Pre-matric scholarship for school children (ePASS)
Which school children (Classes 1–10) in Telangana can get a pre-matric scholarship on ePASS, how much, how to apply and renew, and how to check the status.
About this guidePending verification
Published on 12-11-2026. Not every fact has been checked against its official source yet: confirm at the office.
For whom: SC, ST, BC and disabled students, children of parents in unclean or hazardous occupations, and their parents.
Answer the questions below first. Then the documents and steps open.
1Your situation
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- Which of these is the student?
- Which class is the student in?
- What kind of school does the student attend?
- Is this a fresh application or a renewal?
- Where do you live?
Your answers stay on this phone.
Each step below says who it is for. Confirm yours at the office, then change your answer here.
This route does not apply to your situation
The pre-matric scholarships on Telangana's ePASS are only for SC, ST, BC and disabled students, and for children of parents in unclean or hazardous occupations.
→ Ask the head master about other schemes that may apply to your child.
Sources: 1, 2
We could not confirm whether this applies to you
The ePASS pre-matric page has no application for minority students. It links to the National Scholarship Portal but does not say whether minority students apply there; we did not open that portal (on 2 November 2026 its certificate showed as revoked), so we cannot give its eligibility or dates.
→ Ask at the district Minorities Welfare officer's office, or the school's head master.
Sources: 1
We could not confirm whether this applies to you
The orders we read give the pre-matric scholarship to SC and ST children in Classes 5–10 and BC children in Classes 9–10 only. We found no scheme for Classes 1–4 (other than the unclean-occupations scheme).
→ If a parent works in an unclean or hazardous occupation, that scheme covers children from Class 1 (choose that answer in this guide). Otherwise ask at the district welfare officer's office.
Sources: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
We could not confirm whether this applies to you
The BC order we read gives only the income limit for the pre-matric scholarship in Classes 9–10; we found no scheme for BC children in Classes 5–8.
→ Ask at the district BC Welfare officer's office.
Sources: 6, 1
We could not confirm whether this applies to you
On 2 November 2026 ePASS offered fresh 2026-27 applications only for SC, ST and disabled students; for BC students it offered only renewal. We found no way for BC students to apply fresh.
→ Ask at the district BC Welfare officer's office, or the school's head master.
Sources: 1
This route does not apply to your situation
The SC and ST pre-matric scholarship for Classes 5–8 is only for students in Government, local body (mandal or zilla parishad, municipal) and aided schools (G.O.Ms.No.57, G.O.Ms.No.36).
→ From Class 9 the SC scheme covers recognised private schools too. For questions, ask the district SC Development or Tribal Welfare officer's office.
Sources: 3, 4, 2
We could not confirm whether this applies to you
The ST Classes 9–10 order (2014) names only Government, local body, aided, Tribal Welfare ashram, gurukulam and KGBV schools and schools under the Best Available Schools scheme. We found nothing on students in other private schools.
→ Ask at the district Tribal Welfare officer's office.
Sources: 5
2Documents you need
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Sources: 7, 2, 8
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Sources: 7, 8
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Sources: 7, 8
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Sources: 7, 2, 3, 5
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Sources: 7, 2, 3, 5, 8
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From the office the step names for where you live.
If you don't have it: Ask at the municipal office or the MPDO office, depending on where you live.
Sources: 2, 8
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3Your steps
· Do them in order. Tick each one when it is done.
- Do this nowIf: SC / ST / BC
Get the income and caste certificates from MeeSeva; when you give their MeeSeva numbers in the application, the details fill in automatically.
Family income limit: ₹2,50,000 a year for SC students in Classes 9–10; ₹2,00,000 for SC students in Classes 5–8 and for ST students; for BC students in Classes 9–10, ₹1,50,000 in a village and ₹2,00,000 in a town.
Sources: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Do this nowIf: Disabled
The ePASS fresh registration form marks the MeeSeva numbers of the income certificate and the caste certificate as required for every applicant.
Get both certificates from MeeSeva.
Not confirmed
We found no order saying for which classes, up to what income or how much disabled students get; only the names of the ePASS forms mention them ("SC/ST/PWD Students Fresh Registration"; the renewal form "for SC, ST, BC and Disabled Welfare"). Ask at the district Disabled Welfare officer's office before applying.
Sources: 7, 1, 9
- Do this nowIf: A parent is a manual scavenger, tanner or flayer, waste picker, or does hazardous cleaning (any caste)If: Village (gram panchayat)
Get a certificate of the parent's occupation from the MPDO.
