Details

Under the “Book Bank Scheme: II”, launched by the Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department, Tamil Nadu, textbooks are purchased by the government and provided to libraries in educational institutions for the use of students in professional courses such as Medical, Engineering, Law, MBA, Veterinary, Agriculture, and Polytechnic. Adi Dravidar and Tribal students, who receive the Government of India Scholarship, can access these books during their studies. These books are shared between two (2) students, with the stipulation that they return the books upon course completion to the library.

Benefits

Free Textbooks Access: Books are shared between two (2) students at free of cost.

Note: On completion of the course the students should return the books to the Library.

Eligibility

The beneficiary should be a resident of Tamil Nadu.

The beneficiary should be a student.

The beneficiary should belong to the Adi Dravidar/ Tribal communities.

The beneficiary must be receiving any Scholarship from the Government of India.

The beneficiary must return the books after completing the course.

The beneficiary must be enrolled in one of the following courses:

Medical

Engineering

Law (BL/LLB 3 years and 5 years, LLM/ML 2 years)

MBA (2 years)

Veterinary

Agriculture

Polytechnic

Chartered Accountants, Cost Accountants (Intermediate, Final)

Postgraduate Technical Courses in Medical, Engineering, Agriculture, Veterinary

Other equivalent professional studies, including Bio-Science.

Application Process

Offline

Step 1: The interested applicant should collect the application form from the Principal of their respective 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 educational 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).

Community certificate (Adi Dravidar/Tribal).

Proof of enrollment in a professional course.

Proof of Scholarship (among Adi Dravidar/Tribal students; received from the Government of India).

Any other documents (if required).