Income Limit for SC/ST for Availing Facilities
Press Information Bureau,
Government of India
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Date: 23.12.2014
Income Limit for SC/ST for Availing Facilities
The income limits of the parents/Guardians of students belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), from all sources, for scholarship schemes are as under:
| S.No. | Name of the Scheme | Income Limit (Rs. In Lakh) |
| 1. | Pre-Matric Scholarship for SC students studying in class IX & X | 2.00 |
| 2. | Post-Matric Scholarship for SC students | 2.50 |
| 3. | National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) for SC etc. students | 6.00 |
| 4. | Top Class Scholarship scheme for SC students | 4.50 |
| 5. | Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for SC students | No income limit |
The income limits of the parents/Guardians of students belonging to Scheduled Tribes (ST), from all sources, for scholarship schemes are as under:
| S.No. | Name of the Scheme | Income Limit (Rs. In Lakh) |
| 1. | Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students studying in class IX & X | 2.00 |
| 2. | Post-Matric Scholarship for ST students | 2.50 |
| 3. | National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) for ST students | 6.00 |
| 4. | Top Class Scholarship scheme for ST students | 4.50 |
| 5. | Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for ST students | No income limit |
All eligible SC/ST students are eligible to get scholarship under the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for the SC and ST Students. Non refundable fee of the institutions is inter-alia payable as a component of the scholarship.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Vijay Sampla in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha here today.
Source: PIB