Scholarship
ICAR - Post Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribes Candidates(ICARPMSSCSTC)
Overview
About ICARPMSSCSTC
The Post Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribes Candidates is run by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) through its Agricultural Education Division. ICAR sits under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education, part of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. It supports SC and ST students who are studying for a bachelor's degree in agriculture and the allied sciences.
ICAR reserves a share of its junior and senior research fellowships for SC and ST candidates, but found that few students were reaching that stage. Its own rules note that the cost of an undergraduate course kept many students from weaker sections from finishing the degree in the first place. The scholarship is meant to close that gap at the undergraduate stage, so that more SC and ST students go on to postgraduate study and research in agriculture.
The scholarship is for SC and ST students already admitted to an agricultural university in any undergraduate programme of agriculture and allied sciences, such as B.Sc. (Agriculture), B.V.Sc., B.Sc. (Agricultural Engineering), B.Sc. (Home Science), B.F.Sc. and B.Sc. (Forestry). The benefit is cash: a monthly scholarship along with an annual contingent grant towards tuition, books and similar costs, paid for the normal duration of the degree. The scheme sets aside 240 awards each year, shared among agricultural universities in proportion to the SC and ST students they admit.
Sources: ICAR – Rules Governing the Post Matric Scholarship for SC / ST Candidates (guidelines PDF) · ICAR – Guidelines / Circulars / Notifications of Education Division · myScheme – ICAR Post Matric Scholarship for SC / ST Candidates
Who runs it
Provider
Ministry Of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Central Government
Department of Agriculture Research and Education · Indian Council Of Agricultural Research
At a glance
Key details
| Level | Central |
| Scheme type | Central Sector Scheme |
| Category | Education & Learning |
| Beneficiaries | Individual |
| Benefit type | Cash |
| Application mode | Offline |
Calendar
Important dates
Across all open application cycles.
| Cycle | Stage | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Current | Applications open | 2006-06-01 |
Who can apply
Eligibility criteria
| The applicant must be a citizen of India. | |
| The applicant must belong to Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes communities as defined by the Government of India. | |
| Only those students who have been admitted in Agricultural Universities in any of the undergraduate degree programmes of Agriculture & Allied Sciences will be eligible for this scholarship. | |
| General Condition | (a) The student who accepts this scholarship will not be permitted to avail any other scholarship / concession provided by any other agencies nor permitted to accept any part-time employment. |
| General Condition | (b) Termination of Scholarship: The scholarship will be terminated without notice |
| General Condition | (i) from the date the scholar debases to be on the roll of the institution or on the date of expiry of the sanction of the scholarship which ever is earlier. The scholarship can also be terminated without notice at any time if in the opinion of the institution and the Council the scholar is found to be negligent in his/her studies or is guilty of misconduct; |
| General Condition | (ii) if the scholar is dropped by the institution due to peer performance. |
What you get
Award & benefits
- Value Of Scholarship
- The value of the scholarship will be ₹ 1,000/- per month along with a contingent grant of ₹ 750/- per annum for the payment of tuition fees, purchase of books, cost of uniforms, etc.
- Duration Of Scholarship
- The duration of the scholarship will cover the whole of the normal period of the particular degree programme to which the candidate is admitted.
What to prepare
Documents required
Step by step
How to apply
- 1Apply offline
https://education.icar.gov.in/pdf/format-PMS-2017.pdf
Source
Official links
Questions
ICARPMSSCSTC – 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.