CENTRALLY SPONSORED SCHEME OF PRE-MATRIC(IX & X) SCHOLARSHIP FOR SCHEDULED TRIBE STUDENTS
Delhi
Last date
18/01/2026
Reward
5,250
Qualification
Other
Post
School
General information
Scholarship name
CENTRALLY SPONSORED SCHEME OF PRE-MATRIC(IX & X) SCHOLARSHIP FOR SCHEDULED TRIBE STUDENTS
It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme implemented by Ministry of Tribal Affairs to grant scholarship to eligible ST students for pursuing education in Classes IX and X. OBJECTIVES To support ST children studying in classes IX and X so that the incidence of dropout, especially in transition from elementary to secondary stage is minimized, and ST students can have a better chance of progressing to the post-matric stage of education. SALIENT FEATURES OF THE SCHEME Scholarship under the Scheme will be available to ST students for studies in India and will be directly transferred to the account of the student. The scholarship will be awarded by the Government of the State/Union Territory to which the applicant belongs as per the terms of domicile decided by the State/UT.
- Region
- Delhi
- Scholarship type
- Government
- Fields
- Other
- For
- School
Key dates
Last date to apply: 18/01/2026 The last date to apply for this scholarship is January 18, 2026.
Eligibility
I. Applicant student should belong to the Scheduled Tribe, so specified in relation to the State/Union Territory to which he/she actually belongs (Domicile State). II. The student should be studying in a Government School or in a School recognized by Government or a Central/State Board of Secondary Education. III. The family income of student from all sources should not exceed Rs. 2.5 lakh per annum. IV. The student should have a valid account in a Scheduled Bank, linked with Aadhaar and mobile number. V. The student should not be getting any other scholarship. VI. Scholarship for studying in any class will be available for only one year. If a student has to repeat a class, he/she would not get scholarship for the same class twice. The student can renew scholarship for the next class when he/she is promoted. INCOME CRITERIA The applicant student's family income from all sources should not exceed Rs.2,50,000/- (Rs. two lakh fifty thousand) per annum. The family income shall be computed in the following manner: - I. In case where both father and mother are working, the combined income of both of them from all sources shall be taken into account in computing total family income. II. In case any other member of the family, other than father and mother, is an earning member, his or her income shall not be included in computing total family income. III. In case only one parent is alive, the income of that parent shall be taken into account for considering total family income. If any other sibling or family member is an earning member, their income shall not be included in computing total family income. IV. In case of an orphan, supported by a guardian, income criteria shall not apply. Note 1: Definition of Income - Income means gross income including income from all sources without any exemption and deductions available in the Income Tax Act. Note 2: Income certificate is required to be taken once only i.e. at the time of admission to class IX, which will be valid for class X also. Note 3: The income certificate given at the time of admission should be taken in the same year for which the admission is taken. In case of the parent being a salaried employee, the income of previous financial year will be considered for the purpose of eligibility. For example, if a candidate applies afresh for academic year 2021-22, the family income for financial year 2020-21 would be seen for deciding eligibility.
Award & availability
Stated amount: 5,250 The rates of scholarship and other grant will be as follows: Item Day Scholars Hostelers Monthly Annually Monthly Annually Scholarship for 10 months 225 2250 525 5250 Books and ad hoc Grant 750 1000 Additional Disability Allowance: - An additional grant of Rs. 800/- monthly (Rs. 9600 annually) will be given to the Divyangjan student who is hosteler and Rs.600/monthly (Rs 7200 annually) to a day scholar. The disability as defined under the Act has to be certified by a competent medical authority of the State Govt./UT Administration. The provisions of disability allowance will also apply to leprosy-cured and students having sickle cell anemia or Thalassemia, with the necessary certificate. Duration and Renewal of Awardsa I. Scholarship will be payable for 10 months in an academic year. Additional Disability Allowance will be paid for all twelve months. II. The award once made will continue subject to good conduct and regularity in attendance. It will be renewed for Class X after the student passes class IX. No. of scholarships is subject to availability, please contact or visit official website.
Application
No application fee will be charged In order to ensure timely disbursement of Scholarship, it is necessary that States/UTs adhere to timelines for opening and closing of portal, verification of applications and disbursal of scholarship to students through DBT. State Governments/UT Administration will make all efforts to open the portal for inviting applications by 1stApril. The applicant should submit/upload the completed application to the prescribed authority before the last date prescribed for receipt of applications. DOCUMENTS REQUIRED Students need to carefully go through State/ NSP portal for required documents to be uploaded with the application form. a. Aadhar Number b. Domicile certificate c. ST certificate issued by competent authority of State. d. Family Income Certificate. e. Disability certificate. f. Scanned copy of the passport size photograph The State/UT may specify the procedure for issuing ST certificate, family Income Certificate and Disability certificate and the competent authority to issue such certificate. If the State has online system of issuing such certificate including certificate of examination passed, State/UT may link the portal through Digilocker so that the certificates placed in Digilocker can be fetched automatically.
Selection process
All States/UTs are required to develop an online platform for inviting online application and disbursement of scholarship through DBT mode into the bank account of student. The States/UTs can opt for National Scholarship Portal for inviting such applications. The States/UTs would obtain necessary documents from the student. Any student found to have stated wrong facts or given misrepresented facts would become ineligible and will be liable to be debarred from the scheme. Before initiating registration process, students are advised to carefully go through the instructions of State /NSP portal and should have all documents. The applicant while applying should take care of the following. a. Candidates belonging to one State (Domicile State) but studying in other State will be awarded scholarships by the State to which they belong (domicile State) and will submit their applications to the competent authorities in their domicile State. b. Bank account details (A/c Number, IFSC Code) given in applications need to be correct and the account should remain active (i.e. non-dormant). The account should be held in the name of student/parent and linked with Aadhaar and mobile to ensure timely DBT. c. The resolution/quality of documents and photo uploaded should be adequate and document should be legible and clear. d. The mobile number provided in the application should be correct, active and should belong to the applicant or the parent. The student should continue the same mobile number linked with the bank account for entire period of scholarship. In case of any change, the student needs to get the changed number incorporated in the records. e. The applicant student should take timely action on the SMS received from State owned portal/NSP. f. The applicant should follow up with institutes for application verification before the deadline. g. The applicant should rectify the error
- and comply with the remarks made in the application, in case the application is marked as defective in State owned portal/NSP. h. The applicant shall note that applications marked as rejected by the nodal officer during verification process will not be considered for further processing on NSP, in respect of those States which are on NSP. Other Info FUNDING PATTERN OF THE SCHEME The Scheme is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme implemented by the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations. The contribution from Government of India would be 75% and the state contribution would be 25%. In respect of North east states and hilly states, the contribution from Government of India would be 90% and the state contribution would be 10%. In case of UTs like Andaman & Nicobar without legislative Assembly and own grants, Govt. of India contribution will be 100%. It is the endeavor of the Ministry to transfer scholarship to the students by DBT mode preferably using the Aadhar Enabled Payment System. The Ministry will devise a mechanism with NSP so that the Central share in the scheme can be released on DBT mode directly into the bank accounts of the students. The states will be required to complete necessary verification of the student at Institute, District and State level. After necessary verification, the state will share the data of the eligible students to the NSP, who in turn will release the amount to the bank account of the student. Necessary instructions in this regard will be issued. Till the time said mechanism is developed, the Central share of scholarship will be transferred to the states and the states/UTs with their contribution would disburse the scholarship amount through DBT directly in the bank account of the student.
Contact
The provisions of this Scheme can be changed at any time with approval of the competent authority in Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India. Click here for more details. Apply Now https://scholarships.gov.in/