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Last date extended for prematric scholarships
Posted on: 25/Aug/2016 10:35:19 AM
A release from the Chennai District Collectorate has mentioned that Students from minority communities studying in government, government-aided, and government-recognized schools in Chennai district from Class I-X are eligible to apply for prematric scholarships. The last date for online applications is August 31. Now this has been extended to 30th September.
Online applications have been invited from students belonging to minority communities - Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Sikhs, Parsis and Jains - studying in Standards from I to X in government, aided and government-recognised educational institutions for the award of pre-matric scholarships for 2016-17. Those students whose parental/guardian’s annual income did not exceed Rs.1 lakh were eligible for the scholarship.
Besides, the students should have obtained not less than 50 per cent marks in the previous final exams (except for Standard I), and should not have availed themselves of other scholarships during the year. Students should mention their Aadhaar number while filling in the online application.
