[Apply Now] MSCE Pune PUP PSS 5th & 8th Class Scholarship Application Form 2021 (Extended) Eligibility Exam Date

MSCE Pune PUP PSS 5th & 8th Class Scholarship Application Form 2021 Eligibility Important Dates: MSCE Pune PUP PSS scholarship application procedure was started from March 9, 2021. Eligible students have to apply within the stipulated dates. Application forms are made available in online mode. Those who wish to avail the benefit of this scholarship can apply online by visiting the official website.

As the application procedure is active now, we have updated the application link here on this page. Scholarships will be awarded to talented students on the basis of merit in the written exam. The examination is generally conducted in the month of February every year but this year it is going to held in April 2021. Examination date for the year 2021 has been also released now.

Update (25th March): The last date for MSCE Pune PUP PSS application forms submission has been extended till 30th March 2021. Exam will be conducted on 25th April 2021. Check Application link below.

Important Note: Bank Account and Aadhaar number is not compulsory for filling MSCE Pune PUP PSS scholarship application form.

MSCE Pune PUP PSS 5th & 8th Class Scholarship Application Form 2021

In this article, we have shared all the important information related to MSCE Pune PUP PSS scholarship 2021 application. The article consists details on important dates, application procedure, eligibility, exam pattern, syllabus, result, etc.

MSCE Pune Scholarship 2021- An Overview

Name of the scholarship	MSCE Pune Scholarships
Article category	Application
Authority	Maharashtra State Council for Examination (MSCE)
Type of scholarship	State-level
State	Maharashtra
Year	2021
Type of scholarships	PUP (Class 5th) and PSS (class 8th)
Basis for Selection	Written exam
Application Dates	9th to 21st March 2021 30th March 2021
Mode of application	Online
Official website	https://puppss.mscescholarshipexam.in

MSCE Pune Scholarship is a scheme of Maharashtra State Council for Examination (MSCE), Pune to award financial assistance and empowering the students coming from backward communities of the society. These basically include scheduled tribe, scheduled caste, various other minority and nomadic tribes of the state of Maharashtra.

Under this scheme, council award two type of scholarships viz.-

• Pre Upper Primary Scholarship Examination (PUP)- Class 5^th
• Pre Secondary Scholarship Examination (PSP)- Class 8^th

MSCE Pune Scholarship 2021- Important Dates

Activities	Dates
Commencement of online submission	9th March 2021
Last date for submission of application	21st March 2021 30th March 2021
Conduct of exam	25th April 2021
Declaration of Result	Notified later

Eligibility  

Before the applying for scholarship, students/ parents should read the eligibility requirements first. They can check the eligibility details here-

Nativity Criteria

• Students applying for this scholarship test should be domiciled in Maharashtra and should possess a valid domicile certificate.

Educational Qualification

• Applicants/ Students must be studying in a government school, aided school, unaided school, granted or non-granted school in the respective classes. 

Age Criteria

• The age limit for class 5^th i.e. PUP is 11 years and for physically disabled is 15 years.
• The age limit for class 8^th i.e. PSS is 14 years and physically disabled students it is 18 years.

Other Criteria

• The annual income of father of students who claims to come from Tribal or any other backward community in the application form should not exceed Rs. 20000/-.

Application Procedure

Application for appearing in this scholarship exam can be made through online mode. Candidates have to submit applications only from the official website of MSCE. Application should be submitted on time to avoid the late fees. Before filling applications, applicants should go through all the instructions mentioned in the official website.   

Documents like photograph and other required certificates should be uploaded in the requisite format. Applications for PUP and PSS should be submitted separately. The choice of language should be made carefully. Candidates are not required to send printed copy of application form and fee receipt to office of the concerned authority.

How to Apply for MSCE 5th & 8th Class Scholarship 2021?

