Maharashtra Scholarship Squeeze: Stricter Rules Threaten Dreams of SC, OBC Students
Sanchita Bakshi | 17 June 2024 | The Wire
Students from Scheduled Caste (SC) and Other Backward Class (OBC) communities face a new hurdle as the Maharashtra government has enforced stringent eligibility criteria for the Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj Scholarship, designed to support marginalised students pursuing an education abroad.
Under the revised guidelines, applicants must now achieve over 75% in their Secondary School Certificate, Higher Secondary Certificate, bachelor’s and master’s degrees, marking a significant increase from the previous thresholds of 55% for SC students and 60% for OBC students. The introduction of an income cap of Rs 8 lakh per family and annual funding limits of Rs 30 lakh for master’s degrees and Rs 40 lakh for PhD programmes have also been announced…