CBSE Merit Scholarship Scheme for Single Girl Child

CBSE Merit Scholarship Scheme for Single Girl Child in Schools

CBSE Merit Scholarship Scheme for Single Girl Child 2021

CBSE merit scholarship scheme is to provide scholarships to the meritorious Single Girl Students, who are the only child of their parents; and have passed the CBSE Class X Examination with 60% or more marks and are continuing their further school education of Class XI and XII. The scheme is aimed to recognize the efforts of the parents in promoting education among girls and to provide encouragement to meritorious students.

Benefit of the scheme

The rate of scholarship shall be Rupees Five Hundred (Rs. 500/-) per month. A Scholarship awarded under the scheme shall be paid for a maximum period of two years.

Eligibility criteria

The scholarship shall be given on the basis of merit list as stated in the scheme guidelines, from the result of CBSE Class X Examination.

• All Single Girl Students, who have secured 60% or more marks in CBSE Class X Examination and are studying Class XI & XII in School (affiliated with CBSE) whose tuition fee is not more than Rs. 1,500/- p.m. during the academic year, shall be considered for the purpose. In the next two years, the total enhancement in tuition fee in such school shall not be more than 10% of the tuition fee charged.
• NRI applicants of the Board are also eligible for the award. The tuition fee for the NRIs has been decided maximum of Rs. 6,000/- per month.
• The scholarship shall be awarded to Indian Nationals only.
• The student must continue her school studies in Class XI and XII in school.