SCHOLARSHIP FOR COMMUNITIES SCHEME

Code  (SSF-106)

This scholarship will be available for disadvantaged groups for up-lifting and encouragement in their educational pursuit. The communities (Disable, Orphans, Children of Shuhda, Prisoners and Transgender) having the natural deficiency or temporarily affected by the natural climatic disaster etc. will be helped through this scheme. The purpose of this scholarship is encouragement of Special Students, to keep them in educational stream. It is a step towards equal access of learning, skill development & sharing the financial liability of the special communities.

NATURE OF STUDENTS WHO FALL IN THIS SCHEME

ELIGIBILITY

            The Fresh and continuing students of AIOU belonging to aforementioned communities are eligible to apply.  These students will avail fee waiver as mentioned against each.  In case of readmission / reappear workshop / examination (to complete the program) the student shall pay the re-appear fee from his/her own pocket as per AIOU rules. The facility will be available within the prescribed period of a program. If student fails to complete his program within prescribed period (i.e 2 year or 4 year) the facility will not be provided thereafter.

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE

a)    All applications of students seeking fee concession in SSF-106 will be received in the concerned Regional office first time. Students are required to submit their applications to their respective regions. Submission of application is mandatory.

b)    No student(s) is allowed to submit his application directly to DSA or Director Admission. Such applications will not be entertained for fee concession and will be returned to students.

c)    Fresh Students will be required to deposit admission and registration fee and attach copy of the same with their application forms while submitting their forms to concerned Regional office in the first semester of the Progrmame except Prisoners and Transgenders (Full Fee Waiver).

d)    The disabled students will produce the disability certificate issued from the government hospital/District Health authorities showing the person fit for work under the disability (Completely Blind, Physically Handicapped in case of major disability i.e. absence of any essential organ which is required to work).

e)    Application received from disable students, will be placed before RAC by Regional Head concerned. RAC will examine the nature of Disability of students and will recommend the case as per given SOP’s of the schemes SSF-106 and most deserving student will be given preference.

f)     RD concerned will also provide system generated challan to students who have been given 50% fee concession, enabling them to deposit remaining fee in the bank.

g)    Student is also required to provide copy of the same to Regional Office.

h)    Regional office will forward all cases complete in all respects along with a list to Director Admission. A copy of the same will also be sent to DSA

i)     Director Admission will process the admissions of students. If any kind of deficiency in fee or documents is observed by Director Admission, the case will be returned to Regional Head concerned for meeting the deficiency.

j)     Director Admission will complete admission of such students. Director ICT will provide the access to DSA to tally confirmed admission with already available list with him.

k)    DSA will place all such cases before Advisory Committee and committee will recommend the case for approval of Competent Authority.

l)     DSA after the approval of the Competent Authority will move the list of each schemes/ all schemes to Treasurer for onward process.

m)  Once the student has been declared eligible for grant of fee concession in SSF-106, will not appear before the RAC in upcoming/remaining semesters for seeking fee concession. However, he/she will deposit his/her continuing admission form duly filled with desired courses to Regional office for further processing.

n)    In such cases semester wise/Programme wise, record will be maintained by DSA and concerned Regional Head. RD will intimate the student through SMS to deposit his/her remaining fee for next semester and provide students a system generated challan, enabling them to deposit remaining fee well in time.

o)    RD will fix his stamp on each form, showing their identification as Financial Assistance forms.

p)    Orphans will produce the valid certificate justifying the reason and claim for the grant of scholarship issued by Chairman/Vice-Chairman of the area or Union Council along with death certificate of father.

q)    Children of Shuhda will also produce the valid certificate from Army Welfare Board or Concerned Police Authorities.

r)     Regional Committee will strictly observe the eligibility criteria.

s)    As University has widely publicized the Financial Schemes. If a student has deposited his admission fee due to any reason, the paid fee will not be reimbursed to student/applicant in any case.

t)     The student can obtain scholarship/financial support from one scheme only in the semester.