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The scheme was launched by School Education Department, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh to ensure continuity of education for girl students who are the only daughters of their parents. Under this scheme, eligible girl students who are only child of their parents receive a scholarship of ₹5,000/- per year.

Benefit: Under the scheme, a scholarship of ₹5,000/- per year is given to single girl child students. Note: The scholarship will be deposited directly into the student's bank account.

Under this scheme, education loans of up to ₹50 lakhs are provided to persons with disabilities (OH/VH/HH/MR) for pursuing professional and technical education both in India and abroad.

Benefit: Under this scheme, education loans of up to ₹50 lakhs are provided to persons with disabilities (OH/VH/HH/MR) for pursuing professional and technical education both in India and abroad.

A scheme named Education Loan Scheme by National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC) under the M/o Social Justice and Empowerment provides loans to students from Scheduled Castes who are pursuing full-time professional or technical courses in recognized institutions.

Benefit: Maximum Loan Limit: Up to ₹30 lakhs (for studies in India) and upto ₹40 lakhs (for studies abroad) or 90% of course fee, whichever is less. 1. Rate of Interest: - For studies in India, upto ₹30 lakhs or 90% of course fee, whichever is less. The rate of interest for male candidates is 6% whereas for female candidates it is 5.5%. The repayment period must be within 10 years for loan upto Rs.10 lakh. - For studies abroad, upto ₹40 lakhs, or 90% of course fee, whichever is less. The rate of interest for male candidates is 7% whereas for female candidates it is 6.5%. The repayment period must be within 12 years for loan upto ₹10 lakhs. The Moratorium Period is 6 months after course completion or getting employment, whichever is earlier in both the cases.

"Education Loan Scheme" provides financial assistance to the SC/ST/OBC/PwD students for pursuing professional and technical education in India and abroad, with loan limits of ₹7,50,000/- and ₹15,00,000/- respectively. Delhi residents with an annual family income below ₹5,00,000/- are eligible.

Benefit: Need-based finance with a ceiling of ₹7,50,000/- for studies in India. Need-based finance with a ceiling of ₹15,00,000/- for studies abroad. _No promoter’s contribution required for loans up to ₹4,00,000/-._ _For loans above ₹4,00,000/-, 5% contribution is required for studies in India and 15% for studies abroad._ _Loan repayment period is up to 10 years after the commencement of repayment or until the date of employment, whichever is earlier._ _The applicant has the option to repay the loan earlier if desired._

The scheme implemented by the National Scheduled Castes Finance & Development Corporation, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India. Under this Scheme, loan is provided for pursuing full-time Professional/Technical courses in recognized institutions as one time assistance.

Benefit: Maximum Loan Limit: - Up to ₹30,00,000/- (for studies in India) and upto ₹40,00,000/- (for studies abroad) or 90% of course fee, whichever is less. Rate of Interest: - For studies in India: NSFDC shall charge interest @ 2% per annum from the SCAs, which in turn, shall charge 6% per annum from the beneficiaries. In case of women beneficiaries, an interest rebate of 0.5% is provided. - For studies abroad: NSFDC shall charge interest @ 3% per annum from the SCAs, which in turn, shall charge 7% per annum from the beneficiaries. In case of women beneficiaries, an interest rebate of 0.5% is provided. Repayment Period: The maximum repayment period under the Educational Loan Scheme is as under:- - For Loan up to ₹10,00,000/-: Within 10 years - For Loan above ₹10,00,000/-: Within 12 years

The scheme aims to provide education loans to members of the Backwards Classes for pursuing professional and technical education. Through this scheme, financial assistance in the form of education loans is provided to eligible Backwards Class students.

Benefit: Education loan for pursuing professional and technical education at the graduate and higher levels. The maximum loan amount provided is ₹15,00,000/- for studies in India. The maximum loan amount provided is ₹20,00,000/- for studies abroad. The interest rate is 4% per annum. For girl students, the interest rate is 3.5% per annum.

Loan of upto ₹20,00,000/- for domestic courses & ₹30,00,000/- for courses abroad under Credit Line-1 and Credit line -2 is extended to beneficiaries belong to minority communities at 3% p.a. & 8% p.a respectively.

Benefit: Concessional Credit to the beneficiaries among minority communities.

