Tribes Odisha: The Post-Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Tribes Students Scheme is provided by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. The scheme provides financial assistance to the Scheduled Tribe students studying at post matriculation or post-secondary stage to enable them to complete their education.
Scholarships will be paid to the students whose parents/guardians’ income from all sources does not exceed Rs. 2,50,000/- (Rs. two lakh only) per annum.
The value of scholarship includes maintenance allowance, provision for students with disabilities, reimbursement of compulsory non-refundable fees, Study Tour Charges, thesis typing/printing charges and book allowance for students pursuing correspondence courses, for complete duration of the course.
Selection of Candidates
All the eligible Scheduled Tribes candidates are given scholarships subject to the application of Means Test prescribed in these Regulations.
Candidates belonging to one State but studying in other State are awarded scholarships by the State to which they belong after they submit their applications to the competent authorities in that State. In the matter of exemption from fees or other concessions also, they are treated as if they were studying in their own State.
Eligibility for the Scholarship
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- The scholarships are open to Indian Nationals
- These scholarships will be given for the study of all recognised post-matriculation for post-secondary courses pursued in recognised institutions
- Only those candidates who belong to Scheduled Tribes will be eligible for the Scholarship
- Students who, after having completed their educational career in one professional line, wish to study for another profession e.g. LLB after B.T./B.Ed. are not eligible. From the academic year 1980-81, however, studies in two professional courses are allowed.
- Students studying in Class XI of Higher Secondary Schools which have a continues school course of 12th class are not eligible. However, in cases where the X class examination of such courses is treated as equivalent to Matriculation and students after passing tenth class can join other courses, such students are treated as post-matric students and eligible for the award of scholarships.
- Students pursuing post-graduate courses in medicine are eligible if they are not allowed to practice during the period of their course.
- Students who pursue their studies through correspondence courses are also eligible. The term correspondence includes distant and continuing education.
- Employed students who take leave without pay for the entire duration of the course and study as full time students are eligible for scholarships
- No scholarship is paid to the students under this scheme from the date he/she accepts another scholarship/stipend. The student can however, accept free lodging or a grant or ad-hoc monetary help from the State Government
- Students who have already received coaching in any of the pre-examination training centres with financial assistance from the Government are not eligible.
Value of Scholarship:
The value of scholarship includes the following for complete duration of the course:-
* maintenance allowance amounting to Rs. 380/- to 1200/- per month for hostelers and Rs. 230/- to Rs. 550/- per month for day scholars.
* reimbursement of compulsory non-refundable fees,
* study tour charges,
* thesis typing/printing charges for Research Scholars,
* book allowance for students pursuing correspondence courses,
* book bank facility for specified courses, and
* additional allowance for students with disabilities, for the complete duration of the course.
