i) The Ministry of Minority Affairs will advertise the details of the scheme and invite proposals from the coaching/training institutes by 30th April of every year.
ii) While the institutes in government sector can send proposals in the prescribed proforma directly to the Ministry of Minority Affairs, the organizations in the private sector including non-governmental organizations (NGOs) should submit their proposals through the State government/UT administration concerned.
iii) The State governments/UT administrations will conduct necessary inspection of the coaching institute with respect to eligibility and feasibility of the project proposal and forward the proposal with specific recommendations to the Ministry of Minority Affairs
2. FUNDING
(i) 100 % financial assistance will be provided to the selected coaching/training institutes and the institutes imparting remedial tuition.
(ii) Stipend will be given by the Ministry for maintenance of the students. The details of the rates of financial-assistance
iii) The institute shall be solely responsible in ensuring that only students of meritorious standing are admitted for coaching.
iv) The institute shall provide the bank account and full address for crediting the sanctioned coaching fee directly into the institute account.
v) After completion of the coaching programme, the institute shall immediately submit the utilization certificate and audited accounts certified by a Chartered Accountant to the Ministry of Minority Affairs, along with the following documents:-
(a) Income and expenditure account/balance sheet for the year including receipt & payment account of the institute in respect of funds received during the year.
(b) A certificate to the effect that the institution has not received any other grant for the same purpose from any other Ministry/Department of the Government of India, State/UT Government and any other Government/Non-Government organization.
vi) The selected institute should be willing to mobilize its own resources for smooth conduct of the approved programme. They shall be duty bound to ensure that neither the coaching/training programme nor the payment of stipend to the enrolled candidates suffer due to delay, if any, in release of funds.