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Pre-Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Castes and Others

Rs 3,500 a year (Rs 7,000 to Rs 8,000 for hostellers) for school students

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Updated on 16 Oct 2026

What you get

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment helps parents keep their children in school with a yearly academic allowance: Rs 3,500 for day scholars, and Rs 7,000 (Scheduled Caste students) or Rs 8,000 (classes 3 to 10, children of parents in unclean or hazardous work) for hostellers, with 10% more for students with disabilities.

Who can apply

Indian students in two groups: Scheduled Caste students in classes 9 and 10 whose parents earn up to Rs 2.5 lakh a year; and children in classes 1 to 10 of manual scavengers, tanners and flayers, waste pickers and people in hazardous cleaning, of any caste or religion, with no income limit. One scholarship at a time.

How to apply

Apply on the National Scholarship Portal (scholarships.gov.in) when applications open, usually in April: register with your mobile, Aadhaar and bank details, then fill in the fresh application and upload the documents.

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