FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
TO HELP / SIMPLIFY ONLINE SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS UNDER BEGUM HAZRAT MAHAL NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR MAULANA AZAD EDUCATION FOUNDATION
(Major changes are highlighted in red)
Q.No. 1. Who are eligible to apply for Begum Hazrat Mahal National
Scholarship Scheme (BHMNS)?
Answer: Only girl students belonging to six notified minority
communities viz. Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi (Zoroastrian)
studying in India and fulfilling the Scheme guidelines are eligible to apply
for this scholarship.
Q.No. 2. How can I apply online for scholarship?
Answer: Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship Scheme is online
Scheme and one can apply for fresh Scholarship under this Scheme on the
National Scholarship Portal (NSP) at www.scholarships.gov.in. Link to the
Portal is also provided on the website of the Maulana Azad Education
Foundation, i.e. www.maef.nic.in.
Q.No.3. What is Institute Verification Certificate?
Answer: In order to enable a student to apply for Scholarship under
BHMNS Scheme the Institute/School will have to appoint Nodal Officer and that
Nodal Officer should register herself on the portal (NSP). A format of the
‘Institute Nodal Officer Registration Form’ is given at Annexure-I.
Q.No. 4. What instructions should be followed by student while
filling up Bank Account details?
Answer:
(i) Students/Parents/Guardians
must enter IFSC code of their bank branch carefully.
(ii) Thereafter the
complete Saving Bank Account number must be entered correctly.
Students/Parents/Guardians are advised to get account number verified by the
concerned Bank Branch as the Scholarship amount will not be transferred if the
bank details are incorrect.
(iii) Bank Account holder
must check their ‘Know your Customer’ (KYC) status from bank and if required
the KYC must be done for successful transaction of scholarship amount.
(iv) Applicants are advised
to link their bank account with Aadhaar, for faster disbursement and ensure
that the account remains active till the disbursement of the Scholarship.
(v) Bank account must be
operational/active till disbursal of Scholarship (for all eligible applicants)
so that payment does not fail.
(vi) Bank account must be
preferably in a Scheduled Bank (as per Reserve Bank of India) with core banking
facility.
(vii) In case of apply for
Class 11th & 12th, the bank account must be in name of the
applicant/student only. In case of apply for Class 9th & 10th, the bank
account should be in the name of either applicant/student or the applicant can
have a joint account with her mother/father/guardian as indicated in the
application.
Q.No.5. What is UID number/Aadhaar Number?
Answer: UID number otherwise known as ‘Aadhaar’ number is Unique
Identification Number given by Unique Identification Authority of India
(UIDAI). The Aadhaar Number is required to be seeded (linked) with the bank
account in which Scholarship amount is desired to be transferred. Banks provide
multiple ways of linking Aadhaar with the bank account and applicants can
obtain the details from the website of the concerned bank or contact the
concerned bank with a copy of the Aadhaar card.
Q.No.6. Do I need to get my Aadhaar Card to apply for Scholarship?
Answer: As per the Gazette Notification issued by Ministry of
Minority Affairs under Section-7 of Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and
Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (18 of 2016) with respect to
the BHMNS Scheme, it will be necessary for the eligible applicants to provide
Aadhaar number while applying for the Scholarship and in case, and the
applicant does not possess Aadhaar she can provide the details of alternative
identification documents, as stated in the Gazette Notification, detailed
below:
(a) (i) if she has
enrolled, her Aadhaar Enrolment ID (EID) slip; or
(ii) a copy of her request made for Aadhaar enrolment, as specified
in sub- paragraph (b) of paragraph 2; and
(b) (i) Bank passbook with
photograph; or
(ii) Ration Card, or
(iii) Permanent Account Number (PAN) Card issued by the Income Tax
Department; or
(iv) Passport; or
(v) Certificate of identity having photo of such student issued by
a Headmaster or Principal of School under official seal of the school; or
(vi) Driving license issued by the Licensing Authority under the
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988); or
(vii) any other documents specified by the State Government or
Union territory Administration.
If EID number is entered, the applicant will be advised to update
the Aadhaar number on NSP through applicants’ login, as soon as the Aadhaar
number is assigned. Aadhaar number can be updated upto one month from the last
date of application. In case the applicant fails to update Aadhaar number by
that date the application will be treated as non-Aadhaar application and dealt
with accordingly.
[Note- For Assam, Jammu & Kashmir and Meghalaya, the documents
mentioned at para (b) shall only be required]
Q.No.7. What is Aadhaar based Payment?
Answer: Applicants/Students who have entered Aadhaar in their
online
application correctly and if their Aadhaar is linked to any of
their bank account,
in such cases the amount of Scholarship will be credited to that
Aadhaar linked
bank account only even if the student has mentioned any other
non-Aadhaar
linked bank account in her online application.
Q.No.8. Can I edit the information already saved and up to what
time?
Answer: You can edit draft/incomplete information filled by you
until you ‘Submit’
the online application. To edit the application, go to the option
“Student login”→
enter the Application Id then click on submit ‘login’ button.
Q.No.9. Which fields I can edit before final submission of
application?
Answer: - You can edit all details except “Registration Details”.
It may be noted that once you ‘finally submit’ your application it will be
forwarded to the next level and after that you cannot edit further.
Q.No.10. Which fields in the application form are mandatory?
Answer :- Fields provided with red asterisk(*) mark are mandatory
fields.