This scheme has no caste or income limit; it covers children in Classes 1 to 10 in Government, aided and recognised private schools with a UDISE code.
Sources: 2, 8
- Do this nowIf: A parent is a manual scavenger, tanner or flayer, waste picker, or does hazardous cleaning (any caste)If: Another town or city (municipality)
Get a certificate of the parent's occupation from the Municipal Commissioner.
This scheme has no caste or income limit; it covers children in Classes 1 to 10 in Government, aided and recognised private schools with a UDISE code.
Sources: 2, 8
- Do this nowIf: A parent is a manual scavenger, tanner or flayer, waste picker, or does hazardous cleaning (any caste)If: Hyderabad (GHMC area)
Get a certificate of the parent's occupation from the GHMC Deputy Commissioner.
This scheme has no caste or income limit; it covers children in Classes 1 to 10 in Government, aided and recognised private schools with a UDISE code.
Sources: 2, 8
- Do this nowIf: SCIf: 9 or 10
There must be a bank account in the student's name (jointly with the mother, father or guardian for a minor) or in a parent's name, linked to Aadhaar and on the NPCI mapper.
The scholarship is paid in one instalment through Aadhaar-based payment (DBT). If the account is in a parent's name, the name must match the name on that parent's Aadhaar.
Sources: 2
- Do this nowIf: A parent is a manual scavenger, tanner or flayer, waste picker, or does hazardous cleaning (any caste)
There must be a bank account in the student's name (jointly with the mother, father or guardian for a minor) or in a parent's name, linked to Aadhaar and on the NPCI mapper.
The scholarship is paid in one instalment through Aadhaar-based payment (DBT). If the account is in a parent's name, the name must match the name on that parent's Aadhaar.
Sources: 2
- Do this nowIf: SCIf: 5 to 8
The student must have an Aadhaar-linked bank account in the student's own name; a minor has a joint account in the names of the student and the mother, father or guardian.
Sources: 3
- Do this nowIf: ST
The student must have an Aadhaar-linked bank account in the student's own name; a minor has a joint account in the names of the student and the mother, father or guardian.
Sources: 4, 5
- Do this nowIf: BC / Disabled
Keep the student's bank account details ready (bank, branch and IFSC code, account number) with a scan of the pass book's first page: the ePASS registration form asks for the student's bank account.
Not confirmed
We found no order saying whose name the account must be in for your application; ask the head master.
Sources: 7
- Do this nowIf: SC / ST / DisabledIf: Fresh
On TG-ePASS fill in the "Prematric Fresh Registration Form 2026-27": the student's and parents' details, Aadhaar, school, class, admission number, hosteller or day scholar, bank account, address, mobile, and the MeeSeva numbers of the income and caste certificates (the SADAREM number for a disabled student).
Upload the photo (15–30 KB), the pass book's first page and the Aadhaar (50–100 KB, JPG). ST students also give an OTR number ("ST Students OTR Number Entry" on ePASS). The SC Classes 5–8 order tells head masters to help students register.
Open the official pageSources: 7, 1, 3, 2
- Do this nowIf: A parent is a manual scavenger, tanner or flayer, waste picker, or does hazardous cleaning (any caste)
On TG-ePASS fill in the "Prematric Unclean Fresh Registration Form": the student's details, Aadhaar, the parent's occupation, the officer who issued the occupation certificate, the school, class, bank account, and the MeeSeva number of the caste certificate (the form asks for it though the scheme has no caste limit).
Upload the photo (15–30 KB) and the pass book's first page, Aadhaar, occupation certificate, bonafide certificate and date of birth certificate (50–100 KB each, JPG). For a disabled student, also give the SADAREM number and upload the SADAREM certificate.
Open the official pageNot confirmed
On 2 November 2026 this form offered only 2024-25 as the academic year. Ask the head master or the district SC Development officer's office when it opens for this year.
Sources: 8, 1, 2
- Do this nowIf: Renewal (had the scholarship last year and moved up a class)
In the TG-ePASS renewal form, choose the academic year, give last year's application ID and press "Get Application Details".
We could not see the screens after that, so check what it shows and ask the head master if something has changed. The SC and ST orders give no scholarship a second time for the same class, so the student must have moved up a class. In the SC Classes 9–10 scheme attendance must be 75%, and renewal is automatic once the school confirms attendance and promotion.
