Scheduled Caste (SC) Scholarships 2026
Explore dedicated educational funding opportunities for Scheduled Caste (SC) students across India. Currently, we have 60 verified schemes tailored for your eligibility.
Why Scheduled Caste (SC) Scholarships?
These scholarships are designed to ensure equitable access to education for students from Scheduled Caste (SC) backgrounds. Most of these schemes are offered by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment or state welfare departments.
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Active Scheduled Caste (SC) Scholarships
60 results
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BITSAT Scholarship 2026
BITS Pilani
₹20,000 - ₹2,00,000
16 Mar 2026
Exam
UG
Quick Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
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Maharashtra Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Scholarship
Government of Maharashtra - Social Justice Department
₹30,000 - ₹50,000
31 Aug 2025
Online
UG
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹8.0L • OBC, SC, ST • Maharashtra
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Telangana Post-Matric SC Scholarship
Government of Telangana - BC Welfare Department
₹2,000 - ₹16,000
31 Oct 2025
Online
Post-Matric
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹2.0L • SC • Telangana
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Andhra Pradesh Post-Matric SC Scholarship
Government of Andhra Pradesh - BC Welfare Department
₹2,200 - ₹17,000
31 Oct 2025
Online
Post-Matric
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹2.5L • SC • Andhra Pradesh
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Andhra Pradesh Jagananna Vidya Deevena
Government of Andhra Pradesh - Education Department
₹15,000 - ₹20,000
30 Nov 2025
Online
UG
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹2.5L • SC, ST, OBC, Minority • Andhra Pradesh
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Post Matric Scholarship for SC Students (Odisha)
Government of Odisha
₹20,000
31 Dec 2025
Form-only
Post-Matric (Class 11-12), Undergraduate (UG), Postgraduate (PG), Diploma/Polytechnic
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹2.5L • SC • Odisha
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Pre Matric Scholarship for SC Students (Odisha)
Government of Odisha
₹6,000
31 Jan 2026
Form-only
Pre-Matric (Class 9-10)
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹2.5L • SC • Odisha
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e-Medhabruti UG Merit Scholarship (Odisha)
Government of Odisha
₹10,000
31 Dec 2099
Form-only
Undergraduate (UG)
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹8.0L • General, SC, ST, OBC, SEBC, EBC • Odisha
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e-Medhabruti PG Merit Scholarship (Odisha)
Government of Odisha
₹15,000
31 Dec 2099
Form-only
Postgraduate (PG)
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹8.0L • General, SC, ST, OBC, SEBC, EBC • Odisha
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e-Medhabruti Technical & Professional Scholarship (Odisha)
Government of Odisha
₹20,000
31 Dec 2099
Form-only
Undergraduate (UG), Postgraduate (PG), Diploma/Polytechnic
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹8.0L • General, SC, ST, OBC, SEBC, EBC • Odisha
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Sudakshya for Girls Child Scholarship (Odisha)
Government of Odisha
₹18,000
31 Dec 2099
Form-only
Diploma/Polytechnic, ITI/ITC
Quick Eligibility: General, SC, ST, OBC, SEBC, EBC • Odisha
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Krishi Vidya Nidhi Yojana (Odisha)
Government of Odisha
₹66,000
30 Nov 2025
Form-only
Undergraduate (UG), Postgraduate (PG), Diploma/Polytechnic, ITI/ITC, PhD
Quick Eligibility: General, SC, ST, OBC, SEBC, EBC • Odisha
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Green Passage Scheme - Higher Education (Odisha)
Government of Odisha
₹5,00,000
31 Dec 2099
Offline
Undergraduate (UG), Postgraduate (PG)
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹8.0L • General, SC, ST, OBC, SEBC, EBC • Odisha
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Green Passage Scheme - Technical Education (Odisha)
Government of Odisha
Amount varies
31 Dec 2099
Form-only
Diploma/Polytechnic, ITI/ITC
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹8.0L • General, SC, ST, OBC, SEBC, EBC • Odisha
