Top Class Education Scheme 2018
Top Class Education Scheme 2018
Top Class Education Scheme 2018
a. The Scheme aims at recognizing and promoting quality education amongst students
belonging to SCs, by providing full financial support. The Scheme will cover SC students for
pursuing studies beyond 12th class.
b. The Scheme will operate in all the institutions notified by the Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment for FY 2021-22 to 2025-26.
c. The scholarship, once awarded, will continue till the completion of the course, subject to
satisfactory performance of the student.
2 Eligibility
a. Those SC students having total annual family income from all sources up to Rs. 8.00 lakh and
having secured admission in a full-time prescribed course in any of the notified institutions
according to the general selection criteria prescribed by the concerned institution, will be
eligible for scholarship under the Scheme to the extent of the number of scholarships (slots)
allocated to the institution for the course.
However, the students who have studied class X from any of the Central/State/Municipal Govt.
or Govt. aided schools (except KVS schools), shall be automatically qualified under the scheme.
For this purpose, student may upload certificate in this regard.
b. In case the number of eligible students admitted exceeds the number of slots allotted to the
institution, the scholarship will be restricted to the top students in the inter-se merit list based
on the admission criteria for the course as mentioned in Annexure-II. However, if there is more
than one student with equal marks for the last available slot in an institution, preference should
be given to the student with the lower family income. The remaining students from SC category
admitted in the institution shall be eligible for the Post-Matric Scholarship (PMS) administered
by this Ministry through State Governments/UT Administrations, provided such students are
otherwise eligible under the said scheme.
c. In case the institution finds that the number of eligible candidates in the 1styear are less
than the number of slots allotted to it, the balance slots may be offered to eligible students
studying in 2nd, 3rd and 4th year, etc. on the basis of inter-se merit of previous year’s result
giving priority to those with higher number of years left to complete their respective course i.e.
2nd year students are to get priority overthe3rd year students and so on.
d. Thirty percent (30%) of slots allotted to the Institution shall be reserved for eligible SC girl
students as per their inter-se merit. In the absence of sufficient number of girl students, the
slots may be transferred to eligible boy students as per their inter-se merit.
e. However, the 30% slots as mentioned above will not include those girl students who are
selected on the basis of their performance in the overall merit list of SC students of the
Institution.
f. The benefit of the Scheme will not be provided to more than 2 siblings in a family. The
students will submit an affidavit in the Institution to certify that he/she is not the third sibling of
the family who is availing benefit under the Scheme.
g. The scholarship will be terminated if the student fails to get promoted to the next
semester/class. However, once such student get promoted to the next class, the scholarship
shall be released suo moto.
a. All the IIMs / IITs/ IIITs / AIIMSs/ NITs/NIFTs/ NIDs/ Indian Institutes of Hotel
Management, National Law Universities and other Central Government Institutions will be
eligible to be included in the Scheme, subject to their applying for being included in the Scheme
and recommendation by the Selection Committee under the scheme, or if the Selection
Committee itself recommends the name of the institute for inclusion in the list of empanelled
institutes of the scheme. If an institution is not in any of the above categories, it has to be
included in the current list of i). National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) A++
and A+ Accredited Institutions or ii) Top 100 National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)
Institutions or iii) Institutions of National Importance as per lists issued by Ministry of Human
Resource Development (MHRD) from time to time.
b. For Commercial Pilot Training Course and Type Rating Courses all institutes approved by
Director General of Civil Aviation shall be eligible for empanelment under the Scheme. (The
institutes shall undertake a proper screening test for finding out the eligible students for
undertaking the physical training under the course and results thereof shall be shared with this
Department.)
c. The overall number of scholarships would be capped at 21,500 for the period 2021-22 to
2025-26 (4100 for 2021-22, 4200 for 2022-23, 4300 for 2023-24, 4400 for 2024-25 and 4500
for 2025-26). These available slots shall be distributed among types of institutions as per
Annexure-1 of the Scheme based on decision of selection committee for fresh and renewal
candidates. The tentative number of fresh slots are indicated in the following table which can
be increased with the approval of the selection committee in the event of increasing demands
for fresh slots by the existing or prospective empanelled institutes and availability of funds:
e. The list of the ‘Top Class’ Institutions to be covered under the Scheme along with number of
scholarship slots will be notified by the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment
(Notification for 2021-22 institute-wise allotted and course has been issued vide letter dated
07.09.2021 and attached at Annexure-2). Any addition or deletion to the list shall be notified
by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, as and when
required, based on the recommendations of the Steering Committee set up under the Scheme.
