Scholarship to ST Students

Ministry of Tribal Affairs Scholarship to ST Students

Posted On: 24 JUL 2025 5:19PM by PIB Delhi Replying to the un-starred questions of Smt. Sanjna Jatav & others, the Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey informed lok sabha today that the Ministry of Tribal Affairs is implementing the following Scholarship Schemes to promote and encourage basic and higher education amongst ST population in the country, including Maharashtra:

i) Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students (Class IX and X) ii) Post Matric Scholarship for ST students (Class XI and above) iii) National Fellowship for Higher Education for ST students. iv) National Scholarship for Higher Education for ST students(Top Class) v) National Overseas Scholarship for ST students.

Out of the schemes mentioned above, the scholarship schemes at Sl.No (i) to (ii) are Centrally Sponsored Schemes and implemented through respective State/UT. Both Pre & Post Matric Scholarship Schemes are open ended Schemes wherein scholarships are given to all eligible students for pursuing studies from class 9th to Post-Graduation courses whose parental income is not more than Rs. 2.5 lakh per annum. The inviting of applications, verification, selection of beneficiaries and disbursement of scholarship amount is the responsibility of the respective State/UT. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs, releases central share funds to States/UTs based on proposals submitted by them and after examining financial and physical progress. State Governments/Union Territory Administrations disburse the scholarship amount to all the eligible ST Student's bank account through DBT mode.

Maharashtra is implementing scholarship scheme at Pre-Matric level from their own State funds.

The Schemes at Sl. No. (iii) to (v) are Central Sector Schemes implemented by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.

There are no state-wise allocation of slots and funds under these Central Sector Schemes. Under National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education for ST students, funds are directly released to the Students/Institutions through DBT mode, whereas Schemes at Sl.No. (v) National Overseas Scholarship for ST students is implemented through the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the funds are released to ST students studying abroad through Embassies, further Ministry of Tribal Affairs reimburses the funds to MEA.

The State-wise fund released and beneficiaries under the Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Scholarship during the last three years is given at Annexure-I.

Ministry of Tribal Affairs is implementing the Central Sector Scheme of "National Overseas Scholarship for ST students" to provide overseas scholarship to meritorious ST students for pursuing higher education abroad.

The number of beneficiaries under National Overseas Scholarship Scheme, State-wise, during the last three years is given at Annexure-II.

The National Overseas Scholarship Scheme supports higher studies abroad in Master’s Degree, Ph.D. and Post-Doctoral Research. There is no restriction on specific countries, provided the applicant is admitted to a reputed foreign institute/university. Scholarship is given to 20 ST students each year for pursuing studies in the top 1,000 ranked institutions as per the latest QS World University Rankings.

The Ministry is advertising the schemes through News paprer advertisements, portals, Universities and Institutions. The State/UT administrations also give pubilicity in their respective states/UTs.The data on retention rate of Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) students in schools is not maintained.

Annexure- I Details of Fund Released and Beneficiaries to State Governments/UT Administrations under the Scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students (₹ in crore) Name of t h e F.Y. 2022-23 F.Y. 2023-24 F.Y. 2024-25 Sl.No. State/UT F u n d F u n d F u n d Beneficiaries Beneficiaries Beneficiaries Released Released Released Andaman & 1 260 173 0.10 281 Nicobar A n d h r a 2 40465 57.00 * 30.77 * Pradesh Arunachal 3 2.67 5178 2852 2831 Pradesh 4 Assam 1.07 5688 1.88 4353 1.00 8075 5 Bihar 26450 8451 15139 6 Chhattisgarh 28642 52.50 44837 27171 7 DNH & DD 2017 1273 1162 8 Goa 1.08 2108 0.53 1670 0.36 1698 9 Gujarat 54.52 157553 62.00 121083 9.23 124886 Himachal 10 0.79 2479 1.10 2616 3260 Pradesh Jammu & 11 4689 2548 8371 Kashmir 12 Jharkhand 129269 57.00 114519 129142 13 Karnataka 23.70 98705 34.00 97191 7.00 104211 14 Kerala 9457 4.36 8331 1.00 10980 15 Ladakh 760 2228 0.40 2029 M a d h y a 16 127.44 255944 259997 53.05 212347 Pradesh 17 Manipur 1836 3470 3916 18 Meghalaya 1.15 1588 5590 0.70 6149 19 Mizoram 10312 3.07 8911 8807 20 Nagaland * * * 21 Odisha 93.97 79252 106691 29.50 122029 22 Puducherry 21 11 14 23 Rajasthan 35.31 73816 76272 22.36 57037 24 Sikkim 0.18 49 62 377 25 Tamil Nadu 4.04 15325 3.62 17557 0.60 1917826 Telangana 9255 1.50 2460 0.00 * 27 Tripura 11.37 15017 11601 6.92 12597 U t t a r 28 1579 2329 3211 Pradesh 29 Uttarakhand 1464 0.15 902 0.70 812 W e s t 30 23979 29.89 21789 24333 Bengal Total 357.29 1003157 308.60 929767 163.69 910043 *- beneficiary data not reported by State/UT Details of Fund Released and Beneficiaries to State Governments/UT Administrations under the Scheme of Post-Matric Scholarship for ST students (₹ in Crore) Name of t h e F.Y. 2022-23 F.Y. 2023-24 F.Y. 2024-25 Sl.No. State/UT F u n d F u n d F u n d Beneficiaries Beneficiaries Beneficiaries Released Released Released A . & N .

