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This scheme provides financial assistance to Scheduled Tribe students who have passed national competitive examinations such as JEE, NEET, CLAT, AIIMS, and NDA, and have taken admission in IIT, NIT, NLU, MBBS (government colleges located in Madhya Pradesh), AIIMS or NDA.

The "Pratibha Yojana" was launched by the Tribal Affairs Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh on 01.09.2016 to encourage talented students of the Scheduled Tribe Category for higher education. This scheme provides financial assistance to Scheduled Tribe students who have passed national competitive examinations such as JEE, NEET, CLAT, AIIMS, & NDA and have taken admission in IIT, NIT, NLU, MBBS (government colleges located in Madhya Pradesh), AIIMS or NDA.

• The applicant should be a student.
• The student should be a native of Madhya Pradesh.
• The student should belong to the Scheduled Tribe category.
• The applicant's annual family income should not exceed ₹6,00,000/-.
• The student should have qualified in any of the National Competitive Examinations such as JEE, NEET, CLAT, AIIMS, or NDA.
• The applicant should have been admitted to one of the following institutions:

• IIT/NIT through JEE
• Government colleges in Madhya Pradesh for NEET (MBBS only)
• AIIMS
• NLU through CLAT
• NDA through UPSC

Note 1: The applicant's Aadhaar must be linked to the bank account.

Note 2: The applicant must have the receipt of admission to the institute.

Under this scheme, eligible students are provided with the following incentives:

• A financial assistance of ₹50,000/- is provided to students whose annual parental income is up to ₹3,00,000/-.
• A financial assistance of ₹25,000/- is provided to students whose annual parental income exceeds ₹3,00,000/-.

Note: The incentive amount is paid into the applicant’s bank account linked to Aadhaar.