TOP CLASS EDUCATION FOR SC STUDENTS SCHOLARSHIP

1. Those SC students having a total annual family income from all sources up to Rs. 8.00 lakh and having secured admission in a full-time prescribed course in any of the notified institutions according to the general selection criteria prescribed by the concerned institution, will be eligible for scholarship under the Scheme to the extent of the number of scholarships (slots) allocated to the institution for the course. Income declaration of self-employed parents/guardians should be in the form of a certificate issued by a revenue officer, not below the rank of Tehsildar. Employed parents/guardians are required to obtain an income certificate from their employer. Employed parents/guardians should obtain a consolidated certificate from the revenue officer for any other additional source of income.
2. In case the number of eligible students admitted exceeds the number of slots allotted to the institution, the scholarship will be restricted to the top students in the inter-se merit list based on the admission criteria for the course. However, if there is more than one student with equal marks for the last available slot in an institution, preference should be given to the student with a lower family income. The remaining students from the SC category admitted to the institution shall be eligible for the Post-Matric Scholarship (PMS) administered by this Ministry through State Governments/UT Administrations, provided such students are otherwise eligible under the said scheme.
3. Fresh scholarship will be awarded only to 1st year students. Students of 2nd/3rd/4th year will not be eligible for selection for fresh scholarship.
4. Thirty percent (30%) of slots allotted to the Institution shall be reserved for eligible SC girl students as per their inter-se merit. In the absence of a sufficient number of female students, the slots may be transferred to eligible boy students as per their inter-se merit.
5. However, the 30% slots as mentioned will not include those female students who are selected based on their performance in the overall merit list of SC students of the Institution.

Stated amount: 86,000

1. The SC students, who secure admission in the notified institutions, will be awarded scholarships to meet the requirements for a. full tuition fee and non-refundable charges (there will be a ceiling of Rs. 2.00 lakh per annum per student for private sector institutions) b. Academic allowance of Rs. 86,000 in the first year of study and Rs. 41,000 in every subsequent year, to take care of living expenses, books and stationery, computer/laptop of reputed brand with accessories like UPS and printer, etc.
2. The Scheme will be funded by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
3. The scholarship will become payable immediately after securing admission by the student and starting the classes.
4. The payment of tuition fees, other non-refundable charges and academic allowance will be made directly to the students by the Central Government through Direct Benefit Transfer mode. The students shall deposit the fee to the institute immediately and in any case, within a month of receipt of such payment. No. of Scholarships for the recent years are given below: 2023-2024 1700 2024-2025 1800 2025-2026 1900

a. The Scheme will be funded by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on a 100% basis. b. The progress of implementation of the Scheme will be reviewed by a Steering Committee consisting of the following –

1. Secretary (SJ&E) - Chairperson
2. Joint Secretary & Financial Adviser (SJ&E) - Member
3. Joint Secretary, SC Division, M/o SJ&E - Member
4. Joint Secretary (TA), M/o Tribal Affairs - Member
5. Joint Secretary, Deptt.of Higher Education - Member
6. Joint Secretary, Deptt. of Medical Education, M/o H&FW – Member
7. Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation – Member
8. Joint Secretary, Deptt. For EPWD, M/o SJE – Member
9. A representative of the UGC – Member h) A representative of the NITI Aayog - Member
10. Director/Dy.Secretary, SCD Division, M/o SJ&E – Convener Other Info Administrative Expenses A provision not exceeding 1% of the funds available under the scheme be allocated as administrative expenses and shall be used for publicity and awareness generation, development of IT infrastructure, setting up of Technical Support group cum project monitoring Unit at Central level, creation of database and social audits for SHREYAS scheme which includes, Top Class Education for SC, Free Coaching for SC and OBC, National Oversees for SC (etc.) candidates and National Fellowship for SC. The fund will also be used for any other activities which will be necessary to run the scheme efficiently. Restriction from benefit of other scholarship scheme The selected candidate shall be precluded from availing any other scholarship benefits of similar scheme of the Centre or State Governments. Modification/Relaxation to any clause of the scheme of SHREYAS Under special circumstances, Modification/Relaxation in the guidelines of the Scheme of Top Class Education for SCs, except the financial norms may be considered and decided by the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment. Financial parameters may be changed in consultation with the Department of Expenditure.