Post-Matric Scholarship — OBC Students
About This Scholarship
The Post-Matric Scholarship for OBC students provides maintenance allowances and fee reimbursement for OBC students continuing their education beyond Class 10 — covering Class 11, Class 12, undergraduate, postgraduate, diploma, and professional courses. The scheme is centrally sponsored but state-implemented, meaning each state has its own nodal department (usually the Social Welfare or Backward Classes Welfare department) responsible for processing and releasing funds. Amounts are structured in groups based on course type, with Group A professional courses attracting higher support than Group D vocational courses.
Eligibility Criteria
- Must belong to a community on the central OBC list
- Enrolled in a post-matric course at a recognised institution
- Annual family income must not exceed ₹2.5 lakh
- Non-Creamy Layer certificate required (income-based exclusion applies)
- Not receiving any other post-matric scholarship simultaneously
How Much You Get
This scheme provides Maintenance allowance + fee support to eligible students. Income must not exceed ₹2.5 lakh/year from all sources, as certified by a competent authority. Scholarship money is disbursed directly to your Aadhaar-linked bank account via PFMS — no institution or intermediary handles the funds.
Amounts may vary between day scholars and hostellers in schemes that have both categories. Always check the official scheme guidelines on scholarships.gov.in for the current year's amount structure, as rates are subject to periodic revision by the government.
Documents Required
- OBC-NCL (Non-Creamy Layer) certificate from Tehsildar or equivalent
- Income certificate
- Bonafide certificate from current institution
- Marksheet of qualifying examination
- Fee receipt from institution
- Aadhaar-seeded bank passbook
All documents must be uploaded in the format specified by NSP (usually JPG or PDF, under 200KB per file). Ensure scans are clear and legible — blurry uploads are a common cause of application defects.
The Non-Creamy Layer (NCL) certificate is different from a basic OBC certificate — it certifies both caste status and income level. Many students apply with just an OBC certificate and get rejected. Make sure your certificate explicitly states "Non-Creamy Layer" and is dated within the current financial year.