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KALIA Scholarship

The objective of the scheme is to extend financial assistance to the children of the beneficiaries under KALIA for pursuing Professional/Technical courses in the State of Odisha.

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About This Scheme

> Objective: The objective of the scheme is to extend financial assistance to the children of the beneficiaries under KALIA for pursuing Professional/Technical courses in the State of Odisha. It will lead to better access to Higher Education for children of Small and marginal farmers (SF/MF), Actual cultivators (sharecroppers), and Landless Agricultural households (LAH). KALIA Scholarship will support SF/MF & LAH in empowering their families. > Key features of the KALIA Scholarship: In order to ensure proper higher education for their children, support will be provided in the form of a KALIA Scholarship. The scholarship will be given purely on a merit basis to those who are studying professional/technical courses like Medical, Engineering, Agriculture and Allied Nursing, Diploma, and different trades in ITI in Government Institutions of the State.

Benefits

₹1.2K · monthly

The tuition fees, annual fees, one-time fees, hostel charges, and any other fees deposited by the student in the colleges/universities/institutions except the caution money/any other refundable money as admissible shall be released to the concerned student Account directly through DBT.
The mess /hostel charges of ₹1200/- per month & ₹1000/- per month for ten months shall be provided to the Degree & Diploma/Polytechnic/ITI students respectively as per the guideline of ST & SC Development, Minorities and BCW Department.

Note 01: For the refund and penalties in different situations, the institution shall follow the guidelines/modalities of the concerned Department/Institution. Any refundable security deposit shall not be part of the scholarship and needs to be paid by the student.

Note 02: The scholarship sanctioned in favour of a student shall be liable for cancellation if he/she is found to have obtained the scholarship by false statements, discontinue his/her studies, or is in receipt of any other scholarship.

Eligibility

Note: You may be eligible based on the information shown. Please verify the official eligibility requirements before applying.

Required Documents

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Copy of Aadhaar Card
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Applicant’s Photograph
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Proof of age
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Mark Sheets/Grade Cards & Degrees
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Resident certificate
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Caste certificate, if applicable
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Disability Certificate (if any)
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Income Certificate, if applicable
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Matriculation Certificate (Except in case of Non-matriculate ITI courses)
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Previous Examination Certificate
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Copy of First page of Bank Passbook(showing IFSC Code of the Bank & Bank Account Number)
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Any other document, if required.
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Note 01: The students must have an active and valid account in any of the scheduled banks which has an Electronic Clearing System (ECS)/Core Banking facility to facilitate the transfer of scholarship amount directly to their account.
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Note 02: The bank account must be in the name of the applicant/student only. Students must enter their Bank/Branch name, savings bank account number, and IFSC code very carefully to ensure a smooth transfer of the scholarship amount.

✦ Required ◦ Optional

How to Apply

OOnline

To apply for the scholarship, eligible students need to follow the following steps:

Step 01: Click the Registration link at the Portal, if you are a new user. Existing users can click on the login button.

Step 02: Enter the Aadhaar number and proceed further.

Step 03: Check your registered mobile or email to get the user ID and password.

Step 04: Click the login link at the portal and enter the User ID and password to apply for the scholarship.

Step 05: Provide all necessary details like student, academic, eligibility, and bank information.

Step 06: Click on the “Save as draft” button to draft the information or click on the “Next” button to save and proceed with the scholarship form.

Step 07: The preview of the completed form will appear on the page. Download the forms and take its print them out.

Note 01: Advertisements will be published in the local dailies and on the website.

Note 02: Concerned students are advised to keep the applicant's copy for their reference.

Note 03: The physical application would not be accepted.

Note 04: Only verified online applications will be considered for the award of scholarship.

Post-Application Process:

Step 01: The Head of the Institution shall be provided with the user ID and password for the online verification of the application sent by the students.

Step 02: The Head of the Institution has to ensure the genuineness of the student i.e. he/she is studying in the College/Institution for the particular year by checking his/her roll no/admission no.

Step 03: Verification of the name of the parent with the help of a High School certificate/10th Pass certificate.

Step 04: Verification regarding day scholar/ hosteller

Step 05: The Head of the Institution has to ensure that the student is not in receipt of any Scholarships sponsored by other Department of State Govt./ Government of India.

Step 06: The verified application should be forwarded to the concerned Chief District Agriculture Officer of the district from which KALIA assistance has been provided online.

Step 07: If any student has applied more than one time, only a single record will be authenticated by the principal.

Note 01: This scheme is automatically renewable on a year-to-year basis in the same category on receipt of satisfactory performance of completion of the academic session from the concerned Institute Head.

Note 02: The Principal/Head of the Institution will be personally held responsible for authenticating eligible students from the records displayed in their login.

Quick Info

Level: State Government
Max benefit: ₹1.2K