- be a COVID-19 impacted ward i.e., either or both parents died due to COVID-19 OR
- be a ward of Armed Forces and Central Paramilitary Forces martyred in action (Shaheed)
- be enrolled in a course at degree/diploma level in regular mode (in 1st/2nd/3rd/4th year) at an AICTE-approved institution
- be not be a recipient of any of the central/state government/AICTE-sponsored scholarship
- have a family income of less than INR 8,00,000 per annum