SHRESHTA Scheme for Residential Education to meritorious SC students in class 9 and 10 from Academic Year 2022-23. Submit online consent for SHRESHTA Scheme. Submit Consent link given below.
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, is launching a scheme for residential education for Scheduled Caste (SC) students in high schools (SHRESHTA) in the target areas. SHRESHTA is fully funded by the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, which is being started from the session 2022-23.
It aims to provide residential educational opportunities for meritorious scheduled caste students (both boys and girls). The attached brochure has all the details about the SHRESHTA scheme. Key points include:
It offers admission to classes 9th and 11th in select CBSE affiliated private residential schools for competitive education till class 12th. The selection is through a national level test NETS (National Entrance Test for SHRESHTA), which is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) in Computer Based Test Mode.
The schools entered into this scheme include the distribution of scholarships directly. The scholarship covers the school fee (including tuition fee) and hostel fee (including mess fee) subject to the ceilings mentioned in the brochure.
The expected number of seats from 2022-23 to 2025-26, obligations on the part of schools for admission, and provision of bridge courses have all been included in the brochure.
The scheme is applicable only for residential schools (independent) affiliated to CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) up to class 12th. Schools must be in operation for 5 years or more with 75 percent pass percentage or more in Class 10 and Class 12 in last 3 years. The scheme provides an opportunity for reputed schools to be involved in development interventions providing high-quality education to meritorious students from the Scheduled Caste community.
For the implementation of the scheme, a letter jointly signed by the Secretary, Department of School Education and the Secretary, Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India has been issued to all Chief Secretaries of States and Union Territories seeking their help including dissemination of the SHRESTHA scheme.
CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) will conduct interaction and clarification sessions in VC mode with the Principals of the schools who have submitted their consent on the link given below.
How SC students submit Online Consent for SHRESHTA Scheme
Step I: Visit the official website of CBSE or click here to submit Online Consent for SHRESTHA Scheme.
Step II: After clicking the above link, the registration form will open.
Step III: Enter all the details asked in the registration form.
Step IV: After entering all the details, click on the “Submit” button.
In view of the announcement of this central scheme by the Government of India, all residential schools (independent category) affiliated to CBSE and those fulfilling the above criteria are encouraged to submit their online consent on the above link by 25 March 2022.
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