StateScholarshipsAPJ Abdul Kalam Scholarship
APJ Abdul Kalam Scholarship
₹6,000 per annum from the Kerala Directorate of Minority Welfare for minority-community students in the 2nd or 3rd year of a 3-year polytechnic diploma.
About this scheme
The APJ Abdul Kalam Scholarship is implemented by the Directorate of Minority Welfare, Government of Kerala, to support students from religious minority communities pursuing a three-year diploma course at a government, aided, or government-approved self-financing polytechnic institution in Kerala.
Eligibility
- Residence: Permanent resident of Kerala
- Community: Belongs to a religious minority community: Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, or Parsi
- Course: Regular student in a three-year diploma course at a government, aided, or government-approved self-financing polytechnic institution
- Admission type: Merit-seat admission if enrolled at a self-financing polytechnic
- Annual family income: Not exceeding ₹8,00,000 (APL category)
- Year of study: Must be in the 2nd or 3rd year of the diploma course
- Bank account: Must hold an active account in a nationalised or scheduled bank
Benefits
- ₹6,000 per annum for selected scholars
Required documents
- Application printout
- SSLC / Plus Two mark sheets
- Allotment memo
- Bank passbook
- Aadhaar / NPR card
- Nativity certificate
- Community certificate
- Income certificate
- Ration card
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