Scholarship Division of this Ministry provides financial assistance to States/ Individual beneficiaries/ Institutes as per schematic norms. Under these scholarship schemes, around 30 lakh ST students are being covered for financial assistance through DBT mode. Ministry of Tribal Affairs is implementing following Scholarship Schemes for ST students in the country.
This is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme implemented through States/UTs who are responsible for Inviting applications from students online through State Portal or National Scholarship Portal, check eligibility verification and disbursement of scholarship to eligible ST students directly to their bank accounts through DBT. Funds are released by this Ministry to the State Governments/UTs based on their proposal comprising of Statement of Expenditure, Furnishing of Utilization Certificate and Uploading of beneficiary data on DBT Portal.
The main features of the scheme are as under:
In the Communication module of DBT Portal, there is facility to upload technical query or any type of grievance related to release of funds, uploading of data, uploading of documents, incorrect information shown on dashboard in respect of Pre and Post Matric Scholarship, by the officers registered on the portal. The Nodal Officer/ Secretary/ Pr. Secretary and technical person who are registered on Portal from the States are requested to use this facility for speedy redressal of their State specific issue. The technical/nodal Officers are also requested to update details of Officers on transfer or retirement as the messages and mails are sent to Officers registered on Portal. The authorised officers are requested to see the Notice Board of the portal and their account for Important messages sent by Ministry to State.
Received Grievance (as on Dt: 2.01.2021) : 160This is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme implemented through States/UTs who are responsible for Inviting applications from students online through State Portal or National Scholarship Portal, check eligibility verification and disbursement of scholarship to eligible ST students directly to their bank accounts through DBT. Funds are released by this Ministry to the State Governments/UTs based on their proposal comprising of Statement of Expenditure, Furnishing of Utilization Certificate and Uploading of beneficiary data on DBT Portal.
Salient Features of Scheme:
In the Communication module of DBT Portal, there is facility to upload technical query or any type of grievance related to release of funds, uploading of data, uploading of documents, incorrect information shown on dashboard in respect of Pre and Post Matric Scholarship, by the officers registered on the portal. The Nodal Officer/ Secretary/ Pr. Secretary and technical person who are registered on Portal from the States are requested to use this facility for speedy redressal of their State specific issue. The technical/nodal Officers are also requested to update details of Officers on transfer or retirement as the messages and mails are sent to Officers registered on Portal. The authorised officers are requested to see the Notice Board of the portal and their account for Important messages sent by Ministry to State.
Received Grievance (as on Dt: 22.01.2021) : 160This is a Central Sector Scheme fully funded and implemented by Central Govt. Scholarship is given to ST students for pursuing higher studies in prescribed courses in any of the 246 Premier Institutes of Country like IITs, AIIMS, IIMs, NIITs, etc. identified by the Ministry. Preference is given to girls, Divyang and PVTGs.
For Students and Universities related to Top Class Scholarship Scheme, there is facility for communication and grievance redressal by logging through tribal.nic.in/grievance. For this, it is mandatory to get registered on tribal.nic.in/grievance with email ID. The query or grievance of student or University related to any technical issue, release of scholarship, may be uploaded on grievance module. The student and University will be notified for important messages through SMS and mail through the portal. Students may also use facility of User Manual, Phone Helpline, email, (edu-tribal@nic.in ), Remote Access by Help Desk in case their grievance is not resolved.
1. Students Queryhttps://fellowship.tribal.gov.in/
This is a Central Sector Scheme fully funded and implemented by Central Govt for pursuing MPhil and PhD in following:
Salient Features of Scheme
For Students and Universities using National Fellowship Portal, there is facility for communication and grievance redressal inbuilt in Portal. For this, it is mandatory to get registered on portal with email ID. The query or grievance of student or University related to any technical issue, release of scholarship, issues relating to linking with Canra Bank may be uploaded on grievance module. The student and University will be notified for important messages through SMS and mail through the portal. Students may also use facility of User Manual, Phone Helpline, email, (fellowship-tribal@nic.in ), Remote Access by Help Desk in case their grievance is not resolved.
