• be a domicile of Odisha
• be admitted to educational institution recognised by the regulatory authorities such as AICTE, MCI, and UGC, etc.
• have an annual family income of less than ₹8,00,000 from all sources

For the UG Merit Scholarship:-

• have passed Class 12 from Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), Odisha or equivalent exam
• have secured 55% or more marks from an institution recognised by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)/Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE)
• be pursuing a regular degree course or a three-year degree course in any of the recognised institute/college/university

For the PG Merit Scholarship:-

• have passed a three-year degree or equivalent exam
• have secured 55% or more marks from a recognised institute
• be pursuing a regular PG degree in Arts/Commerce/Science or any other postgraduate discipline which is non-professional in nature, from any of the recognised college/institute/university

For Technical & Professional Merit Scholarships:-

• have passed Class 12 from Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), Odisha or equivalent exam from an institution recognised by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)/Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) OR
•  have completed a three-year degree or equivalent 3-year course (only for master’s course) with 55% or more marks
• be pursuing regular technical/professional courses in any of the recognised college/institute/university

Note:– Students must apply for the scholarship in the first year of the degree course.

Courses Applicable under the scholarship scheme:-

• UG Merit: 3-year degree course (B.A./B.Sc./B.Com.) and specialised programs such as BBA/BCA/BJMC etc. having a duration of 3 years
• PG Merit: PG courses in Arts/Commerce/Science as well as other non-professional courses
• Technical and Professional Merit: undergraduate and postgraduate professional degree programs and integrated courses including B.E./B.Tech, MBBS, BDA, BHMS, BAMS, B.Pharma, B.Sc. (Nursing), B.Sc. (Agriculture), MBA, MCA, M.Tech, Integrated M.Sc., and other recognised by regulatory bodies like AICTE, MCI, DCI, CCIM, CCH, CCH, INC, UGC, etc.

Note:- For a list of eligible courses under this scholarship scheme, kindly refer to Appendix II in the ‘Scholarship Guidelines’.

The following students are ineligible for this scholarship:-

• Students enrolled in open universities or pursuing higher education through distance learning or correspondence courses.
• Students who are already receiving scholarships under any other state/central government schemes
• Students enrolled in diploma courses
• Students enrolled in M.Phil, PhD, B.Ed and M.Ed. degree
• Students pursuing their education abroad
• Students who have already completed one technical/professional course but taking admission to another course at the same level
• Students who fail to receive validation from their respective principal or educational institution