EducationWomen & childSocial Welfare Department, Government of Bihar
Mukhyamantri Medhavriti Yojana
मुख्यमंत्री मेधावृत्ति योजना
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Merit incentive for SC/ST girl students who pass Class 12.
Benefit type
Cash incentive
For
Student
Age
Any age
Highest education
Senior secondary (class 12) (or above)
Who can apply
For
Student
Age
Any age
Highest education
Senior secondary (class 12) (or above)
Gender
Female
Social category
SC, ST
Income
No income bar
Domicile
Bihar resident
Details
- Benefit type
- Cash incentive
- Benefit detail
- Reported ₹15,000 (1st division) / ₹10,000 (2nd division). Verify at the portal.
- Target beneficiary
- SC/ST girl students of Bihar.
- Launch date
- —
Status evidence
Likely active — merit scholarship reported running via medhasoft for 2025: ₹15,000 (first division) / ₹10,000 (second division) for SC/ST & minority intermediate-pass students, with a separate BC/EBC variant run by the BC/EBC Welfare Department. [Corrected: it is an intermediate-pass, not matric, incentive.] Verified 2026-06-19.
Sources:medhasoft.bihar.gov.in ↗
- Last budget year
- —
- Last notification
- —
- Last verified
- 19-06-2026 · 8 days ago
Data & impact
Public figures where available; where Bihar publishes nothing, the data request itself is shown. Every number is sourced — none are estimated.
| Fiscal year | Funds (₹ cr) | People |
|---|---|---|
| 2020–25 | ₹941.31 crBihar disbursed (cumulative) | 9,78,000Bihar SC/ST students (cumulative) |
Sources:indianmasterminds.com ↗
Data provenance
Reported · verify
Reported · verify
District-wise distribution
District / social-category / gender splits and per-scheme outcomes not published. RTI filed via Bihar RTI Online to the Social Welfare Department on 26 June 2026; awaiting reply.
Demographic breakdown
Category / gender — needs an RTI
Outcomes
Completion / outcomes — needs an RTI
Sources
- Primary source:https://www.medhasoft.bihar.gov.in ↗
- Application portal:https://www.medhasoft.bihar.gov.in ↗
- Department:https://state.bihar.gov.in/socialwelfare ↗