1 386 193 0.10 311 Islands A n d h r a 2 133.57 129032 114.71 79780 120.00 67888 Pradesh Arunachal 3 96.16 46330 80.00 42417 100.00 45125 Pradesh 4 Assam 68.45 62140 35.00 58774 79.71 77350 5 Bihar 3768 1444 4.43 3428 6 Chhattisgarh 93.30 34184 71.25 40552 70.00 34022 7 DNH DD 2208 4.04 1053 4.90 1627 8 Goa 11.87 4439 5.27 3274 5.00 3163 9 Gujarat 244.26 262538 350.00 226456 231.22 233161 Himachal 10 4303 4390 5.00 4937 Pradesh Jammu & 11 6.84 10430 7.46 7319 9.95 15309 Kashmir 12 Jharkhand 147633 53.11 148676 200.00 65104 13 Karnataka 131968 225.56 123707 125.00 125823 14 Kerala 14863 46.89 13731 29.00 13034 15 Ladakh 18.91 8619 5.96 9413 35.00 8969 M a d h y a 16 270.49 391317 350.00 353486 250.00 326410 Pradesh 17 Maharashtra 90.27 135915 570.36 139165 117.81 144785 18 Manipur 41.38 42572 30.00 33542 25.00 3227519 Meghalaya 146.20 61360 85.00 76755 145.08 73902 20 Mizoram 25.90 38784 25.00 31685 24.00 28471 21 Nagaland 36.08 40638 35.00 42485 62.00 41793 22 Odisha 171.33 204172 135.64 213957 294.00 230366 23 Puducherry 18 11 0.00 10 24 Rajasthan 188.10 236628 220.00 168516 350.00 * 25 Sikkim 9.25 2650 1849 6.00 2411 26 Tamil Nadu 28.54 23529 20.00 25216 25.00 28273 27 Telangana 238.51 114911 112.50 131505 152.50 131032 28 Tripura 45.22 37380 40.00 33678 74.94 33506 U t t a r 29 9655 10.00 9676 15.00 10427 Pradesh 30 Uttarakhand 3534 1.88 3972 2.70 3853 W e s t 31 63208 34.06 37760 35.00 29528 Bengal Total 1964.63 2269112 2668.69 2064437 2598.34 1816293 *- beneficiary data not reported by State/UT Annexure-II Name of State/UT F.Y 2022-23 F.Y 2023-24 F.Y 2024-25 Andhra Pradesh 1 1 Arunachal Pradesh 1 1 ASSAM 4 4 2 Chhattisgarh 1 Goa Himachal Pradesh 1 Jammu and Kashmir 3 4 3 Jharkhand 1 4 5 Karnataka 1 Madhya Pradesh 1 1 1 Maharashtra 1 3 3 Manipur 13 20 18 Meghalaya 2 2 3 Mizoram 3 2 Nagaland 6 6 4 Odisha 1 2 2 Rajasthan 2 2 2 Telangana 6 5 8 Tripura 1Uttarakhand 1 1 1 West Bengal 1 2 2 Total 44 65 58

Note:- based on payment reimbursement to MEA by MoTA during the respective financial year. **** RN (Release ID: 2147824)