Post Matric Scholarship for SC and ST Students

The Post Matric Scholarship for SC and ST Students is started by Odisha State Government (Ministry of Social Justice and Welfare) ST & SC Development and Minority & Other Backward Classes Welfare Department. The main objective of this scheme is to provide scholarships to meritorious students those belonging to economically weaker sections of notified SC and ST communities so as to provide those better opportunities for increase their rate of attainment in higher education and enhance their employability and empowerment through education and upliftment of the socio-economic conditions of the SC and ST communities. Under the scheme, financial assistance will be provided to students

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Benefits of Post Matric Scholarship for SC and ST Students:

  • Post Matric Scholarship for SC and ST Students provides in the form of financial assistance. Rates of scholarship are mentioned below as per the requirement of students
  • Under this scheme, upliftment will be possible of SC and ST communities
  • Graduate/Postgraduate level courses in Engg., Medical, Agriculture and Veterinary, CPL course, P.G, Diploma courses in Management and Medical, Courses related to Accountancy, M.Phil, Ph.D. and Post Doctoral Programme(D.Litt, D.Sc etc), L.L.M: For Hosteller Rs. 1200 and for Day Scholar Rs. 550
  • Graduate/ Post graduate courses leading to Degree, Diploma, Certification areas like Pharmacy, Nursing, Paramedical, L.L.B, Mass Communication, Hotel Management, Interior Decoration etc, P.G courses like M.A/M.Sc/M.Com/M.Ed/M.Pharma etc: For Hosteller Rs. 820 and for Day Scholar Rs. 530
  • +3 courses: For Hosteller Rs. 570 and for Day Scholar Rs. 300
  • +2 courses, ITI, 3-year Diploma and 2-year vocational courses: For Hosteller Rs. 380 and for Day Scholar Rs. 230
  • To get exact details about rates of scholarship as per the courses please visit official link mentioned into it: http://www.stscodisha.gov.in/Pdf/PRERANA_Broucher.pdf

Required eligibility and conditions for applying Post Matric Scholarship for SC and ST Students:

  1. Candidate must be a permanent residence of Odisha State
  2. The annual income of parents must not exceed more than Rs. 200000 (2 lakh)
  3. Candidate must be continuing his/her post matriculation studies successfully in any general and technical professional courses in any Government institute
  4. Candidate must belong to SC or ST community

Document required for applying Post Matric Scholarship for SC and ST Students:   

  1. Caste certificate
  2. Domicile certificate
  3. Non-creamy layer certificate
  4. Income certificate not exceeding more than Rs. 200000 (2 lakh)
  5. Residence proof e.g. certificate from residence authority
  6. Aadhar card
  7. Bank Details e.g. IFSC code, MICR code, Account number, Account holder name, Branch name
  8. School Marksheets and certificates
  9. Bonafide certificate
  10. Passport size photograph

Application procedure:

  1. The detailed procedure for submission of online application for availing the Post Matric Scholarship is mentioned. Fill up their applications through online mode by accessing. http://mpsc.mp.nic.in/scholarships/default.aspx
  2. And obtain a print-out of the duly filled in application form and submit the same along with all supporting documents to the concerned Institutes, where they are studying, for further processing

Contact Details:

  1. Candidate can contact to the institute where he/she pursuing education
  2. Candidate can contact to ST & SC Development and Minority & Other Backward Classes Welfare Department

References & details:

  1. For more details regarding documents and other help please visit official website: http://www.stscodisha.gov.in
  2. http://www.mpsc.mp.nic.in/scholarships/default.aspx
  3. http://www.stscodisha.gov.in/Pdf/PRERANA_Broucher.pdf

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