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Prime Minister's Scholarship Scheme for Railway Protection Force

Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme (PMSS) for RPF was announced by Hon’ble Prime Minister of India in his address to the nation from the historical Red Ford on 15th August 2005 to encourage higher technical and professional education for the dependent wards of Ex/Serving RPF/RPSF personnel& widows.

Start date1 Apr 2008

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About This Scheme

"Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme (PMSS) for Railway Protection Force (RPF)" was announced by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India in his address to the nation from the historical Red Ford on 15th August 2005. Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme for RPF was introduced in the Academic year 2008-09. It was introduced to encourage higher technical and professional education for the dependent wards of Ex/Serving RPF/RPSF personnel and widows (below the Rank of Gazetted officer). Scholarship Available:" A total numbe"r of 150 students (from academic session 2015-16) have been earmarked to RPF for an academic session. Half of the scholarships are reserved for female candidates i.e. 75. Shortfall in fresh cases shall not be adjusted from girls/boys, if applicants (boys/girls) are available less than 75. It is also mentioned that unallocated quota in any gender may not be utilized for other categories (boys/girls). Distribution of scholarships among Zonal Railways and RPSF will be as under:- Sl. No.Zone/OrganizationQuota1CR+KRCL 102ECoR063ECR084ER165NCR+CORE066NER067NFR088NR+JR RPF Academy + RDSO169NWR+ Construction0410SCR0611SECR0412SER1013SR+ICF1014SWR0415WCR0416WR1017RPSF2218Total150

Benefits

1. The amount of the scholarship would be as follows:

₹2.5K · monthly

(i) ₹2500/- per month for male students

₹3.0K · monthly

(ii) ₹3000/- per month for female students

2. Letter from Hon’ble Prime Minister - All applicants selected under the new category will be given a personal letter from Hon’ble Prime Minister in appropriate language.

3. Duration of the Scholarship: Two to five years as per the duration of the course.

Note: The payment of the scholarship will be granted after approval of the DG/RPF as per order of merit in each year.

Required Documents

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The following documents in the respective category are mandatorily required to be submitted/uploaded by the applicant for applying under PMSS:
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> For Fresh Applicant:
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Service Certificate issued by respective offices of the serving personnel for category IV. ([As per Annexure II](https://scholarships.gov.in/public/schemeGuidelines/MORB_GL.pdf)). 1. A copy of the PPO/Discharge certificate/book for Categories I, II and III.
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Applicants are required to upload a scanned copy of the mark sheet/Grade card of MEQ i.e. 10+2/ Diploma/ Graduation (as the case may be).
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Aadhaar card
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Bank account details
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> For Renewal Applicant:
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Latest Service Certificate issued by respective offices of the serving personnel for category IV. ([As per Annexure II](https://scholarships.gov.in/public/schemeGuidelines/MORB_GL.pdf)).- Applicants are required to upload a scanned copy of the previous class mark sheet/Grade card/Proof of gradation to the next class issued by the competent authority. (as the case may be).

✦ Required ◦ Optional

How to Apply

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Level: Central Government
Max benefit: ₹3.0K
Launched: 1 Apr 2008