Post-Matric Scholarship To VJNT Students - Maharashtra

The Government of Maharashtra launched a scheme namely “Post-Matric Scholarship to VJNT students” vide G.R. No. EBC 1068/83567/57 dated 24.12.1970 in 1970. This scheme was started by the Government to encourage the student of the Vimukta Jatis & Nomadic Tribes (VJNT) to undergo Post-Matric higher education. Objective: 1. To encourage the VJNT students to undergo Post-Matric Courses. 2. Providing financial assistance for education. 3. Creating a passion for higher education. 4. Providing students the opportunity to go to the mainstream of education through education. Under this scheme, benefits of Tuition Fees, Exam Fees, and Maintenance Allowance are paid to only VJNT category students. All the eligible VJNT students are paid maintenance allowance from ₹ 90 to ₹ 190 per month for hostellers and ₹ 150 to ₹ 425 per month for day scholar students.