Section 91 in The Bihar Primary and Middle Education Rules, 1961
91. Value and eligibility.
- The District Board shall be responsible for the award and payment of lower primary scholarships. These scholarships shall be of the value of Rs. 3 a month and be tenable for two years. They shall be distributed by thanas and be open to competition only among pupils reading in class III of recognised primary and middle schools. Candidates from any such school in the district shall be eligible tor the scholarship whether or not the school is situated in the area under the control of the District Board. The pupils shall not be over 11 years of age on the date of examination (for members of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes the age limit shall be 12 years) and no candidate shall appear at the examination more than once. A fee of eight annas will be charged from each candidate.A preliminary selection shall be made by Sub-Inspectors of schools who shall fix centres to which teacher shall send their candidates for examination, provided that no pupil shall be required to attend a centre more than four miles distance from the school. Each Sub-Inspector shall forward to the District Education Officer a list of eligible candidates from schools under his control. The number of names in the list shall not exceed eight times the number of scholarships available. The District Education Officer shall scrutinise the list and strike out or add names if he thinks necessary. Not more than two candidates shall be selected from any one school.
