Reimbursement of fees of candidates from minority communities

NOTIFICATION

Reimbursement of fees of candidates from minority communities enrolled for  Employment –oriented courses As per a GR dated January 4, 2009 issued by the Maharashtra Government (ref. no to be translated and added here), students from minority communities (Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, Jains Sikhs and Parsis) studying for courses being conducted by Technical Training Institutes/Engineering Colleges under their Continuing Education/Technical Education/Open University programmes will be reimbursed course fees subject to a maximum of Rs.4,000. The scheme will benefit around 5,000 students enrolled for/having completed any of the applicable courses during 2009-2010. For this purpose, applications in the prescribed form are invited from eligible students
Terms and conditions of the Scheme:

• Selection of beneficiary students will be based on the marks obtained in SSC/HSC examinations.
• The annual family income of the students must be less than Rs.2.5 lakh
• The applicants should be Indian nationals belonging to any of the above specified minority communities and should be domiciled in Maharashtra.
• 30% of the total seats are reserved for girls.

Documents to be attached with the application:

• A signed passport sized photograph of the student.
• Attested SSC/HSC marksheets.
• The applicants should furnish ANY ONE of the following as proof of domicile: Ration card/Electricity or Telephone Bill/Passport/Voter Identity Card. 
• Proof of Religion OR School Leaving Certificate indicating the religion of the student OR an affidavit on a Rs. 100 non-judicial stamp paper. 
• In case of self-employment a declaration on a non-judicial stamp paper detailing the annual income from all sources/ In case of those employed, a salary certificate from the employer/True Copy of Income Tax Returns/Income certificate from the Tehsildar. Declaration of religion and annual income can be combined in a single declaration.

Candidates must submit their application in the prescribed form along with the required documents with their respective Head of the Institution.

Application forms can be downloaded from http://www.dte.org.in/. The last date for the students to submit their applications with the Head of the Institution is 17/2/2010.

The institution heads must forward the same directly to the Director, Directorate of Technical Education, Mumbai latest by 25/2/2010. The Directorate will post the full list of applicants and the successful applicants on its website, http://www.dte.org.in/

For further information call 022-22617969.

Courses eligible under this scheme:

1. Maharashtra State Certificate Course in Information Technology (MSCCIT).2. Certificate Course in Foundry Technology.3. Certificate course in Flexographic Printing.4. Certificate course in embedded Systems.5. Certificate course in Energy Management and Audit.6. Computer Hardware Maintenance.7. Computer Networking8. Laptop Maintenance9. Mobile Maintenance.10. Fax/Printer/Computer Maintenance 11. Programmable Logic Controller (PLC). 12. P.C.B. Design 13. AACP Net Programming
14. Java/Advance Java C Prog.15. Corel Draw/Page Maker/Photoshop.16. Animation/Multimedia/Web Designing17. Auto Card/Katia 18. NX-4 19. Matlab 20. Book Binding 21. Advance Automotive Course 22. Aircraft Maintenance 23. Footwear Design. 24. Hotel Management and Catering Technology, Travel and Tourism 25. Dress Design and Fashion Technology 26.  Short-term Certificate courses in Commercial Art conducted by Government Schools/Colleges of Art. 27.  Short term Technical/Medical courses conducted by the Government-run Degree/Diploma Institutes.