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Pre Matric Scholarship Application Date, Process and More

Prakriti Adak

Updated on 04th July, 2024 , 7 min read

Pre-Matric Scholarship is a broad category of scholarships that includes economic help or assistance for students studying for a pre-matriculation level of education, providing students with financial assistance! India and state governments offer several students who are maturing, EWS, EBC, and more! The key objective of a pre-matric scholarship run by the government is to promote the school level of education among students through the help of financial aid, thereby dropping the dropout rate. So in this article, we will talk about pre-matric scholarship eligibility, the last date, and the process! 

About the Scheme:

It is a centrally funded scholarship scheme for pupils in all states, which opens every year and has to be applied between August and November.

  • Aim: To help students of minority communities viz. Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Parsis, Jains, and Buddhists from families with annual income below Rs. 1 lakh.
  • Eligibility: Students must score at least 50% in their class exams.
  • Structure of the Scholarship: It is given in two tiers all year to:
  • Students in classes 1 to 5: Rs. 1,000 per year.
  • Students of class 6 to 10: Rs. 10,700 if a hosteller or Rs 5,700 if a day scholar.

Application Process

Eligible pupils must register at the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) and submit enlightening documents, bank account details, and UID numbers, among others. The scheme is online, and one can apply for a fresh or renewal scholarship on the NSP or finish a mobile application for the NSP.

Suggestions for Improvement:

The government is preparing to bring a single national scholarship scheme by merging all the present ones.

The move came after a multi-crore scam was described in the post-matric scholarship scheme for Scheduled Castes (SC) in Punjab in August 2020.

 

National Scholarship Portal

 

It is a “one-stop” solution in which various services are facilitated, starting from student application, application receipt, confirmation, processing, and disbursal of various scholarships to students.

It is taken as a Mission Mode Project (MMP) underneath Digital India. It aims at providing an easy, accountable, responsive, and transparent system for faster and effective disbursal of scholarships to eligible applicants directly into their account finished Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) deprived of any leakages.

Detailed Eligibility Criteria of Each Pre-Matric Scholarship

Scholarship Name

Category

Eligibility

Pre-Matric Scholarships Scheme for Minorities

Minority community

The students belonging to Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, and Parsis categories can apply for this scholarship.

 

They must be studying in Class 1 to 10.

  • The percentage of marks to be obtained by the students in the previous qualifying examination should be at least 50%.
  • The annual income of the family should be less than ₹1 lakh from all sources.

Pre-matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities

For all

 

The scholarship is open for students with disabilities who are studying in Class 9 or 10.

 

The level of disability should be 40% or more.

 

The annual income of the family should be less than ₹2.50 lakh from all sources.

Financial Assistance for Education of the Wards of Beedi/Cine/IOMC/LSDM Workers – Pre-Matric

For all

The wards of individuals who have worked as Beedi workers, Iron Ore Manganese & Chrome Ore Mines (IOMC) workers, Cine workers, and LSDM (Limestone & Dolomite Mines) for at least six months can apply for this scholarship.

 

They must be studying in Class 1 to 10 at a government-recognised school.

 

The monthly income of the family should be less than ₹10,000 from all sources (for Cine workers, the monthly income should be less than ₹8,000).

Pre-Matric Scholarship for SC Students (Class 9 & 10), Delhi

SC

The students, who are domiciled in Delhi can apply for this scholarship.

 

They must be studying in class 9 or 10 at a recognised school.

 

The annual income of the family should be less than ₹2.5 lakh.

Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBC Students, Delhi

OBC

The students, who are domiciled in Delhi can apply for this scholarship.

 

They must be studying in Class 1 to 10 at a recognised school.

 

The annual income of the family should be less than ₹2.5 lakh.

 

The minimum attendance requirement in the previous year is 60%.

Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST Students (Class 9 & 10), Assam

ST

The students studying in Class 9 or 10 at a government-recognised school can apply.

