Pre Matric Minority Scholarship Scheme - Application, Amount, Dates

Pre Matric Scholarship Scheme was formed to provide equal opportunity to the minority groups in the country. The scholarship scheme is carried out under Ministry of Minority Affairs (MOMA), established to provide financial aid to students who belong to the minority community (Muslims, Christians,  Sikhs Jains, Zoroastrians (Parsis) & Buddhists and from economically backward communities of the society. Under the MOMA Pre Matric Scholarship, the amount of Rs. 10,000-10,700 are distributed to the candidates whose family income is less than 1 lakh rupees per annum. Apart from renewal, 30 lakhs fresh scholarship are distributed under the Pre-Matric Scholarship. 30% scholarships are reserved only for girls. This page gives information on Pre Matric Scholarship Scheme, Dates, Application Process, Eligibility Criteria, Rewards, Statistics etc. Read more on MOMA Pre Matric Scholarship.

• Under this Pre-Matric Scholarship scheme, the Ministry provides financial aid to children from class 1 to 10 studying in government or recognised private schools/institutes in India.
• Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme was started in the year 2008-09 to encourage parents to send their children to school and lighten their financial burden on school education.
• From the session 2012-13 to 2017-18, an amount of Rs. 5164.45 crore was released to benefits 3,40,56,999 students under MOMA Pre-Matric Scholarship.

Latest Update: MOMA Pre Matric Scholarship registration has started from 15 July. Candidates can apply online through the National Scholarship Portal (NSP). The link is available below.

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Pre Matric MOMA Scholarship Dates

Candidates can check Pre Matric MOMA Scholarship 2019 dates below:

Total Pre Matric Scholarships sanctioned from 2008-09 to 2017-18

The number of scholarships provided under Pre Matric MOMA Scholarship is given below:

The students can apply for Pre-Matric Scholarship in an online mode. Candidates have to provide required information while registering for this scholarship. The Application process for Pre Matric Scholarship 2018-19 has been started from 23 July. The candidates can apply through this page for MOMA Pre Matric Scholarship 2018-19. The link to apply online is available now.

MOMA Pre-Matric Scholarship Application can be filled through the National Scholarship Portal by click on the link below:

Pre Matric MOMA Scholarship Application Form - Apply Online

Documents to be uploaded for Pre-Matric Scholarship

The documents are required to be uploaded (for both Fresh & Renewal Scholarships) only if the eligible claim of the scholarship is more than Rs. 50,000 per student. In the case of pre-matric scholarship, the amount is less than Rs. 50,000 hence no documents are needed.

Documents needed for Verification of Online Application

The list of documents to be submitted to the Institute/School/college by the student for verification of online application

• Student Photo. (Mandatory)
• Institution Verification Form. (Mandatory) A copy of the form is annexed.
• Income Certificate: Income Certificate of Parent/Guardian issued by the Competent Authority in the State Government is required(Mandatory)
• Religion Certificate: Self Declaration of Community Certificate for Class I to 10 given by the Parent/Legal Guardian (Mandatory)
• Marke Sheet:  Self-Attested Certificate of ‘Previous Qualifying Exam /Board Marksheet’ as filled in the Form. (Mandatory).
• Fee Receipt of ‘Current Course Year’. (Mandatory) 
• Proof of Bank Account  (Mandatory)
• Residential/ Domicile Certificate (Mandatory)

Your application must be verified at the Institute and Domicile District/ Domicile State/UT level. You may contact the concerned verification authorities for online verification of your application within the timeline given on the NSP portal. Ministry of Minority Affairs will release the scholarship amount, only if your application is verified and approved by all verification authorities.

Read more about MOMA Scholarship 2019

• MOMA Scholarship- Merit Cum Means Scholarship 
• List of all Minority Scholarships offered by MOMA
• MOMA Scholarship Renewal

Pre-Matric Scholarship Distribution

11^th floor, Paryavaran Bhavan, 
CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, 
New Delhi-110003

Email-prematric-mma@nic.in 
Fax- 011-24364279 / 011-24364310
Helpline no- 18001122001

MOMA Scholarship Helpline Number for all States & UTS