Post-Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Castes (SC)

Last Updated on: February 24, 2025
Launch Date : Not Available
Source : Directorate of Welfare of Scheduled Castes

These scholarships shall be available for studies in India only and will be awarded by the Government of State/Union Territory to which the applicant actually belongs, i.e. permanently settled.

" Group 1: Degree and Post Graduate level professional courses" shall mean: all Professional courses in Medicine, Engineering, Technology, Planning, Architecture , Design, Fashion Technology, Agriculture, Veterinary & Allied Sciences, Management, Business Finance /Administration, Computer Science/ Applications (ii) Post Graduate Diploma courses in various branches of Management & Medicine(iii) C.A./I.C.W.A./C.S./1.C.F.A. etc. (iv) M.Phil., Ph.D. and Post-Doctoral Programmes (D.Lit., D.Sc. etc.) of Group I, Group II and Group Ill courses .(v) L.L.B, Integrated LL B, L.L.M

" Group 2: Other Professional Courses leading to Degree, Diploma, Certificate" shall mean all Professional Courses leading to Degree, M Ed. / M. Pharma., Diploma, Certificate in areas like Pharmacy (B Pharma.), Nursing(B Nursing), BFS, other para- medical branches like rehabilitation, diagnostics etc., Mass Communication, Hotel Management & Catering, Travel/Tourism/Hospitality Management, Interior Decoration, Nutrition& Dietetics, Commercial Art, Financial Services (e.g. Banking, Insurance, Taxation etc.) for which entrance qualification is minimum Sr. Secondary (10+2) and Vocational stream , ITI courses and Polytechnic where entrance qualification is Class XII or above.

"Group 3: Graduate and Post Graduate course" shall mean: courses not covered under Group 1& Group 2 e.g. BA / B.Sc. / B.Com etc. M.A/ M. Sc./ M.Com etc.

d) "Group 4: All post-matriculation (Post Class X level) non-degree courses" shall mean: All post-matriculation level non-degree courses for which entrance qualification is High School (Class X), e.g. Senior secondary certificate (class XI and XII ); both general and vocational stream , ITI courses , 3 year diploma courses in Polytechnics, etc.

Note: The list of courses in various groups is indicative and States/UTs may add courses as per laid down standard in the State/UT. e) "Freeship Card" shall mean: A card issued by the State Govt/ UT Administration that entitles a student eligible for scholarship under this Scheme, to take admission in an institution, without pre-payment of tuition fee and hostel fee

e) "Compulsory non-refundable fees shall mean: fee payable for enrolment/registration, tuition, games, Union, Library, Magazine, Medical Examination and such other fees compulsorily payable by the scholar to the institution or University/ Board, but does not include Refundable deposits like caution money, security deposit will, however, be excluded.

f) "Demand" for a year indicates the total fund requirement for release of scholarship to all eligible students under the scheme as per the entitlements for that particular year.

g) "Freeship Card" shall mean: A card issued by the State Govt/UT Administration that entitles a student eligible for scholarship under this Scheme, to take admission in an institution, without pre-payment of tuition fee and hostel fee.

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Conditions of Eligibility of Students

1 The scholarships are open to Nationals of India only.

2 Only those candidates who belong to Scheduled Castes so specified in relation to the State/Union Territory to which the applicant actually belongs/domiciled as determined by the State/UT and who have passed the Matriculation or Higher Secondary or any higher examination of a recognized University or Board of Secondary Education will be eligible.

3 Scholarships will be paid to the students whose parents/guardians income from all sources does not exceed Rs. 2,50,000/- (Rupees Two lakh Fifty thousand only) during the last Financial Year, Income certificate is required to be taken once only le, at the time of admission only to courses which are continuing for more than one year. The income certificate shall be issued by the Authority as decided by the State Govemment

4 The ceiling on age limit for admission as regular student in different classes should be decided by concerned Institutions.

5 Candidates who, after passing one stage of education are studying in the same stage of education in a different subject eg. Intermediate Science after Intermediate Arts or B. Com after B.A. or M.A in one subject after MA in other subjects will not be eligible.

6 Students, who pursue their studies through correspondenceilonline courses, are also eligible. The term correspondence includes distant and continuous education for courses in Central State Universities only. Non-refundable fees shall be paid and no academic allowance will be paid.

