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04-10-2023 | 14:34 PM

SHREYAS Scheme

SHREYAS scheme empowers thousands, over 2300 crore rupees allocated for education of SC and OBC students since 2014.

Key Highlights:

• Its nodal ministry is Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.
• SHREYAS stands for Scholarships for Higher Education for Young Achievers Scheme.
• The objective of the Scheme is to provide coaching of good quality for economically disadvantaged Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) candidates to enable them appear in competitive and entrance examinations for obtaining appropriate jobs in Public/Private Sector as well as for securing admission in reputed technical and professional higher education institutions.
• The ceiling of the total family income under the scheme is 8 lakhs per annum 3500 slots are allotted per annum.