Post-Metric Scholarship for Students from Tea and Tea Gardens Tribes

Brief objective

The objective of the scheme is to provide stipend to Post-Matric students belonging to tea & Ex-Tea Garden Tribes for the benefit of the poor students.

Benefits to the citizens

A scholarship of Rs 10,000 per annum will be provided to 10th and 12th passed students passing out HSLC under Board of Secondary Education
(SEBA), Assam.

Eligibility

• The students from tea tribes community should have passed HSLC examination under Board of Secondary Education (SEBA) Assam from the year 2019 onwards.
• The incentive should be paid to irrespective of number of students per family per year succeeding the HSLC examination.
• The applicant must possess valid pass certificate from SEBA for the concerned year and must have valid Caste certificate belonging to tea tribes community of Assam.
• The applicant chosen for the cash incentive shall not be eligible for normal Post-Matric Scholarship of that financial year.
• Scholarships are paid to students whose parents/guardians income from all sources does not exceed Rs. 2,50,000/- per annum.

How to apply

• Advertisements in local newspapers shall be published inviting applications from eligible students for scholarships who have passed HSLC examination under SEBA.
• The filled in application forms of the scholarships shall be handed over to the Principal/Head of Higher Secondary Schools/Colleges where the Tea Tribes Students will be getting admission into higher classes i.e. Class-XI through the respective Inspector of schools of the Sub-Divisions.
• The Sub-Divisional Level Beneficiary Selection Committees are to facilitate in the process of submission of Applications from the students and submit the forms to the concerning Sub-Divisional Welfare Officers (SDWOs).

Whom to contact

Directorate for Welfare of Tea Tribes, Assam.

To access the complete scheme guidelines, click here.