The scholarship at pre-matric level will encourage parents from minority communities to send their school going children to school, lighten their financial burden on school education and sustain their efforts to support their children to complete school education.
The scheme has been subsumed with PreMatric (for class IX-X) scholarship components of other Ministries from 2022-23.
Eligibility
- Belong to Minorities – Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Jain and Zoroastrians (Parsis)
- Scholarship will be awarded to the students who have secured not less than 50% marks in the previous final examination
- Annual income of their parents/guardian from all sources does not exceed Rs. 1.00 lakh
- The scholarship will be awarded for studies in India in a government or private school from class I to class X, including such residential Government institutes and eligible private institutes
Benefits
Rate of Scholarship includes Admission + Tuition Fee
- Admission Fee for Class VI to X: Rs. 500/- per annum subject to actuals (both Hosteller & Day Scholar)
- Tuition Fee for Class VI to X: Rs. 350/- per month subject to actuals (both Hosteller & Day Scholar)
Maintenance Allowance
- For Class I to V : Rs. 100/- per month for Day Scholar
- For Class VI to X : Rs. 600/- per month for Hosteller; Rs. 100/-per month for Day Scholar
How to apply
For online application, visit the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) at www.scholarships.gov.in
