INDIAN AIR FORCE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION

Air HQ NPFs

Ans. IAFBA awards scholarship to the wards of serving, retired and deceased AF personnel under the aegis of Subroto Memorial Scholarship Scheme-2021 (SMSS-2021). The scheme also covers ‘Divyang’ children of AF personnel with disability less than 70% and wards of deceased AF personnel with no minimum applying criteria.

Ans. There is fixed percentage of marks in different categories for award of scholarship to the student as per details given below:-
Rates
General Category

Scholarship Type	Amt per year
School (VI – X) (Serving NCs(E) only))	₹8,000/-
School (XI-XII) (Serving NCs(E) only)	₹15,000/-
School (XI-XII) (other than NCs(E))	₹7,500/-
Under Graduate	₹15,000/-
Under Graduate Professional	₹20,000/-
Post Graduate	₹25,000/-
Post Graduate Professional	₹35,000/-
Special Children with Disability above 50% but less that 70%	₹15,000/-

Deceased Category

Scholarship Type	Amt per year
School (KG-VIII)	₹15,000/-
School (IX-X)	₹20,000/-
School (XI-XII)	₹25,000/-
Under Graduate	₹30,000/-
Under Graduate Professional	₹45,000/-
Post Graduate	₹40,000/-
Post Graduate Professional	₹50,000/-
Special Children with Disability above 50% but less that 70%	₹25,000/-

Selection Matrix

General Category Other than for NCs(E)

Sl No	Type	Base Class	Min applying criteria	Years/ Course
(i)	FreshXI&XII	Based on Class-X marks	90%	Two years Class XI&XII
(ii)	FreshUG/UGP	Based on Class-XII marks	85%	Three/Four years (based on course)
(iii)	FreshPG/PGP	Bases on marks at Graduation level	75%	Two years

Relaxed percentage for the wards of NCs(E)

Sl No	Type	Base Class	Min applying criteria	Years/ Course
(i)	Fresh cases UG/UGP	Based on Class-XII marks	80%	Three/Four years (based on course)
(ii)	Fresh cases PG/PGP	Bases on marks at Graduation level	70%	Two years

## There is 5% additional relaxation in all categories for single girl child.

Ans. Yes, There are two categories i.e. (a) Divyang wards of AF personnel (whether serving or retired) and (b) wards of deceased AF personnel. They can apply for IAFBA scholarship. In these category and no minimum percentage is required for award of scholarship.

Ans. Fresh applications received for the courses having span of more than a year are given scholarship in the first year as fresh and for subsequent remaining years of the course, the payment is made under the continuation courses category. The candidate, in the first year of the course is to compete for the minimum percentage required for award of scholarship. If selected, the payment will be released for first year as fresh candidate and as continued candidature in remaining years of the course.. The minimum percentage for payment in the continuation courses is 60%, which is relaxed MBBS course as being 50%.

Ans. (a) Duly filled Acknowledgement form for the payment received in the previous year.
(b) Copy of Mark sheet of the previous year .
(c) Certificate for continuation of studies from the Principal/head of the institution .

Ans. Yes, your can do so for payment of scholarship, but for the remaining year of the course only. Documents such as Marks sheet of the base class (i.e. XII class for graduation course) along with marks sheets of all the years/semesters passed pertaining to the current course.

Ans. Yes, you are allowed to for upgradation of the course as per the extant policy on the said clause.

Ans. Yes, as far as you are meeting the required marks minimum marks percentage in continuation cases, you would receive the payment of scholarship for those eligible years.