Nai Udaan Scheme

Introduction

• Nai Udaan Scheme is the the major financial assistance scheme of Ministry of Minority Affairs.
• It specially focuses on the candidates from the six notified minority communities in India :-
  • Muslims.
  • Christians.
  • Sikh.
  • Buddhist.
  • Jain.
  • Parsis (Zoroastrians).
• Candidates cleared Preliminary Examination of UPSC, State PSC and SSC are eligible to avail the benefit.
• The main objective of Nai Udaan Scheme is to provide necessary financial assistance so that the candidate can prepare well for mains examination.
• Benefit will be given to the candidates in the form of Direct Benefit Transfer.
• Each year 5,100 candiates will selected under Nai Udaan Scheme.
• The following financial assistance will be provided to eligible students under Nai Udaan Scheme :-
  • Rs. 1,00,000/- will be given to those candidate who cleared Prelims of UPSC Examination.
  • Rs. 50,000/- will be given to those candidates who cleared State PCS (Gazetted) Examination.
  • Rs. 25,000/- will be given to those candidates who cleared SSC CGL & CAPF Group-B Examination.
  • Rs. 25,000/- will be given to those candidates who cleared State PCS (Non-Gazetted) Examination.
• This financial assistance will used by candidates to let themselves prepare better for the mains examination.
• But the news is that Ministry of Minority Affairs temporarily suspended Nai Udaan Scheme.
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• Eligible candidate can avail the benefit of the scheme by applying through online Service Plus Portal.

Amount of Financial Assistance

• The following financial assistance will be provided to eligible students under Nai Udaan Scheme :-

  Name of Exam	Amount
  UPSC (Civil Services, Indian Engineering Services & Indian Forest Services.	Rs. 1,00,000/-
  State PSC (Gazetted)	Rs. 50,000/-
  SSC (CGL) & (CAPF-Group B)	Rs. 25,000/-
  State PCS (Graduate Level) (Non Gazetted).	Rs. 25,000/-

Eligibility Conditions

• Candidate should belong to any one of the Minority Community :-
  • Muslims.
  • Christians.
  • Sikh.
  • Buddhist.
  • Jain.
  • Parsis (Zoroastrians).
• Candidate must have passed any of the Preliminary Examination conducted by :-
  • Union Public Service Commission (Civil Services, Indian Engineering Services & Indian Forest Services).
  • State Public Service Commission (Group A and B (Gazetted and Non-Gazetted posts).
  • Staff Selection Commission (Combined Graduate Level/ CAPF for Group B (Non-Gazetted Post).
• The Annual Family Income of the candidate should not be more than Rs. 8,00,000/-lakh per year.
• The benefit under Nai Udaan scheme should not be availed by the candidate in the past.

Document required

• Mandatory Documents required to apply for Nai Udaan Scheme :-
  • Nai Udaan Scheme Affidavit in Standard Format.
  • Nai Udaan Scheme Self Declaration in Standard Format.
  • Identity Proof.
  • Annexure-I(Scanned Photograph).
  • Annexure-II (Scanned Signature).
  • Family Income Proof (i.e. Annual Income Certificate).
  • Service Exam Details -I (i.e. Admit card of Prelims Exam).
  • Service Exam Details-II (i.e. Result Page of Prelims Exam will Roll No.).
• Nai Udaan Scheme Self declaration should states that candidate belongs to the one of the notified minority community.
• Minority Certificate (if available).
• Any One of the Identity Card of the candidate will be uploaded in a scanned format :-
  • Aadhar Card.
  • PAN Card.
  • Driving License.
  • Voter Identity Card.
  • Passport.
  • Ration Card.
  • BPL Card.
• Nai Udaan Scheme Affidavit on Non Judicial Stamp Paper of Rs. 10/20/- duly notarized contains that candidate is not availing/has not availed any financial support from any other similar scheme.
• Nai Udaan Scheme Affidavit is compulsorily required to get financial aid.

How to Apply

• To get financial assistance under the Nai Udaan Scheme, the candidate has to first go to Service Plus Platform.
• Only online applications will be accepted. No offline application should be considered.
• Candidate must have a valid Email ID. All communication related to aid from the Ministry of Minority Affairs to the candidate will be sent on the registered email address.
• Candidate must have a valid personal mobile number for SMS communication.
• Candidate has to register himself/herself on the Service Plus Platform by filling following details :-
  • Full Name.
  • Valid Email Id.
  • Mobile Number.
  • Any password of candidates choice.
  • State of resident.
  • Filled the Captcha.
• Click on submit button.
• Fill the OTPs sent to the candidate's Email and Mobile Number.
• It is mandatory to fill both the OTPs for verification.
• Once the OTPs got verified, candidate can Login by their Email ID and Password.
• After Log in, Fill all the personal, contact details and upload the scanned copied of all the required original documents.
• Notification of various stages of processing of Application in the Ministry of Minority Affairs will be sent to the candidates on their Email Addresses or Mobile Numbers.
• The Application received from the applicants will be scrutinized in the Ministry and placed before the committee for selection of eligible candidates.
• Candidate are also advises to keep track the application status.
• Candidate must ensure to complete the application process by the stipulated Date and Time as per the provisions of the Nai Udaan Scheme.

Features of the Scheme

• Candidate can avail the benefit of Nai Udaan Scheme only once.
• Candidate can avail the benefit only for one preliminary examination.
• There is a limited seats for each of the minority community under this scheme.
• All the application received will be scrutinized by the committee of the ministry.
• The decision of the committee for selecting the students shall be final.
• Payment to candidates will be made through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode.
• Payment will be done in a single installment.
• Proof of passing the exam is mandatorily needed to avail the benefit.
• If candidate avail benefit twice under this scheme then he/she will have to refund the amount with 10% interest.

Community Wise Quota

Important Forms

• Nai Udaan Scheme Format I :- Self Declaration Certificate.
• Nai Udaan Scheme Affidavit Format.

Important Links

• Nai Udaan Scheme Official Website.
• Ministry Of Minority Affairs.
• Nai Udaan Scheme Registration.
• Nai Udaan Scheme Log In.
• Service Plus Portal.
• Nai Udaan Scheme Guidelines.
• Nai Udaan Scheme Instructions.
• UMANG App for Android.
• UMANG App for iOS.

Contact Details

• Nai Udaan Scheme Help Line Number :-18001120011 (Toll Free)
• Nai Udaan Scheme Helpdesk Email :- naiudaan-moma@nic.in.
• Ministry of Minority Affairs Help line Number :- 011 24302552.
• Ministry of Minority Affairs:-
  11th Floor, Pt. Deendayal Antyodaya Bhavan,
  CGO Complex, Lodhi Road,
  New Delhi - 110003.