To be eligible, an applicant must:
- be a domicile of Maharashtra
- belong to the OBC community
- be pursuing educational courses approved by the governemnt at the post-matric level (Class 11 and above)
- have taken admission through CAP round (if applied for a professional course)
- have a minimum of 75% attendance for the current academic year
- have an annual family income of less than or equal to ₹1,50,000
Eligible students will be paid maintenance allowance as follows:
| Course Group | Hostellers (in ₹, per month for 10 months) | Day Scholars (in ₹, per month for 10 months) |
| A | 425 | 190 |
| B | 290 | 190 |
| C | 290 | 190 |
| D | 230 | 120 |
| E | 150 | 90 |
Note: The maintenance allowance will be given to the selected students from admission to exam completion date.
50% of tuition fees and exam fees will be paid to OBC applicants who have been admitted to government-approved non-granted colleges in professional courses.
100% tuition fees, exam fees and maintenance allowance will be given to applicants who are studying in government/aided/non-aided institutions in professional courses and non-professional courses.
100% benefit (tuition fees, exam fees, and maintenance allowance) will be given to students pursuing D.Ed, and B.Ed courses.
Note: If the applicant takes an admission on or before the 20th of any month, a maintenance allowance will be issued for that current month. Otherwise, maintenance allowance will be entitled from next month.
- Caste certificate
- Ration card
- Leaving certificate
- Income certificate/Income Declaration
- Gap certificate (if applicable)
- Father/Guardian’s death certificate (if applicable)
- HSC or SSC marksheet or last examination marksheet
- Caste validity certificate (mandatory for professional degree courses)
- Declaration certificate of parents/guardians about the number of children beneficiaries
Eligible candidates can apply for the scholarship through the following steps:
Step 1: Click on the ‘Apply Now’ button below.
Step 2: Click on the ‘Register’ button and fill in the required registration details. (Note: If already registered, log in using Gmail/Mobile number/Email ID).
Step 3: Click on the ‘New Applicant Registration’ button at the right-hand side of the dashboard.
Step 4: Fill in all required details, verify the email and the phone number.
Step 5: Complete the Aadhaar authentication process either through OTP or biometrics.
Step 6: After completing the authentication process, fill in all the required details to ‘Register’.
Step 7: Now, click on the ‘Applicant login’ button on the right-hand side of the dashboard.
Step 8: Log in using the username and password.
Step 9: Fill in the necessary details, upload the specified documents, and submit.