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GSSY

Gopabandhu Sikhya Sahayata Yojana
OdishaIndividualStateNo start date
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What this is

The "Gopabandhu Sikhya Sahayata Yojana" scheme was launched as an endeavor to make higher education inclusive and to increase the gross enrollment ratio. The scheme aims to further widen access to higher education for students belonging to underprivileged sections of society.

In detail

"Gopabandhu Sikhya Sahayata Yojana" is a Financial Assistance Scheme launched by the Higher Education Dept., Govt. of Odisha. The scheme was launched as an endeavor to make higher education inclusive and to increase the gross enrollment ratio. The scheme aims to further widen the access to higher education to the students belonging to under privileged sections of society, which in turn shall benefit immensely the students of said strata of society. The objective of the scheme is to extend financial assistance to the students of under privileged sections for pursuing Graduation and Post-Graduation courses in the State of Odisha on an annual basis. It is anticipated that the scheme will lead to their access to higher education. The assistance will be offered on means basis to General, OBC, SC/ST, SEBC/EBC category students. The selected students will receive financial assistance of ₹ 20,000 per annum.

Who qualifies

1) The student should belong to any of the following categories of families:

a) HIV/AIDS-affected family (either father or mother or both).

b) Households Without Shelter.

c) Destitute / Living on Alms.

d) Manual Scavengers.

c) Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups.

f) Legally released Bonded Labourers.

g) Single Mother Family (a mother who has a dependent child or dependent children and who is widowed, divorced, or unmarried).

2) He/ She should be a Permanent Resident of Odisha.

3) The student should have been enrolled for graduate/postgraduate courses ((Non-Technical/Technical/Professional) on a regular mode from the Colleges/ Institutes/ Universities in the State of Odisha recognized by the State Government.

4) The income of the household from all sources should be less than ₹ 10,000/- per month.

What you get

  • The annual Financial assistance will be ₹ 20,000/- for pursuing both Graduate and Post Graduate courses.
  • The student can avail of financial assistance under this scheme even if the student is in receipt of financial assistance under other schemes.
  • The financial assistance shall be limited to the normal duration of the course and will be given each year till the completion of the course.
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Eligibility published here814 characters
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Benefit amount published hereamount or quantity stated
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Description more than a name276 characters
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How to apply published here1 URL(s) published
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Provenance

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schemeNameGopabandhu Sikhya Sahayata YojanamyScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeOpenDate...not published at source
schemeCloseDate...not published at source
nodalMinistryName...myScheme · 2026-09-02
dbtScheme...myScheme · 2026-09-02
achievement data...no source publishes this for any central scheme