You may be eligible for the scholarships if you meet the following criteria:

• You should be at least 15 years and maximum 30 years old as on 1 July, 2016. Candidates born between 1 July, 1986 and 1 July, 2001 (both days inclusive) are eligible to apply. However, there is a relaxation in the upper age limit by 3 years for OBC candidates, by 5 years for SC/ST candidates and 10 years for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs).
• Pursuing full-time or regular courses in the above streams. Correspondence and distance-mode students are not eligible
• Enrolled in a college, school, institution or university recognized by the Medical Council of India (MCI), All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), a state education board, state government, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Indian Council of Secondary Education (ICSE), Indian School Certificate (ISC), Association of Indian Universities or the central government
• Undergraduate stream (MBBS/ B.Tech): You should be a first-year full-time student in degree course
• Management stream (MBA): You should be studying in two-year full-time or regular course in management or business administration recognized by a state government, central government or Association of Indian Universities
• 10+/ITI stream: 11th standard student in first year of a two-year ITI course.
• Family income of less than rupees one lakh (see below).

Minimum marks are also required, though these vary by stream and category.