Vocational Training Fee reimbursement for the OBC, SEBC, VJNT & SBC Welfare Department students, Maharashtra 2026‑27

This is a Maharashtra state scheme for OBC, SEBC, VJNT and SBC students who train in an ITI through the public-private partnership (PPP) route. The OBC, SEBC, VJNT & SBC Welfare Department runs it. The benefit is 80% of the difference between the private institute course fee and the government institute course fee.

Students from the OBC, SEBC, VJNT or SBC categories can apply if they hold a Maharashtra domicile and their overall family income is Rs. 8.00 lakh or less. The same rate applies to students who passed SSC and to those who did not. The scheme is separate from the MahaDBT scheme for SEBC and open category (EWS) students, which is listed on the portal under its own name.

What you get

You receive 80% of the gap between the private and government institute fees. The official page sets one rate and publishes no rupee cap, so your amount depends on the fee gap at your institute.

Who can apply

• A Maharashtra domicile.
• Belongs to the OBC, SEBC, VJNT or SBC category and provides a caste certificate.
• Overall family income of Rs. 8.00 lakh or less.
• A non-creamy layer certificate.
• Admission under the PPP scheme in a government skill development institute or private institute, through the central online admission process.
• A course approved by DGT, New Delhi or MSCVT.
• Age and minimum marks: the official page does not list either.

Students who cannot apply:

• Students admitted under management quota.
• Students who already received benefit for a course from a government or private ITI.
• Students who received benefit from a training programme sponsored by a state or central government, a department, a local body, a company or a corporation.
• The official page says the benefit applies to only 2 children, without explaining how that is counted.

Attendance must meet the criteria, and you must sit each semester or annual exam. In a medical emergency, the institute’s Regional Joint Director can recommend or certify. Failing the academic year, missing the attendance criteria, or unsatisfactory progress due to misconduct makes you ineligible.

How to apply

Fresh and renewal applications for 2026-27 are accepted only through the MahaDBT 2.0 Portal. The steps below come from the official help pages on the older portal, so the 2.0 screens may look different.

1. Open MahaDBT 2.0 and register as a new applicant.
2. With Aadhaar, enter your Aadhaar number and request the OTP, which goes to your Aadhaar-linked mobile number. Your details are then filled in from UIDAI. Without Aadhaar, the portal has separate registration scenarios.
3. Create a username and password, and verify your mobile number. Email verification is optional but recommended.
4. Complete your profile: personal, domicile, income, eligibility, caste and bank details, then address, parents, current course, past qualification and hostel details.
5. Open All Schemes to see the post-matric schemes. Choose the OBC, SEBC, VJNT & SBC Welfare Department vocational training scheme and apply.
6. Track the application under My Applied Scheme. If it is sent back, the reason is shown to you, and you correct it and re-apply.

Documents you need

• Aadhaar card
• Ration card
• SSC or HSC mark sheet
• Domicile certificate
• Caste certificate
• Income certificate, or a declaration for business persons
• Non-creamy layer certificate
• Recommendation letter, if you are an orphan
• Previous year’s mark sheet, for renewal

A state order on non-creamy layer certificates for SEBC students in tuition and exam fee schemes makes a non-creamy layer certificate compulsory in place of an income certificate from the 2024-25 academic year. The official page for this scheme does not say that order applies to it, so ask your institute which certificate it needs.

How students are selected

The official page lists eligibility rules but no merit list or cut-off. Your institute and the department check the application, and a department desk officer approves it.

Renewal

You must be on the rolls of your institute in the next year. Attendance follows DGT criteria. You also need your previous year’s mark sheet.

Important dates

• 2026-27: fresh and renewal applications are accepted only through MahaDBT 2.0.
• The official pages I could read give no last date for this scheme for 2026-27. Check the notices on the portal before you apply.
• The older portal stayed open from 10 to 30 September 2026 to clear pending applications for 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26.