What are the criteria of awarding scholarships and who provides the books and uniforms?
Scholarships are awarded on the basis of need. Need is judged by calculating the overall household income of each family and its education related expenses with the objective of making education affordable for every student. All applicants for financial assistance fill in a printed form providing all necessary details about their family and resources. The school staff then, through visits to the applicants’ homes, verifies this information. Finally TCF principals send the completed scholarship forms, along with their recommendations to their respective Regional Offices where the final decision is taken. Scholarships are given for one academic year and the recipients are eligible to reapply. Deserving students get uniforms and textbooks free of cost. Others are provided the facility of purchasing uniforms and textbooks on easy installments. This facility is offered to reduce the financial burden on parents at the beginning of the academic year, a time when they have to buy uniforms and
