Post-Matric Scholarship by the Government of India

Funding Source: Central Government (60%) and State Government (40%)

Objective of the Scheme:

• To enable students from backward classes to pursue college/higher education and to reduce the dropout rate among students.

Eligibility Criteria:

• The student must belong to Scheduled Castes (SC) or Neo-Buddhist categories.
• The annual income of the student’s parents should be ₹2.5 lakh or less.
• The student should be pursuing education after the matriculation examination.
• The student should be a resident of Maharashtra.

Nature of Benefits Provided:

• Students are provided with maintenance allowance, tuition fees, examination fees, and other approved fees.
• Maintenance allowance ranges from ₹250/- to ₹700/- per month (revised rates).
• For students residing in hostels, the maintenance allowance ranges from ₹400/- to ₹1350/- per month (revised rates).

Government Resolutions (GR):

• Social Justice and Special Assistance Department, GR No. EBC-2003/Pr. No. 301/Mavak-2, dated 01/11/2003
• Social Justice and Special Assistance Department, GR No. Ajashi-2019/Pr. No. 345/Education-1, dated 15/01/2020
• Social Justice and Special Assistance Department, GR No. EBC-2017/Pr. No. 403/Education-1, dated 07/08/2017
• Social Justice and Special Assistance Department, GR No. Sapravi-Matans-2018/Pr. No. 138/Se-1/39, dated 12/10/2018
• Social Justice and Special Assistance Department, GR No. EBC-2018/Pr. No. 484/Education-1, dated 08/01/2019
• Social Justice and Special Assistance Department, GR No. Bhasshi-2021/Pr. No. 156/Education-1, dated 07/07/2023

Beneficiary:

-

Benefits:

-