This scheme offers educational loans of up to ₹10 lakhs for studies within India and up to ₹30 lakhs for studies abroad. These loans are available to eligible students pursuing regular full-time recognized courses in India or abroad.

Benefit: Maximum Loan Limit: - For studies within India: Up to ₹10,00,000/- - For studies abroad: Up to ₹30,00,000/- Recovery: - Recovery (Principal & Interest) will commence after 6 months of completion of the course or getting employment, whichever is earlier. The loan will be repaid in 20 quarterly installments in 5 years from the date of first disbursement. - There would be a tag/maker on the Diploma/Degree of the student indicating his repayment liabilities. Note: The Educational Loan, shall, however, be restricted to cover the admissible expenses for the remaining years of study on a pro-rate basis. Further, all Educational Loans shall be sanctioned & disbursed on a case-to-case basis.

This scheme offers educational loans of up to ₹10 lakhs for studies within India and up to ₹20 lakhs for studies abroad. These loans are available to eligible students pursuing regular full-time recognized professional/technical courses in India or abroad.

Benefit: Maximum Loan Limit: - For studies within India: Up to ₹10,00,000/- - For studies abroad: Up to ₹20,00,000/- Recovery: - Recovery (Principal & Interest) will commence after 6 months of completion of the course or getting employment, whichever is earlier. The loan will be repaid in 20 quarterly installments in 5 years from the date of first disbursement. - There would be a tag/maker on the Diploma/Degree of the student indicating his repayment liabilities. Note: The Educational Loan, shall, however, be restricted to cover the admissible expenses for the remaining years of study on a pro-rata basis. Further, all Educational Loans shall be sanctioned & disbursed on a case-to-case basis.

The scheme is implemented by Haryana Backward Classes & Economically Weaker Sections Kalyan Nigam, aims to provide education loans to sections of minority population on the basis of "Creamy Layer". These loans support pursuing general/professional/technical courses at graduate levels or higher.

Benefit: Under this scheme, Nigam provides loans of up to ₹20,00,000/- for professional degree courses in India and up to ₹30,00,000/- for courses abroad, with an interest rate of 8% for males and 5% for females. 1. The education loans are provided for pursuing general/professional/ technical courses or training at the graduate and/or higher level to minority communities i.e. Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Parsis, and Jains.

The scheme aims to encourage female students from Haryana to pursue higher education and reduce their interest burden. Through this scheme, financial assistance and an interest subsidy are provided to eligible female students.

Benefit: Financial Assistance: Provided to female students under a Bank tie-up Education Scheme.1. Interest Subsidy: The Corporation will provide an interest subsidy of 5% per annum to the banks.1. Reduced Interest Burden: The scheme aims to reduce the interest burden on the student/guardian.1. Specific Interest Subsidy Condition: The Haryana Women Development Corporation (HWDC) will pay up to 5% interest subsidy on Education Loans to those female students who have availed the Education Loan from SBI Group and whose parents are employees of these banks and are being provided Education Loan at a lesser interest rate than the rate of interest for the general public. Hence, only the difference in interest of the subsidy will be paid by HWDC.

“Educational Allowances to the Children of Widows” by the Dept of Women & Child Development, Govt of Pondicherry, was introduced to provide financial assistance (₹25 to ₹125) for the education of poor widows' children up to higher secondary or equivalent.

Benefit: Financial assistance ranging from ₹25 to ₹125 for the purchase of textbooks, notebooks, etc.

The “Educational Assistance” scheme was started by the Assam Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, Labour Welfare Department, Government of Assam to provide educational assistance to the children of the registered construction workers who are studying in Class I to Post Graduate.

Benefit: Educational Assistance under the scheme is as follows:- Sl. No.ClassAmount of Annual Grant/Scholarship1Class 1 to 4₹1,500/-2Class 5 to 7₹2,750/-3Class 8 to 10₹4,000/-4Class 11 to 12 (each year) including ITI₹7,000/-5Degree Course & its equivalent courses including ITI₹10,000/-6Post Graduate or equivalent classes including engineering/ medical/competitive exam₹20,000/-7Apart from the Post Graduate Degree, if any children of the registered beneficiaries wish to get higher study in the Government Institution of IIT /Engineering /Medical or any higher study in the Govt. InstitutionAll Expenses

This scheme provides educational assistance to the son or daughter of a registered construction worker who is studying in any class from Class I to Post Graduate Level/Professional Course.