Open the official pageSources: 9, 1, 2, 3
- Do this nowIf: SC / ST / A parent is a manual scavenger, tanner or flayer, waste picker, or does hazardous cleaning (any caste)
Print the application (in "Print Pre-Matric Application", choose the district, mandal, school and year) and give it, with copies of the documents, to the school's head master.
The student must declare in writing that no other scholarship is being received. The head master checks the details, countersigns and sends it to the Hostel Welfare Officer, who verifies the student through Aadhaar. The older orders for SC Classes 5–8 and for ST students say by fingerprint; the 2025 order for SC Classes 9–10 says Aadhaar demographic authentication ("demo-auth").
Sources: 10, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Do this nowIf: BC
Print the application (in "Print Pre-Matric Application", choose the district, mandal, school and year) and ask the school's head master what must be handed in with it.
Not confirmed
We found no order saying who checks a BC student's application after it is printed.
Sources: 10
- Do this nowIf: Disabled
Print the application (in "Print Pre-Matric Application", choose the district, mandal, school and year) and ask the school's head master what must be handed in with it.
Not confirmed
We found no order saying who checks a disabled student's application after it is printed.
Sources: 10
- Do this now
Check the status in "Prematric Application Status" with the application ID.
Open the official pageSources: 11, 1
- Do this nowIf: SCIf: 9 or 10
SC students in Classes 9–10 get ₹3,500 a year (day scholars) or ₹7,000 (hostellers); students with disabilities get 10% more.
Sources: 2
- Do this nowIf: A parent is a manual scavenger, tanner or flayer, waste picker, or does hazardous cleaning (any caste)
₹3,500 a year (day scholars); ₹8,000 for hostellers in Classes 3–10; students with disabilities get 10% more.
Sources: 2
- Do this nowIf: SCIf: 5 to 8
SC day scholars in Classes 5–8 get ₹100 a month (boys) or ₹150 (girls), for 10 months a year.
For hostel students the scholarship goes to the hostel warden's account.
Not confirmed
These amounts are from a 2013 order (ePASS still links it); we found no later order changing them.
Sources: 3
- Do this nowIf: STIf: 5 to 8
ST day scholars in Classes 5–8 get ₹100 a month (boys) or ₹150 (girls), for 10 months a year.
The order gives rates only for day scholars.
Not confirmed
These amounts are from an order of 25 February 2014, in force from 2013-14 (ePASS still links it); we found no later order changing them, and none giving a rate for hostel students.
Sources: 4
- Do this nowIf: STIf: 9 or 10
The State order for ST students in Classes 9–10 (G.O.Ms.No.18, 12 February 2014) gives ₹150 a month for day scholars and ₹350 for hostellers, for 10 months a year, and a books and ad hoc grant of ₹750 a year for day scholars and ₹1,000 for hostellers.
A hosteller's scholarship is credited to the hostel's account. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs' page gives different figures for the central scheme: ₹225 a month for day scholars and ₹525 for hostellers, for 10 months a year, with a parental income limit of ₹2,50,000 a year.
Not confirmed
We found no Telangana order saying which of the two sets of figures is paid now, or whether the central income limit (₹2,50,000) applies. Ask at the district Tribal Welfare officer's office.
Sources: 5, 14
- Do this nowIf: BCIf: 9 or 10
Ask at the district BC Welfare officer's office how much the scholarship for BC students in Classes 9–10 is.
Not confirmed
We found no current order giving this amount; the BC order we read (2015) gives only the income limit.
Sources: 6, 1
- Do this nowIf: Disabled
Ask at the district Disabled Welfare officer's office how much the scholarship for disabled students is.
Not confirmed
We found no order giving the amount for disabled students.
Sources: 1, 7
If something goes wrong
If it is rejectedIf the application is rejected, or registration fails, file a complaint in the TG-ePASS grievance form: choose the "Pre Matric" scheme and give the application ID and a screenshot; you can check the ticket status there.
If the application is rejected, or registration fails, file a complaint in the TG-ePASS grievance form: choose the "Pre Matric" scheme and give the application ID and a screenshot; you can check the ticket status there. For technical problems call 040-23120311 (working days, 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.).
TG-ePASS grievance · Open the official page
Sources: 12, 1
If it is lateIf the status shows the scholarship sanctioned but no money has come, first check at the bank that the account is linked to Aadhaar and on NPCI; then file an ePASS grievance as a "Sanction/Release Issue".
