The selected candidates will receive based on the fulfilment of the eligibility criteria.
Maintenance Allowance for SC Students in Professional Courses, Maharashtra 2024-25
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Eligibility
Scheduled Caste (SC) category students pursuing professional courses
Region
India
Award
A monthly maintenance allowance up to ₹1,000
Deadline
31-Mar-2025
About The Program
Maintenance Allowance for SC Students in Professional Courses, Maharashtra 2024-25 is an initiative of the Department of Social Justice and Special Assistance, Government of Maharashtra to provide financial assistance to Scheduled Caste (SC) students of the state who are enrolled in professional courses. The selected candidates will receive a monthly maintenance allowance of up to ₹1,000.
Source: Aaple Sarkar DBT Portal
EligibilityDeadline Date: 31-Mar-2025
To be eligible, an applicant must:-
- be a domicile of Maharashtra
- belong to the Scheduled Caste (SC) category
- be enrolled in a professional course in a recognised institution
- be residing in a hostel (either a government, institute or outside campus)
- have annual income less than or equal to ₹2,50,000 from all sources
Non-eligibility: Applicants should not be scholarship holders of the Government of India.
Benefits
The selected scholars will receive maintenance allowance as specified below:-
| Course Duration | Scholarship for students residing in Government hostels (in ₹ per month for 10 months) | Scholarship for students who are eligible for Government hostels but not admitted (in ₹ per month for 10 months) |
| 4 to 5 years | 700 | 1,000 |
| 2 to 3 years | 500 | 700 |
| Below 2 years | 500 | 500 |
Documents
- Domicile certificate
- Caste certificate
- Admission receipt
- Marksheet and certificate of Class 10
- Transfer certificate/leaving certificate
- Income certificate (if applicable)
- Disability certificate (if applicable)
- College admission receipt
- Warden's letter (if the student is not admitted to a hostel)
- Registration/application ID for the GOI post-matric scholarship scheme
How can you apply?
Eligible applicants can apply for the scholarship through the following steps:
Step 1: Click on the 'Apply Now' button below.
Step 2: Click on the 'Register' button and fill in the required registration details. (Note: If already registered, log in using Gmail/Mobile number/Email ID).
Step 3: Navigate to the 'New Applicant Registration' button at the right-hand side of the dashboard and click on it.
Step 4: Fill in all required details, verify the email and the phone number, enter the captch and click on the 'Register' button.
Step 5: After successfully registering on the portal, click on the 'Applicant login' button on the right-hand side of the dashboard.
Step 6: Log in using the username and password.
Step 7: Fill in the necessary details, upload the required documents, and submit.
Important Dates
Scholarship Deadline: 31st March 2025
Selection Criteria
Important documents
Contact Details
Social Justice & Special Assistance Department, Government of Maharashtra
1st Floor, Annex Building,
Mantralay, Madam Cama Road,
Hutatma Rajguru Chowk,
Nariman Point, Mumbai - 400032
Email ID: min.socjustice@maharashtra.gov.in | Helpline Number: (022)-22025251
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