PSSLP
What this is
The scheme awards students from Backward Classes (BC), Most Backward Classes (MBC), and Denotified Communities (DNC) for their excellent performance in academic exams studying in Government/Government Aided and Private Schools.
In detail
The "Prize Schemes to the Students (State Level Prizes)" launched by the Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department, Tamil Nadu, aimed at supporting students from Backward Classes (BC), Most Backward Classes (MBC), and Denotified Communities (DNC). The prizes are distributed to students from both Government/Government Aided and Private Schools who have studied Tamil as their first language. Awards are given in various categories, with no income limit.
Who qualifies
- The beneficiary should be a student.
- The beneficiary should be a resident of Tamil Nadu.
- The beneficiary should belong to the Backward Classes (BC)/ Most Backward Classes (MBC)/ Denotified Communities (DNC).
- The beneficiary should be studying in a Government/ Government Aided/ Private School.
- The beneficiary must have studied Tamil as the first language.
> Note: If more than one student secures the same marks, awards are granted to all students.
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What you get
- First Prize: ₹50,000/- (boys from BC), ₹25,000/- (girls from BC) - Second Prize: ₹30,000/- (boys from BC), ₹20,000/- (girls from BC) - Third Prize: ₹20,000/- (boys from BC), ₹15,000/- (girls from BC)
Who is excluded
- State Level Topper students who are awarded prizes by the Education Department are not eligible.
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Provenance
| schemeName | Prize Schemes to the Students (State Level Prizes) | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| schemeOpenDate | ... | not published at source |
| 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 |