About this student scheme
Unlike Chhattisgarh's SC/ST scholarship (administered by the Tribal & SC Welfare Department), this OBC track sits under the state's separate OBC Welfare Department. Chhattisgarh maintains its own OBC list — with 95 communities notified as state OBC — and only students holding an OBC certificate from a Chhattisgarh competent authority qualify. Central OBC-NCL certificates from other states do NOT transfer to this scheme even for CG-domiciled applicants. The annual family income ceiling is a tight ₹1 lakh (versus the ₹2.5 lakh SC/ST cap), which materially narrows the eligible pool. Maintenance stipend is set at ₹400 to ₹800 per month by stage and hostel status, with full tuition reimbursement. The state's OBC-only track has about 3 lakh beneficiaries annually — smaller than the SC/ST scheme because of the tighter income ceiling. Applications go through cgscholarship.nic.in with DBT to the student's bank account.
Scholarship snapshot
| Scheme Name | CG OBC Post-Matric Scholarship 2026 — Full Tuition + ₹800/Month |
| State | Chhattisgarh (छत्तीसगढ़) |
| Launched By | Government of Chhattisgarh |
| Launch Year | 2008 |
| Benefit | Full tuition + ₹400–₹800/month maintenance — CG OBC students Class 11 to professional |
| Category | Education |
| Beneficiaries | 3 lakh+ OBC students annually in CG |
| Last Verified | 3 September 2026 |
| Official Portal | https://cgscholarship.nic.in |
CG OBC post-matric scholarship: पूरी ट्यूशन + ₹400-800/माह। आय ≤ ₹1 लाख। cgscholarship.nic.in।
📌 फायदा: पूरी ट्यूशन + ₹400–₹800/माह — CG OBC — कक्षा 11+
पात्रता:
CG OBC domicile, कक्षा 11+, आय ≤ ₹1 लाख।
अर्ज कसा करावा:
cgscholarship.nic.in → OBC scholarship → OBC cert + income cert → submit।
What students receive
✅ Full tuition + ₹400–₹800/month maintenance — CG OBC students Class 11 to professional
Which students qualify
- ✓ OBC student (CG OBC list) — CG domicile
- ✓ Class 11+
- ✓ Annual family income ≤ ₹1 lakh
- ✓ 50% marks in previous exam
Papers for the application
Applying online, step-by-step
- 1cgscholarship.nic.in → OBC Scholarship → Aadhaar OTP
- 2OBC cert + income cert + marksheet + enrollment + bank passbook upload
- 3Institution verification → DBT
Official Government Portal — Chhattisgarh
Use cgscholarship.nic.in directly — there is no application fee, and no third party can speed up your approval.
🔗 cgscholarship.nic.in — OBC ScholarshipReal-Life Examples — Are You Eligible for CG OBC Scholarship?
A quick way to gauge your eligibility — find the profile nearest to yours:
An OBC-listed student from a Rajnandgaon family with income ₹80,000/year, studying Class 11 as a day scholar, who scored 64% in Class 10
Eligible — OBC on the CG list with domicile, in Class 11+, income within ₹1 lakh and marks above 50% in the previous exam — all conditions met, qualifying for the ₹400/month day-scholar rate plus tuition.
An OBC hosteller in a CG government degree college, family income ₹95,000/year, who passed the previous year with 71%
Eligible — Meets category, domicile, course, income (≤ ₹1 lakh) and 50% marks rules and, as a degree hosteller, draws the ₹800/month maintenance rate.
An OBC degree student whose family income is ₹1.8 lakh/year
Not eligible — Family income exceeds the ₹1 lakh ceiling set for this OBC scholarship, so the application is not eligible.
Illustrative cases only — verify your own situation against the official criteria.
Common Mistakes — Why CG OBC Scholarship Applications Get Rejected
- ✗Confusing this with the SC/ST scholarship and uploading the wrong caste certificate — only a CG OBC certificate is accepted, and the income ceiling here is ₹1 lakh, not ₹2.5 lakh.
- ✗Submitting an income certificate showing family income above ₹1 lakh, which fails Tehsildar verification for the OBC scheme.
- ✗Leaving out the institution enrollment certificate or the previous-year marksheet that proves the 50% requirement, so the claim stalls at institution verification.
- ✗Using a bank account that is not Aadhaar-linked, so the tuition and maintenance DBT cannot be credited even after approval.
Insider Tips for CG OBC Scholarship
- →Register on cgscholarship.nic.in early in the academic-year cycle so institution and departmental verification finish in time for the year's disbursal.
- →Pick the correct combination — day scholar vs hosteller and Class 11-12 vs degree/PG/professional — because your monthly maintenance (₹400 to ₹800) depends entirely on this choice.
- →Get the OBC caste certificate in the exact CG format and a fresh income certificate from the Tehsildar before opening the form to avoid the most common rejections.
- →Keep copies of every uploaded document, ask your college to verify your enrollment promptly, and track the DBT status online so you can fix any mismatch quickly.