SC Scholarship

 

  • The Central Scholarship Scheme for Schedule Tribes is to provide top class education opportunities to meritorious students. 
  • This scholarship for SC students under the central plan – Post Metric for merit based.

Objective

  • The schemes aim at recognizing and promoting quality education amongst SC students by providing full financial support. 
  • The scheme is applicable for SC students perusing studies beyond 12thclass.
  • The scheme will operate in all the institution notified by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for FY 2020 – 21 only, subject to extension of the scheme beyond the indicated period.

 

List of Colleges / Institutions

 

 

Criteria of Merit List for the Institutions as per Entrance Examinations

Type of Institutions

Criteria for Merit List

                        1

IITs

Rank in JEE Advanced

2

NITs

Rank in JEE Mains

3

IIITs

Rank in JEE Mains

4

Other Central Government Institutions

Rank in JEE Mains

 

Indian Maritime University

Rank in IMU CET

 

Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology ( IIST ), Thiruvananthapuram

Rank in JEE Advanced

5

State Government Institutes – IIIT M – K

Entrance test of IIITM-K

 

6

Private Institutes – BITs

Rank in BITSAT

 

Management

1

IIMs

Rank in CAT

 

2

Other Government Institutes

 

 

IRMA

Rank in CAT/XAT

 

 

Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal

Rank in CAT/XAT

 

 

FMS

Rank in CAT

 

 

NITIE

Rank in CAT

 

 

IIFT

Rank in IIFT Entrance examination

 

3

Non Government Institute

 

 

Xavier Institute of Management

Rank in CAT

 

 

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management

Rank in SNAP

 

 

Bharati Vidyapeeth

B-MAT

 

 

XLRI School of Business and Human Resources

 

Rank in XAT

 

 

NLU

Rank in CLAT

 

4

Private Institutes

 

 

ILS Pune

Rank in MHCET

 

 

Symbiosis Law College

Rank in SLAT

 

Medical

1

Central Government Institutions

Rank in NEET

 

2

Other Government Institutions

Rank in NEET

 

3

Non Government Institutions

Rank in NEET

 

Agricultural and Allied Sciences

1

Indian Veterinary Research Institute

 

ICMR Entrance Test

 

 

Indian Institute of Plantation Management

 

IIPM Entrance Test

 

 

National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj

 

NIRDPR Entrance Test

 

 

National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM)

 

JEE Mains rank

 

 

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Trivandrum

 

IISER Entrance Test

 

 

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati

 

IISER Entrance Test

 

 

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Berhampur

 

IISER Entrance Test

 

1

Fashion – NIFT

NIFT Entrance Test

Hospitality

1

IHMS

NCHMCT JEE Test

 

2

Private Institutes

BV Entrance Test

 

Flying Curbs

1

CPL institutes

 

Institute Entrance Test

2

ATOs

 

Institute Entrance Test

3

Private ATOs

 

Institute Entrance Test

National Institutes

1

Deen Dayal Upadhyay Institute for the Physically Handicapped

 

Institute Entrance Test

2

Ali Yavar Jung National Institute for the Hearing Handicapped

 

Institute Entrance Test

3

National Institute for the Visually Handicapped

 

Institute Entrance Test

4

National Institute for empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities

 

Institute Entrance Test

Miscellaneous

1

Tata Institute of Social Sciences

 

Institute Entrance Test

 

2

Film and Television Institute of India

 

Joint Entrance Test

 

3

Indian Institute of Mass Communication

 

Institute Entrance Test

 

  

 

Eligibility

 

·       Family income limit Rs 8 lakh

·       Full time admission in any course of notified institute, will be eligible for scholarship under the scheme to the extent of the number of scholarship allocated to the institute for the course.

·       If the number of eligible students admitted exceeds the number of slots , scholarship will be restricted to the top students in the admission criteria for the course.

·       However, If there is more than one students with equal marks for the lower family income. The remaining students from SC category admitted in the institute shall be eligible for the Post Metric Scholarship ( PMS ) administrated by the ministry of state government / union territories provided such students are otherwise eligible under the said scheme.

