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HTML
<form action="#" method="post">
<div>
<label for="sc" accesskey="s">Scolarship</label>
<select name="sc" id="sc" required="required">
<option value="0" disabled="disabled" >Select</option>
<option value="1">No</option>
<option value="2">Yes</option>
</select>
</div>
<input type="submit" value="Submit" />
</form>
JavaScript
$('form').submit(function(e){
if ( document.getElementsByName('sc')[0].value == 0 ){
alert('Select something !');
e.preventDefault();
}else{
alert("form is perfect");
}
});