Kalpana Chawla Scooty Vitran Yojana

What is Kalpana Chawla Scooty Vitran Yojana?

Kalpana Chawla Scooty Vitran Yojana is a scheme of the Department of Technical Education, Government of Rajasthan, which distributes free electric scooters to girl students entering technical education. The scheme was launched on 16 January 2025 and is named after Kalpana Chawla, the astronaut born in Karnal who trained as an aeronautical engineer.

According to the Department of Technical Education, roughly 500 electric scooters are distributed in a cycle to first-year girl students of engineering degree and diploma programmes in government institutions. Each selected student receives the scooter along with its registration certificate, one year of insurance and a helmet, so there is no hidden cost at handover.

The reason for the scheme is practical rather than symbolic. Girls admitted to engineering colleges and polytechnics in Rajasthan frequently commute from outside the campus town, and daily transport cost and safety are among the commonest reasons a family withdraws a daughter from a technical course in the first year. Kalpana Chawla Scooty Vitran Yojana targets exactly that first year.

Key features

• Free electric two-wheeler, not a petrol scooter.
• Registration certificate, one-year insurance and helmet included.
• Roughly 500 scooters per distribution cycle.
• Restricted to first-year engineering and diploma girl students.
• Family income ceiling of Rs 8,00,000 a year.
• Students already holding another scholarship are still allowed to apply.

Who is eligible for Kalpana Chawla Scooty Vitran Yojana?

A student qualifies if:

• She is a female student and a permanent resident of Rajasthan with a mool niwas certificate.
• She is enrolled in the first year of a degree engineering course or a diploma course.
• The institution is a government engineering college, an institution affiliated to a state technical university, or a government or women's polytechnic.
• For engineering, she scored at least 50 per cent in Class 12 from the Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education, or at least 60 per cent from CBSE.
• For diploma, she scored at least 45 per cent in Class 10 from the Rajasthan Board, or at least 55 per cent from CBSE.
• Her annual family income does not exceed Rs 8,00,000.
• She holds a Jan Aadhaar card, which is the login basis for the application.

A student cannot apply if:

• She is in the second year or later of the course. The scheme is a first-year entry benefit only.
• She is studying in a private, self-financed institution outside the government and state technical university network.
• Her family income exceeds Rs 8,00,000 a year as per the income certificate.
• She is not a permanent resident of Rajasthan, even if she is studying in the state.
• She scores below the qualifying percentage for her stream and board.
• She has already received a scooter under this or another Rajasthan scooty distribution scheme.

Holding another scholarship is not a disqualification. The Department of Technical Education has specifically allowed beneficiaries of other Rajasthan scholarship schemes to apply here, which widens the pool considerably.

What documents are required for Kalpana Chawla Scooty Vitran Yojana?

Keep every scanned copy under the file size limit shown on the upload screen, and use clear scans rather than phone photographs, illegible income certificates are the commonest cause of a rejected upload.

How to apply for Kalpana Chawla Scooty Vitran Yojana online

1. Register on the Rajasthan SSO portal at sso.rajasthan.gov.in using your Jan Aadhaar number. If you already have an SSO ID, skip to step 2.
2. Log in to the SSO dashboard with your SSO ID and password, and complete the captcha.
3. Search for the scholarship or technical education application in the dashboard's app list and open the Kalpana Chawla Scooty Vitran Yojana application form for the current cycle.
4. Fill the application form with your personal details, Class 10 or Class 12 marks, course and institution details, and family income.
5. Upload the supporting documents; domicile certificate, marksheet, income certificate, admission and fee receipt, and caste certificate if applicable.
6. Submit the form and save or print the acknowledgement carrying your application number.
7. Follow up with your college nodal officer. Every application is verified by the institution's nodal officer before it goes to the Department of Technical Education. Submit the hard copies your college asks for within its internal deadline.
8. Watch for the merit list published by the Department of Technical Education and attend the distribution event when your name appears.

If you do not have a computer or a stable connection, take the same documents to an e-Mitra kiosk and ask the operator to file the SSO application on your behalf. This is assisted online filing, not a separate offline route — there is no paper-only application for this scheme.

How are the selected students chosen?

Selection under Kalpana Chawla Scooty Vitran Yojana runs on merit within the eligible pool, with the roughly 500 available scooters allocated after verification. The sequence is:

1. The student submits the online application through SSO.
2. The institutional nodal officer verifies the documents and the enrolment, and forwards the application.
3. The Department of Technical Education scrutinises the forwarded applications and approves the final list.
4. A provisional or final list is published on dte.rajasthan.gov.in.
5. Scooters are handed over at a distribution event, usually at the college or the district level.

Because the number of scooters is capped, meeting the minimum percentage does not guarantee selection. Students well above the cut-off percentage have a materially better chance.

How to check your Kalpana Chawla Scooty Vitran Yojana status

1. Log back into sso.rajasthan.gov.in with your SSO ID.
2. Open the same application module and use the application status or track application option with your application number.
3. Check dte.rajasthan.gov.in for the published provisional and final lists for the cycle.
4. Ask your college nodal officer, who can see whether your file was forwarded or held back for a document defect.

Why do applications get rejected?

• Income certificate above Rs 8,00,000 or an income certificate that has expired.
• Percentage below the cut-off for the applicant's stream and board.
• Not a first-year student, second-year and later applications are rejected outright.
• Institution outside the eligible list, most often a private self-financed college.
• Domicile certificate missing or in a different name spelling from Aadhaar.
• Application not forwarded by the college nodal officer before the internal cut-off, which is the single most avoidable failure.
• Illegible or oversized document uploads.

Most of these are correctable if caught during the application window, which is why students should check the SSO status a week after submitting rather than waiting for the merit list.

Key dates and where to get help

Applications for the 2025-26 cycle closed on 17 July 2026. The Department of Technical Education opens a fresh window each academic year and announces it on dte.rajasthan.gov.in, so first-year students should check the site at the start of the session rather than relying on word of mouth in the hostel.

• Department of Technical Education helpline: 0291-2434395
• Rajasthan Sampark helpline: 181 for a trackable written grievance
• College nodal officer for document and forwarding problems
• Official site: dte.rajasthan.gov.in

Applying under Kalpana Chawla Scooty Vitran Yojana is free. No agent can secure a scooter for a fee, and the merit list is published publicly precisely so that selection can be checked by anyone.