Financial Assistance for Higher Studies Assam 2026: Eligibility & Online Application

At a glance

About the scheme

Launched by the Tea Tribes and Adivasi Welfare Department of Assam, this state initiative supports students from the Tea Tribes and Adivasi communities who are pursuing advanced professional qualifications. The financial grant covers disciplines such as Engineering, Medicine (MBBS), Management (MBA), Law, Administration, Research, and Education, whether pursued within Assam, across India, or abroad. The scheme also accommodates students enrolled in correspondence courses, ensuring broad access to technical and professional learning.

Benefits

• Financial assistance for students belonging to the Tea Tribes and Adivasi community of Assam.
• Covers technical and professional programmes including MBBS, MBA, Engineering, Law, Administration, Research, and Education.
• Valid for eligible courses pursued both within and outside the State of Assam or India.
• Available to candidates enrolled in recognised correspondence or distance education courses.

Who can apply (eligibility)

• The applicant must be a permanent resident of Assam.
• The applicant must belong to the Tea Tribes and Adivasi community.
• The applicant must be enrolled in higher education such as MBBS, MBA, Engineering, or other technical and higher education courses.
• Annual family income must not exceed ₹5,00,000/-.
• The applicant must not be a Government Service holder.
• Students pursuing courses through correspondence mode are also eligible.

Who cannot apply

• Detained students are not eligible to receive assistance for the same class twice.
• Beneficiaries cannot receive assistance from other schemes in the same year, except for the Simon Sing Horo (Special Post-Matric) Scholarship.
• Individuals employed as Government Service holders are not eligible.

Documents required

• Valid Caste Certificate certified or issued by the District Commissioner of the concerned district.
• Signed undertaking on annual family income provided by the parent or guardian.
• Admission fee receipt of the ongoing course.
• Recommendation letter from the Head of the Institution certifying that the student is undergoing the course.
• Passport size photograph (maximum 50 KB in JPEG/PNG format).
• Scanned signature of the applicant (maximum 20 KB in JPEG/PNG format).
• Birth certificate (maximum 100 KB in JPEG/PNG format).
• Original mark-sheet of the last examination passed (maximum 100 KB in JPEG/PNG format).
• First page of applicant's bank passbook (maximum 100 KB in JPEG/PNG format).

How to apply

1. 1Visit the official Tea Tribes Welfare Department website at ttwd.assam.gov.in and click the Online Application link to open the SIRISH portal.
2. 2Register as a new user or log in with your existing credentials, then select the Financial Assistance for Higher Studies scheme from the dashboard.
3. 3Fill in your personal details, select your district, assembly constituency, sub-division, and village or town, then click Save Form Details.
4. 4Upload all prescribed documents within the specified file size limits under the Upload Documents tab.
5. 5Enter your bank account number, bank name, branch, and IFSC code under Update Bank Details and click Save Bank Details.
6. 6Review the completed form via Preview Application, submit the application, and record the generated application number to track status.

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