CBSE Merit Scholarship Scheme for Single Girl Child 2025
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About This Scholarship
CBSE Merit Scholarship Scheme for Single Girl Child 2025 is an opportunity offered by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). It aims to provide financial assistance to single female children who have passed the Class 10 examination from any CBSE-affiliated school.
The scholarship's primary goal is to support meritorious single female students who are the only children of their parents and wish to continue their higher secondary education.
Selected students will receive a monthly financial assistance of ₹1,000 for a maximum period of two years. This amount will be transferred directly to the selected girl students through ECS/NEFT.
The selection of candidates for this scholarship will be based on their academic merit.
The application deadline for this scheme is 23 October 2025.
For further inquiries, applicants may contact the Central Board of Secondary Education at Shiksha Kendra, 2, Community Centre, Preet Vihar, Delhi • 110092. You can also reach them via Email ID: info.cbse@gov.in or by calling (011)-22509256, 22509257, 22509258, 22509259.
This scholarship opportunity is provided by cbse.gov.in.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible, an applicant must:
• be an Indian national
• be a single female child
• have secured 70% or more marks in the first five subjects in the Class 10 examination
• be studying in Class 11 and 12 in a CBSE-affiliated school where the tuition fee is not more than ₹3,000 per month
Note:
• NRI applicants of the Board are also eligible for the award.
• The tuition fee for the NRIs has been decided at a maximum of ₹6,000 per month.
Required Documents
Applicants must prepare and upload the following documents:
• Duly filled and attested affidavit (original) by the first class Judicial Magistrate/SDM/Executive Magistrate/Notary.
• Attested undertaking by the school principal where the student is studying.
How to Apply
Eligible applicants can apply by following these steps:
1. Click on the 'Apply Now' button.
2. Click on the 'Register' button and fill in the required details. (Note: If already registered, log in using Gmail/Mobile number/Email ID).
3. Navigate to the 'Apply Online' tab in front of the 'Single Girl Child Scholarship • 2025 (Fresh Application)' option and click on it.
4. Enter the roll number and date of birth (as printed on the Class 10 grade sheet).
5. Fill in all the details carefully and submit the form.
6. Print the undertaking as provided in the 'Guidelines' document, fill it out, paste the photograph and get it attested by the school.
7. Make an affidavit according to the format given in the 'Guidelines' document.
8. Click the 'Upload Document' option and upload the scanned documents in a single PDF file of 1 MB.
9. Go to the 'Confirmation Page' option and generate the confirmation page.
Note:
• Only applicants who successfully apply and complete the application will be redirected to generate a confirmation page.
• The PDF should contain all the pages (in the case of multiple pages).