·       Once awarded this scholarship, it will continue till the completion of the course, subject to satisfactory performance of the student.

·       If the number of eligible candidates in the 1st year is less than the number of slots allotted to it, the balance slots may be offered to eligible students studying in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th year etc. ( 2nd year students are to get priority over the 3rdyear students and so on )

·       For new entrants, first year students, the institution will select eligible SC students on the basis of merit as per the entrance examination merit list. 

 

Reservation

 

·       30% seats of slots to the institute shall be reserved for eligible SC girls as per their merit.

·       In case of, absence of sufficient girls students, the slot may be transferred to eligible boy student as per merit list.

·       However, the 30% slots as mentioned above will not include those girl students who are selected on the basis of their performance in the overall merit list of SC students of the institute.

·       The benefit of this scheme is not applicable for two siblings of same family. 

 

 

Scholarship Amount

 

Full tuition fee and non-refundable charges

Rs. 2.00 Lakh per annum per student for private sector institutions and

 Rs. 3.72 Lakh per annum per student for the private sector flying clubs for Commercial Pilot Training and Type Rating Courses

Living Expenses

Rs. 3000/- per month per student

Books and Stationery

Rs. 5000/- per annum per student

Latest computer / laptop of reputed brand with accessories like UPS and printer

Rs. 45000/- per student as one time assistance during the course

                                    

·       The payment of tuition fee and other non-refundable charges will be made directly to the institution by the Central Government through Direct Benefit Transfer mode.

·       The scholarship will become payable immediately after a student has secured admission and has started attending the classes.

·       Similarly, the payment of living expenses, books & stationery and computer/laptop with accessories will be made directly to the student by the Central Government through Direct Benefit Transfer mode.

·       Normally, the student should purchase the computer/laptop including accessories in the first year he/she is awarded the scholarship.

·       The student will submit the bill for purchase of the same while applying for the scholarship in the subsequent year to the institution.

·       If the amount of purchase is less than the amount released to him/her under this head, the institution will the accordingly adjust the difference against the admissible grant to the student being proposed on the NSP.

·       The performance of the SC students covered under the Scheme shall be monitored regularly by the Head of the respective institution and the same shall be reported to the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment at the end of each academic year. 

 

Number of Scholarships

 

Total Institutes

Category

Total Institute

Total Slots

Engineering ( 97 )

IITs

23

1760

 

NITs

31

1173

 

IIITs

23

202

 

Other central Government Institutions

9

89

 

Other Government Institutes of Engineering / Information Technology

4

45

 

Other Non – Government Institutes

7

61

Management ( 29 )

IIMs

20

190

 

Other Government Institutes

4

28

 

Other Non – Government Institutes

5

17

Law ( 27 )

 

 

181

NLU ( 24 )

 

 

175

 

Private Institutions

3

6

Medical ( 27 )

Central Government Institutions

16

100

 

Other Government Institutes

8

71

 

Other Non – Government Institutes

3

6

Agricultural and Allied Sciences       ( 8 ) – Central Institutes

 

 

40

Fashion – NIFT      ( 16 )

 

 

55

Hospitality ( 31 )

 

 

68

IHMs ( 29 )

 

 

65

 

Private Institutes

2

3

Flying Clubs ( 11 )

 

 

75

CPL Institutes ( 7 )

 

 

47

 

AOI

1

15

 

ATOs

2

11

 

Private ATOs

1

2

National Institutes  ( 7 )

 

 

28

Miscellaneous ( 3 )

 

 

11

Total ( 256 )

 

 

4200

 

 

How to Apply?

 

·       The students are required to apply under the Scheme on the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) and upload their income certificate and caste certificate on the Portal along with details of their bank account, Admission Rank and Fee details to claim the scholarship. 

 

Apply Here

                                   Last date for Institute : 31st October


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·       The institution shall verify all the details before forwarding the applications to the Ministry.

·       The verification of application by institute if the students joining second / subsequent year of course for renewal of scholarship.

·       The last date of verification of applications of the students by the institutions on NSP shall be 31st of October.


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