Eligibility

To be eligible, an applicant must – 

• be a disabled student
• belong to the North-Eastern states of India i.e. Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura OR
• belong to India, (except North-East India) studying in Institutes of National Importance (INIs)
• be between 14 and 30 years of age
• have benchmark disability, i.e. 40% and above as per the disability certificate
• have passed Class 10/HSLC/preceding examination with at least 55% or equivalent CGPA score of 6.25
• belong to a BPL or low-income group i.e. annual income not exceeding INR 6,00,000

Benefits

A total number of 180 scholarships will be distributed amongst the students of Category I and II in the ratio of 9:1 (i.e 162:18). The selected candidates will receive the following benefits-

• Academic fees (will be paid directly to the institution)
• Additional support for specific requirements of study materials, assistive equipment and devices, conveyance allowance and hostel fees, based on available funds

Note: – The scholarship will be allocated as per fee declaration by the educational institution in the “Information Release Form”.

Documents

• Disability certificate*
• Coloured passport-sized photo*
• Income certificate
• ID Proof such as Voter Id/Passport/Driving Licence*
• Aadhar Card
• BPL Card (if applicable)*
• Class 10/HSLC Marksheet
• Class 12/Higher Secondary Marksheet (if applicable)
• Pass Certificate/Marksheet of Graduation Examination (if applicable)
• Pass Certificate/Marksheet of Postgraduation examination (if applicable)
• Admission Fee receipt of the course of the current semester (if applicable)
• Marksheet of the last semester’s examination appeared (if applicable)

Note –

• Documents marked (*) are mandatory.
• The documents to be uploaded at the time of online application should be below 500KB in size and in .jpg, .png, or .pdf format.

How to apply?

Step 1: Click on the ‘Apply Now’ button.
Step 2: Click the ‘Register’ button and fill in the required registration details. (Note – If already registered, log in using Gmail/Mobile number/Email ID)
Step 3: Navigate to the ‘Apply Now‘ button under the ‘Apply Now‘ section and click on it.
Step 4: Now navigate to the ‘Apply‘ button under Category I/II, whichever the applicant is eligible to apply for.
Step 5: Fill in the required details, upload the relevant documents and submit.

Offline Process – 

Step 1: Click on the ‘Apply Now’ button.
Step 2: Navigate to ‘Downloads’ on the right side of the dashboard.
Step 3: Download the application form under the eligible category.
Step 4: Fill in the required details, upload the necessary documents, and send them to the below-mentioned address –

Source:buddy4study.com