Revised Post Matric Scholarship Scheme for St Students

Ministry of Tribal Affairs has increased the post-matric scholarship for ST students w.e.f. 01-07-2010. The details of revision of the Scheme are :

Parental Income Ceiling Raised : From Rs. 1.45 lakh to Rs. 2.00 lakh per annum

RE-GROUPING OF COURSES

Pre-Revised Courses	Revised Courses
Group I Degree and Post Graduate level courses (including M.Phil, Ph.D and Post Doctoral research) in Medicine (Allopathic, Indian and other recognized systems of medicines), Engineering, Technology, Agriculture, Veterinary and Allied Sciences, Management, Business Finance, Business Administration and Computer Applications/Science.   Commercial Pilot License (including helicopter pilot and Multi Engine rating) Course.	Group I (i) Degree and Post Graduate level courses including M.Phil., Ph.D. and Post Doctoral research in Medicine (Allopathic, Indian and other recognized systems of medicines), Engineering, Technology, Planning, Architecture, Design, Fashion Technology, Agriculture, Veterinary & Allied Sciences, Management, Business Finance /Administration, Computer Science/ Applications.
	(ii) Commercial Pilot License (including helicopter pilot and multiengine rating) course.
	(iii) Post Graduate Diploma courses in various branches of management & medicine.
	(iv) C.A./I.C.W.A./C.S./I.C.F.A. etc.
	(v) M. Phil., Ph.D. and Post Doctoral Programmes (D. Litt., D.Sc. etc.) – a) In existing Group II courses b)  In existing Group III courses
	(vi) L.L.M.
Group II Other professional and technical graduate and Post Graduate (including M.Phil, Ph.D. and Post Doctoral research) level courses not covered in Group I.  C.A./ICWA/C.S. etc. courses.   All Post Graduate, Graduate level Diploma courses, all Certificate Level Courses	Group II (i)   Graduate/ Post Graduate courses  leading to Degree, Diploma, Certificate in areas like Pharmacy (B Pharma), Nursing(B Nursing), LLB, BFS, other para-medical branches like rehabilitation, diagnostics etc., Mass Communication, Hotel Management & Catering, Travel/Tourism/Hospitality Management, Interior Decoration, Nutrition & Dietetics, Commercial Art, Financial Services (e.g. Banking, Insurance, Taxation etc.) for which entrance qualification is minimum Sr. Secondary (10+2).
	(ii)  Post Graduate courses not covered under Group I eg. MA/M Sc/M.Com/M Ed./M. Pharma etc.
Group III All other courses leading to a graduate or above degree (not covered in group I & II).	Group III All other courses leading to a graduate  degree not covered  under Group I & II eg. BA/B Sc/B Com etc.
Group IV All post matriculation level courses before taking up graduation like classes XI and XII in 10+2 system and intermediate examination etc., not covered in Group 'II' or ‘III’. ITI courses, other vocational courses (if minimum required qualification to pursue the course is at least   matriculation).	Group IV All post-matriculation level non-degree courses for which entrance qualification is High School (Class X), e.g.senior secondary certificate (class XI and XII); both general and vocational stream, ITI courses, 3 year diploma courses in Polytechnics, etc.

REVISED RATES OF MAINTENANCE & OTHER ALLOWANCES

Maintenance Allowances

Group of Courses	Monthly rates of Maintenance Allowance (In Rupees)
	Pre-revised		Revised w.e.f. 01-07-2010
	Day Scholars	Hostellers	Day Scholars	Hostellers
I	330	740	550	1200
II	330	510	530	820
III	185	355	300	570
IV	140	235	230	380

 Other Allowances

(In Rupees)

Items	Pre-revised Rates	Revised Rates
1.  Study Tour Charges (Per Annum)	1000	1600
2.  Thesis Typing/Printing Charges (Per Annum)	1000	1600
3.  Book Grant for Correspondence Courses      (Per Annum)	750	1200
4. Allowance for Students with Disability
(i) Reader Allowance for Blind Scholars (PM)	150 (Group I&II) 125 (Group III) 100(Group IV)	240(Group I&II) 200(Group III) 160 (Group IV)
(ii) Transport Allowance for Disabled Students : (as defined under the Persons with Disabilities Act 1995), if such students do not reside in the hostel which is within the premises of the Educational Institution. (PM)	100	160
(iii)  Escort Allowance for Severely  Handicapped : Day Scholars/Students with low extremity disability (PM)	100	160
(iv)  Helper Allowance: admissible to any employee of the hostel willing to extend help to a severely orthopedically handicapped student residing in the hostel of an Educational Institution who may need the assistance of a helper. (PM)	100	160
(v)  Coaching Allowance to Mentally Retarded and Mentally ill Students (PM)	150	240

 STATE-WISE NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES UNDER THE SCHEME OF POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ST STUDENTS DURING  2010-11.

Sl. No.	NAME OF STATE/UT	No. of Anticipated Beneficiaries
1	Andhra Pradesh	287862
2	Arunachal Pradesh	1
3	Assam	79744
4	Bihar	3355
5	Chhattisgarh	93766
6	Goa	1500
7	Gujarat	142521
8	Himachal Pradesh	2616
9	Jammu & Kashmir	10190
10	Jharkhand	48438
11	Karnataka	78978
12	Kerala	12210
13	Madhya Pradesh	106728
14	Maharashtra	160552
15	Manipur	46619
16	Meghalaya	64110
17	Mizoram	39770
18	Nagaland	41888
19	Orissa	60476
20	Rajasthan	189495
21	Sikkim	2206
22	Tamil Nadu	4580
23	Tripura	16744
24	Uttar Pradesh	0.00
25	Uttrakhand	18002
26	West Bengal	45998
27	A.& N. Islands	658
28	Daman & Diu	0
	Total	1559007