Government Arts College, Salem, facilitates a variety of state and central government scholarships to ensure that financial constraints do not hinder a student's education. Since it is a government institution, the faculty actively assists students in the application and verification process.
Scholarship Name
Target Group
Eligibility & Benefits
Pudhumai Penn Scheme
Girl Students
Rs.1,000/month for girls who studied in Govt. schools from Classes 6–12. Paid until completion of UG/PG.
Post-Matric Scholarship (SC/ST)
SC / ST / SCA
Full tuition fee waiver, exam fee exemption, and an annual maintenance allowance (approx. Rs.3,000 – Rs.6,000).
BC/MBC/DNC Scholarship
BC / MBC / DNC
Tuition fee waiver + maintenance allowance. Family income must be below Rs.2 Lakh/year.
Minority Scholarship
Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, Parsi, Jain
For students with 50% marks in previous exams and family income below Rs.2 Lakh/year.
Tamil Medium Stipend
All Communities
A financial incentive for students who choose Tamil as their medium of instruction for their degree.
Central Sector Scheme (CSS): For meritorious students who are in the top 20th percentile of their board exams.
Chief Minister’s Uzhavar Pathukappu Thittam: Financial assistance for children of registered farmers.
Higher Education Special Scholarship: Specifically for SC/ST students staying in the college hostel, providing additional maintenance funds.
Ex-Servicemen Scholarship: Special fee concessions and grants for the wards of ex-servicemen.
Differently Abled Scholarship: Dedicated financial support and fee concessions for physically challenged students.
Lovely Professional University (LPU)
Jalandhar, Punjab
Type: Private University
IBS Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Telangana
Type: Private
Chandigarh University
Mohali, Punjab
Chandigarh University, Lucknow
Unnao, Uttar Pradesh
RV University
Bangalore, Karnataka
Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE)
ICFAI University (IFHE)
Type: Deemed to be University
KL University
Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
GITAM Deemed to be University
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad Business School, GITAM University
Medak, Telangana
MIT WPU
Pune, Maharashtra
KLH Hyderabad
MIT VPU
Solapur, Maharashtra
Universal AI University
Raigad, Maharashtra
Maharishi Markandeshwar University
Ambala, Haryana
DOMS - Nalsar University
Type: Public
DIT University
Dehradun, Uttarakhand
MBU Tirupati
Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh
SRM University, AP
MNR University
Medchal, Telangana
VIT-AP University
VIT Vellore
Vellore, Tamil Nadu
SRM University - SRMIST Chennai
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka
Woxsen University
Christ University
Reva University
Sathyabama University, Chennai