Pre-Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Tribe Students — Classes IX and X

How the process works

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   Step 1: Check eligibility

   Scheduled Tribe students studying in Classes 9 and 10 in recognised government or aided schools with parental income up to ₹2,50,000 per annum. Must belong to Scheduled Tribe. Must be studying in Class 9 or 10 in a recognised school. Parental annual income must not exceed ₹2.50 Lakh.

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   Step 2: Prepare documents

   The official source lists the following documents.

   Documents needed for this step

   • ST certificate.
   • Income certificate.
   • Class 9 or 10 school enrollment certificate.
   • Hostel certificate if hosteller rate is claimed.
   • Student bank account details.
   • Aadhaar card.
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   Step 3: Apply

   School-based application through the Digital Gujarat portal (digitalgujarat.gov.in). Step 1: School scholarship coordinator collects student caste and income details. Step 2: School enters application on Digital Gujarat portal. Step 3: District Tribal Development Office verifies enrollment and sanctions funds. Step 4: Scholarship disbursed via DBT directly into student/parent account.

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   Step 4: Verification

   Scrutiny by school head and District Tribal Development Officer.

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   Step 5: Sanction / decision

   Decision authority, as stated by the official source: Commissionerate of Tribal Development, Government of Gujarat.

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   Step 6: Benefit

   Day scholars: ₹225 per month for 10 months (₹2,250 annually). Hostellers: ₹525 per month for 10 months (₹5,250 annually). Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) directly into bank account.

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   Step 7: If delayed or rejected

   This step has not yet been confirmed from an official source. Please refer to the official portal or the concerned department.

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   Step 8: Grievance / appeal

   Central PG Portal https://pgportal.gov.in/ and Gujarat SWAGAT portal https://swagat.gujarat.gov.in/