- Lower Primary Scholarships are open to competition among pupils of recognised lower primary schools only.(Government notification no. 2246-E., dated the 3rd November, 1914.)Notes. - (i) This rule does not apply to girls who may compete for these scholarships from any recognised primary or middle schools.(ii)A District Board, may reserve for pupils reading in primary Urdu schools a proportion of the lower primary scholarships assigned to that district corresponding to the ratio which the number of pupils in primary Urdu schools bears to the total number of pupils to lower primary schools of all classes including primary Urdu school and primary Sanskrit schools.(G. O. no. 214-E. P., dated the 1st February, 1918; and G. O. no, 3813-E dated the 16th July, 1929.)(iii)A District Board may reserve for pupils reading in primary Sanskrit schools a proportion of the lower primary scholarships assigned to that district corresponding to the ratio which the number of pupils in primary Sanskrit schools bears to the total number of pupils in lower primary schools of all classes including primary Urdu schools and primary Sanskrit schools.(G. O. no. 1746-E., dated the 17th April, 1926.)(iv)Provided that qualified candidates are forthcoming, every District Board should reserve for pupils belonging to the Scheduled Castes, a proportion of the lower primary scholarships, assigned to that district corresponding to the ratio which the number of pupils of the Scheduled Castes in the lower primary stage bears to the total number of pupils in that stage.(Government Resolution no. 775-E., dated the 22rtd February, 1935.)
