SC Scholarship 2020-21 – All You Need to Know

 SC Scholarship is given to the scheduled caste (SC) students to enable them to pursue their higher studies without any financial constraints. The Department of Social Welfare and Empowerment, Government of India along with their subsidiaries at state level offer a number of SC scholarships. These scholarships aim at providing suitable financial assistance to students who are economically disadvantaged and meritorious. An SC scholarship is divided into pre-matric, post-matric, Rajiv Gandhi national fellowship, and overseas scholarship.

This article acquaints you with every significant information related to SC scholarship such as the complete list of SC scholarships, their eligibility, application process, award details, selection criteria, documents required and more.

SC ST OBC Scholarship – OBC Scholarships

OBC scholarships are a distinctive type of SC ST OBC Scholarship which majorly focuses on providing financial assistance to students belonging to Other Backward Classes (OBC). These scholarships are awarded on the basis of merit and means. Mainly, there are 6 types of OBC scholarships awarded to students namely, National Fellowship for OBC, Central Sector Scheme of National Overseas, ONGC Scholarships, Pre-matric & Post-matric OBC scholarships and Merit Scholarships for OBC, Delhi. The following table provides information on the types of OBC scholarships, government or private aid, amount of scholarship and application deadline.