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tribal.nic.in 2015-16 Post Matric Scholarship ST Students Online Application : Ministry of Tribal Affairs

Organization : Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Scholarship Name : Post Matric Scholarship 2015-16 Online Application
Applicable For : ST Students
Applicable States/UT : All India

Website : https://tribal.nic.in/
Apply Online : https://scholarships.gov.in/

Post Matric Scholarship :

The scheme covers professional, technical as well as non-professional and non-technical courses at various levels including correspondence courses covering distance and continuing education.

Related / Similar Scholarship : National Overseas Scholarship 2016-17

The Scheme was introduced during the year 1944-45 and has since been revised from time to time. The last revision of the scheme has been made w.e.f. 01.04.2013.

Salient features:
** A Centrally Sponsored Scheme implemented by the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations.
** 100% Central assistance over and above the committed liability of the States Governments/UTs Admn. from the Government of India.
** The Scheme provides financial assistance to the Scheduled Tribe students studying at post matriculation or post-secondary stage.
** Scholarships are available for studies in India only.
** The State Government and UT to which the applicant actually belongs awards the scholarship.
** The scheme also covers central assistance to States/UTs for setting up Book Banks.

Eligibility:
** Scholarships are paid to students whose parents’/guardians’ income from all sources does not exceed Rs. 2.50 lakh per annum.
** All children of the same parents/guardian are eligible.
** Scheduled Tribe candidates who have passed the matriculation or higher secondary or any higher examination of a recognized University or Board of Secondary Education are eligible.
** The scholarships are available for the study of all recognized post matriculation or post-secondary courses in recognized institutions except certain identified training courses like Aircraft Maintenance Engineer’s Courses, Private Pilot Licence courses etc.
** Students studying through correspondence courses are eligible.
** Employed students on leave without pay for the entire duration of a full time course are eligible for course.
** The scholarship holder under this scheme will not hold any other scholarship/stipend.
** Students who have received coaching in any of the pre-examination training centres with financial assistance from the Government will not be eligible.

Benefits:
** Scholars are paid :- (a) Fees for enrolment/registration, tuition, games, Union, Library, Magazine, Medical Examination and such other fees compulsorily payable by the scholar to the Institution or University/Board.
** Study tours charges upto a maximum of Rs. 1600/- per annum.
** Thesis typing and printing charges upto a maximum of Rs. 1600/- for the research scholars.
** Additional allowances to the ST students with disabilities at the prescribed rates for different degree of disability.
** Annual allowance of Rs.1200/- for essential/prescribed books, besides reimbursement of course fees to correspondence course students.

Note:
Central assistance to States/UTs for setting up of Book Banks is given @ prescribed rates. For the degree courses maximum limit is Rs. 7500/- for a set of books for two students and for Post-Graduate course @ Rs. 5000/- per student.

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