Q.No.11. Do I have to fill up the online application in one
sitting?
Answer: No. You can fill up the online application in many sittings
using ‘Save Draft’, until you are satisfied that you have entered all desirable
fields correctly. The software provides facility to save your application at
every stage until you click on ‘Submit’ button.
Q.No.12. Is there any Application ID?
Answer: Yes. An Application ID will be provided to the candidate
once her application is submitted online. It will be conveyed to candidates
through SMS.
Q.No.13. What should I do if I forget my Application ID?
Answer: The process of re-collection of the Application ID is given
as below:
“Student login-•>Forgot Registration Details?” then enter the
basic fields accordingly and click on the button “Get Registration details””.
Q.No.14. What should I do, if my Institute name is not coming in
the drop- down list of Institutes in application form?
Answer: You may ask your institute to contact the concerned State
Department for their registration through U-DISE/AISHE/NCVT(DGT) code available
on NSP portal. If still the institute is unable to get registered on NSP
portal, they may contact to NUEPA (National University of Educational Planning
and Administration) and Department of School Education of their State (for
U-DISE) code /AICTE (for AISHE code) / NCVT (for ITI courses) and confirm that
their U- DISE/AISHE/NCVT code has been approved by the School Education Department/AICTE/NCVT
and updated in the data base of NUEPA/AICTE/NCVT(DGT), only then Institute will
be able to register on NSP portal.
Q.No.15. What should I do, if I do not find my Course name in the
drop- down menu?
Answer: You should immediately approach the institute (where you
are studying) to login their account and add the concerned Course from the
Master course list. Thereafter, you may be able to find the desired course name
in your online application.
If the desired course is not available even in the Master course
list of Institute login, you/your Institute should immediately approach to the
concerned State Department (where your Institute is physically located) to add
the course. Name of course and course duration along with the supporting documents
must be provided to the State department.
Q.No.16. How should I check the status of my application online?
Answer: You have to login under the option ‘Student Login’ by
entering your Application Id and Password. Once login, you will be able to view
the option ‘Check Your Status’. Under this option you can check your online
status.
Q.No.17. What should I do before making any
call/enquiry/representation at helpdesk of National Informatics Centre (NIC)
and/or Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF)?
Answer: The applicant should first check her online status on NSP
as stated in Q. No. 17 and then make any call/enquiry/representation at
helpdesk of National Informatics Centre (NIC) and/or Maulana Azad Education
Foundation (MAEF).
Q.No.18. What is the process of verification of my application?
Answer: Your application must be verified at School/Institute level
and then at 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. Maulana Azad Education Foundation
will release the scholarship amount, only if your application is verified and
approved by all verification authorities. In case, your application is rejected
by any of the concerned authority due to any reason, you will not get the
scholarship.
Q.No.19. How can I check whether the amount of my scholarship is
credited in my bank account or not?
Answer: You may check the transaction status on PFMS portal i.e.
www.pfms.nic.in under “Know Your Payment”
(https://pfms.nic.in/static/NewLayoutCommonContent.aspx?RequestPagename=s
tatic/KnowYourPayment.aspx ) option on the home page.
Q.No.20. What should I do for the successful payment of Scholarship
in my bank account?
Answer: You are advised to
keep your bank account active to receive the scholarship amount (till the
disbursal of scholarships).
Confirm from your bank that your account is not dormant/closed and
also be sure that your account is free from transaction limit or any other
conditions till the disbursal of scholarship is made in your account, to avoid
any chance of transaction failure/return of scholarship amount.
Please note that in case of transaction failure/return of
scholarship amount, there is no provision for re-payment and Maulana Azad
Education Foundation is not responsible for such lapse.
Q.No.21. How do I know the name and address of Nodal Officer/ State
Department of my State?
Answer: The name and contact details of the Nodal Officer/State
Department of all States/UTs are available under the link of Maulana Azad
Education Foundation on the home page of National Scholarship Portal (NSP)
(https://scholarships.gov.in/public/nodalOfficersList/BHMNS.pdf)
Q.No.22. Which fields are editable for verification authorities
i.e. for Institute/District/State while verification of online application?
Answer: At Institute level, only ‘Fee’ can be edited by the
concerned Institute. However, at District/State level verifying authorities,
‘Aadhaar Number’ & ‘Mobile Number’ of the student can be edited.
Q.No.23. What should I do if I come to know after final submission,
that my application is ‘defected’ by the Institute/District/State verifying
authority?
Answer: In case the application is marked as ‘defected’ by the Institute/District/State,
the application will be reverted to the student for correction of the defect in
her application form. Student can correct the defect and resubmit the
application for re- verification within the timeline given on NSP.
Q.No.24. What should I do if I come to know after final submission,
that my application is ‘rejected’ by the Institute/District/State verifying
authority?
Answer: In case the application is marked as ‘rejected’ by the
Institute/District/State, the application will not be considered for award of
the scholarship.
Q.No.25. What should I do if I face some technical issue while
applying for scholarship on NSP portal.
Answer: You can immediately register your complain through the link
https://scholarships.gov.in/fresh/complaintspage or accessing Complaints ->
Register Complaints on the home page of the NSP website or call on the Helpline
number 0120-6619540/23583788/89 or send mail on e-mail id: helpdesk@nsp.gov.in/ scholarship-maef@nic.in.
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