evidence: Pre-Matric Scholarship is a broad category of scholarships that offer financial assistance to students studying at the pre-matriculation level of education i.e. school education from class 1 to 10. The Government of India and other state governments offer a number of pre-matric scholarships for students belonging to different categories including SC, ST, OBC, General, Minorities, EBC, and more. The key objective of a pre-matric scholarship run by the government is to promote the school level of education among students with the help of financial aid thereby reducing the school drop-out rate. [...] A pre-matric scholarship can be broadly categorised into two categories namely centrally-funded and state-funded. While the centrally-funded scholarships are applicable to students nationwide, the state-funded scholarships target the students of their respective states. The key states offering a pre-matric scholarship for students include Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Maharashtra, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Nagaland, Tripura, Manipur, and more. The table below comprises a comprehensive list of all pre-matric scholarships available for students nationwide. You can also find information regarding the scholarship providers and application period highlighted in the table. [...] Each pre-matric scholarship comes with certain necessary conditions that need to be fulfilled by the students. These conditions are generally based on your current academic qualification and financial need. Also, there are scholarships meant for some specific categories of students. Find out which pre-matric scholarship is available for you in the table below. It acquaints you with detailed eligibility criteria for each pre-matric scholarship.