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Hi, I got 918 marks in MEC group of intermediate but I am an OC candidate can I get a merit scholarship, if yes how to apply for that scholarship and when I have to apply for this scholarship? Can you please answer me soon as possible. Thanks!

Yes, you are eligible to apply for PM scholarship scheme and MHRB scholarship.
# PM'S SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME :
-> Under this scheme, scholarship is given to the students who are going to study professional courses like medicine, engineering etc.
-> Students who are going to study regular courses only are eligible to apply and age limit to apply for this scholarship is 18-25 years.
-> And to apply for this, student's family annual income should not be more than 6 lakh rupees.
As you have scored 918 marks in MEC group, you will get a scholarship amount of Rs.25,000/- per year.
# Department of Higher Education(MHRB) scholarship :
-> This scholarship is provided by Government of India to provide financial assistance to meritorious students.
-> If any student got more than 80% of marks in 12 th standard and who are going join in engineering or medicine courses are eligible to apply. A scholarship amount of Rs.10,000/- to Rs.20,000/- will be provided to the student.
-> To get this scholarship, family annual income must be less than 6 lakhs rupees and also the student should not receive any other scholarship.