Objective To support parents of SC children for education of their wards studying in classes IX and X so that the incidence of drop-out, especially in the transition from the elementary to the secondary stage is minimized, and To improve participation of SC children in classes IX and X of the pre-matric stage, so that they perform better and have a better chance of progressing to the post-matric stage of education. Scope Scholarship under the Scheme will be available for studies in India only and will be awarded by the Government of the State/Union Territory to which the applicant belongs i.e. where she/he is domiciled. Conditions of Eligibility Student should belong to Scheduled Caste Her/his Parents’/Guardian’s income should not exceed Rs. 2.50 lakh per annum. She / he should not be getting any other Centrally-funded Pre-Matric Scholarship. She/ he should be a regular, full time student studying in a Government School or in a School recognized by Govt. or a Central/State Board of Secondary Education. Scholarship for studying in any class will be available for only one year. If a student has to repeat a class, she / he would not get scholarship for that class for a second (or subsequent) year. Value of Scholarship The value of scholarship includes the following for complete duration of the course:- Item Day Scholars Hostellers Scholarship /annum 3500 7000 A 10% extra allowance shall be given to Divyang (Disabled) students Duration and Renewal of Awards The award once made will be payable until the student passes Class X, subject to satisfactory academic performance and attendance of 75% in every academic year. Payment of Scholarship Scholarship is payable from 1st April or from the month of admission, whichever is later, to the month in which the examinations are completed, at the end of the academic year, provided that if the scholar secures admission after the 20th day of a month, the amount will be paid from the month following the month of admission. In case of renewal of scholarship, it will be paid from the month following the month up to which scholarship was paid in the previous year. The Government of the State/Union Territory Administration, to which they belong, in accordance with the procedure laid down by them in this regard, will pay the scholarship money to the selected students. Source: National Scholarship Portal