Scholarship
Coaching Schemes For Sc/st/obc (non-creamy Layer) & Minority Students For Universities(Csmsu)
Overview
About Csmsu
The Coaching Schemes for SC/ST/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) and Minority Students for Universities are delivered through your university. The University Grants Commission funds the university to hold coaching classes, outside the regular timetable, for students from these communities. The support runs along three lines. Remedial coaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level helps students strengthen their academic and language skills and brings down failure and drop-out rates. A second strand prepares candidates for the National Eligibility Test (NET), the qualifying exam for lectureship. A third runs classes for entry into central and state government services and comparable posts, covering exams such as the civil services, State Public Service Commissions and bank recruitment.
The benefit reaches you as teaching, not a cash payment. The grant goes to your university, which then provides the classes, study material and guidance. The scheme is meant for students belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes (non-creamy layer) and minority communities; general candidates holding a Below Poverty Line card may also be admitted where places allow. To be funded, your university has to fall under Sections 2(f) and 12(B) of the UGC Act, 1956, so what is open to you depends on whether your university is running the scheme. You apply through the Registrar, not directly to the UGC.
Sources: myScheme – Coaching Schemes for SC/ST/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) & Minority Students for Universities · University Grants Commission – Guidelines for Coaching Schemes for SC/ST/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) & Minorities (Universities)
Who runs it
Provider
Ministry Of Minority Affairs
Central Government
Government scheme
At a glance
Key details
| Level | Central |
| Scheme type | — |
| Category | Education & Learning, Social welfare & Empowerment |
| Beneficiaries | Individual |
| Benefit type | In Kind |
| Application mode | Offline |
Calendar
Important dates
Across all open application cycles.
| Cycle | Stage | Date |
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Who can apply
Eligibility criteria
| Financial assistance under the scheme is available to such universities and colleges which come within the purview of Section 2(f) and are fit to receive central assistance under Section 12(B) of the UGC Act, 1956. | |
| Institutions having a sufficient number of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Minority Communities students will be considered for financial assistance. | |
| General candidates holding BPL Cards (Below Poverty Line) issued by the Central Government /State Government may also be allowed for such coaching classes. | |
| The percentage of OBC (non-creamy layer) and poor general candidates may be increased up to 40% if a sufficient number of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Minority Communities students are not available. |
What you get
Award & benefits
- The institutions can apply for one or more components of the scheme according to the number of enrolment of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, OBC (Non-Creamy Layer), and Minorities Communities Students. If, the number of students in a particular class is more, additional section(s) may be included. Financial assistance is available for the following items:
- Non-recurring items: A “one-time” grant up to Rs. 5.0 lakhs for each scheme during the XII Plan period for the following items:
- Audio-visual and teaching/ learning aid material
- Computers with Printer
- Generator or Inverter
- Recurring Items: Rs.7.00 lakhs for universities for each scheme per annum for expenditure on the following items:
- Honorarium to the Coordinator of the schemes @Rs. 2000/- per month
- Remuneration to teachers and scholars
- Part-time staff with computer knowledge (on a contract basis) @ 6,000/- p.m.
- Part-time Peon/Attendant.@ Rs.1000/- p.m
- Contingency - Rs 50,000/- per annum
- Remuneration at the rate of Rs. 300/- per hour per subject to the teachers and Rs.200 /- per hour to postgraduate students/ Research Scholars could be paid for theory classes and Rs.150/-per hour respectively for practicals. Generally, a faculty member should not teach for more than 2 hours a day. However, in exceptional cases where an eminent educationist is invited for a Special lecture, the remuneration @ Rs.500/- per hour and admissible T.A. could be paid with the approval of the Head of the Institution. The payment of remuneration to the participating teachers, PG students, and research scholars may be paid regularly every month without waiting for the pending grant from the UGC.
- The final amount of grant to be allocated would depend upon the number of schemes, the number of students enrolled for the schemes in the proposal, and the decision of the Committee appointed for serving the applicants for these schemes.
What to prepare
Documents required
Step by step
How to apply
- 1Apply offline
See the official links below for the application portal.
Source
Official links
Questions
Csmsu – FAQ
Disclaimer
Scheme details are compiled from myScheme, the Government of India’s official scheme-discovery platform, and are reproduced without alteration. Amounts, deadlines and eligibility change between cycles — always confirm on the official links above before applying. Expertie does not process applications or charge fees.