CBSE has recently announced to provide Scholarship to single girls child . Single Girl Child Scholarship is given to those girls who are studying from CBSE affiliated schools and are single child of their parent. See more details here in this article.

Single Girls Child Scholarship

CBSE (Central board of Secondary Education has recently released notification for the online application of the Single GIRLS Child Scholarship scheme. Through this scheme , the CBSE aims to provide the financial assistant in their education to the girl child. CBSE has launched various other scholarship for meritorious students like Pre and Post metric Scholarship

Quick Information about Single Girl Child Scholarship Scheme

Official Name of the Scheme	CBSE MERIT SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR SINGLE GIRL CHILD
Launched By	CBSE
Objective	To provide scholarships to the meritorious Single Girl Students, who are the only child of their parents
Beneficiaries	Single Girls Child
Application Start Date	To be Notified Soon
Amount of Scholarship	Rs 500 per month.
Minimum Eligibility	Passed Class X or Class XII Single Child, Score more than 60% marks in Class X and Class XII
Official Web Portal	cbse.gov.in

Objective of the Single Girl Child Scholarship

The objective of CBSE merit scholarship scheme is to provide scholarships to the meritorious Single Girl Students, who are the only child of their parents; and have passed the CBSE Class X Examination with 60% or more marks and are continuing their further school education of Class XI and XII. The scheme is aimed to recognize the efforts of the parents in promoting education among girls and to provide encouragement to meritorious students

Eligibility Criteria of Single Girl Child Scholarship

The scholarship shall be given on the basis of merit list from the result of CBSE Class X Examination. The eligibility criteria for the single girl child scholarship is provided below :
1. The girl student must have scored marks more that 60 % in the Class X .
2. The student must be studying in Class XI and Class XII in school which affiliated with CBSE.
3. The girl child must be single child of their parent .
4. The tuition fee of the student should not be more than Rs 1,500/- p.m. during the academic year.
5. The girl child should be Indian i.e. the nationality of the awardee must be India.

Documents required for Single Girl Child Scholarship 2022

While filling the online application for the Single Girls Child Scholarship, the student must have the following documents with them .

• Income Certificate
• Birth Certificate
• Admission Proof
• Scanned copy of Signature
• Scanned Copy of Passport size recent photograph.
• School Id Card of the Student
• Caste Certificate
• Marksheet of the recent passed exam.
• Scanned copy of Aadhar card
• Scanned copy of the Bank Account Passbook .
• An affidavit from the parents of girl student Gazette officer like tehsildar which mention that she is the only girl child of her parents.

Note : The student must have clear scanned copy of the above mentioned documents.

Selection Procedure for the Single Girl Child Scholarship 2021

1. Student should have passed Class X Examination from the CBSE and secured minimum 60% marks.
2. Student must be Pursuing Class XI & XII from CBSE affiliated Schools.
3. Student(Girl) should be ONLY CHILD of their parents.
4. All the applications must be verified from the present school where the student is studying.
If any of the above condition is not met and found faulty in verification, then her application will be rejected.

Scholarship Amount / Benefit of the Scheme

Under the scheme, the student who fulfill the eligibility criteria and her documents are verified from school and found correct , will be awarded with Rupees Five Hundred (Rs. 500/-) per month. The student will get a total amount of Rs 6000/- per year. The Scholarship awarded under the scheme shall be paid for a maximum period of two years. The student will get the scholarship directly into their bank accounts. The Payment of the scholarship will be made through ECS/NEFT.

How to Apply for Single Girl Child Scholarship ?

The student must follow the following steps to apply for the Single girl child scholarship
Step 1: Visit the Official Website of the CBSE i.e. cbse.gov.in. The click the Main Website.
Step 2 : Scrolling down ,you will find an option “छात्रवृत्ति” . Click on this option.
Step 3 : You will reach the Scholarship branch portal of the CBSE .
Step 4 : Click on the Option “Guidelines and Application Forms 2021/Apply Online”
Step 5 : Select the respective option. Like For Fresh Application and for Renewal Application. Click the Button “Apply online” present there.

Step 6 : You will be redirected to Registration page.
Step 7 : Enter your Roll Number and Date of Birth and select Continue.
Step 8 : Now enter the correct information in the form available there. and upload the respective documents in the correct format.
Step 9 : Click on Final Submit. And take a print out the application, and submit in your school.

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