- Upper Primary Scholarships are open to competition among pupils of recognised upper primary schools only.(G.O. no. 1195, dated the 27th March, 1957.)Notes. - (i) This rule does not apply to girls, who may compete for these scholarships from any recognised upper primary or middle school. Also girls who have gained lower primary scholarships and have studied at home to the upper primary standard are eligible to compete for Upper Primary Scholarships, provided that they appear at the examination held at the end of the period for which their original scholarships were given.(Government notification no. 3185-E., dated the 1st May, 1930.)(ii)25 per cent of the upper primary scholarships are reserved for girls.(G.O. no. 595, dated the 12th February, 1958.)(iii)In certain districts one or more Upper Primary Scholarships are reserved for Muhammadans.(G.O. no. 1595-E.R., dated the 13th September, 1930.)(iv)Upper primary scholarships should be reserved for pupils of the Scheduled Castes provided that qualified candidates are forthcoming. The number of scholarships so reserved should bear to the total number of scholarships available the same ratio as the number of pupils of the Scheduled Castes in the Upper primary stage bears to the total number of pupil in that stage.(Government Resolution no. 775-E., dated the 22nd February, 1935.)
