Details

The “Postmatric Scholarship” scheme launched by the Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department, Tamil Nadu, aimed at supporting students from Backward Classes (BC), Most Backward Classes (MBC), and Denotified Communities (DNC). The scheme provides financial assistance to students in 11th and 12th standards in English Medium, helping cover tuition fees and full examination fees.

Benefits

Financial Assistance:

Tuition fee assistance of ₹500/- (₹50/- per month for 10 months).

Full examination fee coverage for 12th-standard students.

Eligibility

The beneficiary should be a student.

The beneficiary should be a resident of Tamil Nadu.

The beneficiary should belong to the Backward Classes (BC), Most Backward Classes (MBC), and Denotified Communities (DNC).

Parents’ income should not exceed ₹1,00,000/- (for Backward Classes (BC) students).

There should be no graduate in the family (for Backward Classes (BC) students).

The beneficiary should be studying in 11th or 12th standard in an English medium school.

Application Process

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Step-1: The interested applicant should collect the application form from their concerned educational institution.

Step-2: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, paste the passport-sized photograph (signed across, if required), and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attest, if required).

Step-3: Submit the duly filled and signed application form along with the documents to the institution.

Step-4: Request a receipt or acknowledgment from the concerned authority to whom the application has been submitted. Ensure that the receipt contains essential details such as the date and time of submission, and a unique identification number (if applicable).

Documents Required

Proof of identity (Aadhar card or any other document as directed by the authority).

Caste certificate (BC/MBC/DNC).

Proof of income (for BC students).

Admission letter or proof of enrollment (11th/12th standard admission)

Bank account details.

No-graduate certificate (for BC students)

Any other documents (if required).