 

They must be a domicile of Assam state.

 

The annual income of the family should be less than ₹2 lakh.

Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST Students (Class 1 to 8), Assam

ST

The students, who are domiciled in Assam and studying in Classes 1 to 8 can apply for this scholarship.

 

The annual income of the family should be less than ₹50,000

Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBC Students, Assam

OBC

The students domiciled in Assam state can apply for this scholarship.

 

They must be studying in Classes 1 to 10 with a minimum attendance of at least 60% in the previous year.

 

The annual income of the family should be less than ₹2.5 lakh.

Pre-Matric Scholarship for SC Students (Class 9 & 10), Assam

SC

The scholarship is open for students who are permanent residents of Assam state and are studying in class 9 or 10 at a recognised school.

 

The annual income of the family should be less than ₹2.5 lakh.

Pre-Matric Scholarship (Occupations Involving Hazardous Cleaning), Assam

For all

The wards of individuals involved in the following occupations can apply for the scholarship –

 

Manual Scavenging

Tanning and flaying

Waste picking

Hazardous cleaning

 

They must be a domicile of Assam state and studying in Class 1 to 10.

Pre-Matric Scholarship (Unclean Occupation), Maharashtra

For all

The scholarship is open for the wards of individuals involved in the following occupations –

 

Scavenging

Tanning

Flaying

Sweeping

 

They must be a domicile of Maharashtra state and studying in Class 1 to 10.

Pre-Matric Merit Scholarship for VJNT/SBC/SC Students, Maharashtra

VJNT/SBC/SC

The students who are permanent residents of Maharashtra state and studying in Classes 5 to 10 can apply.

 

They must have secured at least 50% marks in the previous qualifying examination.

 

They must have occupied the first or second position in their previous class.

Pre-matric Scholarship for Disabled, Maharashtra

For all

The students who are domiciled in Maharashtra and are studying in Classes 1 to 10 can apply for this scholarship.

 

The minimum level of disability should be 40%.

Andhra Pradesh Pre-Matric Scholarship

Minority Community

The students must belong to the economically weaker section of the minority community.

 

They must be studying in Class 6 to 10.

 

They must have 75% attendance (mandatory).

 

The annual income of the family should be less than ₹1 lakh.

Telangana Pre-Matric Scholarships For SC/ST/BC/Disabled Welfare

SC/ST/BC

The scholarship is open to students who are domiciled in Telangana and are studying in Classes 9 and 10.

 

The annual income of the family for SC/ST and BC/Minority welfare (urban area) students should be less than ₹2 lakh.

 

The annual income of the family for BC/Minority welfare (rural area) students should be less than ₹1.5 lakh.

 

The annual income of the family for EBC/Disabled welfare students should be less than ₹1 lakh.

 

The minimum attendance required for the students at the end of each quarter is 75%.

Pre-Matric Scholarships Scheme for ST, Tripura

ST

The students who are domiciled in Tripura and studying in Class 9 and 10 at a recognised school can apply for this scholarship.

 

The annual income of the family should not exceed ₹2 lakh from all sources.

 

They must not be in receipt of any other centrally-funded scholarship.

Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for Minority (100 percent State Sector), Uttarakhand

Minority Community

The students belonging to Uttarakhand state and studying in Class 1 to 10 can apply for this scholarship.

 

They must belong to Muslims, Jains, Parsis, Christians, Sikhs and Buddhist communities.

 

They must have passed the last qualifying examination.

 

The annual income of the family should be less than the twice of current below poverty line income slab.

Pre-Matric Scholarship for SC Students (State/Central Sector), Uttarakhand

SC

The students who are domicile of Uttarakhand state and are studying in Class 1 to 10 can apply for this scholarship.

 

They must have passed the last qualifying examination.

 

The annual family income of students of Class 9 and 10 should be less than ₹2 lakh. (Note: There are no income criteria for students of Class 1 to 8).

Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBC Students (State and Central Sector), Uttarakhand

OBC

The students of Uttarakhand domicile and studying in Classes 1 to 10 can apply for this scholarship.

 

They must have passed their last qualifying examination.

 

The annual income of the family should be less than ₹44,500.

Pre-Matric Disability Scholarship (State Sector), Uttarakhand

For all

The scholarship is open for students having domicile in Uttarakhand state and studying in Classes 1 to 10.

 

The annual income of the family should be less than ₹24,000.

 

They must have passed the last qualifying examination.

Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST Students (State/Central Sector), Uttarakhand

ST

The students who are permanent residents of Uttarakhand state can apply for this scholarship.

 

They must be studying in Class 1 to 10.

 

They must have passed the last qualifying examination.

 

The annual family income of students of Class 9 and 10 should be less than ₹2 lakh (Note: There are no income criteria applicable for students of Class 1 to 8).

Umbrella Scheme for Education of ST Students Pre-Matric Scholarship, Arunachal Pradesh

ST

The scholarship is open for students who are domiciled in Arunachal Pradesh and studying in Class 9 or 10 at a recognised school.

 

The annual income of the family should be less than ₹2 Lakh.

Pre-Matric Scholarship for SC Students, Manipur

SC

The students must study in Class 9 and 10 and be permanent residents of Manipur state.

 

The annual income of the family should be less than ₹2 lakh.

Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBC Students, Manipur

OBC

The students who are domiciled in Manipur and are studying in Classes 1 to 10 can apply for this scholarship.

 

The annual income of the family should be less than ₹2.50 lakh from all sources.

Pre-Matric Scholarship for Minorities, Uttar Pradesh

Minority Community

The scholarship is open for students who are domiciled in Uttar Pradesh and are studying in Classes 9 and 10.

 

The annual income of the family should be less than ₹1 lakh from all sources.

Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBC Students, Uttar Pradesh

OBC

The domiciled students of Uttar Pradesh who are studying in Class 9 and 10 can apply for this scholarship.

 

The annual income of the family should be less than ₹1 lakh from all sources.

Pre-Matric Scholarship For ST/SC/General Category, Uttar Pradesh

SC/ST/General

The scholarship is open for students who are domiciled in Uttar Pradesh and are studying in Class 9 and 10.

 

The annual income of the family should be less than ₹1 lakh from all sources.

Pre-matric Scholarship for Schedule Tribe Students Studying in Class 9 and 10, Nagaland

ST

The students who are permanent residents of Nagaland can apply for this scholarship.

 

They must be studying in Class 9 and 10 at a recognised school.

 

The annual income of the family should be less than ₹2 lakh from all sources.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the benefit of a Matric scholarship?

A tuition fee of ₹350 per annum to Class 6 to 10 students. Care allowance of ₹100 per month to day-scholar students of Class 1 to 5. Maintenance grant of ₹600 per month to hosteller students of Class 6 to 10. Maintenance allowance of ₹100 per month for day-scholar students of Classes 6 to 10.

Who is eligible for a Matric minority scholarship?

The applicant's obligation is from a Minority Community. The Annual income of parents/guardians of the candidate (from all sources) should be less than or equal to ₹ 1 Lakh per Annum. The candidate should have secured not less than 50% marks in the previous final examination.

Can a student get two scholarships?

Yes, you are generally able to receive many scholarships. Any scholarships that do not allow recipients to hold other scholarships will publicize this in the eligibility criteria. Keep in mind that you must apply for a different scholarship.

What is the difference between post-matric and pre-matric scholarships?

Under the Pre-Matric level, students fitting to all government/project/ government recognized schools/factions schools are eligible for the scholarships. Similarly, under the matric scholarship scheme, students fitting into recognized colleges/ universities/ Educational Institutes are eligible for scholarships.

What is the complete form of pre-matric?

Pre means before, andMatricc is essentially used for class 10th, so preMatricc means before class 10th. Post income after, so it means after class 10th.

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