Scholarship
Eklavya Prashikshan Yojana - Coaching To Scheduled Tribe Student Studying In Class Xth, XIth & XIIth(EPY-CSTS)
Overview
About EPY-CSTS
Eklavya Prashikshan Yojana is a coaching-reimbursement scheme of the Government of Goa. It is meant for Scheduled Tribe students in the state's secondary and higher secondary years, and it helps meet the cost of the private coaching they take while preparing for entry into professional courses.
The scheme covers ST students in Class X, Class XI (Science) and Class XII (Arts, Science and Commerce), and the subjects it supports are the ones that feed courses such as Engineering, Medicine, Architecture, Law, Chartered Accountancy and the Paramedical Sciences. The benefit is cash: the state reimburses up to 75% of the coaching fees a student has already paid, subject to a per-subject ceiling. It is released in two instalments against fee receipts and a first-term attendance certificate, then transferred to the student's bank account through Direct Benefit Transfer.
To qualify, a student must belong to the Scheduled Tribe category and be a regular, full-time pupil in a government or government-recognised school in Goa. Students following the open-schooling route are not covered, and the reimbursement is available once per class: if a student fails and has to repeat a year, the fees are not paid a second time.
Sources: Eklavya Prashikshan Yojana - myScheme (Government of India) · Eklavya Prashikshan Yojana scheme guidelines - Government of Goa · Eklavya Prashikshan Yojana, Goa - Buddy4Study
Who runs it
Provider
Goa State Government
State / UT Government
Education Department
At a glance
Key details
| Level | State |
| Scheme type | — |
| Category | Education & Learning, Social welfare & Empowerment |
| Beneficiaries | Individual |
| Benefit type | Cash |
| Application mode | Offline |
Calendar
Important dates
Across all open application cycles.
| Cycle | Stage | Date |
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Who can apply
Eligibility criteria
| The student shall belong to Scheduled Tribe (ST) Category. | |
| The Student shall be a regular, full-time student studying in a Government School/ Higher Secondary or in a school that is recognised by the Government of Goa or a Central/State Board of Higher Secondary Education. | |
| The fees shall be reimbursed for a particular class in which the student is studying. In the event of a failure in a particular class and the student has to repeat the class, in such circumstances, the fees shall not be reimbursed for a second year. |
Who cannot apply
Exclusions
- Students pursuing any course through open school or any such mode of schooling shall not be eligible for the benefit under the scheme.
What you get
Award & benefits
- The student shall be reimbursed 75% of the fees paid (upto a ceiling of ₹ 10,000/- per annum per subject in rural areas and ₹ 12,000/- per annum per subject in urban areas) to the coaching institute upon submission of the fee receipt that is duly certified by the competent authority of the coaching institute.
- 50% of the Fees: Reimbursed as a first instalment during the First Term of the Academic year upon submission of the fee receipt.
- 25% of the Fees: Reimbursed as a second instalment upon the submission of the Attendance Certificate of the First Term.
- The payment shall be done in the Direct Benefit Transfer mode upon submission of the fee receipt along with the fee structure duly certified by the competent authority of the coaching institute.
What to prepare
Documents required
Step by step
How to apply
- 1Apply offline
https://www.goa.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Eklavya-Prashikshan-Yojana-6-10-2022.pdf
Source
Official links
Questions
EPY-CSTS – 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.