If the status shows the scholarship sanctioned but no money has come, first check at the bank that the account is linked to Aadhaar and on NPCI; then file an ePASS grievance as a "Sanction/Release Issue". If it is not settled, you can complain through CM Prajavani online, or at your district Collectorate; ask there on which day Prajavani is held (the page we read confirms Monday only for the Hyderabad District Collectorate).
TG-ePASS grievance · Open the official page
Sources: 12, 2, 13
Related guides
The 14 official pages and papers this guide is written from
- TS ePASS: Pre-Matric Scholarship ServicesScheduled Castes Development Department and the welfare departments (ePASS), Government of Telangana; site by the Centre for Good Governance, Items 1 ('Prematric Scholarships For SC/ST/PWD Students Fresh Registration (2026-27)', with the orders linked), 2 ('Prematric Scholarships For SC/ST/BC Renewal Registration (2026-27)'), 3 ('Prematric ST Students OTR Number Entry'), 4 (print application, bank pass book and Aadhaar re-upload), 5 (application status), 6 ('Prematric Unclean Scholarships Fresh Registration for (2024-25)'); contact: technical issues 040-23120311, 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on working days. The page opens only after the ePASS home page (it needs the site's session cookie) · read on 02-11-2026
- G.O.Ms.No.1: revised comprehensive guidelines for pre-matric scholarships to include the two schemes issued by the Government of India, superseding G.O.Ms.No.47 of 2012 and G.O.Ms.No.15 of 2019 (as communicated by the Commissioner, SCDD, on 17.01.2025)Scheduled Caste Development (Edn.A1) Department, Government of Telangana, Para 4 (Component 1: SC students, Classes IX and X; Component 2: children of parents in unclean and hazardous occupations, Classes I to X); para 5: schools covered (Government, local body, aided, and private schools recognised by the State Government or a Central Board with a UDISE code), Component 1 conditions (caste and income certificates from MeeSeva; income up to Rs.2.50 lakh), Component 2 conditions (manual scavengers, tanners and flayers, waste pickers, hazardous cleaning; occupation certificate from the Municipal Commissioner, MPDO or Deputy Commissioner in GHMC; no income ceiling), components of the scholarship (no other pre-matric scholarship; once per class; 10% more for students with disabilities; Rs.3,500 day scholars, Rs.7,000 / Rs.8,000 hostellers), DBT through the Aadhaar Payment Bridge, application and verification (head master, auto-renewal, 75% attendance), online application at e-PASS, head master's countersignature, Hostel Welfare Officer as verification officer, IT framework (Aadhaar demo-authentication; no upload of certificates, auto-verified through MeeSeva); from 2024-25. A scanned order read by OCR (08-01-2025) · read on 02-11-2026
- G.O.Ms.No.57: Pre-Matric Scholarships (New Scheme), guidelines for SC students studying from Class V to VIII from 2013-14Social Welfare (Edn.2) Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh (undivided state; linked by Telangana's ePASS), Para 3: (2) eligibility (SC; income up to Rs.2.00 lakh; Aadhaar; Government, local body or aided school; once per class), (3) value (Rs.100 a month boys, Rs.150 girls, day scholars, 10 months), (4) bank account (in the student's name, joint with the mother, father or guardian for a minor; hostel students' scholarship remitted to the hostel warden's account), renewal, applications (online at e-PASS; caste and income certificates from MeeSeva; head master's help, verification and countersignature; Hostel Welfare Officer verifies by fingerprint). A scanned order read by OCR (02-07-2013) · read on 02-11-2026
- G.O.Ms.No.36: Pre-Matric Scholarships (New Scheme), guidelines for ST students studying from Class V to VIII from 2013-14 under TSPTribal Welfare Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh (undivided state; linked by Telangana's ePASS), Eligibility (ST; income up to Rs.2.00 lakh; Government, local body school; once per class), scholarship value (Rs.100 a month boys, Rs.150 girls, day scholars, 10 months), bank account (in the student's name, joint with the mother, father or guardian for a minor), online application, head master's verification, Hostel Welfare Officer. A scanned order read by OCR; the date line (25-02-2014) read from the page image (25-02-2014) · read on 02-11-2026
