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Over 58k tribal students get hike in allowances

June 24, 2025 9:56 pm

The Tribal Development Department runs around 490 hostels across the state with around 58,700 students.

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Campus Talk: Diploma in Community Forest Management – a unique course offered by Mumbai University exclusively for tribal students

October 17, 2023 8:39 pm

Mumbai University Vice Chancellor Dr Ravindra Kulkarni, said, “The holistic development of tribal youth through this course is going to bring drastic changes in their lives and in the sustainable development of their respective villages.”

Maharashtra govt to focus on mental health, dental hygiene and eyesight of 2.5 lakh tribal students

November 21, 2022 4:57 pm

Mental health is one of the most neglected health issues in the ashram schools, where instances of suicide are increasing. In July, a Class 12 girl student allegedly hanged herself in an ashram school in Palghar.

Tribal students from remote villages of Maharashtra crack NEET-UG 2021

November 03, 2021 11:16 am

The student, who belongs to 'Mariya Gond', a particularly vulnerable tribal group in the state, lost his mother four years ago and has a younger brother who is studying in Class 10.

Jharkhand's scholarship for tribal students: ‘I worked as a labourer to study... never dreamt my daughter would go abroad’

September 25, 2021 10:12 am

All six, aged between 21 and 31, have been selected as the first batch of Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Scholars, a Jharkhand government initiative for tribal students to pursue higher studies in universities in England and Ireland.

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6 tribal students get scholarship named after tribal icon to study abroad

September 22, 2021 12:31 pm

Born in a tribal family at Takra Pahantoli hamlet in undivided Bihar, Jaipal Singh Munda who used to look after cattle was taken by missionaries to England after they recognised his exceptional talent and he graduated with Honours in Economics from St John's College, Oxford.

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Deficit of classrooms: Several tribal students of Dang struggle to get admission in Class 11

August 22, 2021 12:16 am

"In 2021-21, the drop out ratio was 17.55 per cent out of which 17.19 were girls and 17.91 boys. This year, due to the shortage of classes figures may go up," said Dang district education inspector Vijay Deshmukh.

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Over 42,000 tribal students in J&K to get scholarship this fiscal: Official

August 09, 2021 8:50 am

The annual budget of 2021-22 will benefit 6,561 post-matric students compared to 4,622 the previous year, 12,868 students in classes 9 and 10 compared to 2,506 in 2020-21, and 2,15,864 students in class 1 to 8 compared to 1,73,100 students the year before.

Govt taking measures to upgrade all Eklavya model schools: Tribal Affairs minister

July 13, 2021 2:49 pm

Eklavya Model Residential Schools were started in 1997-98 with the aim of imparting quality education to children belonging to the ST category in remote areas.

Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Microsoft to create AI curriculum for tribal students

May 18, 2021 12:32 pm

Under a pact signed between the Tribal Affairs Ministry and Microsoft, the AI curriculum will be made available to tribal students in English and Hindi at the Eklavya Model Residential Schools and Ashram Schools across the country.