross-checking.
Note 03: After successful online verification, the DDHE shall retain the hard copies of the students of Private Recognized School(s), and return the remaining forms to the concerned schools. The DDHE also needs to forward the Verified Candidate List(s) in r/o their respective district(s) to this Directorate.
Note 04: In case, any offline application form is received by the Head of the Institute /DDHE, he/she is directed to return the same to the concerned student/institute, at his / her own level; & to direct the sender to fill the form online & submit the printed copy of the Online Application Form, afterward, through the same channel.

Documents Required:
1.	Passport Size Photographs
2.	Copy of Aadhaar Card
3.	Copy of Himachali Bonafide Certificate (Domicile Certificate of Himachal Pradesh)
4.	Copy of Marks Certificate for Previous Years
5.	Copy of the first page of the Bank Passbook
6.	Copy of Student School Bonafide Certificate signed by Principal
7.	OBC Category Certificate (Issued by an officer not below the rank of Tehsildar)
8.	Income Certificate of Parent/Guardian (Issued by an officer not below the rank of Tehsildar)
9.	Email and Mobile Number of Parents