National Scholarship for persons with disabilities (2005-06)
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment. Govt. of India

Scholarships will be available to Indian students with 40% disabilities. Assistance will be available for pursuing Post-Matric/ Post-Secondary technical and professional courses including Ph.D and M.Phil. For students with profound and severe difficulties assistance available for pursuing General, Technical, Vocational or Professional Courses.

Scholarship will be awarded for pursuing only one cource per student.

Assistance will be given for computer with editing software for blind/ deaf graduate and postgraduate students pursuing professional courses and for support access software for cerebral palsiified students.

Those students with disabilities who have passed matric/ secondary or any other higher examination from any recognised board/ university will be eligibile for assistance.

Continuation/ renewal of the award for next year will depend on successfully completing the course in the preceding year with minimum 50% marks

Assistance will not be available for post matric/ post secondary technical/ professional courses having duration of less than one year.
A scholarship holder under this scheme will not hold any other scholarship/ stipend

Monthly family income of the beneficiary should not be more than Rs.15000/ from all sources.