1. Students Queryhttps://overseas.tribal.gov.in/
The Scheme provides for financial assistance to selected ST students to pursue Post Graduation, PhD & Post-Doctoral study abroad.
For Students using National Overseas Portal, there is facility for communication and grievance redressal inbuilt in Portal. For this, it is mandatory to get registered on portal with email ID. The query or grievance of student related to any technical issue or release of scholarship may be uploaded on grievance module. The student and University will be notified for important messages through SMS and mail through the portal. Students may also use facility of User Manual, Phone Helpline, email, (fellowship-tribal@nic.in), Remote Access by Help Desk in case their grievance is not resolved.
Students QueryMinistry of Tribal Affairs is fully committed to the smooth and effective implementation of the Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT). DBT aims to bring transparency, eliminate misuse of funds and enable enhanced monitoring of the Schemes implemented by the Government of India .In DBT ,benefit is being directly transferred to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries . Public Finance Management System (PFMS) acts as the common Platform for DBT.
In order to ensure real-time financial disbursement directly to the beneficiaries and agencies and to bring transparency and accountability in such transactions as also to facilitate data sharing, eased communication and improved monitoring mechanism, adopting appropriate digital platform is incumbent as an e-governance tool. Accordingly, MoTA has developed dedicated portals in line with the resolve of the Government towards digital India to realize the motto of the Government to reach the beneficiary directly.
The following scheme has been onboard with DBT Bharat portal and integrated data through Web services.
S.No |
Scheme Name |
Scheme Type |
1 |
National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education for ST Students (for Fellowship) |
Central Sector Scheme |
2 |
National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education for ST Students (for Scholarship) |
Central Sector Scheme |
3 |
National Overseas Scholarship Scheme |
Central Sector Scheme |
4 |
Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for ST Students |
Centrally Sponsored Scheme |
5 |
Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for ST Students |
Centrally Sponsored Scheme |
6 |
Scheme of Grant In Aid To Voluntary Organization working for Welfare of STs |
Central Sector Scheme |
This is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme implemented through States/UTs who are responsible for Inviting applications from students online through State Portal or National Scholarship Portal, check eligibility verification and disbursement of scholarship to eligible ST students directly to their bank accounts through DBT. Funds are released by this Ministry to the State Governments/UTs based on their proposal comprising of Statement of Expenditure, Furnishing of Utilization Certificate and Uploading of beneficiary data on DBT Portal.
The main features of the scheme are as under:
In the Communication module of DBT Portal, there is facility to upload technical query or any type of grievance related to release of funds, uploading of data, uploading of documents, incorrect information shown on dashboard in respect of Pre and Post Matric Scholarship, by the officers registered on the portal. The Nodal Officer/ Secretary/ Pr. Secretary and technical person who are registered on Portal from the States are requested to use this facility for speedy redressal of their State specific issue. The technical/nodal Officers are also requested to update details of Officers on transfer or retirement as the messages and mails are sent to Officers registered on Portal. The authorised officers are requested to see the Notice Board of the portal and their account for Important messages sent by Ministry to State.
Received Grievance (as on Dt: 22.01.2021) : 160This is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme implemented through States/UTs who are responsible for Inviting applications from students online through State Portal or National Scholarship Portal, check eligibility verification and disbursement of scholarship to eligible ST students directly to their bank accounts through DBT. Funds are released by this Ministry to the State Governments/UTs based on their proposal comprising of Statement of Expenditure, Furnishing of Utilization Certificate and Uploading of beneficiary data on DBT Portal.
