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Pre-Matric Scholarships Scheme for Scheduled Castes & Others

Scheme Education Scheduled Castes​ MoSJE Apply Now About the Scheme Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for Scheduled Castes & Others is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme and implemented through State Governments and UT administrations. The Objectives of the scheme are: 1. To support, parents of children belonging to Schedules Caste and other disadvantaged categories for education of their […]

Post-Matric Scholarship for SC students

Scheme Education Scheduled Castes MoSJE Apply Now About the Scheme 1.1 The objective of the scheme is to appreciably increase the Gross Enrolment Ratio of SC students in higher education with a focus on those from the poorest households, by providing financial assistance at post-matriculation or post-secondary stage to enable them to complete their education. […]

National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) for SC etc. Candidates

Scheme Education Scheduled Castes​ MoSJE Apply Now About the Scheme I. Under NOS, financial assistance is provided to facilitate the low income meritorious students belonging to the Scheduled Castes, De-notified Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes, Landless Agricultural Labourers and Traditional Artisans category to obtain higher education viz., master’s degree or Ph.D courses by studying abroad thereby […]

National Fellowship for Scheduled Caste Students

Scheme Education Scheduled Castes MoSJE Apply Now About the Scheme Under the Scheme, fellowship is provided to Scheduled Caste students for pursuing higher education leading to Ph.D degree in Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences in Indian Universities/Institutions/ Colleges recognized by University Grants Commission (UGC).  The Scheme provides 2000 new slots every year (500 for science […]

National Fellowship for OBC Students (NF-OBC)

Scheme Education Scheduled Castes MoSJE Apply Now About the Scheme The scheme aims at providing financial assistance to the OBC students in obtaining quality higher education leading to degrees such as M.Phil and Ph.D in universities, research institutions and scientific institutions. The scheme is designed to provide a total number of 300 Junior Research Fellowships […]

Free Coaching for SCs, OBCs and beneficiaries of PM CARES Children Scheme

Scheme Education Scheduled Castes​ MoSJE​ About the Scheme The objective of the Scheme is to provide coaching of good quality for economically disadvantaged Scheduled Castes (SCs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs), and beneficiaries of PM CARES Children Scheme (included from 2024-25) to enable them to appear in competitive examinations for obtaining appropriate jobs in Public/Private Sector […]

Educational Loans provided by NBCFDC

Scheme Education MoSJE Apply Now About the Scheme NBCFDC provides Educational Loans to the students of Backward Classes living below double the poverty line for pursuing general/ professional/technical courses or trainings at graduate and/or higher levels. Maximum loan limit in India is Rs.10 lakh and abroad is Rs.20 Lakh. The rate of interest is 4% […]

Construction of Hostels for OBC Boys and Girls

Scheme Education Scheduled Castes​ MoSJE Apply Now About the Scheme The Scheme aims at providing hostel facilities to students belonging to socially and educationally backward classes, especially from rural areas, to enable them to pursue secondary and higher education. The cost norms under the scheme are:  1. North Eastern Region /Himalayan Regions        […]