Income limits of Parents for SC / ST Student Scholarships

The income limits of the parents/Guardians of students belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), from all sources, for scholarship schemes are as under:

S.No.	Name of the Scheme	Income Limit (Rs. In Lakh)
1.	Pre-Matric Scholarship for SC students studying in class IX & X	2.00
2.	Post-Matric Scholarship for SC students	2.50
3.	National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) for SC etc. students	6.00
4.	Top Class Scholarship scheme for SC students	4.50
5.	Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for SC students	No income limit

The income limits of the parents/Guardians of students belonging to Scheduled Tribes (ST), from all sources, for scholarship schemes are as under:

S.No.	Name of the Scheme	Income Limit (Rs. In Lakh)
1.	Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students studying in class IX & X	2.00
2.	Post-Matric Scholarship for ST students	2.50
3.	National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) for ST students	6.00
4.	Top Class Scholarship scheme for ST students	4.50
5.	Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for ST students	No income limit

All eligible SC/ST students are eligible to get scholarship under the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for the SC and ST Students. Non refundable fee of the institutions is inter-alia payable as a component of the scholarship.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Vijay Sampla in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha

Source: PIB