Applicants can follow the given steps to submit online application for MSCE, Pune-

• Visit the official website of MSCE, Pune i.e. http://www.mscepune.in/.
• Now click on “Scholarship Exam 2021” link.
• Select PUP 2021 or PSP 2021 application link.
• Application form will appear.
• Enter details such as Udise code, student’s name, standard, upload photograph of the student.
• Fill all the personal details, academic details in the space provided.
• Make payment of the requisite fee.
• Add student’s bank details.
• Recheck and verify all the entries.
• Fill the declaration and click on Preview button.
• Check all the details carefully before final submission.
• Submit the application form.
• Take the print of application form and fee receipt for future references.   

Application fee

All the candidates are required to pay an application of Rs.20/-. Candidates also have to make payment of examination fee. However, the students from minority community are exempted from payment of examination fee. Students coming from CBSE and ICSE board are required to pay the exam fee.

If a candidate fails to submit applications on or before the due date, they have to submit the late fee.

The complete information is as follows-

Documents required

Candidates must be ready with the essential details and documents that are required to be uploaded and used in the form at the time of application. The list of all the documents is shared as under-   

• Passport-sized photograph of the candidate with signature in the prescribed format.
• Bank account details of the students (bank name, Account no., IFSC code, etc.)
• Aadhaar number or Aadhaar enrolment no.
• Caste/ Category certificate
• Income certificate
• Domicile of Maharashtra  
• Certificate of differently-abled
• Scanned copy signed by the principal of the concerned school.

Applicants should upload these details with utmost in the application form.  

Examination Pattern

• Class 5^th (PUP)
• Mode of examination- Offline
• Type of questions- Objective type
• No. of paper- Two
• Total no. of questions- 75 each paper
• Total marks- 150 each paper
• Duration of exam- 1 hour 30 minutes each paper
• Medium of exam- Marathi/ Hindi/ English/ Gujarati/ Telugu/ Kannada/ Urdu

Paper	Subject	Total no. of questions	Total no. of marks
I	First Language	25	50
	Mathematics	50	100
	Total	75	150
II	Third Language	25	50
	Intelligence test	50	100
	Total	75	150

Difficulty level-

• Easy- 30% questions
• Medium- 40% questions 
• Hard- 30% questions

Class 8^th (PSS)

The exam pattern is same as of class 5^th but syllabus will be different. Questions in class 5^th paper will be mainly based on class 4^th syllabus and in case of PSS it will be based on class 7^th syllabus.

Syllabus

As MSCE scholarship exam is conducted in multiple languages, syllabus for each language varies. To get complete syllabus details, students should visit Here and select the respective subject. The entire syllabus will appear.

Result

The result will be prepared on the basis of marks secured by the students in the scholarship test. The result for both the classes will be hosted separately on the official website of council.

Result will be published as the names of the shortlisted students. It will be generated Taluk-wise and District-wise.

Scholarship Amount

After the announcement of result, students selected for the award of the scholarship will receive scholarship amount. Selected students are paid Rs.100 to 500 per month.

 Important points

• Application forms are available from 9th March 2021 and can be submitted till 21st March 2021. .
• Eligible students can submit applications through official website.
• The last date of submission of application with the payment of late fee at various intervals will be specified by the authority. After the due date, no application will be considered.
• Application for PSS and PUP are submitted separately.
•  Selection for the award of scholarship is made on the basis of written exam.
• Exam dates will be disclosed soon.
• For all the latest updates, students should stay in touch with MSCE official website.

Important Links

MSCE Pune PUP PSS 5th & 8th Class Scholarship Application Form	Click Here – extended till 30th March 2021
MSCE Pune PUP (5th) Application form Instructions	Click Here
MSCE Pune PSS (8th) Application form Instructions	Click Here
Official Notification	Click Here
MSCE Pune PUP Scholarship Result 2021	Click Here

Any query related to PUP PSS scholarship application should be brought to the notice of the council. The contacts details as follows-

Commissioner,
Maharashtra State Examination Council,
1, Dr. Ambedkar Marg,
Pune – 19
Telephone number: 1-5 / 3
E-mail (5th)- Mscepup@gmail.com
E-mail (8th)- Mscepss@gmail.com
Helpline No.- 1800-267-2233

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