CH Mohammed Koya Scholarship 2020 – Application, Eligibility, Rewards

The Directorate of Minority Welfare under the Government of Kerala offers the CH Mohammed Koya scholarships for Muslim girls. This scholarship is specifically offered to Latin/ Muslim/ Christians of Kerala. These candidates must belong to the economically deprived classes to claim benefits under this scholarship. 

Candidates who are pursuing the 1st year of their undergraduate courses in either government or government aided educational institutions can apply for this scholarship.

Through this article, we provide elaborate details about CH Mohammed Koya scholarships. We furnish all important facts about this scholarship with regard to the important dates, eligibility criteria, application process, documents required, rewards and benefits offered, selection process followed result declaration, steps to check application status, important FAQs and contact details.

CH Mohammed Koya Scholarship 2020 – Overview

CH Mohammed Koya Scholarship – Key Dates

The general timeline for CH Mohammed Koya scholarships is after October/ November.

• The online application process for CH Mohammed Koya scholarship will begin in the first week of December 2020.
• Last dates to submit completed application forms will be around the last week of December 2020.
• The date of commencement for application of renewal of scholarships is around October of 15th 2020
• Deadline for submission of renewal applications is around last week of November 2020
• Last date for scholarship verification followed by approval process falls in the last week of November 2020.
• The timeline around which scholarships shall be granted to deserving candidates shall be around the months of November/ December.

CH Mohammed Koya Scholarship – Eligibility Criteria

The detailed application process for CH Mohammed Koya scholarships is as given below:

• Muslim girls belonging to the state of Kerala are eligible to apply.
• Latin and Converted Christian community girls from Kerala can also apply.
• Candidate must be presently doing her 1st year in any under graduation course and should be desirous to pursue higher education at any government or government aided educational institutions of Kerala.
• Candidate who has appeared for entrance exams like CET and sought admission under merit category are also eligible.
• The minimum marks to be obtained in the qualifying exams by the candidate are 50% and more.
• Annual family income of candidate to be less than INR 8 lakhs
• Candidates may apply for hostel stipend too, provided the hostel falls under the list of government recognized hostels
• Candidates may either opt for hostel stipend or this scholarship, but not both.
• Candidates should have a valid bank account with a nationalized bank in their own name.

CH Mohammed Koya Scholarship Application Process – How to Apply?

Candidates can apply to the CH Mohammed Koya scholarships through the minority website of the government of Kerala. The step-wise application process is explained below:

• Visit the official portal www.minoritywelfare.kerala.gov.in
• Traverse to the section “Types of scholarships” indicated on the homepage.
• Select ‘C H Mohammed Koya scholarships’ in the drop down list.
• Read the complete instructions following the scholarship.
• Click on “Apply online” and fill the registration form related with the scholarship.
• Enter your candidate details, educational details, income details and other details requested.
• Click on “Submit button” to forward the registration form.
• With the registered credentials, log into the portal to access the scholarship application form. You can click on the fresh application OR renewal application.
• Later, enter all mandatory data in the application form.
• Alongside, upload all required documents to support your application form.
• Validate all details.
• Submit the application form.
• Take a hard copy print out of the submitted application form.
• The hard copy of this submitted form and the supporting documents need to be sent to the respective educational institution for further verification and processing.

Key Documents For CH Mohammed Koya Scholarship

The CH Mohammed Koya scholarship requires candidates to upload scanned documents in required size and format. Also, a hard copy of the same needs to be attached with the application form and submitted to the verification officer present at the respective educational institutions. Candidates need to know the list of documents to be submitted:

• Class 10th mark sheets and certificates
• Income certificate
• Minority certificate
• Caste certificate
• Bank passbook details of the candidate
• Aadhaar card of student
• Domicile certificate
• Bonafide letter from the educational institution where candidate is studying currently
• ID card copy issued by educational institution

[All documents need to be presented in photocopies and attested by a gazette officer of the government of India.]

CH Mohammed Koya Scholarship – Rewards & Benefits

The CH Mohammed Koya scholarships offer very beneficial and useful grants for encouraging higher education among girls belonging to the minority sects. In this view, the various rewards offered are listed below:

CH Mohammed Koya Scholarship – Selection Process

The CH Mohammed Koya scholarships are offered after going through a detailed application procedure. The step-wise details of this process are explained below:

• All scholarships are processed on par the guidelines indicated in the Sachar committee report
• The respective educational institutions shall filter and process their students’ applications in the first round.
• Selected applications in the first round shall be forwarded to the committee project officer for further processing.
• The project officer will look into various parameters of candidates and decide on the final list of candidates.
• Scholarship amount will be directly released into the beneficiary’s account through the process of DBT.

Results 

The results of the selected students for the CH Mohammed Koya scholarship grant will be published in the online portal around the months of November – December. The step-wise process to check results are explained below:

• Go to the official website www.minoritywelfare.kerala.gov.in
• Log in with registered candidate details
• In the homepage, traverse to a section titled “Awarded students list”.
• In the following page, enter details like scholarship type applied for, institution and district to which candidate belongs to, educational institute name etc.
• The final list of selected candidates for the current year 2020 shall be displayed thereafter.
• Alternatively, you can also enter your registration number/ name to check if your name exists in the selected candidates’ list.

CH Mohammed Koya Scholarship – Application Status

Candidates who have submitted their applications duly complete in all respects can visit the official website to check the status of their forms. The detailed process to check application status is given below:

• Go to the official website www.minoritywelfare.kerala.gov.in
• Log in with registered candidate details
• In the homepage, traverse to a section titled “Registered students status”.
• Enter details like registration number/ name/ scholarship type applied for/ educational institution and other similar details.
• The status of your application can be located against your name, and registration number in the list displayed.

Frequently Asked Questions

• How many scholarships are offered under the C H Mohammed Koya scholarship scheme?

3000 scholarships for degree pursuing candidates, 1000 for PG candidates, 1000 for professional course candidates, and 2000 other scholarships as stipend schemes are offered under C H Mohammed Koya scholarship scheme.

• What is the general timeline when candidates have to look out for advertisements regarding CH Mohammed Koya scholarship?

Candidates can look out for official notifications on the official website around the months of October/November.

• When exactly can a candidate apply to the scholarships in his study period?

Once a candidate applies to the first year of his course admissions and gets confirmation for the same, he can go ahead and apply for a scholarship.

• How are scholarships disbursed to selected candidates?

A Project officer who is deputed by the government for verification of applications processes the scholarship forms and publishes a list of selected candidates. These candidates shall receive an amount directly through electronic transfer means.

• What is the official website address to get all information regarding this scholarship?

dcescholarship.kerala.gov.in

Contact details

For any details that you may require regarding C H Mohammed Koya scholarships, the following contact details shall be useful:

Help desk number: 0471 – 2300524

E-mail address: scholarship.mwd@gmail.com

Address: The Director, Directorate of minority welfare board, Vikas Bhavan, 4th floor, Thiruvananthapuram – 33.