- 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 |
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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.
· 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.
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 |
· 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.
Last date for Institute : 31st October
· 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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