7 All the children of any parent guardian will be entitled to receive benefits of the scheme.

8 A scholarship holder under this scheme will not hold any other scholarship/stipend If any other scholarshipi/stipend, the student can exercise his/her option for either of the two scholarships/stpends, whichever is more beneficial to him/her, and should inform the awarding authority through the Head of the Institution about the option made. No scholarship will be paid to the students under this scheme from the date he/she accepts another scholarship/stipend. The student can however, accept free lodging or a grant or ad-hoc monetary help from the State Government or any other source for the purchase of books, equipment or for meeting the expenses on board and lodging in addition to the scholarship amount paid under this scheme

9 All seats filled through arbitrary and non-transparent processes (including management quota, NRI quota, spot admissions etc.) without following the merit criteria as decided by the State Government are not eligible for these scholarships. The fees claimed against management quota seats, spot admission seat in any Institution /University will not be reimbursed. In case of any contradiction on the classification of seats or non-clarity on the classification of seats in the State/UT, the following criteria may be followed:

If there is no arbitrariness/ discretion in the admission process and the fee for the course is fixed by the Fee Fixation/Fee Rationalization committee set up by the competent authonty, the said seats may not be considered as the Management Quota Seats. However, the State Governments may satisfy themselves of the following before release of scholarships:

That the applicants claiming the scholarship have been admitted through a transparent process which involved calling of applications through advertisements, preparation of ranks, selection of candidates on merit list, and publication of selection list and others as deemed fit by the State Government,

ii. That the fees for courses are duly approved by the Fee Fixation/Fee Rationalization Committee set up by the competent authority

10 Students shall be encouraged to have linked Bank accounts to facilitate payments through the Aadhaar Payment Bridge
Eligibility of Educational Institutions

1 Only such educational Institutions which maintain the laid down academic standards shall be covered under the scheme. The following conditions regarding the courses offered, performance of the institution, Aadhaar based attendance system are also required to be adhered to by the Institutions/Universities/Colleges in order to be elligible under the scheme:

i. Only Institutions/Colleges with the 'AISHE Code'/UDISE Code' shall be eligible for the scholarship scheme. Based on the AISHE/UDISE-Code of the institution, all details of the institution such as registration, affiliation and accreditation, courses being offered and number of seats approved for each course - will be pulled from the AISHE UDISE server on to the scholarship portal automatically.
ii. All participating higher education institutions shall get NAAC/NBA accreditation before 2024, for continuation in the scheme from 2025-26 onwards.

iii. The scholarship benefits shall be linked with Aadhaar based attendance system. Therefore, the college/institution will maintain Aadhaar based attendance on a daily basis and will submit attendance details on the portal.

iv. The institutions will submit half-yearly self-audited reports to the State Governments in a prescribed format which shall be separately issued.

V The institutions should be willing to honour the FREESHIP CARD issued by the State/District Authority through the scholarship portal and admit the student without insisting on pre-payment of the college/tuition fee or hostel fee. This would be paid by the student on release of the scholarship amount by the Government as per the provisions of this scheme. In this regard, the State Governments will coordinate with the institutions located in their respective States.
2 Scholarships will be given for the study of all recognized post-matriculation or post- secondary courses (Intermediate/Senior Secondary, Diploma, long-term Vocational Training Certificate, Graduate, Post Graduate courses etc.) pursued in recognized Institutions/Universities/Colleges falling in any of the following 9 categories:

Institutions of National Importance;

Central University/ State University/ Autonomous colleges recognized by UGC and Universities /Colleges recognized under section 2(f) of UGC Act

Deemed Universities;

iv. All Private Universities recognized by State/Centre,

Professional affiliated to a recognized Central/State University and covered by a Fee Fixation Committee as mandated by Supreme Court

VL Recognized schools/colleges for Classes XI and class XII,

vii Diploma granting Institutions as recognized by State/UT Governments,

VIIL Vocational Training Institutes affiliated to National Council of Vocational Training (NCVT)

Institutions affiliated/ approved by the appropriate bodies like NMC/AICTE etc, or any regulatory body established by State/UT/Centre
Provided that where a particular number of seats for a particular course have been recognized / authorized by the concerned regulatory authority, the scholarships shall be restricted to those numbers and courses.

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