The Kerala Government has introduced a new scholarship called the District Merit Scholarship Kerala 2024 to give educational opportunities to youngsters in the state. Under this scholarship, the student will receive financial assistance in order to continue their higher study. This award is available to meritorious students studying upper secondary, ITI, VHSC or polytechnic studies. In this article you get every information regarding this scholarship such as objective, eligibility criteria, necessary documents, benefits and online applying procedure.
District Merit Scholarship Kerala 2024
District Merit Scholarship is offered to Kerala students who are enrolled in Higher Secondary, VHSC, ITI or polytechnic courses. This scholarship is one of the Government of Kerala’s initiatives to encourage Kerala students to pursue engineering studies. DMS gives financial assistance to impoverished students who are unable to fund their education. It also enables deserving students to complete engineering degrees without financial constraints.
The project is to create and deploy a web-based scholarship administration system to promote an effective, error free method for selecting and distributing applications to the Directorate of Collegiate Education. Furthermore, technology simplifies the process of tracking and updating the selection and distribution of scholarships for students, academic institutions and the scholarship office.
Overview of District Merit Scholarship Kerala 2024
| Name of the Scholarship | District Merit Scholarship Kerala 2024 |
| Launched by | Government of Kerala |
| Beneficiary | Students |
| Objective | To Provide Financial Help |
| Financial Aid in the Form of Scholarship | Rs.1,250 per month |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Official Website | https://www.dcescholarship.kerala.gov.in/he_ma/he_maindx.php |
Objective of District Merit Scholarship Kerala 2024
The main objective of the scholarship is to provide financial assistance to meritorious Kerala students studying upper secondary, ITI, VHSC or Polytechnic studies but unable to pay college costs.
Types of Scholarship
The following scholarships are available through scholarship:
- Post Matric Scholarship For Minorities – NSP (PMS)
- Central Sector Scholarship – NSP (CSS)
- State Merit Scholarship – DCE (SMS)
- District Merit Scholarship – DCE (DMS)
- Merit Scholarship to the Children of School Teachers – DCE (MSCT)
- Hindi Scholarship – DCE (HS)
- Muslim Nadar Girls Scholarship – DCE (MNS)
- Sanskrit Scholarship – DCE (SSE)
- Suvarna Jubilee Merit Scholarship – DCE (SJMS)
- MGS Renewal (MGS)
- Blind/PH Scholarship – DCE (BPHFC)
- Music Fine Arts Scholarship – DCE (MFAS)
- Scholarship for Dependent of Jawans – DCE (JS)
- ASPIRE Scholarship – DCE (ASPR)
- Post Matric Scholarship For Disabilities – NSP (PMSD)
District Merit Scholarship Kerala Specifications
Post Matric Scholarship For Minorities – NSP (PMS)
Rewards Details Eligibility Criteria
- First year Students of:
- Plus Two/UG/PG/PHD program in a higher secondary school, college, institute or university that is either government sponsored, assisted, or recognized as unaided.
- ITI/ITC Centers affiliated with the NCVT’s 11th Class Technical or Vocational Program.
- A course that is not listed as an option for the merit-plus-means scholarship system.
- Should belong to a minority group, such as Parsis, Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, Sikhs or Zoroastrians.
- Must have scored at least 50% on the last board or university test or an equivalent grade.
- The family’s annual income should not exceed Rs 2 lakh.
- No more scholarships or stipends will be granted.
Benefits
- Admission and tuition fees are limited at Rs. 10,000 each year.
- The maximum monthly maintenance allowance is Rs. 1,200 (for ten months).
Scholarship for the Central Sector – NSP (CSS)
Benefits
- For integrated/5-year programs, graduation costs Rs. 10,000 per year for the first three years and Rs. 20,000 per year for the fourth and fifth years.
- After graduation: Rs. 20,000 per year.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants who achieved better than 80% of Class 12 pass rate applicants are eligible for this prize.
- Students must be enrolled in normal undergraduate or graduate degree programs at institutions or colleges accredited by AICTE, UGC, MCI, DCI or other regulatory authorities.
- The family’s total annual income should be less than Rs. 8 lakh.
State Merit Scholarships Kerala
Benefits
- Graduate students earn Rs. 1,250 per year, shared among 300 students.
- Postgraduate students: 150 will earn Rs.1,500 each year.
Eligibility Criteria
- Students enrolled in a first-year undergraduate or postgraduate program at a publicly or privately financed school or university are eligible to apply.
- They must achieve at least 50% or higher on the qualifying test to meet the required percentage of marks.
- The family’s annual income should be below Rs.1 lakh.
Selection Process
- Applicants will be reviewed and selected based on merit or the marks they got on preparatory examinations.
Required Documents
- ID of Candidate
- Caste Certificate
- Domicile Certificate
- Recent Qualifying Exams
- Birth Certificate
- Income Certificate
- Bank Account Details
- Certificate for the most Recent Course in Education
Applying Procedure of District Merit Scholarship Kerala 2024
- First you have to visit the Official Website of the DCE.
- The homepage will appear on your screen.
- Click on the register option.
- The various scholarship options will be shown.
- You have to choose the Online Registration option.
- Using your email id and mobile number, create an account on the portal.
- Enter all the necessary details such as personal details.
- To apply for a scholarship, fill out the online application form.
- Kindly carefully read all of the instructions.
- Make sure you complete the entire form.
- You have to upload all the necessary documents.
- Click on the submit button.
- You have to take a print out of it for future use.