Organization : Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Scholarship Name : Central Sector Scholarship Scheme of Top Class Education for SC Students 2023-24
Applicable For : SC students (1st year students.)
Applicable States/UTs : All India
Last Date of Scholarship : 31.10.2023
Website : https://tcs.dosje.gov.in/
What is Scheme of Top Class Education Scholarship?
Central Sector Scholarship Scheme of Top Class Education for SC Students Application form 2023-24 sponsored by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. Fresh scholarship will be awarded only to 1st year students. Last Date of the Scholarship is 31st October every year.
Objectives of Scheme of Top Class Education Scholarship
a. The Scheme aims at recognizing and promoting quality education amongst students belonging to SCs, by providing financial support. The Scheme will cover SC students for pursuing studies beyond 12th class.
b. The Scheme will operate in all the institutions notified by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for FY 2023-24 to 2025-26.
c. The scholarship, once awarded, will continue till the completion of the course, subject to satisfactory performance of the student.
Eligibility of Scheme of Top Class Education Scholarship
a. Those SC students having total annual family income from all sources up to Rs. 8.00 lakh and having secured admission in a full-time prescribed course in any of the notified institutions according to the general selection criteria prescribed by the concerned institution, will be eligible for scholarship under the Scheme to the extent of the number of scholarships (slots) allocated to the institution for the course.
Income declaration of self-employed parents/guardian should be in the form of a certificate issued by revenue officer not below the rank of Tehsildar. Employed parents/guardians are required to obtain income certificate from their employer. Employed parents/guardians should obtain consolidated certificate from revenue officer for any other additional source of income.
b. In case the number of eligible students admitted exceeds the number of slots allotted to the institution, the scholarship will be restricted to the top students in the inter-se merit list based on the admission criteria for the course.
However, if there is more than one student with equal marks for the last available slot in an institution, preference should be given to the student with the lower family income.
The remaining students from SC category admitted in the institution shall be eligible for the Post-Matric Scholarship (PMS) administered by this Ministry through State Governments/UT Administrations, provided such students are otherwise eligible under the said scheme.
c. Fresh scholarship will be awarded only to 1st year students. Students of 2nd/3rd/4th year will not be eligible for selection for fresh scholarship.
d. Thirty percent (30%) of slots allotted to the Institution shall be reserved for eligible SC girl students as per their inter-se merit. In the absence of sufficient number of girl students, the slots may be transferred to eligible boy students as per their inter-se merit.
e. However, the 30% slots as mentioned above will not include those girl students who are selected on the basis of their performance in the overall merit list of SC students of the Institution.
f. The benefit of the Scheme will not be provided to more than 2 siblings in a family. The students will submit an affidavit in the Institution to certify that he/she is not the third sibling of the family who is availing benefit under the Scheme.
g. The scholarship will be terminated if the student fails to get promoted to the next semester/class. However, once such student gets promoted to the next class, the scholarship shall be released suo moto.
h. In case a student changes his/her institute/college after getting selected under the scheme, his/her scholarship will be discontinued and he/she will not be eligible for further scholarship under this scheme.
How to Apply for Top Class Education Scholarship?
The students are required to apply under the Scheme on the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) and upload their income certificate and caste certificate on the Portal along with details of their bank account, Admission Rank and Fee details to claim the scholarship. The institution shall verify all the details before forwarding the applications to the Ministry.
The institute will follow the limit of the slots assigned to it. The last date of verification of applications of the students by the institutions on NSP shall be 31st of October every year or the date decided by DBT Mission in consultation with stakeholder Ministries.
In the case of application for renewal of scholarships by students joining second or subsequent years of the course, verification of an application by the institution would mean that the institution has promoted the student to the next class and the student has taken admission therein.
Mode of Payment Scheme of Top Class Education Scholarship
a. The SC students, who secure admission in the notified institutions, will be awarded scholarship to meet the requirements for
(i) full tuition fee and non-refundable charges (there will be a ceiling of Rs. 2.00 lakh per annum per student for private sector institutions
(ii) Academic allowance of Rs. 86,000 in the first year of study and Rs. 41,000 in every subsequent year, to take care of living expenses, books and stationery, computer/laptop of reputed brand with accessories like UPS and printer, etc.
b. The Scheme will be funded by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
c. The scholarship will become payable immediately after securing admission by the student and starting the classes.
d. The payment of tuition fee, other non-refundable charges and academic allowance will be made directly to the students by the Central Government through Direct Benefit Transfer mode. The students shall deposit the fee to the institute immediately and in any case, within a month of receipt of such payment.