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BOC Scholarship - Nirman Shramik Kalyan Yojana (Odisha)
Government of Odisha
₹40,000
Check Portal
Form-only
School (6-12), Diploma/Polytechnic, ITI/ITC
Quick Eligibility: General, SC, ST, OBC, SEBC, EBC • Odisha
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Videsh Siksha Bruti - Foreign Education Scholarship (Odisha)
Government of Odisha
₹25,00,000
Check Portal
Form-only
Postgraduate (PG), PhD
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹12.0L • SC, ST • Odisha
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Post-Matric Scholarship for SC Students (Karnataka)
Government of Karnataka
Amount varies
15 Jan 2026
Online
Post-Matric (Class 11 onwards including PUC, ITI, Diploma, UG, PG, Professional courses)
Quick Eligibility: Scheduled Caste (SC) • Karnataka
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Post-Matric Scholarship for ST Students (Karnataka)
Government of Karnataka
Amount varies
15 Jan 2026
Online
Post-Matric (Class 11 onwards including PUC, ITI, Diploma, UG, PG, Professional courses)
Quick Eligibility: Scheduled Tribe (ST) • Karnataka
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Post-Matric Scholarship for EWS/General Category (Karnataka)
Government of Karnataka
Amount varies
Invalid Date
Online
Post-Matric (Class 11 onwards)
Quick Eligibility: General Category - Economically Weaker Section (EWS). Includes: Children of defense personnel (SC/ST parents in Army/Navy/Airforce, JCO/NCO/Lower ranks). Children of unorganized workers (auto drivers, daily wage laborers, construction workers, etc.). General category students with low income. Brahmin community students (separate scheme under Brahmin Development Board - verify). • Karnataka
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Post-Matric Scholarship for Persons with Disabilities - UDID (Karnataka)
Government of Karnataka
Amount varies
31 Dec 2025
Online
Post-Matric (Class 11 onwards including PUC, ITI, Diploma, UG, PG, Professional courses)
Quick Eligibility: All categories (SC/ST/OBC/Minority/General) - must possess valid Unique Disability ID (UDID) card issued by Department for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Government of India. • Karnataka
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Pre-Matric SC Students (Karnataka)
Government of Karnataka
Amount varies
15 Jan 2026
Online
Class 1 to Class 10
Quick Eligibility: Scheduled Castes (SC) • Karnataka
Verified
Pre-Matric ST Students (Karnataka)
Government of Karnataka
Amount varies
7 Mar 2025
Online
Class 1 to Class 10
Quick Eligibility: Scheduled Tribes (ST) • Karnataka
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UP Post-Matric Scholarship (Dashmottar)
Uttar Pradesh Government
Amount varies
20 Dec 2025
Online
Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Diploma
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹2.0L • SC, ST, OBC, Minority, General • Uttar Pradesh
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UP Pre-Matric Scholarship
Uttar Pradesh Government
Amount varies
30 Oct 2025
Online
Class 9-10
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹1.0L • SC, ST, OBC, Minority, General • Uttar Pradesh
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Gujarat Post-Matric Scholarship for SC/ST
Gujarat Government
Amount varies
31 Jan 2026
Online
Class 11-12, Undergraduate, Postgraduate
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹2.5L • SC, ST • Gujarat
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Haryana Post-Matric Scholarship for SC Students
Haryana Government
Amount varies
30 Nov 2025
Online
Class 11-12, Undergraduate, Postgraduate
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹2.5L • SC • Haryana
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Dr. Ambedkar Medhavi Chhattar Sansodhit Yojana
Haryana Government
Amount varies
30 Nov 2025
Online
All levels
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹4.0L • SC • Haryana
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West Bengal Post-Matric Scholarship for SC/ST/OBC
West Bengal Government
Amount varies
31 Dec 2025
Online
Class 11-12, Undergraduate, Postgraduate
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹2.5L • SC, ST, OBC • West Bengal
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UP Post-Matric Intermediate Scholarship
Uttar Pradesh Government
Amount varies
30 Oct 2025
Online
Class 11-12
