The students whose annual income of the family is less than INR 2,50,000 can apply. The candidates must be studying in class 11 or completing his/ her UG, PG course.
Meghalaya Scholarships [Umbrella]– Last Date : 31st october 2024 An initiative by the ministry of Tribal affairs, Government of India, the Umbrella Scholarship is a scheme that helps in providing financial help to the students that belong to the scheduled tribe of Arunachal Pradesh state & helps them in pursuing their education from class 9 to post matric or post secondary level. The main aim of this pre matric Scholarship scheme is to help the the students of the ST community to get quality and quantity education and to to reduce the incidents of dropouts that more than often take place when students are moving from elementary to the secondary level of education. Candidates who to stand true to all the eligibility criteria as awarded with the Umbrella Scholarship.
The last date to submit the application form is 31st October 2024.
The last date for verifying the defect in the application form is 15th November 2024

The last date to apply for these scholarships is 31st October 2024. Click here to apply!
Umbrella Scholarship Dates:
There are some key dates that need to be remembered for people who wish to have the umbrella scholarship. The list of the same is given below:
| Event | Date for Umbrella pre matric scholarship | Date for Umbrella pre matric scholarship |
| Application starts on | Jan 2024 | Jan 2024 |
| Application ends on | Feb 2024 | Feb 2024 |
| Defect verification of the application ends on | Feb 2024 | Feb 2024 |
| Institute verification of the application ends on | Feb 2024 | Feb 2024 |
What are the eligibility criteria for the Umbrella Scholarship?
The Umbrella Scholarship is exclusively for the students that belong to the ST category. However along with this there are other eligibility criteria that also needs to be fulfilled, the list of which is given below:
- The candidate necessary needs to be a domicile of Arunachal Pradesh
- The candidate should belong to the ST category
- Students who are pursuing their class 9 and 10 education from the Government/ State or Central board schools become eligible to apply for the scholarship.
- The candidate who wish to apply for the scholarship should not be availing of any other centrally funded scholarship
- The annual family income of a scholarship applicant who is in their post matric should not be more than INR 2,50,000
- The annual family income of a scholarship applicant who is in there pre-matric should not exceed INR 2,00,000
- In order to become eligible for the post matric scholarship,, the candidate should have passed his higher Secondary from a recognised university or institution or from the board of Secondary education.
- The candidate should be pursuing his post matriculation level education i.e class 11 and higher.
What are the rewards and benefits received from the Umbrella Scholarship?
The students who fulfill the eligibility criteria completely are provided variable maintenance allowance along with an annual allowance through this scholarship.
However, there is a detailed list of the benefits that the umbrella scholarship offers that is given below:
- The scholarship includes fees that are compulsory payable by the students to the institution/university or Board like the enrollment fees, tuition, union, games, library, magazine, medical examination and other fees.
| Scholarship name | Benefits by the scholarship |
| Umbrella pre matric Scholarship | An allowance of maintenance of rupees 350 per months is given to the hostellers and an amount of rupees 150 per month is given to the day scholarsAn allowance of rupees 1000 per annum for book and ad hoc is given to the hustlers and of rupees 750 per annum is given to day scholars.students with certain disabilities are given an extra allowance of rupees 240 per month. |
| Umbrella post matric Scholarship | Research scholars are given an amount of INR 1600 for thesis typing and printing chargesAn amount of INR 1600 per annum is given to the selected candidates as study tour charges.Annual allowance of INR 1200 is given for essential booksfor candidates that are pursuing correspondence courses, a reimbursement of the course fees is givenAn allowance of INR 1200 per month is given to the hostellers and of INR 550 per month is given to day scholars |
What is the process of applying for the Umbrella Scholarship?
Application for the umbrella scholarship can be done through the online mode. While applying, there are certain steps that need to be followed, the process of which is given below:
- Candidates who wish to apply for the scholarship need to visit the National Scholarship Portal.
- A tab called “New Registration” will appear on the dashboard.
- After clicking on which, Registrations Guideline web page will be displayed with all the instructions which the candidates needs to go through carefully and then select the undertaking checkboxes and click on the “continue” button.
- Following which the applicant will need to select their state of domicile and enter the scholarship category, the scholarship scheme type, the name, gender, date of birth, mobile number and email ID.
- Applicants are also supposed to provide the bank details that includes their bank name, the IFSC code, their account number, etc.
- The applicant is then supposed to select their Aadhar or bank account number as the identification details and then click on the “register” button.
- Registered mobile number is verified and then OTP send to that number
- The applicant is now supposed to login to the portal using the OTP that is sent on their mobile and then fill in the umbrella scholarship application form
- The candidates need to fill the form with utmost care because later changes cannot be made
- Candidates are supposed to submit only one application and in case they submit multiple applications then it will lead to the cancellation of the form
- After the application form is successfully completed an application ID and password is sent to the candidate that is used for future reference
- Once the application form for Umbrella scholarship 2024 is filled, the candidates must keep a watch on the status of the application form. On the Umbrella scholarship, you may track the status of the application form.