Benefit: Education Allowance shall be provided at the following rates: Sl. No.Class/CourseAmount of Educational Assistance1Class 1 to 5₹300/- per month2Class 6 to 8₹400/- per month3Class 9 to 12₹700/- per month4Diploma/Graduate Studies₹900/- per month5Vocational Training through ITI₹900/- per month6Post Graduate Studies₹2,000/- per month7MBBS/BEMBBS/BE/Professional Course the Board shall incur the entire cost of study for meritorious students, on a case to case basis subject to approval of Andaman & Nicobar Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board.

The scheme provides scholarships in the form of financial assistance to children of construction workers registered under the Board. These scholarships will be applicable for courses of study specified by the Board from time to time.

Benefit: Value of the Scholarship: The rate of the scholarship for different courses/subjects is as follows: Sl. No.Level of StudyStipend (Per Month)1Degree₹800/-2Diploma₹600/-3Certificate course₹600/-4Class XI & XII₹600/-5Class VIII to X₹500/-6Class V to VII₹400/-2. Reader’s charges for Blind students (Blind Scholars): Blind Students/Scholars will be given an additional amount of ₹200/- per month as "Readers charges subject to production of disability certificate issued by the competent authority". A One Time Book and Uniform Grant to students at 2 months stipend will be granted for the students of the following group of classes: Sl. No.Class/CourseGrant Amount (One time Grant)1Class I- Class II₹400/-2Class III- Class IV₹600/-3Class 5 - Class 7₹800/-4Class 8 - Class 10 ₹1,000/-5Class 11 - Class 12₹1,200/-6Certificate course₹1,200/-7Diploma course ₹1,200/-8Degree course ₹1,600/-Note: The rates and the type of courses for which the scholarship will be granted are subject to revision from time to time. Duration of Awards: The award once made will be tenable from the stage at which it is given to the completion of the course, subject to good conduct and regular attendance. Noncompliance with any of the eligibility conditions and rules may cause the discontinuity of the scholarship at any time. Payment: The stipend will be paid to the selected students by the Building & Other Construction Workers Welfare Board in accordance with the procedure laid down by the Building & Other Construction Workers Welfare Board.

The scheme “Educational Assistance for Children of Victims of Crime” was launched by the Department of Social Justice, Government of Kerala.

Benefit: Under the scheme, the following financial assistance will be given to the eligible applicant: Sl. No.Classes/CoursesAmount of Assistance1Children studying in classes 1 to 5₹3000/- per year2Children studying in classes 6 to 10₹5000/- per year3Higher Secondary₹7500/- per year4Graduate students₹10,000/- per year5PG/M.Phil course students₹15,000/- per yearNote: The amount will be transferred to the joint account of the child and the current parent.

The Educational Assistance for Degree Course scheme provides financial assistance to children of registered construction workers pursuing their undergraduate degree (1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year, if applicable). This benefit is also extended to the wife of a registered male worker.

Benefit: Financial assistance of ₹20,000/- per year for undergraduate students.

The Educational Assistance for Government Recognised Diploma Courses scheme is designed to financially support children of registered construction workers, providing ₹20,000 per year for diploma courses and ₹25,000/- per year for postgraduate diploma courses.

Benefit: Financial Assistance For: Government Recognized Diploma Courses- ₹20,000/- Postgraduate Diploma Courses- ₹25,000/- NOTE: Benefit applies to a maximum of two children and to the wife of registered male workers.

The Maharashtra Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board provides educational assistance to the children and spouses of registered construction workers pursuing medical and engineering degrees.

Benefit: Financial Assistance For: Medical Degree: ₹1,00,000/- Engineering Degree: ₹60,000/-

The scheme “Educational Assistance to Children of Prisoners” was launched by the Department of Social Justice, Government of Kerala.

Benefit: Under the scheme, scholarship/financial assistance will be provided to the children of prisoners for their expenses like food, clothing, school fees, etc. as under: Sl. No.Classes/CoursesAmount of Scholarship/Financial Assistance11st Std. to 5th Std.₹500/- per month26th Std. to 10th Std.₹750/- per month3+1 (Plus one) & +2 (Plus two)₹1000/- per month4Degree/Professional Course₹1500/- per monthNote: Degree/ Professional course must be in Government/ Aided colleges inside Kerala.