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MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS•Sovereign DPI Platform
“Har Vidyarthi Ka, Safalta Ka Marg”

AI-Enabled Lifecycle Scholarship & Fellowship Engine for Scheduled Tribes

Empowering Tribal Scholars & Modernizing Public Scheme Delivery with Zero-Trust DPI Ingestion, Client-Side Blur Gating, and Human-in-the-Loop AI Assistance.

48-Hour Approval
Reduced from 45-day manual delays (22.5x Faster Processing)
Zero Blurry Rejections
Instant browser-side Laplacian Edge Gate (Var ≥ 100)
Zero Missed Intakes
Securing Foreign Visa & Admission cut-offs on time
Est. ₹1.80 Cr / year
Eliminating outsourced 3rd-party manual scrutiny
OFFICIAL MOTA SCHOLARSHIP SLIDER

Available Fellowship Schemes & Rules

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SCHEME CODE: NFSTIndia Research (Ph.D / M.Phil)

National Fellowship for Scheduled Tribe Students

अनुसूचित जनजाति के छात्रों के लिए राष्ट्रीय फैलोशिप

Fellowship Stipend Rail₹31,000 - ₹35,000 / month + HRA & Contingency
Annual Slot Allocation750 Fresh Slots Annually

Eligibility: ST Candidates admitted to Ph.D in Indian Universities & IITs/IIMs

AUDIT TRAIL:
1. IDENTITY VERIFIED➔2. DOCS VALIDATED➔3. DATA CROSS-CHECKED➔4. ELIGIBILITY & RANKED➔5. FUNDS DISBURSED➔6. AUDIT & COMPLIANCE
MoTA Fellowships & Scholarships

Flagship MoTA Scholarship & Fellowship Schemes

Configurable eligibility rules engine dynamically calculates merit, quotas, and PFMS stipends.

DOMESTIC RESEARCH (750 SLOTS)Code: NFST

National Fellowship for Scheduled Tribe Students (NFST)

Direct monthly financial assistance for regular full-time M.Phil & Ph.D scholars in UGC-recognized Indian Universities, IITs, NITs, and premier institutions.

Monthly Fellowship:₹31,000 / month (JRF) + HRA
Annual Contingency:₹25,000 / year
Family Income Cap:No Income Ceiling Limit
Eligible Criteria:ST + Post-Graduation (≥ 55%) + UGC-NET / CSIR-NET
Turnaround Target:48-Hour Fast Track Verification
Deadline: 15 Nov 2026Apply for NFST
OVERSEAS GLOBAL (20 SLOTS)Code: NOS

National Overseas Scholarship for ST Candidates (NOS)

Full funding covering entire foreign university tuition fees, annual contingency, and living allowance for pursuing Master's and Ph.D in QS Top 500 global institutions.

Total Assistance:100% Tuition Fees + Living Grant
Living Allowance:£9,900 / $15,400 per annum
Income Ceiling Limit:≤ ₹6,00,000 / year total
Institution Benchmark:QS World Ranking Top 500
Zero Missed Intakes:Visa deadlines protected
Deadline: 31 Oct 2026Apply for NOS
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Check Eligibility in 60s

Simple tool for students to check MoTA fellowship qualification before filling the form.

Systematic Viability & Safeguard Architecture

Native Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Architecture

Native DPI integration reduces verification latency from 60 days to under 48 hours, while strict Human-in-the-Loop oversight prevents unfair denials.

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1. Multi-Channel Auth & Ingestion

DigiLocker SSO, Google OAuth & Email/OTP capture. Sovereign DPI ingestion pipeline validates the source. OAuth 2.0 + e-KYC compliant handshake.

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2. Edge Blur & IQA Filter

Browser-side OpenCV WebAssembly pre-processing. Laplacian variance score computed before upload. Var < 100 retake, Var ≥ 100 passes.

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3. LayoutLMv3 & Fuzzy Matching

Multimodal token alignment on document layout. Jaro-Winkler matching for tribal-name transliteration. Match confidence threshold > 92%.

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4. Eligibility Rules & Merit Ranking Engine

Configurable scheme rules (income, category, marks) auto-check eligibility. Ranks eligible applicants by merit score before officer review.

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5. Officer Spotlight & PFMS Disbursement

Dual-pane bounding-box review UI for officers. 1-click bank sanction via PFMS DBT rail. Decision finalized in under 30 seconds.

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6. Escalation, Audit & Compliance Trail

Citizen: real-time SMS/app status on every application. Officer: full audit log of AI confidence scores & overrides. System: DPDP-compliant AES-256 masking on every record.

SIH 2026 PROJECT TEAM SPECIFICATION

Team: Parallaxx_24951A05M7

Official Smart India Hackathon 2026 Team Details

Team ID: 171647
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Bhimavarapu Navya Sri

Team Leader
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B P S Kruthi

Team Member
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Navadeep Vandhanapu

Team Member
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Navadeep Chandanam

Team Member
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D Nilesh Choudhary

Team Member
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Chirra Karthika

Team Member