CBSE Merit Scholarship Scheme For All Cast Students

 CBSE offered specific financial aid programs for students who have passed there Class 10 exam. The flagship programme is the Merit Scholarship for single girl child, which awards Rs.1,000 per month to eligible students in Classes 11 and 12.

1. CBSE Merit Scholarship Scheme for Single girl child 

This prestigious scheme is designed to reward meritorious girl student Who are the only child in their family .

👉 Eligibility Criteria.

• Must be an Indian national studying in a CBSE affiliated School.
• Must have Secured a minimum of 70% marks in the CBSE class 10 examination.
• The applicant must be the only girl child of here parents (twin daughters or multiple girls born together are also eligible)
• Family's annual income must not exceed Rs.8 lakhs
• The schools tution fee must not exceed Rs.2,500 per month for (Class 10) and Rs. 3,000 per month for (Class 11 and 12) For NRIs, the limit is Rs. 6,000 per month.

👉 Benifits

• Selected students recieve Rs. 1,000 per month for a maximum of 2 year (classes 11 and 12)

👉 Application process 

• Application are processed Online directly through the CBSE Scholarship Portal 
• Student typically need to upload a verified fee receipt, a notarized Rs.50 affidavit, Class 10th Marks sheet, and a scanned photograph/Signature 
• For the Exact timeline and information check the official circulars on the CBSE scholarship guidelines 

2. National Sector Scheme of Scholarship for Schools and University student (CSS)

While this is awarded during your class 12 stage,Class 10 students should keep this in mind for the future. The scholarship provide Rs. 12,000 per year during graduation and Rs. 20,000 per year during post graduation. To avail of this, students must maintain a strong academic record starting from class 10 onwards and clear their class 12 board exams with Top percentile marks. Application for this scheme are typically processed through the National Scholarship Portal (NSP).

3. Other Alternative Scholarship for Class 10 passed Students 

If you are looking for other merit or means-based opportunities, you can explore the following popular national and private Schemes.

• National Means-Cum-Merit Scholarship (NMMS) : Targets economically weaker sections who passed Class 8 and continue there education through Class 12.
• Kind Circle Scholarship: Provide Support for students from class 1 to postgraduate level with a family income below Rs. 6Lakh
• Private Corporate and Scholarship: Organisation like the TATA trusts and Reliance Foundation regularly roll out Scholarship drives on portal like www.buddy4study.com

Note : The official application dates and guidelines for the 2026-2027 academic year open in the half later of the year. Be sure to check the myScheme Platform  for the exact opening dates