- G.O.Ms.No.18: 'Rajiv Vidya Deewena' pre-matric scholarships for ST students studying in Classes IX and XTribal Welfare (Edn) Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh (undivided state; linked by Telangana's ePASS), Para 2: conditions (ST caste certificate and income certificate from MeeSeva; income up to Rs.2.00 lakh; no other centrally funded pre-matric scholarship; Government, local body, aided, Tribal Welfare ashram schools, hostels, gurukulam and mini gurukulam schools, KGBV and Best Available Schools; once per class); para 3 rates table, read from the page image (scholarship Rs.150 a month for day scholars and Rs.350 for hostellers, for 10 months; books and ad hoc grant Rs.750 and Rs.1,000 a year); paras 4, 5 and 9 (hostellers' scholarship credited to the hostel's account); para 6 (bank account in the student's name, joint with the mother, father or guardian for a minor). A scanned order read by OCR (12-02-2014) · read on 02-11-2026
- G.O.Rt.No.298: enhancement of the annual family income limit for BC welfare schemes from 2015-16Backward Classes Welfare (B) Department, Government of Telangana, Table, item 1: pre-matric scholarship for BC students in Classes IX and X, income limit Rs.1,50,000 (rural) and Rs.2,00,000 (urban). A scanned order read by OCR (19-10-2015) · read on 02-11-2026
- TG-ePASS: 'Prematric Fresh Registration Form 2026-27'Scheduled Castes Development Department and the welfare departments (ePASS), Government of Telangana; site by the Centre for Good Governance, Form fields: student particulars (academic year 2026-27 or 2025-26, Aadhaar, disability with SADAREM number), school particulars (class, admission number, hosteller or day scholar, OTR), student bank account, address and mobile, MeeSeva numbers of the income and caste certificates, scanned passport photograph (15–30 KB, JPEG/JPG), bank pass book first page and Aadhaar (50–100 KB, JPEG/JPG) · read on 02-11-2026
- TG-ePASS: 'Prematric Unclean Fresh Registration Form'Scheduled Castes Development Department and the welfare departments (ePASS), Government of Telangana; site by the Centre for Good Governance, Form fields: academic year (only 2024-25 offered), student particulars, parent occupation (manual scavengers, tanners, waste pickers, flayers), occupation certificate issued by the Municipal Commissioner / Deputy Commissioner (GHMC) or MPDO (rural areas), school particulars, bank account, MeeSeva number of the caste certificate; SADAREM number and scanned SADAREM document for a disabled student; scanned passport photograph (15–30 KB), bank pass book first page, Aadhaar, occupation certificate, bonafide certificate and date of birth certificate (50–100 KB each, JPEG/JPG) · read on 02-11-2026
- TG-ePASS: 'Telangana Pre-Matric Scholarship Renewal Application Form for SC, ST, BC and Disabled Welfare'Scheduled Castes Development Department and the welfare departments (ePASS), Government of Telangana; site by the Centre for Good Governance, Academic year (2026-27, 2025-26); previous application ID; 'Get Application Details' · read on 02-11-2026
- TG-ePASS: 'Print Pre-Matric Application'Scheduled Castes Development Department and the welfare departments (ePASS), Government of Telangana; site by the Centre for Good Governance, District, mandal, school and academic year (2021-22 to 2026-27); list of registered applications with a Print link · read on 02-11-2026
- TG-ePASS: 'Prematric Application Status'Scheduled Castes Development Department and the welfare departments (ePASS), Government of Telangana; site by the Centre for Good Governance, Application ID · read on 02-11-2026
- TG-ePASS: 'Grievance Form'Scheduled Castes Development Department and the welfare departments (ePASS), Government of Telangana; site by the Centre for Good Governance, Ticket category (technical, operational), scheme ('Pre Matric'), grievance type, application ID, department (SC, ST, BC, EBC, Disable, Minority), district, description, screenshot; 'Click here for Ticket Status' · read on 02-11-2026
- Prajavani at Praja Bhavan, effective Grievance Redressal SystemCentre for Good Governance, Government of Telangana, Project brief (grievances routed to District Collectors or department heads; direct submission by citizens); roll-out table (CM Prajavani online application from 23 January 2024; Collectorate Monday sessions) · read on 02-11-2026
- Scholarship & DBT | Ministry of Tribal Affairs - Government of IndiaMinistry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India, 'Pre Matric Scholarship Scheme' tab: a centrally sponsored scheme implemented through the States; Classes IX–X; parental income up to Rs.2.50 lakh a year; Rs.225 a month for day scholars and Rs.525 for hostellers, for 10 months a year. Read in the copy saved on 31 October 2026 · read on 11-11-2026