Matters India Reporter
New Delhi: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) Office for SC/BC (Dalits and Backward classes) is to provide study aid for poor Dalit Christian aspirants for various competitive exams.
“The CBCI Office for SC/BC is planning to support the students who are trying to write civil service competitive exams for IAS, IPS, IRS, IES Etc. Eligible candidates will be given financial support up to Rs. 10,000/- for buying books and stationeries. The candidate should be a Dalit Christian,” said Fr. Dr. Z. Devasagaya Raj, secretary, CBCI Office for SC/BC (Dalits and Backward classes).
The candidate should apply with bio-data and passport size photograph recommended by the diocesan SC/ST/BC commission secretary (applications from the dioceses where there is no SC/ST/BC commission may not be entertained.)
Along with the application the candidate should send the photocopy of his/her baptism certificate and caste certificate (To prove that he/she is a Dalit Christian).
The candidate should have registered himself/herself in any one of the coaching centers. The selection committee appointed by the chairperson will select the beneficiaries. Poor Dalit Christians will be given preference.
In case of dispute the decision of the Chairperson Bishop of the CBCI Office for SC/BC is final.