To be eligible, an applicant must:
- be a domicile of Maharashtra
- belong to the SBC category
- be studying in Class 11 to Ph.D. level in a government-approved institution
- have taken admission in government-aided/private non-aided/private permanently non-aided courses
- have an annual family income of less than or equal to ₹8,00,000
Note:- Students must have taken admission through the CAP process (for professional courses).
The selected candidates will receive the following benefits:
- If a student is admitted to a medical or dental college through the Association of Managements of Unaided Private Medical and Dental Colleges entrance examination or through a government common entrance examination, they are eligible for free tuition.
- Freeship is also applicable to students admitted to unaided colleges, government and aided colleges with technical education, polytechnics, and government unaided professional courses.
- Students who have been admitted through the government quota to private unaided or permanently unaided institutes are also eligible for freeship.
- Students pursuing D.Ed or B.Ed courses are eligible for 100% tuition and exam fee reimbursement.
Note:- Students who have been admitted to Deemed University for professional courses won’t get the benefit of a scholarship/freeship.
- Caste certificate issued by a competent authority
- Income certificate/Income declaration issued by a competent authority
- Caste validity certificate (for professional courses)
- Marksheet of HSC or SSC or last examination
- Gap certificate
- CAP allotment letter (for professional courses)
- Leaving certificate
- Ration card to identify the number of children in the family
- 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 on the right-hand side of the dashboard.
Step 4: Fill in all required details, and verify the email and 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 the ‘Register’ button.
Step 7: Now, click 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.