f. Any institution not applying under the Scheme continuously for 3 years shall be removed from
the list of notified institutions under the Scheme. Further, institutes without AISHE code or KYC
with NSP shall be removed from the list of notified institutes under the scheme and their slots
shall be re-distributed among other deserving notified institutes under the scheme.
a. The SC students, who secure admission in the notified institutions, will be awarded
scholarship to meet the requirements for (i) full tuition fee and non-refundable charges (there
will be a ceiling of Rs. 2.00 lakh per annum per student for private sector institutions and Rs.
3.72 lakhs per annum per student for the private sector flying clubs for Commercial Pilot
Training and Type Rating Courses) (ii) Academic allowance of Rs. 86,000 in the first year of
study and Rs. 41,000 in every subsequent year, to take care of living expenses, books and
stationery, computer/laptop of reputed brand with accessories like UPS and printer, etc.
b. The Scheme will be funded by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on 100%
basis.
c. The scholarship will become payable immediately after a student has secured admission and
has started attending the classes.
d. The payment of tuition fee, other non-refundable charges and academic allowance will be
made directly to the students by the Central Government through Direct Benefit Transfer
mode. The students shall deposit the fee to the institute immediately and in any case, within a
month of receipt of such payment.
a. With a view to ensure access of the provisions of this Scheme to all students, the institutions
will incorporate the salient features of the scheme in their prospectus, in addition to putting the
same on the website of the institution. The institutes will also give wider publicity about the
scheme among their students to facilitate optimal utilization of slots allotted to the institutes.
b. The students will submit their application on National Scholarship Portal (NSP). The
institutions will verify the applications on NSP for submission to the Ministry.
The institutions will follow the limit of the slots assigned to it. The last date of verification of
applications of the students by the institutions on NSP shall be 31 st of October every year or as
decided by DBT Mission in consultation with stakeholder Ministries
c. In the case of new entrants i.e. to the first year of the course, the institution will select
eligible SC students on the basis of merit as per the entrance examination merit list keeping in
consideration reservation of 30% of the slots to girl students. The entrance exam of each
course will be considered as per the list given at Annexure-3. The students are required to
apply under the Scheme on the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) and upload their income
certificate and caste certificate on the Portal along with details of their bank account, Admission
Rank and Fee details to claim the scholarship. The institution shall verify all the details before
forwarding the applications to the Ministry. The decision of the institute about eligibility of
student on account of caste, annual family income, educational qualification and rank shall be
held as final by the Ministry as institute is in the best position to take a call on such issues and
therefore no further scrutiny of these documents shall be undertaken by the Ministry However,
if subsequently, at any point of time it is noticed that student was ineligible on these accounts,
the institute shall be responsible and accountable for any loss to the govt and may be asked to
make good the same. The income certificate shall be verified both by the institute and the
Ministry.
e. Alumpsum payment of Rs. 86000 and Rs. 41000 shall be paid to the student beneficiaries of
first year and subsequent years respectively without insistence on production of voucher or
undertaking, etc. from the students.
f. The performance of the SC students covered under the Scheme shall be monitored regularly
by the Head of the respective institution and the same shall be reported to the Union Ministry of
Social Justice and Empowerment at the end of each academic year. This report shall include the
details of educational performance including the actions taken by the institute in hand holding
the academically weaker students through arranging special classes, bridge courses, peer group
formations etc. and the outcome of such actions in the shape of improved academic
performance of such students so that they could integrate themselves with other students
socially and academically.
g. Any institution violating the provisions of the Scheme and/or instructions issued by the
Government of India will be denotified.
ii. The Committee may co-opt an expert as a special invitee, as and when it deems
necessary.
iii. The Committee may recommend to the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
about addition or deletion of any institution based on their performance. For the purpose, the
Committee may take into account the recommendations of the concerned bodies conducting the
entrance examinations for admissions into such courses or having the administrative control
over such institutions.
iv. The Committee would equitably distribute the slots under the Scheme amongst the
notified institutions.
v. The Committee may periodically review the performance of the selected institutions on
the basis of the academic results and also recommend appropriate modifications in the Scheme,
as and when considered necessary.
