Scheduled Tribe (ST) Scholarships 2026
Explore dedicated educational funding opportunities for Scheduled Tribe (ST) students across India. Currently, we have 60 verified schemes tailored for your eligibility.
Why Scheduled Tribe (ST) Scholarships?
These scholarships are designed to ensure equitable access to education for students from Scheduled Tribe (ST) backgrounds. Most of these schemes are offered by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment or state welfare departments.
Verified for 2026-27
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Active Scheduled Tribe (ST) 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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TRTI Scholarship 2026 (Maharashtra ST)
Tribal Research and Training Institute, Pune
Amount varies
Invalid Date
Form-only
All levels (School to Ph.D.)
Quick Eligibility: ST • Maharashtra
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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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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 ST 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 • ST • Odisha
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Pre Matric Scholarship for ST Students (Odisha)
Government of Odisha
₹6,000
31 Jan 2026
Form-only
Pre-Matric (Class 9-10)
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹2.5L • ST • 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
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Form-only
School (6-12), Diploma/Polytechnic, ITI/ITC
Quick Eligibility: General, SC, ST, OBC, SEBC, EBC • Odisha
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Shahid Madho Singh Haath Kharcha Yojana (Odisha)
Government of Odisha
₹5,000
31 Dec 2025
Form-only
School (9-10), School (11-12)
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹2.5L • ST • 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 OBC Students (Karnataka)
Government of Karnataka
Amount varies
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Online
Post-Matric (Class 11 onwards including PUC, ITI, Diploma, General Degree, Dual Degree, UG, PG, Professional courses)
Quick Eligibility: Other Backward Classes (OBC) - Category 1, Category 2A, Category 3A, Category 3B, Nomadic Tribes (NT), Semi-Nomadic Tribes (SNT). Caste must be in OBC list notified by Government of India or State Government. • Karnataka
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Post-Matric Scholarship for Minorities (Karnataka)
Government of Karnataka
Amount varies
Invalid Date
Online (Two Portals)
Post-Matric (Class 11 onwards including PUC, ITI, Diploma, General Degree, Professional/Technical Courses, UG, PG). NOT applicable for correspondence/distance learning or certificate/training programs.
Quick Eligibility: Minority Communities: Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi (Zoroastrian) • 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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Vidyasiri Food and Accommodation Scholarship for OBC Students (Karnataka)
Government of Karnataka
Amount varies
12 Dec 2025
Online
Post-Matric (Classes 11/PUC onwards including Diploma, ITI, General Degree, Professional courses, UG, PG)
Quick Eligibility: Other Backward Classes (OBC) - Category 1, Category 2A, Category 3A, Category 3B, Nomadic Tribes (NT), Semi-Nomadic Tribes (SNT). Caste must be in OBC list notified by Government of India or State Government. • Karnataka
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Merit-Cum-Means (MCM) Scholarship for Minorities - Professional and Technical Courses (Karnataka)
Government of Karnataka
Amount varies
30 Sept 2025
Online (Two Portals)
Post-Matric Professional/Technical: UG and PG professional/technical courses ONLY. Admission must be through competitive examination.
Quick Eligibility: Minority Communities: Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi (Zoroastrian) • 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
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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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Pre-Matric Minorities (Karnataka)
Government of Karnataka
Amount varies
30 Nov 2025
Online
Class 1 to Class 8 (Note: ONLY up to Class 8, unlike SC/ST/OBC which go to Class 10)
Quick Eligibility: Minority communities: Muslim, Christian, Jain, Buddhist, Sikh, Parsi • Karnataka
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Pre-Matric PWD/UDID (Karnataka)
Government of Karnataka
Amount varies
31 Dec 2025
Online
Class 1 to Class 10
Quick Eligibility: Students with Disabilities (Persons with Disabilities - PWD) with valid UDID • 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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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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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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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
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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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Nagaland State Merit Scholarship
Higher Education Dept, Nagaland
Amount varies
30 Sept 2025
Online
Class 11, Class 12, Undergraduate, Postgraduate
Quick Eligibility: ST • Nagaland
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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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Additional Scholarship for ST Students (Andaman & Nicobar)
Education Dept, A&N Administration
Amount varies
31 Dec 2025
Online
Undergraduate, Postgraduate
Quick Eligibility: ST • Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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Lakshadweep Scholarship Scheme
Education Dept, Lakshadweep
Amount varies
30 Dec 2025
Online
Undergraduate, Postgraduate, PhD
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹2.0L • ST • Lakshadweep
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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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National Fellowship & Scholarship for Higher Education of ST Students
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Amount varies
31 Oct 2026
Postgraduate, PhD, Research
Quick Eligibility: Income < ₹6.0L
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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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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.