For the learners belonging to reserved categories, viz. Scheduled Castes; and Scheduled Tribes, fee exemption/reimbursement facilities may be provided from time to time as per the rules of the University. The learners belonging to above categories admitted to IGNOU Programme(s) are eligible for Government of India Scholarships. They are advised to collect scholarship forms from the Directorate of Social Welfare or from the office of the Social Welfare Officer of their State, fill it up and submit the duly completed scholarship form to the Regional Director at the Regional Centre (where he/she stands admitted/registered for the programme, he/she applied for admission) for necessary certification by the Regional Director. After the above certification, the scholarship form may be collected back from the Regional Centre and resubmitted at the office of the Social Welfare Officer or Directorate of Social Welfare in their State, as the case may be, for scholarship or reimbursement of Programme Fee. Scholarship scheme of National Centre for Promotion of Employment of Disabled People (NCPEDP) for Post Graduate level programmes is applicable to the students of this University also. Such students’ are advised to apply to the awarding authority directly.

Students who belong to SC/ST/OBC/Minority/PWD can avail scheme of fee waiver/reimbursement/exemption/scholarship offered by UGC/MHRD/various State Governments/Govt. Departments. For eligibility and procedural details, interested students may obtain details from concerned agencies. For details refer to the latest IGNOU Common prospectus available on IGNOU website.