11 scheme(s) in this category.
Government support for education in India runs from school fee waivers through to research fellowships, and it is split across several ministries rather than gathered in one place. School-stage help usually comes through the Department of School Education and Literacy; support beyond Class X is more often administered by the ministry responsible for the student's social category.
Almost all of it is means-tested, and the income ceiling is the single most common reason an application fails. Read the ceiling carefully: some schemes count the parents' income, some the whole household's, and the figure is revised from time to time.
Ministry of Education · Central
Rs 50,000 a year for girl students studying a technical degree or diploma at an AICTE-approved college, when the family income is up to Rs 8 lakh a year.
Potential benefit Up to ₹50,000 per year
Ministry of Education · Central
Rs 50,000 a year for students with 40 percent or more disability studying a technical degree or diploma at an AICTE-approved institution, when the family income is up to Rs 8 lakh a year.
Potential benefit Up to ₹50,000 per year
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment · Central
Monthly maintenance money, a book allowance, a disability allowance and fee reimbursement for students with 40 percent or more disability, from Class IX right up to a Master's degree.
Potential benefit Up to ₹1,40,000 per year
Ministry of Education · Central
Rs 12,000 a year for four years to low-income students in Classes IX to XII at government and government-aided schools.
Potential benefit Up to ₹12,000 per year
Ministry of Education · Central
A merit scholarship of Rs 12,000 to Rs 20,000 a year for college and university students who scored in the top 20 percent of their Class 12 board and whose family income is up to Rs 4.5 lakh.
Potential benefit ₹12,000 – ₹20,000 per year
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment · Central
Scholarships and hostel support for OBC, EBC and De-notified Tribe students whose family income is up to Rs 2.5 lakh a year, covering school from Class IX and college afterwards.
Potential benefit ₹4,000 – ₹1,25,000 per year
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment · Central
Covers course fees and an academic allowance for Scheduled Caste students studying beyond Class X in India.
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship · Central
Free short-term skill training with a government-recognised certificate and one year of accident insurance, for Indian citizens aged 15 to 45 who have an Aadhaar.
Ministry of Education · Central
Collateral-free, guarantor-free education loans for students admitted to 860 top institutions, plus 3 percent interest help on loans up to Rs 10 lakh for families earning up to Rs 8 lakh a year.
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment · Central
Cash help for Scheduled Caste students in Classes IX and X, and for children of families doing hazardous cleaning work in Classes I to X, so that they do not drop out of school.
Potential benefit ₹3,500 – ₹8,000 per year
Ministry of Finance · Central
A high-interest, tax-favoured savings account a parent opens for a girl child under ten, maturing after twenty-one years.
Potential benefit ₹250 – ₹1,50,000 deposit per financial year