Rajasthan Financial Assistance to Meritorious Scheduled Tribe Students

Highlights
  • Eligible Scheduled Tribe students can receive financial assistance of up to ₹3,500 per academic year.
  • Students must have passed Class 12 with first division and at least 60% marks to qualify.
  • The incentive is paid as a one-time lump sum directly to the student’s bank account linked with Jan Aadhaar.
Website
College Education Department, Rajasthan
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Information Brochure
Guidelines of Financial Assistance to Meritorious Scheduled Tribe Students
Summary of the Scheme
Name of Scheme Rajasthan Financial Assistance to Meritorious Scheduled Tribe Students
Benefits ₹3,500 annual academic merit incentive
Beneficiary Meritorious Rajasthan ST college students
Nodal Agency College Education Department, Rajasthan
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Mode of Apply Online through the SSO Portal

Rajasthan Financial Assistance to Meritorious Scheduled Tribe Students: Benefits, Eligibility and How to Apply

This Rajasthan Government scheme rewards Scheduled Tribe (ST) students who pass their Board and university examinations in first division. It has been run since the financial year 2023-24 by the Commissionerate, College Education Department, Rajasthan, Jaipur, and the state bears 100% of the cost. It aims to keep talented tribal students in higher education and to turn good marks into a cash reward, so that a student who performs well in one year gets support for the next.

Latest Update: 2026-27 Applications Open

The scholarship portal is open for the 2026-27 session. Eligible students can apply online from 1 October 2026 to 30 November 2026 by logging in with their SSO ID. Apply well before the deadline to avoid last-minute problems.

Key Benefits

  • ₹350 per month for 10 months, up to ₹3,500 per year
  • The full amount is paid as a one-time lump sum
  • Transferred directly (DBT) to the bank account linked with the student’s Jan Aadhaar
  • Support continues in the second and third years of graduation and during postgraduate studies, subject to the marks criteria
  • No application fee

Who Is Eligible?

  • Belongs to the Scheduled Tribe category and is a native resident of Rajasthan
  • Passed Class 12 from the Board of Secondary Education or CBSE in first division with at least 60% marks
  • Scored at least 48% in the first-year and second-year examinations (to receive the incentive in the second and third years respectively). The same conditions apply in postgraduate classes
  • Studying general education as a regular student in a government college
  • Parents, guardian, protector or husband are not income tax payers
  • Not living in a government hostel
  • Continues studies without a gap after the Board examination
  • Holds a valid Jan Aadhaar card and Aadhaar card

Documents Required

  • Self income declaration in the prescribed format, certified at the competent level, stating that the parents or guardian are not income tax payers
  • Copy of the previous class marksheet
  • Fee receipt of the institution where you currently study
  • Jan Aadhaar card and Aadhaar card

How to Apply

Applications are entirely online through the Rajasthan SSO Portal.

  1. Open the SSO portal. If you have no SSO ID, click “Registration”, choose the Citizen category and create one.
  2. Log in with your SSO ID, password and captcha.
  3. Go to the Citizen Apps (G2C) section and click the “Scholarship (CE)” icon.
  4. Select “Financial Assistance to Meritorious Scheduled Tribe Students Passing in First Division in Board and University”.
  5. Enter your personal, academic, college and bank details. The system uses Jan Aadhaar data, so make sure your caste, domicile, bank account and mobile number are updated there first.
  6. Upload the income declaration, marksheet and fee receipt.
  7. Check every detail and submit.

What Happens After You Apply

  1. College verification: the head of your college checks the application.
  2. Forwarding: the college sends it online to the district nodal college within the fixed date.
  3. Sanction: the sanctioning officers approve it online. Incomplete applications are sent back for correction.
  4. Payment: the department prepares an online bill and the treasury transfers the money to your Jan Aadhaar-linked account.

If an application is rejected because of a deficiency in the form, the student alone is responsible, so keep checking the portal and fix any objection on time.

Payment Conditions

  • Your bank account KYC must be complete and the account must not be closed.
  • Provide your own bank account through Jan Aadhaar. Otherwise the amount goes to the family head’s account.

Related Schemes

The College Education Department also runs two schemes for Sahariya tribal students:

  • Economic Help to Sahariya Tribal Students for Higher Education (College Level)
  • Economic Help to Sahariya Students for B.Ed Training

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