Objective To support ST children studying in classes IX and X so that the incidence of dropout, especially in transition from elementary to secondary stage is minimized, and ST students can 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 Tribe 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 for 10 months (Rs. per month) 225 525 Books and Ad hoc Grant (Rs. per annum) 750 1000 Additional grant to Divyangjan students 600 800 Duration and Renewal of Awards The scholarship will be payable for 10 months in an academic year. The award once made will continue subject to good conduct and regularity in attendance. It will be renewed for Class X after the student passes Class IX. 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 upto 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