Gagan Bharari Shiksha Yojana for ST Students, Goa 2025
Scholarship Amount
About This Scholarship
The Gagan Bharari Shiksha Yojana for ST Students, Goa 2025 is an initiative of the Directorate of Tribal Welfare (State Schemes) designed to support the education of Scheduled Tribe (ST) students in Goa. This scheme provides additional financial assistance to students who are also eligible for Centrally Sponsored Post Matric Scholarships, helping to cover their regular expenses such as food and travel.
Selected students will receive:
• Additional maintenance allowance (per month): ₹900 for day scholars and ₹1,800 for hostellers.
• Additional disability allowance (per month): ₹900, only for persons with disabilities.
The application window for this scholarship is from 15 June 2025 to 15 October 2025. Candidates will be selected based on their fulfillment of the specified eligibility criteria. For more details, please refer to cmscholarship.goa.gov.in.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible, an applicant must:
• be eligible for Centrally Sponsored Post Matric Scholarship during the current Academic Year.
• belong to the Scheduled Tribes Community in the state of Goa.
• be a regular full-time student in a recognised institution or university.
• have an annual family income below ₹5,00,000.
Required Documents
For fresh students:
• Passport size photograph.
• Self-attested copy of mark sheet or passing certificate from the previous academic year.
• Income certificate for the relevant year issued by the competent authority.
• Self-attested copy of Scheduled Tribe certificate issued by the competent authority.
• Receipt of hostel fees paid (if residing in hostel).
• Receipt of admission fees paid for the current academic year.
• Self-attested copy of bank passbook linked with Aadhaar card (preferably from a national bank).
• Self-attested copy of Aadhaar card.
• Copy of disability certificate issued by competent authority (only for persons with disabilities).
For renewal students:
• Self-attested copy of the mark sheet or passing certificate for the exam passed in the previous academic year.
• Income certificate issued by the competent authority for the relevant year.
• Receipt of fees paid for the current year admission.
• Copy of disability certificate issued by the competent authority (only for persons with disabilities).
How to Apply
Eligible applicants can apply by following these steps:
1. Access the online application portal for the Gagan Bharari Shiksha Yojana.
2. If you are a new applicant, locate and click on the 'Register' button. Complete the required registration details. If you are an existing user, log in using your Gmail, mobile number, or email ID.
3. After filling the registration details, click on the appropriate registration confirmation button to proceed.
4. Within the student registration section, find and click the specific registration link to continue.
5. Fill in all the necessary information in the application form and then click on the final 'Register' or 'Submit' button to complete your application.