Post-Matric Scholarship for the Students Belonging to Scheduled Tribe for Studies in India
The scheme aims to enable eligible Scheduled Tribe students to undertake quality education from the post-matriculation to the post-graduate level. It provides financial assistance covering compulsory course fees and monthly stipends for intended beneficiaries, including hostellers and day scholars.
About This Scheme
Benefits
##### Additional Disability Allowance
##### Fee Component
The scheme covers the payment of compulsory non-refundable fees for the recognized post-matriculation or post-secondary course pursued by the student.
₹2.5 L · annual
There is a fee ceiling of ₹2,50,000/- per annum per student for Engineering courses in private sector institutes.
₹6.0 L · annual
There is a fee ceiling of ₹6,00,000/- per annum per student for Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Master of Surgery, and Doctor of Medicine courses in private sector institutes.
₹1.0 L · annual
There is a fee ceiling of ₹1,00,000/- per annum per student for all other courses in private sector institutes.
##### Monthly Stipend (Payable For A Maximum Of 10 Months Annually)
₹1.2K · annual
For Group I (Degree and Post Graduate professional courses): Hostellers receive ₹1,200/- per month (₹12,000/- annually), and day scholars receive ₹550/- per month (₹5,500/- annually).
₹820 · annual
For Group II (Non-professional Degree and Post Graduate courses): Hostellers receive ₹820/- per month (₹8,200/- annually), and day scholars receive ₹530/- per month (₹5,300/- annually).
₹570 · annual
For Group III (Vocational, Industrial Training Institute, and 3-year diploma courses): Hostellers receive ₹570/- per month (₹5,700/- annually), and day scholars receive ₹300/- per month (₹3,000/- annually).
₹380 · annual
For Group IV (Post-matriculation non-degree courses): Hostellers receive ₹380/- per month (₹3,800/- annually), and day scholars receive ₹230/- per month (₹2,300/- annually).
₹800 · annual
Specially-abled hosteller students receive an additional allowance of ₹800/- per month (₹9,600/- annually).
₹600 · annual
Specially-abled day scholar students receive an additional allowance of ₹600/- per month (₹7,200/- annually).
##### Benefit Disbursal Details
The scholarship amounts are disbursed exclusively through the Direct Benefit Transfer mode directly into the Aadhaar-linked bank accounts of the beneficiaries.
The stipend is payable monthly, calculated from 1st April or from the month of admission, whichever is later, until the month in which the annual examinations are completed.
##### Conditions for Availment and Continuation
The continuous disbursement of the scholarship is strictly dependent on the satisfactory academic progress, good conduct, and regularity in attendance of the enrolled scholars.
The scholarship will be immediately cancelled or withheld if the student resorts to strikes or maintains irregular attendance without formal permission from the institution authorities.
The scholarship will not be renewed if the student fails in a particular academic year, and the benefits will be paused until the student clears that class and gets promoted to the next class.
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Required Documents
- ✦Passport Size Photograph Of The Applicant.
- ✦Aadhaar Card Of The Applicant.
- ✦Domicile Certificate Of The Applicant.
- ✦Caste Certificate Issued By The Competent Authority Of The State Or Union Territory.
- ✦Family Income Certificate Issued By The Competent Authority (Sub-Deputy Collector, Block Development Officer, Mouzadar, Employer, Or Income Tax Officer).
- ✦Income Declaration Form (Signed By The Parents, Guardian, Or Husband).
- ✦Scanned Copy Of Certificates And Mark Sheets Of All Examinations Passed By The Applicant.
- ✦Disability Certificate Issued By The Competent Medical Authority Of The State Government (Required Only For Specially-Abled Students).
- ✦Certificate From The Hostel Superintendent (Required Only If Residing In An Approved Hostel).
- ✦Marksheet Or Result Certificate Of The Previous Academic Year Passed.
- ✦Medical Certificate Endorsed By The Head Of The Institution (Required Only If The Applicant Was Unable To Appear In The Annual Examination Due To Illness).
✦ Required ◦ Optional
How to Apply
Quick Info
- Level
- Central Government
- Max benefit
- ₹6.0 L