Important documents that are required for the Umbrella Scholarship:
The following documents need to be uploaded while filling the umbrella scholarship application:
- Bonafide certificate
- Self-attested certificate of academic mark sheet of the previous year
- Income certificate
- Passport size photograph of the applicant
- School leaving certificate
- Hostel certificate
- Domicile certificate
- Disability certificate
- The first page of the bank passbook
- Self-attested copy of Aadhar card
- Self-attested caste certificate issued by the concerned authority
- Fee receipt of current course year
The terms and conditions of the umbrella scholarship:
There are certain terms and conditions that need to be fulfilled in order to apply for Umbrella Scholarship for pre matric and post matric studies. A list of them is given below:
For Umbrella pre-matric Scholarship:
- The scholarship amount is rewarded to a student to pursue his studies in any class for just one year. if a student is repeating the same class in the subsequent year he/she will not be able to receive the scholarship.
- If the student has a good result and regular attendance in class ninth and passes the class meritoriously, the scholarship will be renewed for class 10.
- The amount of the scholarship is disbursed only for the 10 months in an academic year
- If the government deems it correct, the benefits that the scholarship offers can be changed at any time.
- If it is found that the candidate has received the scholarship by unfair or dishonest means, the scholarship is then and there cancelled and the amount paid is recovered.
- The selected candidate must not be a beneficiary of any other scholarship program. Otherwise, the application will be canceled.
For Umbrella Post Matric Scholarship
- The scholarship is provided to students only for pursuing education in India.
- If the government deems it correct the benefit of the scholarship or face can be changed at any time.
- scholarship scheme also covers Central assistance to the State or union territory is that set up the book banks
- If it is found that the candidate has received the scholarship by unfair or dishonest means, the scholarship is then and there cancelled and amount is recovered. All the candidates are requested to stay honest during the whole process. Just to receive the scholarship amount, many candidates display false information. Nevertheless, you will have to face the consequences also. The scholarship application gets rejected if any false means are found.
Scholarship Renewal
Mentioned below are the steps for the Umbrella Scholarship Renewal:
- Candidates need to open the official website of national scholarship portal
- When the homepage will be opened, go to login option
- After that select renewal login option along with the year of login
- This will open a new login form
- Enter the application id and password
- You also need to enter the captcha code given on the screen
- By click on login, renewal form will be opened and you need to enter all details
- After that click on submit and the form will be renewed.
- After the renewal of the application form, you can apply for the scholarship after checking the eligibility for the new academic year. Without renewing the form, you cannot fill in the scholarship form.
Scholarship Sanctioned List
- Students need to open the official page of national scholarship portal
- The homepage will be opened, and there need to go to the registration option
- This will open a new page where they need to click on Scholarship Sanctioned List option
- Enter all the details that is to be filled in the application form like type of the scholarship, state, district and other details
- After that click on submit option
Umbrella Scholarship Eligibility
- Visit the official website of the national scholarship portal.
- On the homepage, click on the Scheme Eligibility option.
- On the new screen, enter the details of the scholarship application
- Click on the Check Eligibility option.
umbrella scholarship FAQs
Q. What is the Umbrella Scholarship?
A. Candidates who are seeking admission in class 11th to Post graduation this scholarship is for them, whose parents are financially weak to afford the high amount of school fees.
Q. How an aspirant can obtain the benefits of scholarship?
A. You have to meet with the qualifications and eligibility criteria which are mandatory for the scholarship scheme.
Q. How will I receive the scholarship amount?
A. If you get selected for the scholarship, you will receive the scholarship amount through your bank account. The bank account details are already provided by you while filling out the scholarship form.
Q. Whom should I contact in case of difficulties in the umbrella scholarship?
A. If you find yourself in any difficulty while filling in the umbrella scholarship form, then you can either mail it to ar.sjeta@gmail.com or call the helpline number +91-(360)-2291559
Q. What are the documents required for the Umbrella scholarship?
A. The documents required for the Umbrella Scholarship are passport size photo, caste certificate, income certificate, domicile certificate, etc.
Q. How much amount is received under the Umbrella Scholarship 2024?
A. The amount received under the Umbrella Scholarship 2024 is INR 1200 for books and INR 1200 per month for hostel students and INR 550 for regular students.
Q. How can I apply for the Umbrella scholarship program?
A. Here is a way to apply for the Umbrella scholarship program,
Visit the official website. Find the “Apply” option. Fill in the application form with the required details. Upload original documents if asked. Submit the application form.
Q. Who can avail of the Umbrella scholarship?
A. The candidates studying in Class 11 and higher can avail of this scholarship.
Q. Which are the fees that are covered under the Umbrella Scholarship?
A. The following fees are covered under the Umbrella Scholarship enrollment fees, tuition fees, union fees, library fees, magazine fees, Sports fees, medical examination fees, and other fees.
Q. How can I check the scholarship status of the Umbrella scholarship scheme?
A. You can check the scholarship status of the Umbrella scholarship scheme on the official website by logging in and clicking on track my application. You need to enter your application number and the status will be displayed on the screen.
Contact details:
- Address: Department of Information and Technology civil secretariat, Itanagar 791111
- Email ID: ar.sjeta@gmail.com
- Helpline Number: +91-(360)-2291559