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹2.0L • SC, ST, OBC, Minority, General • Uttar Pradesh
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Rajasthan Post-Matric Scholarship (SC/ST)
SJE Department, Rajasthan
Amount varies
31 Dec 2025
Online
Class 11, Class 12, Undergraduate, Postgraduate
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹2.5L • SC, ST • Rajasthan
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Savitribai Phule Pre-Matric Scholarship (SC Girls)
Social Justice Department, Maharashtra
Amount varies
31 Mar 2026
Online
Class 5-10
Quick Eligibility: SC • Maharashtra
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Maharashtra GOI Post-Matric Scholarship for SC
Social Justice Department, Maharashtra
Amount varies
31 Mar 2026
Online
Class 11, Class 12, Undergraduate, Postgraduate
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹2.5L • SC • Maharashtra
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Ambedkar Overseas Vidya Nidhi (SC/ST)
SC/ST Welfare Department, Telangana
Amount varies
31 Mar 2026
Online
Postgraduate, PhD
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹5.0L • SC, ST • Telangana
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MP TAAS Post-Matric Scholarship (SC/ST/OBC)
Tribal Welfare Department, MP
Amount varies
30 Jun 2026
Online
Class 11, Class 12, Undergraduate, Postgraduate, PhD
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹6.0L • SC, ST, OBC • Madhya Pradesh
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Tamil Nadu Post-Matric Scholarship for SC/ST
Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare, TN
Amount varies
31 Mar 2026
Online
Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Diploma
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹2.5L • SC, ST • Tamil Nadu
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E-Grantz Kerala (SC/ST/OEC/OBC Support)
BC Welfare/Tribal Welfare, Kerala
Amount varies
31 Mar 2026
Online
Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Diploma, PhD
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹1.0L • SC, ST, OEC, OBC, KPCR • Kerala
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Punjab Post-Matric Scholarship for SC/BC Students
Social Justice/Empowerment, Punjab
Amount varies
6 Nov 2025
Online
Class 11, Class 12, Undergraduate, Postgraduate, PhD
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹2.5L • SC, BC • Punjab
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Mukhyamantri Vidyarthi Pratibha Yojna
SC/ST/OBC/Minority Welfare, Delhi
Amount varies
31 Mar 2026
Online
Class 9, Class 10, Class 11, Class 12
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹8.0L • SC, ST, OBC, Minority • Delhi
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Merit Scholarship for SC/ST/OBC Students (Higher Ed)
SC/ST/OBC/Minority Welfare, Delhi
Amount varies
31 Mar 2026
Online
Class 11, Class 12, Undergraduate, Postgraduate
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹8.0L • SC, ST, OBC • Delhi
Verified
Jharkhand e-Kalyan Post-Matric Scholarship
Scheduled Tribe/Caste/BC Welfare, Jharkhand
Amount varies
31 Jan 2026
Online
Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Diploma, PhD
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹2.5L • SC, ST, BC • Jharkhand
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Chhattisgarh Post-Matric Scholarship (SC/ST/OBC)
Tribal Welfare/SC Welfare, CG
Amount varies
30 Nov 2025
Online
Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Diploma
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹2.5L • SC, ST, OBC • Chhattisgarh
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Dr. Ambedkar Medhavi Chattervriti Yojana
Welfare Dept, Himachal Pradesh
Amount varies
24 Dec 2025
Online
Class 11, Class 12, Undergraduate
Quick Eligibility: SC, OBC • Himachal Pradesh
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Post-Matric Scholarship for SC Students (Tripura)
SC Welfare Dept, Tripura
Amount varies
15 Jan 2026
Online
Undergraduate, Postgraduate, PhD
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹2.5L • SC • Tripura
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Post-Matric Scholarship for SC Students (Chandigarh)
Education Dept, Chandigarh Administration
Amount varies
31 Dec 2025
Online
Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Diploma
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹2.5L • SC • Chandigarh
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Jagananna Vidya Deevena (Fees Reimbursement)
