OBC Scholarship 2024

Scholarship authority

Government of India 

Academic Session

2023 – 2024

Helplines : 

Official website :

https://scholarships.gov.in

Community

Only OBC Community Students are eligible to apply for the Scholarship.

Citizenship

The scholarships are open to Nationals of India only

Family Restriction

Only two boys of the same parents/guardian will be entitled to receive scholarships. This restriction will, however, not apply to girls. Accordingly, scholarship availed by girls of same parents/guardian will not adversely affect admissibility of availing scholarship upto two boys of same parents/guardian.

Income Ceiling

 Pre-Matric (Class-IX & X) [Component-I] and Post-Matric Scholarship :

Scholarships will be granted to the OBC students whose parental/guardian's income from all sources does not exceed Rs. 2.5 lakhs per annum. The income certificate should be obtained only from the Circle Officer of respective Revenue Circle

 Pre-Matric (Class I-X) [Component-II] Scholarship :

No income bar for the children of those Engaged in Occupation involving Cleaning and Prone to Health Hazards.

» Children of those Engaged in Occupation involving Cleaning and Prone to Health Hazards, Eligible candidates will submit a certificate from District Social Welfare office, identified officer of Local body, Civic Agency or any such authority as designated by State Government.

Note 

Applicants are advised to give only that bank account details which remains in active mode so that payment of Scholarship does not fail as all the disbursement of Scholarship will be made through DBT mode. The authority shall not be responsible for any failure of transaction due to inactive or incorrect bank details.

 Applicants to ensure that they have a bank account seeded with Aadhaar number.

 Aadhaar to be made mandatory for all applicants. However for minor applicants who apply without Aadhaar, it will be mandatory for parent or legal guardian to provide Aadhaar.