Scholarship for SC/ST Students: List of Scholarship Schemes in India Available for SC ST Category Students in India. Higher Education Scholarship Help from the Government.
“The main key to empowering the SCs and STs is to provide the top-class education opportunities. There are 3 ongoing scholarship schemes for SC/ST students under the Central Plan – Pre-Matric, Post-Matric, and Merit-based.
Apart from this, ST and SC Category Students are also being provided Scholarships by Rajiv Gandhi national fellowship and overseas scholarships.
Going back in history, The Scholarship Scheme for SC ST was approved in 2007 and was subsequently revised in January 2012 and June 2016.
Meritorious students from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are also eligible for the larger scholarships which meet the requirements for tuition fees, living expenses, books, and a computer.”
S.No | Scholarship for SC ST [Schemes] | No of Scholarship | Tentative Timeline for application |
1 | Pre-matric scholarship for SC Students | NA | April |
2 | Post-matric scholarship for SC Students | NA | April |
3 | Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for SC Students | 2000 | July-October |
4 | National Overseas Scholarship for SC Category | 94 | December (once in an academic year) |
The objective of the pre-matric Scheme is to support the parents of SC children in educating their children so that the incidents of dropouts are minimized because of lack of funds thereby enabling them to continue their higher studies
Pre-matric Scholarship for SC ST is also provided to the children of people engaged in occupations involving cleaning and prone to health hazards.
Pre-matric SC ST Scholarship Rewards
Award | Day scholars | Hostellers |
Scholarship per month (for 10 months) | 225 Rs. | 525 Rs. |
Books and Ad-hoc grants per annum | 750 Rs. | 1,000 Rs. |
The objective of this Scholarship is to provide financial help to SC/ST and OBC students studying at post matriculation or post-secondary stage to enable them to complete their education.
These scholarships are available for studies in India only and are awarded by the government of the State/Union Territory to which the applicant actually belongs i.e. permanently settled.
Course | Day Scholar allowance (for 10 months) | Hostellers allowance (for 10 months) | Readers allowance (for blind candidates) |
Group 1–(I) Degree and postgraduate level courses in medicine, engineering, technology, agriculture, etc. (II) Postgraduate diploma courses in management and medicine (III) CA/ICWA/CS/ICFA etc. (IV) MPhil, Ph.D., and postdoctoral programs
| 1,200 Rs. | 550 Rs. | 240 Rs. |
Group 2– Professional course leading to a degree, diploma in Pharmacy, nursing, etc. | 820 Rs. | 530 Rs. | 240 Rs. |
Group 3– Graduate and postgraduate courses which are not included in Groups 1 and 2 | 570 Rs. | 300 Rs. | 200 Rs. |
Group 4- Post matriculation level non-degree courses (10thpassed) | 380 Rs. | 230 Rs. | 160 Rs. |
The main objective of the Higher Education Scholarship Scheme is to promote quality education to SC ST students, by providing financial support for pursuing studies after 12th class, in reputed institutes like IITs, IIMs, NITs, etc.
These scholarships fall under 2 types:
This scheme provides financial help to SC/ST students for pursuing research studies leading to M.Phil, Ph.D., and equivalent research degrees.
Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship Scholarship Awards
Duration | Name of the course | Rate of Scholarship | Subjects |
2 yrs. | M.Phil. | INR 25,000 (JRF) for the initial 2 yearsINR 28,000 (SRF) for the remaining tenure | Science, humanities, and social science |
5 yrs. |
PhD | INR 25,000 (JRF) for the initial 2 yearsINR 28,000 (SRF) for the remaining tenure | Engineering and technology |
INR 10,000 for initial 2 yearsINR 20,500 (for remaining tenure) | Contingency for humanities and social science | ||
INR 12,000 for initial 2 yearsINR 25,000 for remaining tenure | Contingency for science, engineering, technology | ||
INR 3,000 per annum per student to host institution | Departmental assistance | ||
INR 2,000 per month in case physically disabled students | Readers assistance |
This Scheme provides financial assistance to students belonging to SCs/STs, denotified, nomadic, semi-nomadic tribes, etc for pursuing higher studies of Master level courses and Ph.D. programs abroad.
The below-given table describes the scholarship award granted to the selected SC candidates pursuing research in foreign universities:
S.No | Types of allowance | US | UK |
1 | Annual maintenance allowance | USD 15,400 | GBP 9,900 |
2 | Research/teaching assistantship | Supplemented | Supplemented |
3 | Contingency | USD 1,500 | GBP 1,100 |
4 | Incidental journey allowance | USD 20 | NA |
5 | VISA fees, poll tax, etc. | Actual fees | Actual fees |
6 | Air travel, Local travel, etc. | As applicable | As applicable |
So this was the complete list of Scholarship Schemes for SC and ST Category Students. Candidates belonging to SC/ST category can avail of benefits and financial assistance during pre-matric, post-matric, and for pursuing higher education.
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