PM Yasasvi Scheme 2023-all you need to know, last date extended

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PM Young Achievers Scholarship Award Scheme for Vibrant India for OBCs and Others YASASVI is an umbrella scheme for the existing pre-matric and post matric scholarship available since 1998-2015. The purpose of this scheme is to provide a national census for those schemes so that the beneficiary rate can be increased and its target population can be reached out in large numbers. The scheme covers five other sub-schemes within it-

• Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBC, EBC and DNT Students
• Post-Matric Scholarship for OBC, EBC and DNT Students
• Top Class School Education for OBC, EBC and DNT Students
• Top Class College Education for OBC, EBC and DNT Students
• Construction of Hostel for OBC Boys and Girls.

Objectives of Yasasvi and its sub-schemes

• The objective of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBC, EBC and DNT students (who are not covered under SC, ST or OBC) is welfare and motivation tothe children of these categories by providing financial assistance at pre matriculation or secondary stage.
• The objective of the Post-Matric Scholarship for OBC, EBC and DNT Students scheme is to provide financial assistance to the OBC, EBC and DNT students studying at post-matriculation or post-secondary stage to enable them to complete their education.
• The objective of the Top Class School Education for OBC, EBC and DNT Students scheme is to provide premium education to the meritorious students belonging to OBC, EBC and DNT categories by funding their education from Class9 onwards till they complete Class 12.
• The objective of the Top Class College Education for OBC, EBC and DNT Students scheme is to recognize and promote quality education amongst Students belonging to OBC, EBC and DNT categories by providing full financial support. The Scheme will cover OBC/EBC/DNT students for pursuing studies beyond class XIIth.
• The Construction of Hostel for OBC Boys and Girls Scheme aims at providing hostel facilities to students belonging to socially and educationally backward classes, especially from rural areas, to enable them to pursue secondary and higher education. Priority will be given for the proposals for construction of hostels for under-graduate students vis-a-vis below under-graduate level.

Eligibility for Yasasvi

Eligibility criteria for Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBC, EBC and DNT students:

• Scholarship under the Scheme will be available for studies in India only and will be awarded by the Government of the State/Union Territory to which the applicant belongs i.e. where he is domiciled.
• The scholarship will be provided for students studying in Government Schools only.
• The scholarships are open to Nationals of India only.
• Scholarship award will be sanctioned in the case of students whose parents/guardians income from all sources does not exceed Rs.2,50,000/- per annum.
• The students should be studying in class IX and X on a full-time basis in GovernmentSchools only.
• They should belong to either of OBC, EBC and DNT (who are not covered under SC,ST or OBC) categories through valid certificate.
• A scholarship holder under this scheme will not hold any other educational scholarship for the purpose of studying in class IX and X. If awarded any other educational scholarship for studying in classes IX and X, the students can avail of either of the two scholarships as per his/her choice and should inform the awarding authority to the Head of the Institution about the option made.
• Income Certificate is required to be taken once only, i.e. at the time of admission to courses.

Eligibility criteria for Post-Matric Scholarship for OBC, EBC and DNT Students scheme:

