Eligibility Criteria (As per Category) +

1) Applicants must have a national / international repute.

2) Applicants must come from a Moderate Income family(with Annual family income of less than INR 5 Lacs).

3) Academic performance (at least 70% marks and above or equivalent grades) of past two years.

4) Must be affiliated with a Sports Coach or a recognized Sports Body/ Federation/ Academy.

5) Pass a skills test and Interview.

6) Be able to demonstrate strong evidence of future outstanding potential.

7) Have consistently played for the last 2 years, i.e. represented their country at national OR international levels in the last 2/3 years.

8) Be members of winner and runners-up teams and first/second or third position holders in individual events at National level OR

9) Have represented / winner of junior / senior National championships/ games for last 2 years OR

10) Have an outstanding achievement in sports at the international level, minimally at the SEA Games and/or at the other Major Games or equivalent competition OR

11) Be talented players identified in priority sports disciplines at various International / National Level competitions.

12) Applicants must come from a Moderate Income family.

Step 1 : Application – Eligible candidate to submit the online application form.

Step 1A : Documentation – In the application form upload all prerequisite documents.

– Upload last 2 Years academic records.

– Family income documents/ tax assessment for the past two years.

Step 2 : One to One Interview

Step 3 : Scholarship Approval & Intimation

Step 4 : Notification – Successful applicants will be notified by email within 4 weeks’ time (from the date of scholarship cycle closing)