Government of Andhra Pradesh
Amount varies
31 Dec 2025
Online
Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Diploma
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹2.5L • SC, ST, BC, EBC, Minority • Andhra Pradesh
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Top Class Education Scheme for SC Students
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Amount varies
15 Dec 2025
Online
Undergraduate, Postgraduate
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹8.0L • SC • All India
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National Overseas Scholarship for SC/ST Students
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Amount varies
14 Oct 2025
Online
Postgraduate, PhD
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹8.0L • SC, ST, Landless Agricultural Labourers • All India
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NEC Merit Scholarship
North Eastern Council
Amount varies
15 Nov 2026
Diploma, Undergraduate, Postgraduate, PhD
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PM Scholarship Scheme (Railways)
Ministry of Railways
Amount varies
15 Dec 2026
Undergraduate, Professional
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Tata Trusts Education Grants
Tata Trusts
Amount varies
15 Mar 2026
Online
Undergraduate, Postgraduate, PhD, Professional
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SSP Pre-Matric & Post-Matric Scholarship (Karnataka)
Government of Karnataka
Amount varies
15 Jan 2026
Online
Class 1 to PhD, Professional, ITI, Diploma
Quick Eligibility: Karnataka
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MahaDBT Post-Matric Scholarship (Maharashtra)
Government of Maharashtra
Amount varies
30 Nov 2025
Online
Post-Matric (Class 11 to PG)
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹8.0L • Maharashtra
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Pudhumai Penn Scheme (Tamil Nadu)
Government of Tamil Nadu
Amount varies
Invalid Date
Through Institute
Undergraduate, Diploma, ITI, Professional
Quick Eligibility: Tamil Nadu
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NMMS Scholarship (Karnataka)
DSERT Karnataka
Amount varies
15 Oct 2025
Online
Class 8
Quick Eligibility: Karnataka
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NMMS Scholarship (Maharashtra)
MSCE Pune
Amount varies
11 Oct 2025
Online
Class 8
Quick Eligibility: Maharashtra
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Sanchi Honnamma Scholarship (Karnataka)
Directorate of Collegiate Education, Karnataka
Amount varies
6 Jan 2026
Online
Undergraduate (Arts, Science, Commerce)
Quick Eligibility: Karnataka
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Nabanna Scholarship (West Bengal)
Chief Minister's Relief Fund, West Bengal
Amount varies
Invalid Date
Online/Offline
Class 10 to PG, Professional
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹1.2L • West Bengal
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ONGC Scholarship (CSR)
ONGC Foundation
Amount varies
31 Oct 2026
Online
Undergraduate, Postgraduate
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SBI Platinum Jubilee Asha Scholarship 2025-26
SBI Foundation
₹15,000 - ₹20,00,000
30 Nov 2025
Online
Class 9 to 12, UG, PG, Medical, IIT, IIM
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹6.0L • All (50% reservation for SC/ST) • All India
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FAEA Scholarship for Undergraduate Studies 2025-26
Foundation for Academic Excellence and Access
₹50,000 - ₹1,50,000
30 Jun 2025
Online
1st Year Undergraduate (UG)
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹2.5L • SC, ST, OBC, BPL (General 90%+ merit) • All India
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I apply for multiple scholarships?
Usually, students are allowed to avail only one government scholarship at a time. However, you can often combine a government scholarship with a private or corporate one.
What is the income limit?
Income limits vary. For many post-matric schemes, it is around ₹2.5 Lakh per year. OBC and General (EWS) schemes often range from ₹1 Lakh to ₹8 Lakh.
Which portal should I use?
Central schemes are usually on the National Scholarship Portal (NSP). State-specific schemes are on state portals like SSP or SAMS.
Is a Caste Certificate mandatory?
Yes, for all category-based scholarships, a valid Caste Certificate issued by the competent authority is mandatory.