Tuition Fees and Examination Fees to VJNT Students, Maharashtra 2026‑27

This Maharashtra scheme reimburses the tuition fee and examination fee of eligible VJNT students in approved courses. The OBC, SEBC, VJNT & SBC Welfare Department runs it, and you apply through the MahaDBT portal. The department describes the reimbursement as covering compulsory fees such as tuition, exam fees and other admissible fees.

For 2026-27, use the newer MahaDBT 2.0 site. The MahaDBT 1.0 portal is currently active for acceptance of fresh applications for the Academic Year 2025-26. The 2026-27 forms go on the 2.0 site at mahadbt2.maharashtra.gov.in.

What you get

The scheme pays fees only. Its official page lists no monthly allowance. For professional courses in government, government-aided, and approved private non-aided or permanently non-granted colleges, the reimbursement is 100% of the tuition and exam fees that the Education Fee Committee has approved. Students admitted to a deemed university for professional courses do not get this benefit.

For B.Ed and D.Ed courses, the official page gives the full 100% benefit. Students in aided or unaided colleges pay the fee set by the government for the same course. The official page gives no rupee cap for this scheme.

Who can apply

• You must belong to the VJNT category. Applicants should belong to the VJNT category. You need a caste certificate issued by the competent authority.
• You must be a Maharashtra resident. Applicants must be residents of Maharashtra.
• You must be in post-matric study in a course the government has approved. The page’s example starts at 11th, 12th Arts.
• For professional courses, your seat must come through the CAP admission round. For professional courses Applicant should admitted through CAP round is must.
• Health science degrees such as medical, dental, nursing and physiotherapy qualify if you were admitted through the entrance exam run by unaided private medical and dental colleges, or through the government common entrance exam. If Applicant is admitted through Association of Managements of Unaided Private Medical and Dental Colleges entrance examination or admitted through government common entrance examination then he/she will be eligible the for the freeship.
• Technical courses under the Higher and Technical Education Department qualify at unaided colleges, government and aided technical colleges, polytechnics and government unaided professional courses. The listed courses are diploma and degree in engineering, pharmacology and HMCT, and postgraduate MBA, MMS and MCA.
• Agriculture and allied courses qualify when you were admitted through the government quota in a private unaided or permanently unaided institute.
• Not eligible: if you change from a non-professional to a professional course you can apply, but not if you move from professional to non-professional. Students who changed course in the middle of an academic year and got the benefit for the earlier course are not eligible for the next course. Students admitted to a private unaided or permanently unaided institute from 2015-16 onward who fail two or more times in the course duration are not eligible.

The official scheme page does not set a minimum mark, an age limit or a family income limit.

How to apply

1. Open the MahaDBT 2.0 portal at mahadbt2.maharashtra.gov.in. Fresh and renewal applications for the Academic Year 2026-27 will be accepted only through the MahaDBT 2.0 Portal.
2. Register as a new applicant. The portal’s help notes say Aadhaar holders verify with an OTP sent to the mobile number linked to Aadhaar, and applicants without Aadhaar can use a separate non-Aadhaar route.
3. Complete your profile. The profile covers personal, domicile, income, caste, address, parents’ details, your current course, past qualifications and hostel details. The system suggests schemes only after the profile reaches 100 % completeness.
4. Go to All Schemes and choose Tuition Fees and Examination Fees to VJNT Students under the OBC, SEBC, VJNT & SBC Welfare Department. This screen will display all the Post Metric schemes after clicked on All Schemes.
5. Submit the form and track it under My Applied Scheme. After the successful submission of application from applicant’s login, the application is checked by the respective institute and department. After the Application is approved by Desk 2 officer of Department, Status of the Application will change to Approved.

Help lines listed on the portal: Helpline Number 022-49150800, and the Chief Minister’s helpline at 1800 120 8040.

Documents you need

• Caste certificate issued by the competent authority
• Income certificate or non-creamy layer certificate
• HSC or SSC marksheet, or your last examination marksheet
• Gap certificate, which is mandatory if you had a gap in study
• Parents’ declaration on the number of children who are beneficiaries
• Father’s death certificate, if applicable
• CAP allotment letter, for professional courses
• Caste validity certificate, for professional courses, under the government order dated 31 July 2008
• Leaving certificate
• Ration card showing the number of children in the family

How students are selected

The official page describes checks by the institute and the department, not a merit list. If a desk officer sends an application back, you can correct the details and apply again. You can apply for more than one scheme, but the scholarship or freeship amount is paid for only one scheme, based on the preference you set.

Renewal

• Submit your previous year’s marksheet. Applicant need to provide previous years marksheet.
• If you fail a year, you still get that year’s fees. He/she will not get the benefit until he/she gets promoted to next higher class.
• You can take the scheme for one course at a time, and scholarships or freeship will continue until the applicant completes one course.
• You cannot take it for more than two professional courses. Applicant cannot take freeship for more than 2 professional courses.
• If a medical condition or an unforeseeable event stops you from sitting the annual exam, the head of the institution can certify it with proof. This will be only allowed if the head of the institution is satisfied by the submission of medical proof or any other required sufficient proof.

Important dates

• 2026-27: new and renewal applications are on the MahaDBT 2.0 portal.
• The scheme sets no fixed last date. Start date of application is depending upon the applicant takes admission in college/Institute and End date of application is depend upon the last date of examination.
• No closing date for 2026-27 appears on the official pages we read.