8. Administrative Expenses
A provision not exceeding 1% of the total budget will be made for creation of database,
publicity and awareness generation or any other activities which will be necessary to
run the scheme efficiently.
9. Restriction from benefit of other scholarship scheme
The selected candidate shall be precluded from availing any other scholarship benefits of similar
scheme of the Centre or State Governments.
Annexure-1 (Refer Para 3 (c) of Scheme Guideline)
1 Engineering 99 909
i. IITs 23 216
ii. NITs 31 296
iii IIITs 24 218
iv. Other Central Govt. Institutions 10 87
v. Other Govt. Institutes of Engineering/ 4 40
Information Technology
vi Other Non-Govt. Institutes 7 52
2 Management 29 189
i. IIMs 20 165
ii. Other Govt. Institutes 4 16
iii. Non. Govt. Institutes 5 8
3 Law- 27 78
i. NLU 24 69
ii. Private Institutions 3 9
4 Medical 27 191
i. Central Govt. Institutions 16 48
ii. Other Govt. Institutions 8 62
iii. Non Govt. Institutions 3 12
5 Agricultural and Allied Sciences- 8 23
Central Institutes
6 Fashion- NIFT 16 46
7 Hospitality- 31 59
i. IHMs 29 57
ii. Private Institutes 2 2
8 Flying Clubs- 11 74
i. CPL Institutes 8 46
ii. AOI 1 1
iii. ATOs 2 7
iv Private ATOs 1 1
9 National Institutes 7 10
10 Miscellaneous 3 9
Total 259 1500
S.No. Name of the Institute Location
number of
State course
slots
1. ENGINEERING/ARCHITECTURE [97]
I - IITs [23]
1 Indian Institute of Technology Hauz Khas, new Delhi-110016
Delhi Under Graduate 12
Delhi
2 Indian Institute of Technology PO IIT, Chennai-600036
Tamil Nadu Under Graduate 12
Chennai
3 Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India - 721302
West Bengal Under Graduate 12
Kharagpur
4 Indian Institute of Technology PO IIT, Kanpur-208076
Uttar Pradesh Under Graduate 12
Kanpur
5 Indian Institute of Technology Powai, Mumbai-400 076
Maharashtra Under Graduate 12
Bombay
6 Indian Institute of Technology Institute of Engineers Building, Pan
Assam Under Graduate 12
Guwahati Bazar, Guwahati- 781 039
7 Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee - Haridwar Highway, Roorkee,
Uttarakhand Under Graduate 12
Roorkee Uttarakhand 247667
8 Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University Campus,
Banaras Hindu University Uttar Pradesh 221005 Uttar Pradesh Under Graduate 10
Sub total 8
Total for Management 189
Law Courses [26]
3. National Law Universities [24]
129 National Law School of India PO Bag-7201, Nagarbhavi,
Karnataka Under Graduate 4
University, Banglore Bangalore-560072
130 National Law Institute University, Kerwa Dam Rd, National Law
Bhopal Institute University, Bhopal, Madhya Madhya Pradesh Under Graduate 4
Pradesh 462044
131 NALSAR University of Law, Justice City, Shamirpet, Hyderabad,
Telangana Under Graduate 4
Hyderabad Telangana 500101
132 National Law University, Jodhpur NH-65, Nagaur Road, Mandore,
Rajasthan Under Graduate 4
Jodhpur-342304
133 The WB National University of Dr. Ambedkar Bhavan, 12 LB Block,
Juridical Sciences, Kolkata Sector-III, Salt Lake City, Kolkata- West Bengal Under Graduate 4
700098
134 Hidayatullah National Law HNLU Bhawan, civil Lines, Raipur,
Chhattisgarh Under Graduate 4
University, Raipur Chhattisgarh-492001
135 Gujarat National Law University E-4, GIDC Electronics Estate,
Gujarat Under Graduate 4
Sector-26, Gandhinagar-382028
136 Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Sector-DI, LDA Colony, Kanpur
Law University, Lucknow Road Scheme, Lucknow-226012 Uttar Pradesh Under Graduate 4
147 Maharashtra National Law 2nd and 6th Floor, MTNL Building,
University, Mumbai Technology St, Hiranandani
Maharashtra Under Graduate 1
Gardens, Powai, Mumbai,
Maharashtra 400076
