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 | Home > Campaigns > Policy Campaign > Vouchers, CCT and Scholarships > Vocational / Technical Scholarships 
 Scholarships offered by Central Government for Vocational / Technical TrainingVocational/ Technical scholarships (courses from technical institutes that do not lead to graduation)
 Post-matric Scholarships for Minorities This scholarship is awarded to students who have secured 
        not less than 50% marks in the previous final examination and annual income 
        of their parents/guardian from all sources does not exceed Rs. 2 lakhs. 
        The minority communities eligible for this scholarship are Muslims, Sikhs, 
        Christians, Buddhists and Zoroastrians (Parsis). 30% of the total allocation 
        is reserved for girls and continuance of the scholarship is contingent 
        on students gaining more than 50% marks in the previous year’s examination. 
        The scholarship is provided from Std XI through to PhD (including technical/ 
        vocational training courses) in any government or recognized private school. 
        The tuition fees will be credited to the student’s institution and 
        the maintenance fee to the student’s bank account. For more information 
        on scholarship details and application, visit the Ministry of Minority 
        Affairs website: http://minorityaffairs.gov.in/newsite/schemes/postmatric/postmatric.htm Post-matric Scholarships for Scheduled Castes This scholarship is awarded to students whose annual income of their 
        parents/guardian from all sources does not exceed Rs 1 lakh. The scholarship 
        covers all non-refundable tuition and compulsory fees payable to the institution 
        as well as a maintenance allowance. Scholarship is tenable for study of 
        any government recognized course from Std XI to PhD (including technical/ 
        vocational training courses). For more information on scholarship details 
        and application, visit the Ministry of Social Justice website: http://socialjustice.nic.in/pmsscd.htm Post-matric Scholarships for Scheduled Tribes This scholarship is awarded to students whose annual income of their 
        parents/guardian from all sources does not exceed Rs 1 lakh. The scholarship 
        covers all non-refundable tuition and compulsory fees payable to the institution 
        as well as a maintenance allowance. Scholarship is tenable for study of 
        any government recognized course from Std XI to PhD (including technical/ 
        vocational training courses). For more information on scholarship details 
        and application, visit the Ministry of Tribal Affairs website: National Scholarships for People with DisabilitiesThis scholarship is awarded to students with at least 40% disabilities (as per definition under Persons with Disabilities Act 1995) and whose annual income of their parents/guardian from all sources does not exceed Rs 1.8 lakhs. The scholarship covers maintenance allowance and provides reimbursement up to Rs 10,000 per year towards the course fee. Scholarship is tenable for study in any recognized institution from Std XI to PhD (including technical/ vocational training courses). For more information on scholarship details and application, visit the Ministry of Social Justice website: http://socialjustice.nic.in/scholarships.html | 
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