Central Sector Scheme of Free Coaching for SC and OBC Students'
The empowerment of the weaker sections has been a priority area of concern for the Government since independence. A number of plans and programs are being implemented for assisting them so as to enhance their skills and capabilities for ensuring rapid economic development and integration in the national mainstream. ii) A scheme for providing free coaching to students belonging to Scheduled Castes (SCS) was started during the 6 Five Year Plan.
Similar schemes were also being implemented to provide free coaching to students belonging to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and Minorities. With a view to ensure effective implementation and monitoring and to assist the students in a better manner, the separate coaching schemes for SCs, OBCs and Minorities were amalgamated and a combined Scheme, namely,
'Coaching and Allied Assistance for Weaker Sections including Scheduled Castes, Other Backward Classes and Minorities was introduced with effect from September, 2001. iii) After creation of a separate Ministry to handle matters relating to the Minorities viz. The Ministry of Minority Affairs, the Scheme underwent further revision in April 2007 for removing the minority component from the ambit of the scheme and to accommodate other changes deemed necessary at that point of time. The last revision of the Scheme came into effect from 01.04.2016.
2. Objective The objective of the Scheme is to provide coaching of good quality for economically disadvantaged Scheduled Castes (SCS) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) candidates to enable them to appear in competitive examinations and succeed in obtaining an appropriate job in the Public / Private Sector.
3. Courses for Coaching The courses for which the Coaching will be imparted shall be as follows: i) Group A and B examinations conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) and the various Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs); ii) Group A and B examinations conducted by the State Public Service Commissions; iii) Officers' Grade examinations conducted by Banks, Insurance Companies and Public Sector Undertakings (PSU);
Premier Entrance Examinations for admission in (a) Engineering (eg. IIT - JEE), (b) Medical (eg. NEET), (c) Professional courses like Management (eg. CAT) and Law (eg. CLAT), and (d) Any other such disciplines as Ministry may decide from time to time. v) Eligibility tests / examinations like SAT, GRE, GMAT and TOEFL. vi) Entrance examination tests for CPL courses / National Defense Academy and Combined Defense Services.
4. Distribution of slots amongst types of competitive examinations 60% of total available slots shall be allotted to the courses for which qualifying exam is graduation (Bachelor's level). 40% of total slots shall be for thecourses for which qualifying exam is Class 12. 5. Category - wise Ratio of Candidates The ratio of SC and OBC students to be coached under the Scheme will be 70:30. In case of non - availability adequate number of candidates in a particular category, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment can relax this ratio. 6. Eligibility criteria for students (
1) Only students belonging to SCs and OBCs having total family income from all sources of Rs.8.00 lakh or less per annum will be eligible for benefits under the Scheme. However, SC / OBC candidates belonging to a Minority community shall not be eligible under this scheme and can apply under the similar scheme of Ministry of Minority Affairs.Following guideline shall be followed for income certificate Income declaration of self - employed parents / guardian should be in the form of a certificate issued by Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar. Employed parents / guardians are required to obtain income certificate from their employer.
Employed parents / guardians should obtain consolidated certificate from Revenue Officer for any other additional source of income. ii) The students must have secured the minimum marks in the qualifying examination of the competitive exam for which coaching is sought, as prescribed in the said guidelines of the said competitive exam.
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However, if the student has still not appeared for the said qualifying examination, or if the student has appeared and the result has not been declared, the marks obtained in the Board / Degree exam just prior to the qualifying exam shall be taken into account. If the number of eligible applications received is more than the given slots, the selection will be done in the decreasing order of the marks obtained in the qualifying exams. (iii) For the competitive exams for which the qualifying exam is class 12th, benefits under the scheme will be available to a candidate only if the candidate has passed class 12th or is studying in class 12th as on the date of receiving the benefit under the
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