Salient Features of Scheme:
In the Communication module of DBT Portal, there is facility to upload technical query or any type of grievance related to release of funds, uploading of data, uploading of documents, incorrect information shown on dashboard in respect of Pre and Post Matric Scholarship, by the officers registered on the portal. The Nodal Officer/ Secretary/ Pr. Secretary and technical person who are registered on Portal from the States are requested to use this facility for speedy redressal of their State specific issue. The technical/nodal Officers are also requested to update details of Officers on transfer or retirement as the messages and mails are sent to Officers registered on Portal. The authorised officers are requested to see the Notice Board of the portal and their account for Important messages sent by Ministry to State.
Received Grievance (as on Dt: 22.01.2021) : 160This is a Central Sector Scheme fully funded and implemented by Central Govt. Scholarship is given to ST students for pursuing higher studies in prescribed courses in any of the 246 Premier Institutes of Country like IITs, AIIMS, IIMs, NIITs, etc. identified by the Ministry. Preference is given to girls, Divyang and PVTGs.
For Students and Universities related to Top Class Scholarship Scheme, there is facility for communication and grievance redressal by logging through tribal.nic.in/grievance. For this, it is mandatory to get registered on tribal.nic.in/grievance with email ID. The query or grievance of student or University related to any technical issue, release of scholarship, may be uploaded on grievance module. The student and University will be notified for important messages through SMS and mail through the portal. Students may also use facility of User Manual, Phone Helpline, email, (edu-tribal@nic.in ), Remote Access by Help Desk in case their grievance is not resolved.
1. Students Queryhttps://fellowship.tribal.gov.in/
This is a Central Sector Scheme fully funded and implemented by Central Govt for pursuing MPhil and PhD in following:
Salient Features of Scheme
For Students and Universities using National Fellowship Portal, there is facility for communication and grievance redressal inbuilt in Portal. For this, it is mandatory to get registered on portal with email ID. The query or grievance of student or University related to any technical issue, release of scholarship, issues relating to linking with Canra Bank may be uploaded on grievance module. The student and University will be notified for important messages through SMS and mail through the portal. Students may also use facility of User Manual, Phone Helpline, email, (fellowship-tribal@nic.in ), Remote Access by Help Desk in case their grievance is not resolved.
1. Students Queryhttps://overseas.tribal.gov.in/
The Scheme provides for financial assistance to selected ST students to pursue Post Graduation, PhD & Post-Doctoral study abroad.
For Students using National Overseas Portal, there is facility for communication and grievance redressal inbuilt in Portal. For this, it is mandatory to get registered on portal with email ID. The query or grievance of student related to any technical issue or release of scholarship may be uploaded on grievance module. The student and University will be notified for important messages through SMS and mail through the portal. Students may also use facility of User Manual, Phone Helpline, email, (fellowship-tribal@nic.in), Remote Access by Help Desk in case their grievance is not resolved.
Students QueryMinistry of Tribal Affairs is fully committed to the smooth and effective implementation of the Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT). DBT aims to bring transparency, eliminate misuse of funds and enable enhanced monitoring of the Schemes implemented by the Government of India .In DBT ,benefit is being directly transferred to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries . Public Finance Management System (PFMS) acts as the common Platform for DBT.
In order to ensure real-time financial disbursement directly to the beneficiaries and agencies and to bring transparency and accountability in such transactions as also to facilitate data sharing, eased communication and improved monitoring mechanism, adopting appropriate digital platform is incumbent as an e-governance tool. Accordingly, MoTA has developed dedicated portals in line with the resolve of the Government towards digital India to realize the motto of the Government to reach the beneficiary directly.
The following scheme has been onboard with DBT Bharat portal and integrated data through Web services.
S.No |
Scheme Name |
Scheme Type |
1 |
National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education for ST Students (for Fellowship) |
Central Sector Scheme |
2 |
National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education for ST Students (for Scholarship) |
Central Sector Scheme |
3 |
National Overseas Scholarship Scheme |
Central Sector Scheme |
4 |
Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for ST Students |
Centrally Sponsored Scheme |
5 |
Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for ST Students |
Centrally Sponsored Scheme |
6 |
Scheme of Grant In Aid To Voluntary Organization working for Welfare of STs |
Central Sector Scheme |