Post-Matric Scholarships for SC Students, Punjab 2025-26

This scholarship is provided by Department of Social Justice, Empowerment & Minorities, Government of Punjab and the value of this scholarship is Maintenance allowance of up to ₹1,200 monthly and other grants.

Open for

SC students of Class 11 and above

Provided by

Department of Social Justice, Empowerment & Minorities, Government of Punjab

Deadline

31 Dec 2025

Scholarship Value

Maintenance allowance of up to ₹1,200 monthly and other grants

The selected students will receive the scholarship in the following manner:-

Group Course Maintenance allowance (in ₹ per month) for 10 months

Hosteller Day Scholar

Group I (i) Degree and Postgraduate level courses in Medicine, Engineering, Technology, Planning, Architecture, Design, Fashion Technology, Agriculture, Veterinary & Allied Sciences, Management, Business Finance/Administration, and Computer Science/Applications.

(ii) Postgraduate diploma courses in various branches of management & medicine.

(iii) C.A./I.C.W.A./C.S./I.C.F.A.,etc.(Applicable at day scholar rate only ₹ 550 per month)

(iv) M.Phil, Ph.D and Post-Doctoral Programmes (D.Lit., D.Sc., etc.), Group I, Group II and Group III courses.

(vi.) L.L.B, Integrated L.L.B, L.L.M 1,200 550

Group II Professional Courses leading to Degree, Diploma, Certificate in areas like Pharmacy (B.Pharma), Nursing(B.Nursing), 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) and Vocational stream, ITI courses and Polytechnic where entrance qualification is Class 12 or above.

820 530

Group

III Graduate and Postgraduate courses not covered under Group I & Group II, e.g. B.A/B.Sc/B.Com etc,. M.A/M.Sc/M.Com/M Ed./M.Pharma etc. 570 300

Group

IV All post-matriculation level non-degree courses for which the entrance qualification is High School (Class 10), e.g. Senior secondary certificate (Classes 11 and 12), both general and vocational stream, ITI courses, 3-year diploma courses in Polytechnics, etc.

380 230

Note

• Students will receive reimbursement for compulsory non-refundable fees.
• The students with disabilities will receive the additional allowances in the following manner:-
• Reader allowances are ₹240 per month (Groups I and II), ₹200 per month (Group III), and ₹160 per month (Group IV).
• Transport allowances of up to ₹160 per month are available for students who do not reside in the hostel on the educational institution's premises.
• Escort allowances of ₹160 per month are provided for severely handicapped day scholar students with low extremity disabilities.
• A special payment of ₹160 per month is admissible to any hostel employee willing to assist a severely orthopedically handicapped student residing in the hostel who requires a helper.
• An allowance of ₹240 per month is provided for extra coaching for mentally retarded and mentally ill students.

Note

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• Disabled students belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC) category covered under this Scheme may also be eligible for additional benefits offered by other schemes.
• Disability, as defined under the relevant Act, must be certified by a competent medical authority of the State Government or Union Territory Administration.

Eligible applicants can apply by following these steps:-

1. 1Click on the 'Apply Now' button below.
2. 2Click on the 'Register' button and fill in the required registration details. ( Note:- If already registered, log in using Gmail/Mobile number/Email ID).
3. 3Navigate to 'Student Registration' and click it, then fill in all the required details
4. 4After successful registration, log in using the valid email ID and password.
5. 5Fill in the required information, upload all relevant documents and submit the application.