• The scholarships will be open to Indian nationals belonging to OBCs, EBCs and DNTs, as notified by the Central Govt./State Govt./ UT Admin.
• These scholarships will be given for the study of all recognized post-matriculation or post-secondary courses pursued in recognized institutions.
• Only those candidates who belong to OBCs/EBCs/DNTs so specified in relation to the State/UT to which the applicant actually belongs, i.e. permanently settled and who have passed the Matriculation or Higher secondary or any higher examination of a recognized University or Board of Secondary Education will be eligible.
• Candidates who, after passing one stage of education, are studying in the same stage of education in different subject e.g. B.Sc. after B.A or B.Com. after B.A. or M.A. in a subject after M.A in another subject will not be eligible.
• Students who, after having completed their educational career in one professional line, e.g., LLB after B.T/B. Ed will not be eligible.
• Students studying in XI Class of the Higher Secondary School courses or the XII class of the Multipurpose High School will not be eligible for it being a continuous school course. However, in cases, where tenth class examination of such courses is treated as equivalent to Matriculation and students who after passing tenth class join other courses, such students will be treated as post-matric students and will be eligible for the award of scholarships.
• Students pursuing Post-graduate courses in medicine will be eligible only if they are not allowed to practice during the period of their course.
• Students who after failing or passing the Under Graduate/Post-Graduate examinations in Arts/Science/Commerce join any recognized professional or Technical certificate/diploma / degree courses will be awarded scholarships if otherwise eligible.
• Students, who pursue their studies through correspondence/online courses, are also eligible. The term correspondence includes distant and continuous education for courses in Central/ State Universities only.
• Only two boys of the same parents/guardian will be entitled to receive scholarships. This restriction will, however, not apply to girls.
• A scholarship holder under this Scheme will not hold any other scholarship/stipend.
• Scholarship holders who are receiving coaching in any of the pre-examination training centers with financial assistance from the Central Government/ State Government will not be eligible for stipend under the coaching schemes for the duration of the coaching program.
• Employed students whose income combined with the income of their parents/guardians does not exceed Rs. 2.50 lakh per annum shall be eligible for post -matric scholarship.
• Unemployed students whose parents/guardians income from all sources does not exceed Rs. 2.50 lakh per annum will be entitled for the scholarship under the scheme.

Eligibility criteria for Top Class College Education for OBC, EBC and DNT Students scheme:

• Those OBC/EBC/DNT students having total annual family income from all sources upto Rs. 2.50 lakh and having secured admission in a full-time prescribed course in any of the notified institutions according to the general selection criteria prescribed by the concerned institution, will be eligible for scholarship under the Scheme to the extent of the number of scholarships (slots) allocated to the institution for the course.
• In case the number of eligible students admitted exceeds the number of slots allotted to the institution, the scholarship will be restricted to the top students in the inter-se merit list based on the admission criteria for the course.
• In case the institution finds that the number of eligible candidates in the 1st year are less than the number of slots allotted to it, the balance slots may be offered to eligible students studying in 2nd, 3rd and 4th year, etc. on the basis of inter-se merit of previous year’s result giving priority to those with higher number of years left to complete their respective course i.e. 2nd year students are to get priority over the 3rd year students and soon. Thirty percent (30%) of slots allotted to the Institution shall be reserved for eligible girl students as per their inter-se merit. In the absence of sufficient number of girl students, the slots may be transferred to eligible boy students as per their inter-se merit.
• The benefit of the Scheme will not be provided to more than 2 siblings in a family. The students will submit an affidavit in the Institution to certify that he/she is not the third sibling of the family who is availing benefit under the scheme.
• The scholarship will be terminated if the student fails to get promoted to the next semester/class.

Application process:

The applicants can apply online via PM YASASVI YOJANA portal:

Documents required to apply for Yasasvi:

An applicant has to upload the following documents:

• Passport size Photograph
• Signature
• Category Certificate
• Family Income Certificate
• Aadhar Card
• PwD certificate, if applicable

Yasasvi Entrance Test YET 2023:

The Yasasvi Entrance Test is held for selection of candidates for award of scholarship to students studying in Class IX and XI. The nature of the test is objective type consisting of Multiple Choice Based Questions. The test will be conducted in OMR based offline mode and the duration of the test will be of 150 minutes. The test will comprise of questions related to four main sections- Mathematics, Science, Social Science, General Knowledge with a mark distribution of 30, 25, 25, 20 respectively. The total marks of the test will be 100. The question paper of Yasasvi Entrance Test will be available both in English as well as in Hindi. It is important to note that there will be NO Negative Marking for wrong answers in the test.

Important Dates of Yasasvi:

• Last date of receiving online applications has been extended to 17.08.2023 which was earlier fixed at 10.08.2023.
• Date of Yasasvi Entrance Test is scheduled on 29th September, 2023.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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