| National Scholarships for Talented Children from Rural
Areas : Eligibility
A student studying in a school in a community development block in class
VI to VIII is eligible to compete for the scholarship. Category-wise distribution
of 43,000 scholarships is as under:-
| 1 |
General Category |
4 Scholarships per Community Development Block (4x 5000) |
20,000 |
| 2 |
Children of Landless Labourers |
2 scholarships per Community Development Block (2x 5000) |
10,000 |
| 3. |
Scheduled Castes Children |
2 Scholarships per Community Development Block (2x 5000) and 1
additional scholarship per CDB having 20% or more SC population(1x
1500) |
11,500 |
| 4 |
Scheduled Tribes Children |
3 Scholarships per Tribal Community Development Block (3x 500) |
1,500 |
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