SCHEME SHRESHTA

WHY IN NEWS?

PIB: The government has approved a new scheme named SHRESHTA (Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas)

ABOUT

The scheme ‘SHRESHTA’  Scheme for  Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas was launched by

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment with the goal of providing quality education and opportunity to students of SC Category.

 COMPONENTS OF THE SCHEME

A) Schooling under CBSE/State Board Affiliated Private  Residential Schools

• Under this mode, meritorious students will get admission in selected private schools of CBSE and State Boards.
• These students will be selected through the National Entrance Test for SHRESHTA (NETS), conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA).
• Selected students will be admitted to private residential schools in the 9th and 11th grades, enabling them to complete their education up to the 12th standard.

Eligibility 

Under this scheme, around 3000 SC students with parents’ annual income up to 2.5 lakh are selected annually based on their merit.

Benefits of the scheme

-For the students taking admission under this scheme, their entire fee including school fees (tuition fees) and hostel fees (mess charges) will be waived off.  

Admissible fees for each class are specified as follows- 9th: ₹1,00,000, 10th: ₹1,10,000, 11th: ₹1,25,000, 12th: ₹1,35,000

 B) Admission in NGO operated schools

• Under this mode of education , schools and hostels run by voluntary organizations (VOs) and NGOs, will offer education up to class 12
• Schools and hostels receiving grant-in-aid and demonstrating satisfactory performance will continue to benefit under this mode.