Aryans Group of Colleges, to hold SC/ST/OBC Counselling on 7-8 July

By 1 2 1 News Reporter

Chandigarh 05^th July:-- Aryans Group of Colleges going to organize SC/ST/OBC Counseling on 7-8th July at Aryans Group of Colleges, Chandigarh-Patiala Highway, Near Chandigarh. Interested Students, who want to take part in this awareness drive can register at 84277-78000, 84273-44888.

It's worth mentioning that Central Govt. has budgeted an amount of 6500 crore to State Governments every year for scholarships to SC/ST/OBC students. But due to lack of information, students are not able to avail the benefits of these scholarships. It is also here to be mentioned that Scholarship is awarded  to the students who have secured not less than 50% marks or equivalent grade in the previous final examination and the annual income of whose parents/guardian from all sources does not exceed Rs. 2.5 Lakh

Anshu Kataria, Chairman, Aryans Group of Colleges said that there are many Scholarship schemes about which students are not aware. This SC/ST/OBC counseling would enlighten the students about the various schemes. The Counseling would highlight the various aspects of Scholarship including eligibility criteria, amount of scholarship, procedure to apply, etc.  He said that Scholarship can be availed in  M.Tech, MBA, B.Tech, B.Tech (LEET), BBA, BCA, B.Ed, B.Com, B.A., Polytechnic, Nursing (GNM), +1, etc courses.

Dr. Kataria said that the students coming under minority category in India like Sikhs, Muslims, Buddhists, Jainism and Parsi can avail the benefit of Ministry of Minority Affairs (MOMA) scholarship which is meant for the welfare and for financial assistance to brilliant students of minority class to obtain higher as well as professional qualification.

He further said that above Post Matric Scholarship Scheme's main objective is to award scholarships to meritorious students belonging to economically weaker sections of minority community so as to provide them better opportunities for higher education increase their rate of attainment in higher education and enhance their employability.