Objective of the "Saraswati Vidya Yojana”:

Objective of the "Reimbursement of Fees for Diploma/Graduation and Post-Graduation Professional Courses" Sub-scheme:

• 100% of tuition and academic fees will be reimbursed to girl students whose parental or husband's income is below ₹1,50,000/-.

• 50% of tuition and academic fees will be reimbursed to girl students whose parental or husband's income is above ₹1,50,000/-.

• For diploma and undergraduate professional courses, the maximum reimbursement is ₹2,50,000/- per year.
• For postgraduate professional courses, the maximum reimbursement is ₹3,50,000/- per year.

• For graduate professional courses with a 1.5-year academic session, the maximum reimbursement is ₹3,75,000/- per academic year.
• For postgraduate professional courses with a 1.5-year academic session, the maximum reimbursement is ₹5,25,000/- lakh per academic year.

• An additional allowance covering 50% of hostel charges (excluding mess charges), capped at ₹30,000/- per year, will be provided. This allowance is in addition to the maximum reimbursement limits specified above.

• The accommodation fees of the students staying as paying Guest or in a flat system shall not be reimbursed.
• While calculating Tuition and Academic Fees, the fees such as Capitation Fee, Infrastructure Fee and Development Fee will not be considered.
• In case the Hostel Charges are inclusive of Mess Charges and the same is not mentioned separately in Fee Receipt, the Hostel Charges will be considered as 50% of the total amount of the fee receipt with the capping of ₹30,000/- per Year. Therefore, 50% of the benefit of the considered 50% amount will be reimbursed.


• The applicant should be a girl.
• The applicant should be a student.
• Parents/Husband/Guardian must be domiciled residents of UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu for the girl student.
• The student should have studied continuously for five years in any High School/Higher Secondary School in the UT, including the qualifying examination (SSC/HSC).
• Only the first two daughters of a family are eligible for benefits under this scheme.

• The Scheme will not cover the student pursuing education through correspondence or distance mode.
• The benefit will not be provided to those girl students who have failed in any annual/semester examination of that academic year for which the reimbursement has been claimed.
• This scheme shall not cover the students pursuing double graduation.

1. Original Fee Receipts.
2. Copy of Domicile Certificate of applicant as per clause II(4) above issued by Competent Authority of UT Administration D&NH and DD.
3. Copy of Income Certificate of the parent or Husband (in case married) issued by Competent Authority of UT Administration D&NH and DD in case of income below ₹1,50,000/-.
4. Copy of the relevant order issued by the concerned state with respect to Fee Fixation of the respective college/institute.
5. Copy Annual Exam/Semester result of the respective Academic Year for which claim for reimbursement of fees under the scheme is made.
6. Self attested copy of current year examination Marksheet.
7. Self-attested copy of Bonafide or Schooling Certificate stating Continuous last 05 years of study in UT Administration D&NH and DD.
8. Copy of Aadhar card.
9. Copy of Bank Pass book (Aadhar Seeded).
10. Declaration regarding availing benefit only under the Saraswati Vidya Yojana Scheme and that no claim is made in any of the other schemes for respective Academic Year for which the claim has been made.
11. Declaration from parents/ guardian regarding application for reimbursement of fees not more than 02 girls‘ children of the family.