ePass - Renewal of Post Matric Scholarships 2011-12 | Tuition Fee Reimbursement Scheme in AP

ePass - Renewal of Post Matric Scholarships 2011-12 | Tuition Fee Reimbursement Scheme in AP

Government of Andhra Pradesh is inviting online applications through ePass website for the renewal of Post Matric Scholarships for the year 2011-12. The scholarship scheme is more popular in Andhra Pradesh as Tution Fee Reimbursement Scheme. Under this scheme, Students pursuing various Post Matric Courses in Andhra Pradesh can apply for the scholarships for the year 2011-2012. All SC/ ST/ BC/ Minority/ EBC and any other students with parental income of less than Rs. 1 lakh are eligible for fee reimbursement. Candidates need to apply for the renewal of their scholarships for the academic year 2011-12 through ePass (Electronic Payment and Application System of Scholarships) website at http://epass.cgg.gov.in/. Details of eligible courses, colleges, fee structure, approval procedure, types of scholarships offered, and relevant Government Orders are available on ePass website at http://epasswebsite.cgg.gov.in/ .

Students who are in the second year of professional courses such as Engineering, Medicine, Pharmacy, Graduation etc can apply for the scholarships. Online application facility on the ePass website will be available from 2nd July 2011. Last date for the online application is 31st July 2011. Following are other details of the Post Matric Scholarships in Andhra Pradesh for the year 2011-12. Government will release separate notification for Fresh / New students who will be joining in various professional courses for the year 2011-12. Here is a step by step procedure to apply for the renewal of scholarships:

Step 1: http://epassrenew.cgg.gov.in/StudentRenewal2011.do
Step 2: Enter Application ID, User ID and Pass Word (If you forgot your user ID and Password, you can get the same through filling some data at http://epassrenew.cgg.gov.in/StudentRenewal2011.do )
Step 3: Fill all the details
Step 4: Take a Print out of the Application and follow the guidelines mentioned.

Renewal Candidates also need to submit the income declaration form in the format available on the ePass website. You can download the form from the link http://epass.cgg.gov.in/downloads/INCOME_DECLARATION_FORM.doc . The scholarship amount, if sanctioned will be directly credited into the accounts (SBI eZ Pay Cards Accounts OR Personal Bank Accounts) of students in the due process. The applications will be scrutinized at various stages and will be sent to final approval from the department of revenue, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. Concerned colleges also have to furnish required details of students and follow the procedure for getting the scholarship amount of the students enrolled.

The most ambitious scheme of tuition fee reimbursement was introduced by late Chief Minister of AP, Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy. Students of all castes / communities with parental income of less than Rs. 1 lakh for annum are eligible for tution fee reimbursement under Post Matric Scholarship Scheme. Students have to submit income and caste certificates along with fulfilling other requirements stipulated by the Government time to time.

Important Dates:

1. Open of Renewal Scholarship Registration for 2011-12: From 02-07-2011.
2. Last Date for the online registration for Renewal: 31-07-2011

Address: ePass, Project Monitoring Unit, SPIU, Ground Floor, Damodaram Sanjeevaiah Sankshema Bhavan (DSS Bhavan), Opp : Chacha Nehru Park, Masab Tank, Hyderabad. Phone : 040 - 23390228. E-mail : help.epass@cgg.gov.in.