CBSE

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) provides scholarships to girl children who are the only children of their parents. The scholarship scheme was launched in 2005-06 under which the following types of Scholarships are provided:-
(I)Rs. 500/- per month to the single girl children studying in classes XI and XII in CBSE affiliated schools charging a fee of not more than Rs. 1000/- per month during academic year 2005-06 and who have secured minimum 60% marks in the Class X board examination conducted by CBSE.
(ii)Rs. 500/- per month is awarded to girl students who have passed out from the CBSE affiliated schools and are pursing under graduate studies.
(iii)Rs. 1000/- per month to girl students of CBSE affiliates schools who have qualified All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE).
(iv)Rs. 1000/- per month to girl students of CBSE affiliates schools who have qualified All India Pre Medical Text Examination (AIPMT).
Under the Scholarship Scheme for classes XI and XII, single girl students studying in private schools affiliated with CBSE are also eligible. For other schemes, as mentioned above, CBSE provides scholarship to single girl students for professional education in medicine and engineering in Government/Government aided institutions who are successful in the CBSE’s AIPMT and AIEEE.This information was given by the Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Shri M.A.A. Fatmi in a written reply in the Lok Sabha .