OBCPMS
What this is
The Uttar Pradesh Social Welfare Department offers a Pre Matric Scholarship for Other Backward Class (OBC) students. This scholarship aims to financially assist students from these categories to pursue secondary education and complete their matriculation.
In detail
The Uttar Pradesh Social Welfare Department offers a Pre Matric Scholarship specifically designed to support Other Backward Class (OBC) students who are financially disadvantaged and pursuing secondary education in Class 9 or 10. This scholarship program recognizes the importance of education in empowering students from marginalized communities and aims to bridge the financial gap that might otherwise hinder their academic progress. By providing financial assistance, the scholarship helps alleviate the financial burden on SC families and encourages students to complete their matriculation, opening doors to further educational opportunities and brighter futures.
Who qualifies
- Beneficiary must be a resident of Uttar Pradesh.
- Beneficiary must belong to the Other Backward Class (OBC) caste category.
- Beneficiaries who are dependents of people in occupations traditionally considered untouchable.
- Beneficiaries' parents' annual income should not be more than ₹2,00,000/-.
- All the children of the applicant's parents will be eligible.
- Students cannot receive other scholarships alongside this one (with some exceptions).
- Beneficiary's age limit is 12 to 20 years old (as of July 1st).
What you get
- ₹150/- per months (for max 10 months).
- ₹750/- per annum (residential students).
not about the scheme.
Provenance
| schemeName | OBC Pre Matric Scholarship-Uttar Pradesh | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| schemeOpenDate | 2016-04-12 | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| schemeCloseDate | ... | not published at source |
| nodalMinistryName | ... | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| dbtScheme | False | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| achievement data | ... | no source publishes this for any central scheme |