Post Matric Scholarship Scheme For The Students Belonging To Scheduled Tribe For Studies In India

These scholarships are open to Indian nationals

These scholarships are open to Indian nationals.

They cover study in all recognized post-matriculation, post-secondary…

They cover study in all recognized post-matriculation, post-secondary courses at recognized institutions.

Only candidates recognized as Scheduled Tribe in relation…

Only candidates recognized as Scheduled Tribe in relation to the State/Union Territory where they are permanently settled, and who have cleared Matriculation, Higher Secondary, or a higher examination from a recognized University or Board, are eligible.

Students in Class XI of a Higher Secondary…

Students in Class XI of a Higher Secondary School running a continuous 12th-class course are not eligible. However, where the Class X exam of such a course counts as equivalent to Matriculation and students can move to other courses after passing Class X, those students count as post-matric students and remain eligible.

Students pursuing postgraduate medical courses qualify if they…

Students pursuing postgraduate medical courses qualify if they are not permitted to practice while studying.

Students who, after passing or failing an undergraduate/postgraduate…

Students who, after passing or failing an undergraduate/postgraduate exam in Arts/Science/Commerce, join a recognized professional or technical certificate/diploma/degree course will get the scholarship if otherwise eligible — no further failure is condoned except for Group 'I' courses, and no additional course change is allowed.

Students studying via correspondence courses also qualify, with…

Students studying via correspondence courses also qualify, with "correspondence" covering distance and continuing education too.

Employed students who take unpaid leave for the…

Employed students who take unpaid leave for the entire course duration and study full-time also qualify.

From academic year 1980-81 onward, employed students whose…

From academic year 1980-81 onward, employed students whose income, combined with their parents'/guardians' income, stays within the prescribed ceiling qualify for post-matric scholarships, limited to reimbursement of all compulsory, non-refundable fees.

All children of the same parents/guardians can receive…

All children of the same parents/guardians can receive scheme benefits.

A scholarship holder under this scheme cannot hold…

A scholarship holder under this scheme cannot hold any other scholarship/stipend simultaneously.

If awarded another scholarship/stipend, the student may choose…

If awarded another scholarship/stipend, the student may choose whichever of the two is more beneficial and must inform the awarding authority, through the Head of the Institution, of that choice. No scholarship is paid under this scheme from the date the student accepts another one. The student may, however, separately accept free lodging, a grant, or ad hoc monetary help from the State Government or elsewhere for books, equipment, or board and

lodging expenses, on top of the scholarship paid…

lodging expenses, on top of the scholarship paid under this scheme. Income Criteria: Students whose parents'/guardians' combined income from all sources does not exceed ₹ 2,00,000/- per annum receive the scholarship. NOTE 1: As long as either parent (or the husband, for a married but unemployed girl student) is alive, only that parent's/husband's income from all sources counts — not any other family member's, even if they earn. The income declaration form must reflect this basis. Only once both parents (or the husband, in the same scenario) have passed away does the supporting guardian's income get considered. Students whose parental income drops within the prescribed ceiling because of the unfortunate death of an earning parent become eligible from the month that event occurs, provided they meet the other conditions; such applications may be considered on compassionate grounds even after the application deadline has passed. NOTE 2: House rent allowance received by a student's parents is excluded from the income calculation if it is already exempt for income-tax purposes. NOTE 3: An income certificate is needed only once — at the time of admission — for courses running more than one year. NOTE 4: The revised income ceilings reflect the Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers up to October 2009. The ceiling gets revised every two years, linked to the October Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers of the preceding year, effective from April.

Component 1

Component 1: Payment of the compulsory fees charged by educational institutions, subject to the limit fixed by the concerned State.

Component 2

Component 2: Payment of a Maintenance amount ranging from ₹230/- to ₹1200/- per month, depending upon the course of study pursued by the student.

An application for a scholarship must include the…

An application for a scholarship must include the following:

One copy of the scholarship application in the…

One copy of the scholarship application in the prescribed form (separate forms exist for 'fresh' and renewal scholarships, prescribed by the relevant States/UTs).

One copy of a passport-size photograph, signed by…

One copy of a passport-size photograph, signed by the student (for a fresh scholarship).

One attested copy of each certificate, diploma, or…

One attested copy of each certificate, diploma, or degree obtained in every examination passed.

An original caste certificate, signed by an authorized…

An original caste certificate, signed by an authorized Revenue Officer of at least the rank of Tahsildar.

For self-employed parents/guardians, an income declaration stating their…

For self-employed parents/guardians, an income declaration stating their definite income from all sources, via an affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper; employed parents/guardians must instead get an income certificate from their employer, plus a stamp-paper affidavit declaring any additional income from other sources.

A receipt acknowledging the previous year's scholarship, on…

A receipt acknowledging the previous year's scholarship, on the form attached to the application, countersigned by the Head of the Institution concerned — required only if the applicant received this scholarship the preceding year.