Staff Reporter
Islamabad
The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony has asked the deserving minority students to submit applications for scholarship before October 19. Orphans, destitute, needy, handicapped and poor minority students, having good educational record were eligible for scholarships for the financial year 2020-21, a ministry official said.
The primary to professional level minority students of various government institutions can submit their applications to the ministry’s office located at Green Trust Tower, Eighth Storey, Blue Area, Islamabad. According to the criteria, the regular students of Hindu, Sikh, Christian, Buddhists, and other communities, of government institutions, having at least 50 percent marks in their last annual examination were eligible for the scholarships.
Also, the monthly income of parent/guardian of school level applicants must not exceed from Rs 35,000 per month. Students of private institutes were not eligible. The heads of the educational institutions of the applicants have been directed to forward the applications after checking the veracity of documents of the guardian/parent of the student.
