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1 Government of IndiaMinistry of EducationDepartment of higher Education (National Scholarship Division) CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME OF SCHOLARSHIPFOR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS (CSSS) FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)2020-21 ABOUT THE SCHEME The Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students isimplemented by the Department of higher Education since 2008. The objective of thescheme is to provide financial assistance to the meritorious students, to meet a part of theirday-to-day expenses while pursuing higher studies.

2 Is the eligibility criteria for applying the Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students ? Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students is a merit-cum-means scholarship scheme. Eligibility conditions: Students who are above 80th percentile of successful candidates in the relevant streamfrom a particular Board of Examination in Class XII Pursuing regular course (not correspondence or distance mode) Having family income of less than lakh per annum Not receiving any other scholarship and fee reimbursement of any kind Diploma students not eligible under the scheme.

3 Adopted for generating Merit List for selecting the beneficiaries under the Scheme? From the eligible applicants, merit list is drawn based on gender (50 boys : 50 girls), stream(3-Science : 2-Commerce : 1-Humanities), Category (SC-15 % / % and OBC-27% ), and 5 % horizontal reservation is provided for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) from theallocated quota of individual State Education Boards. In case of shortfall in the number ofapplications, the scholarship slots could be is the rate of scholarship under the Scheme?

4 The rate of scholarship is Rs. 10000/- per annum at Graduation level for first three years ofCollege and University courses and Rs. 20000/- per annum at Post-Graduation level. Studentspursuing technical courses are paid Rs. 20,000/- per annum in the 4th and 5th year. Applicanthas to apply for renewal scholarship on NSP every subsequent year. Students pursing would get 4 installment of scholarship only Rs. 10000/- per annum for first three yearsand Rs. 20,000/- per annum in the 4th year. 4. What is the duration of scholarships and criteria for renewal under the scheme?

5 A student will be eligible for the scholarship for a total duration not exceeding 5 years. Ascholarship under the scheme is renewable on year to year basis up to Post Graduate level inthe same stream (except for the students pursuing technical courses leading to degree atgraduation level). is the methodology for disbursement of scholarship under the Scheme? Scholarship is disbursed through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode directly into thebank accounts of the beneficiary. To have seamless disbursal of scholarships, students arerequired to seed the Aadhaar with the bank account as mentioned in the application form.

6 Thestudent can track his/her payment status from the template Know Your Payment in thePublic Financial Management System (PFMS) portal and can also check status on NSP withtheir login credentials. In case PFMS status is shown as Success and the scholarship amountis not credited into the student s bank account which was mentioned by him/her in theapplication form, then the student is required to check the status of the bank account whichwas linked with aadhaar at the time of transaction. can apply for scholarship under CSSS on National Scholarship Portal (NSP)?

7 Who have completed Class-XII in the Academic Year 2019-20 and who are in the Top 20th percentile list of concerned Board (SEB/CBSE/CISCE) are eligible toapply for fresh scholarship. Those who are not covered in the list would not be able to choose the CSSS scholarship scheme. who have applied for fresh scholarship in academic year 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 and in merit list, can apply on the National Scholarship Portal for 4th renewal (2016-17), 3rd renewal (2017-18), 2nd renewal (2018-19) and 1st renewal (2019-20) before the cut-off date.

8 To receive renewal scholarship, it is compulsory for the scheme beneficiaries to apply every year as renewal candidate, if missed out in any academic year he/she will be debarred permanently. Therefore applicant ensures to apply for renewal on portal and ensures his/her application is verified by the Institute, before closure of the portal. can I apply for scholarship under CSSS? What are the precautions to be kept in mind at the time of online application registration? Before registering on the National Scholarship Portal, students are advised to keep thefollowing documents ready with them (i) Bank Passbook for filling bank details (ii)Aadhaar card No.

9 (iii) Parental income certificate (iv) A valid mobile number (v) An e-mailID (vi)Caste certificate wherever required (vii) Disability certificate wherever required. After filling the personal details students are required to select Post-Matric option from thedrop down menu, and select the Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College andUniversity Students .While filling the application, student is required to ensure that the name of self, name offather and Roll No., should exactly match as it has been mentioned in the Roll Card/Marksheet, so that the data gets captured and the scheme is visible in the National ScholarshipPortal.

10 While filling the application form, in the column of State Education Boards theyhave to select the board as per the list at :- in case student name in 12th examination marks sheet and aadhar card isdifferent, then students are advised to get his/her name in aadhar same as in his/hermark sheet. For example:-Father s Name as per mark sheet - Shri Mahendra Pratap Singh ( Singh Incorrect)1. Have a valid personal email ID and mobile no. which should be kept active till thecompletion of Scholarship disbursement Process.