148 Maharashtra National Law 7, Wardha Rd, Maharashtra 441108
University, Nagpur Maharashtra Under Graduate 1
Sub total 69
II- Other Private Law Institutes [3]
153 ILS Law College Law College Road, Pune-411004 Maharashtra Under Graduate 4
154 Symbiosis Law College Survey No 227, Plot No. 11, Rohan
Mithila, Opp. Pune Airport, New VIP
Maharashtra Under Graduate 4
Road, Viman Nagar, Pune,
Maharashtra 411014
155 O.P. Jindal Law School, O.P. Jindal Law School, Haryana Under Graduate 1
Sub Total 9
Total for Law 78
4. MEDICINE [13]
I- Central Government Medical Institutes[16]
156 All India Institute of Medical Ansari Nagar, New Delhi
Delhi Under Graduate 5
Sciences
157 Jawaharlal Institute of Dhanvantri Nagar, Gorimedu,
Postgraduate Medical Education Puducherry-605006 Puducherry Under Graduate 5
& Research
158 AIIMS, Bhopal Saket Nagar, AIIMS Campus, Saket
Nagar, Bagh Swaniya, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Under Graduate 4
Madhya Pradesh 462020
159 AIIMS, Bhubaneswar Sijua, Patrapada, Bhubaneswar,
Odisha Under Graduate 4
Odisha 751019
160 AIIMS, Jodhpur basni Industrial Area, MIA 2nd
Phase, Basni, Jodhpur, Rajasthan Rajasthan Under Graduate 4
342005
161 AIIMS, Patna Phulwarisharif, Patna, Bihar-801507
Bihar Under Graduate 1
Sub total 62
III - Non-Government Medical College [3]
180 SDM Medical College Manjushree Nagar, Sattur Colony,
Karnataka 580009 Karnataka Under Graduate 1
213 Institute of Hotel Management, Near Bani Park Police Station, Sikar
Catering Technology & Applied Road, Jaipur-302016
Rajasthan Under Graduate 3
Nutrition
214 Institute of Hotel Management, Seed Farm, Sector-G, Aliganj,
Catering & Nutrition Lucknow-226020 Uttar Pradesh Under Graduate 3
234 Indian Culinary Institute Survey Nos. 211 & 212, Kurrakalva
Village,
Papanaidupeta Post, Renigunta
Andhra Pradesh Under Graduate 1
Mandal, Chittoor (Dist),
Andhra Pradesh – 517 526
Sub total 57
II- Private Hotel Management Institutes [2]
236 B.V. Institute of Hotel Sector-8, CBD, Navi Mumbai –
Management & Catering 400614 , Maharashtra
Technology Maharashtra Under Graduate 1
Sub total 2
Total for Hospitality 59
8. FLYING CLUBS[12]
I. Flying Training Otganization (FTO) - Commercial Pilot License [8]
238 Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Fursatganj Airfiled, Distt.-CSM
Academy Nagar-229302. Commercial Pilot License
Uttar Pradesh 17
Uttar Pradesh. Training
242 Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation Civil Aerodrome Commercial Pilot License
Haryana 15
Karnal-132001 Training
243 Nagpur Flying Club Hangar No. 1, Wardha Rd, Near
Airport, Adcajent to DBAI Airport,
Commercial Pilot License
Sonegaon, Nagpur, Maharashtra Maharashtra 1
Training
440005
244 RAGAAT Trivandrum International Airport
Chackai ITI Jn Beach P.O, Commercial Pilot License
Kerala 1
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695007 Training
III. Government Aviation Training Organization (ATO) - Type Rating Institutes [2]
247 Air India Central Training Balanagar Main Rd, Balanagar,
Establishment Hyderabad Ferozguda, Balanagar, Hyderabad,
Commercial Pilot License
Telangana 500011 Telangana 6
Training
252 Ali Yavar Jung National Institute kishan Chand Marg, Bandra (West),
for the Hearing Hadicapped Mumbai-400050 Maharashtra Under Graduate 1
253 National Institute for the Visually 116, Rajpur Rd, Jakhan, Dehradun,
Handicapped Uttarakhand 248001 Uttarakhand Under Graduate 1
258 Film and Television Institute of Law College Road, Pune-411 004
India
Maharashtra Post Graduate 1
259 Indian Institute of Mass Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, JNU New
Communication Campus, New Delhi-110067 Delhi Post Graduate 3