AP ePASS 2020 – Application Status, Eligibility, Rewards & Benefits

Wondering where you would find overseas and regular scholarships for SC and ST categories under one roof with lucrative benefits? Here is the answer. The AP ePASS scholarship offers much more than they seem to. Here is a detailed article examining the many facets of AP ePASS scholarships. The AP ePASS scholarships are offered to those students who cannot afford education but are meritorious and aim to pursue further studies. Worthy students who face hurdles in their path to achieve success in education are given a chance to pursue their studies by giving away scholarships. The fees accorded to various courses by colleges are waived off or given away as part of the scholarship amount.

EPASS stands for Electronic Payment and Application System of Scholarships by the AP government. Essentially this is an online scholarship portal under the leadership of the Andhra Pradesh government to ensure faster disbursal of scholarship amount to students. It is an initiative to help the weaker sections of society by the social welfare department of Andhra Pradesh. The official website for this scholarship is epass.apcfss.in.

This article provides complete details about the important dates with respect to this scholarship, various types of scholarships covered under this scheme, complete eligibility criteria, the detailed application process, documentation required for submitting the application, benefits and rewards offered, renewal process, important instructions, results, FAQs and contact details.

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AP ePASS Scholarship 2020 – Overview

AP ePASS – Latest Dates

The applicable dates with respect to this scholarship are unique compared to other scholarships. The details are presented below:

• After a candidate’s admission to a college, he/she should submit the online application form without causing delays anymore.
• Candidates should also obtain a bonafide certificate (hard copy) from the respective head of the institution on the same day when they submit the scholarship application form.
• A field officer shall be entitled to do physical verifications and background checks of the candidate twice in a year.
• Once, when a new academic year begins after college re-opens for the next session.
• Also, at another time during the last month of closing, so the current academic session.

The government has also introduced a biometric system of application verifications. After application submission, it would take around one month for the whole process to take place and finally resulting in disbursal of scholarships. 

List of AP ePASS Scholarships

This scheme provides financial aid to students in the form of 6 scholarships, namely:

• Pre matric scholarship for SC/ST/BC students and for the physically disabled candidates
• Scholarship for corporate admission
• Scholarship to aid students enrolled for GRE/TOEFL/IELTS coaching
• Overseas scholarship for Kapu students
• Overseas scholarship for BC students
• Overseas scholarship for EBC students

AP ePASS Scholarship – Eligibility Criteria

Though there are six lucrative scholarship schemes for students, for their financial aid to continue studies both within the country and also for overseas education, there are few common guidelines as in eligibility conditions that must be followed in order to qualify for the scholarship; the same has been enlisted in detail below:

• SC/ST students whose parents’ annual income is less than INR 2, 00,000 can apply.
• BC/EBC/ physically disabled students whose annual income is less than INR 1, 00,000 can apply.
• Students whose attendance records indicate 75% attendance in their respective educational institutions can apply.
• Students enrolled in distance courses/ online courses/ part-time courses are not eligible
• Students who have applied/ taken admission via management quota or sponsored seats are not eligible.
• Students who are availing stipend facilities from other sources and who stipend aggregate is greater than the scholarship aggregate calculated per annum are also not eligible.
• BC/EBC/ physically challenged students who have taken category B seats in MBBS or BDS streams cannot apply.
• EBC students who are pursuing an intermediate level or doing equivalent courses cannot apply.

Candidates should be pursuing one of these courses to be eligible. These courses have been grouped into 4 categories based on different rating metrics; please take a look:

Professional degree and PG Courses permitted under Group 1

• Medicine courses
• Engineering or technology courses
• Management courses
• Courses in agriculture
• Courses in veterinary sciences and allied fields
• Courses in business finance and business administration
• Computer science/computer applications
• Commercial pilot license course

Courses covered under group 2

• Mphil/PHD/ post-doctoral research courses
• CA/ICWA/CS
• Postgraduate/ graduate level diploma courses/certificate level courses

Courses under group 3

• Degree courses from NIFT ( National Institute of fashion technology)

Courses under group 4

• Intermediate courses like ITI/ITCs and other vocational courses

Colleges those are eligible for candidates to apply

• Only post-matric colleges duly approved by the government of Andhra Pradesh
• List of colleges that are listed by the administrative departments to the social welfare departments.

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AP ePASS Application Process – How to Apply?

To make the whole process simple and easy to approach, this scholarship has made an easy-to-follow methodology for application purposes. Candidates need to follow the same for the quick and easy application process, follow the steps below:

• Go to the official AP ePASS website.
• Select the course from the course list provided.
• Select pre-matric/ post-matric schemes as required.
• Before proceeding, click on the registration tab as a new user.
• Provide basic details like parents name, Aadhaar number etc.
• Provide contact details and academic details too.
• Render school or college details to make the process simpler.
• Mention course details correctly
• Enter your State Bank of India account number, branch name, and IFSC code.
• Mention caste and income group level.
• Upload all relevant documents.
• Hit the submit button after verifying all the details.
• Click on save or print/ download the completed application process.
• Take a print out, attach documents, and submit hard copies at the respective educational institution.

Documents Required For AP ePASS

The documents required for the fresh applications as well as for renewal applications have been tabulated below:

AP ePASS – Benefits & Rewards

This scholarship offers the following rewards to students:

• Reimbursement of tuition fees.
• Reimbursement is course dependent; it is not common to all students.
• Most of the courses can be applied for 100% tuition fee reimbursement
• For self-financed courses, INR 20,000 shall be provided as a financial grant or actual college fee, whichever is less.

AP ePASS Renewal Process

Every year, candidates have to submit the renewal application form along with renewal documents to get the scholarship continued for the current year too. Some of the steps to be followed while performing renewal o application are:

• Go to the official site.
• Enter the previous year’s registration id and password.
• Click on the renewal of the application for the current year.
• Enter attendance details marks obtained in the previous year.
• Update any other information if need be.
• Scan and upload relevant documents.
• Submit the renewal application form.
• Take a print out, attach documents, and submit hard copies at the respective educational institution.

AP ePASS Scholarship – Important Instructions

• Candidates having a bank account with SBI may apply.
• Candidates must ensure proper e-mail id and contact numbers.
• All details and documents should be verifiable and authentic.
• Failed applicants should defer from applying.
• Candidates should not share their scholarship details with strangers.
• Candidates can review their application status from the official site.
• All regular updates shall be posted on the official site.

AP ePASS – Frequently Asked Questions

• What are the courses that are not eligible to apply for this scholarship?

Candidate pursuing courses in aircraft maintenance engineering/ private pilot license courses/courses pursue at pre examination training centers.

• Which government administrative departments should colleges is notified from in order to be qualifying for this scholarship?

Department of higher education/ technical education/ school education/ health medical education/ family welfare studies and employment and training institutes.

• How to get the renewal status of scholarships?

Go to the official site of scholarship and click on the “AP scholarship status tab.”

• If a student has discontinued college for a year, can he apply for the renewal of the scholarship for the upcoming year?

No. Detained students or students who choose to discontinue cannot apply for this scholarship.

• Are scholarships offered to same level courses, for more than one course?

No, for the same level of courses, only one scholarship will be awarded.

Contact Details

For any information regarding this scholarship, the following can be contacted:

Address: EPASS, Project monitoring unit,
The director of the social welfare department,
Service road opposite to Manipal Hospitals,
TG Plaza, Tadepalli,
Vijayawada – 520001