- Applicants must be Indian citizens.
- They must belong to the Scheduled Castes (SC) category.
- Students must be planning to pursue regular professional/technical courses approved by the Government in India and abroad.
- Applicants must have cleared their last qualifying examination (school, undergraduate, or postgraduate level).
- The candidates must be enrolled in one of the following professional and technical courses approved by the Government for pursuing studies in both Indian and International institutions:
- Architecture (B.Arch./M.Arch.)
- Medical (M.B.B.S/M.D./M.S.)
- Law (L.L.B./L.L.M.)
- Education (C.T./N.T.T./B.Ed./M.Ed.)
- Education (C.T./N.T.T./B.Ed./M.Ed.)
- Physical Education (C.PEd./B.PEd./M.PEd.)
- Journalism & Mass Communication (Graduation/postgraduation)
- Geriatric Care (Diploma/postgraduate/diploma)
- Midwifery (Diploma)
- Laboratory Technician (Diploma)
- Chartered Accountancy (C.A.)
- Cost Accountancy (I.C.W.A.)
- Company Secretaryship (C.S.)
- Biotechnology/Microbiology/Clinical Technology (diploma/degree)
- Pharmacy (B.Pharm./M.Pharm.)
- Dental (B.D.S./M.D.S.)
- Physiotherapy (B.Sc./M.Sc.)
- Pathology (B.Sc./M.Sc.)
- Nursing (B.Sc./M.Sc.)
- Information Technology (B.C.A./M.C.A.)
- Management (B.B.A./M.B.A.)
- Hotel Management & Catering Technology (Diploma/graduation/postgraduation)
- Actuarial Sciences (Graduation/post graduation/F.I.A.)
- Associate Member of the Institute of Engineers (A.M.I.E.) and Institute of Electronics & Telecommunication
- Higher education (Doctoral studies leading to M.Phil./Ph.D. from recognized institutions)
- Annual family income of applicants belonging to urban and rural areas should not exceed INR 3 lakh.