Scholarship to Scheduled Caste Students Studying in Government ITIs, Haryana

What is the SC scholarship for government ITI trainees in Haryana?

Scholarship to Scheduled Caste Students Studying in Government ITIs is a state scheme of the Directorate of Skill Development and Industrial Training, Haryana, the department that runs the state's government Industrial Training Institutes. The scheme gives a small but regular cash support to Scheduled Caste trainees so that fee and incidental costs do not push them out of a craftsman trade course mid-way.

According to the department's scheme listing on the Haryana state DBT portal, the scheme appears as "Scholarship to scheduled caste students studying in Govt. ITIs" under the Skill Development and Industrial Training Department. The benefit has two parts: a scholarship of Rs 200 per month and a tuition fee reimbursement of Rs 15 per month, giving Rs 215 a month in all.

The scheme is deliberately narrow. It is not a merit scholarship, not a loan, and not linked to family income in the way the central post-matric SC scholarship is. It attaches to two facts only: the trainee belongs to the Scheduled Caste category, and the trainee is enrolled in a government ITI in Haryana.

Who is eligible for the Haryana SC ITI scholarship?

A trainee can claim the scholarship if:

• The trainee is an Indian citizen and a resident of Haryana.
• The trainee belongs to the Scheduled Caste category, evidenced by a caste certificate from a competent Haryana authority.
• The trainee is currently enrolled in a government ITI in Haryana, in a regular craftsman trade course.
• The trainee maintains the attendance required to be eligible to sit the examination.
• The trainee has an Aadhaar-linked bank account in their own name.

Who cannot apply or is not eligible:

• A trainee from the general, Backward Class or other non-SC category cannot apply under this scheme.
• A trainee enrolled in a private ITI is not eligible; the scheme is restricted to government ITIs.
• A trainee who is not a resident of Haryana is not eligible even if studying in a Haryana ITI.
• A trainee who fails the qualifying examination receives no scholarship.
• A trainee already drawing a stipend or scholarship for the same course under another scheme cannot claim this one in addition, which is why an affidavit of non-duplication is required.
• A trainee whose attendance falls short of the level needed to appear in the examination loses the second instalment.

How much does the scholarship pay, and when?

The release schedule is tied to two checkpoints:

1. First instalment (50 per cent); released after the trainee secures admission to a government ITI and the ITI forwards the verified list.
2. Second instalment (50 per cent): released only after the trainee fulfils the attendance criteria required for appearing in the examination.

This structure matters in practice. A trainee who joins, collects the first half, and then stops attending classes will not see the second half. The money is credited directly to the trainee's own account; it is not routed through the ITI or adjusted against fees.

What documents are required?

How to apply for the Haryana SC ITI scholarship

1. Secure admission in a regular trade course at a government ITI in Haryana and note your trainee registration number.
2. Collect the scholarship application form from the scholarship clerk or the Student Corner notice board of your ITI. The Directorate publishes a scholarship circular that the ITI follows each session.
3. Fill the form with your name exactly as it appears on Aadhaar, your trade, your session, your bank account number and IFSC.
4. Attach the attested caste certificate and domicile certificate, a passport size photograph, a copy of Aadhaar, the bank passbook page and the affidavit stating you are not receiving benefits under any other scheme.
5. Submit the complete file to the Principal or Head of the ITI. This scheme does not take direct applications from students; the ITI is the submitting authority.
6. Get an acknowledgement with a diary or receipt number from the ITI office and keep a photocopy of the full set of papers you handed in.
7. Seed your bank account with Aadhaar at your bank branch if you have not already, because the payment travels through DBT and will fail otherwise.
8. Follow up after the first instalment date with the ITI scholarship clerk if the credit has not appeared.

How to check the status of your scholarship

1. Ask the ITI scholarship clerk whether your name appears in the sanction list forwarded to the Directorate. Every payment starts from that list.
2. Check your bank passbook or SMS alerts for a DBT credit from the state government.
3. Check the DBT Haryana portal at dbtharyana.gov.in, where the scheme is listed under the Skill Development and Industrial Training Department.
4. Verify Aadhaar seeding at your bank branch or through the NPCI mapper if nothing has arrived and your name is confirmed on the list.
5. Call the Saral Haryana helpline on 1800-2000-023, available 7 am to 9 pm, Monday to Saturday, for a state-level query.

Why do SC ITI scholarship claims get rejected?

• Caste certificate not attested, expired, or issued by an authority outside Haryana.
• Name mismatch between the Aadhaar record, the bank account and the ITI admission record. This is the single most common DBT failure.
• Bank account not Aadhaar-seeded, so the DBT transfer bounces.
• Attendance short of the level needed to appear in the examination, which blocks the second instalment.
• Failure in the qualifying examination, which disqualifies the trainee from the award.
• Affidavit missing, so duplication with another scholarship cannot be ruled out.
• Form submitted directly to the Directorate instead of through the ITI Principal, which means it never enters the sanction list.
• Late submission after the session's cut-off. The 2024-25 window, for example, closed on 31 December 2024.

Most of these are fixable. Correct the specific defect, get the ITI to include you in the next sanction list, and the arrears usually follow in the subsequent release rather than lapsing.

How this scheme fits with other Haryana ITI benefits

The same directorate runs a Toolkit Reimbursement benefit, given once during the training period to Scheduled Caste trainees and to all girl students in government ITIs. A SC girl trainee can hold both: the monthly scholarship under this scheme and the one-time toolkit reimbursement.

Beyond the directorate, SC students in technical institutions in Haryana are also covered by tuition fee and transport reimbursement schemes run by the Department of Technical Education, and by the central post-matric scholarship routed through the National Scholarship Portal. The affidavit of non-duplication exists precisely so that a trainee does not draw two overlapping benefits for the same course; check with your ITI which combination is permitted before signing.

The ITI Haryana website also points trainees to the Harchhatravratti state scholarship portal, the National Scholarship Portal and the SDIT ERP portal, so keep your login details for each.

Key numbers and dates

• Rs 200; monthly scholarship.
• Rs 15 — monthly tuition fee reimbursement.
• Rs 215: total monthly benefit.
• Two instalments of 50 per cent each.
• 31 December 2024. The closing date of the 2024-25 application window.
• Once per training period, frequency of the linked toolkit reimbursement.

Where to complain or ask for help

• Principal or Head of your government ITI, the first and most effective point of contact, because the sanction list originates there.
• Directorate of Skill Development and Industrial Training, Haryana, through the contact details published at itiharyana.gov.in.
• Saral Haryana helpline 1800-2000-023, 7 am to 9 pm, Monday to Saturday.
• DBT Haryana portal at dbtharyana.gov.in for scheme and payment queries.

There is no fee to apply for this scholarship, and no agent can get a name added to the sanction list. Keep the acknowledgement from your ITI office; it is the only proof that your application was submitted on time.