ICAR - Post Matric Scholarship For Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribes Candidates

About This Scheme

The scheme "Post-Matric Scholarship to Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes Candidates" was introduced by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), to enable the students belonging to the weaker sections of society to complete undergraduate courses. The scholarship is provided for studying at the Bachelor's Degree program in various branches of Agriculture viz. B.Sc.(Agri.), B.V.Sc., B.Sc.(Agril. Engg.), B.Sc.(Home Science), B.F.Sc., B.Sc.(Forestry) etc. The value of the scholarship will be ₹ 1,000/- per month along with a contingent grant of ₹ 750/- per annum for the payment of tuition fees, purchase of books, cost of uniforms, etc. The duration of the scholarship will cover the whole of the normal period of the particular degree program to which the candidate is admitted.

What You Get

As set out by Ministry Of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.

• VALUE OF SCHOLARSHIP
• The value of the scholarship will be ₹ 1,000/- per month along with a contingent grant of ₹ 750/- per annum for the payment of tuition fees, purchase of books, cost of uniforms, etc.
• DURATION OF SCHOLARSHIP
• The duration of the scholarship will cover the whole of the normal period of the particular degree program to which the candidate is admitted.

Am I Eligible?

You may be eligible if all of these are true for you.

• The applicant must be a citizen of India.
• The applicant must belong to Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes communities as defined by the Government of India.
• The applicant must have been admitted to Agricultural Universities in any of the Agriculture & Allied Sciences undergraduate degree programs, viz. B.Sc.(Agri.), B.V.Sc., B.Sc.(Agril. Engg.), B.Sc.(Home Science), B.F.Sc., B.Sc.(Forestry) etc.

Final eligibility is decided by the government department handling this scheme.

Required Documents

The official source does not publish a document checklist for this scheme. Check the scheme guidelines below, or ask at the office where you apply, before you set off.

How to Apply

1. 1 The scholarship amount as well as the contingent grant will be remitted to the respective institutions by the Council based on the demand received from each institution through the Registrar / Comptroller of the University in the prescribed proforma.
2. 2 The students will be eligible to receive scholarships and contingent grants from the date of joining the course.

Official Documents and Links

Published by the department that runs this scheme.

• Guidelines
• Nodal Officers
• Proforma For Submission Of Demand
• Revised Rate Of Scholarship