OBC and EBC schemes for young Indians: scholarships, coaching, and entrepreneurship

Pre-matric and post-matric scholarships under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, the National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation for term loans, and state-government economically backward class programmes form the core of OBC and EBC support.

YouthPower tracks 161 schemes in this category, of which 25 are central government programmes and 136 are state government programmes.

What to look for when applying

Non-creamy-layer certificate is mandatory for OBC reservation in most central schemes. State-government EBC schemes have separate income criteria. Verify the issuing authority on the certificate matches the scheme's requirement.

Named examples

• Assistance to Voluntary Organizations Working for Welfare of OBCs
• CIFE - Institutional Fellowship
• Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Post-Matric Scholarship for OBC Students for studying in India
• Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Pre-matric Scholarship to Other Backward Classes (OBC) for Studies in India
• Coaching Schemes For Sc/st/obc (non-creamy Layer) & Minority Students For Universities
• Construction of Hostels for OBC Boys and Girls
• Free Coaching for SCs, OBCs and beneficiaries of PM CARES Children Scheme
• ICAR Junior Research Fellowship For Post-Graduate Studies In Agricultural Sciences
• ICMR-Junior Research Fellowship
• IVRI Institute Scholarship For M.V.Sc. And Ph.D.
• Mahila Samriddhi Yojana
• Micro Finance Scheme of NMDFC

The most active ministries in this category are Ministry Of Social Justice and Empowerment, Ministry of Education, Ministry Of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Ministry Of Minority Affairs, Ministry Of Health & Family Welfare.

States with the highest number of dedicated state-government schemes in this category are All, Gujarat, Bihar, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Rajasthan.

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