1. Development and management of an online scholarship management system.  
2. Outreach and mobilization to raise awareness about the scholarship.  
3. Promotion of the scholarship program through various media.  
4. Management of the entire application process, including online forms, applicant support, and document verification.  
5. Athlete selection, shortlisting, and onboarding.  
6. Scholar tracking and reporting.  

Pre-qualification Criteria

1. The agency must be a registered non-profit organization/trust/society in India.  
2. The agency should have its own scholarship management application/dashboard and expertise in managing scholarships.  
3. Minimum 3 years of experience in executing scholarship management projects.  
4. The agency must not have been blacklisted by any Government Agency/PSU/Central/State agency.  
5. The agency must submit audited annual financials and other required documents.  

Eligibility Criteria for SBIF ACE - PASS (for Athletes)

1. Applicant must be an Indian citizen and have represented their state or India in national or international competitions.  
2. Applicant must be ranked within the top 20 in international rankings or top 10 in national rankings.  
3. Rankings in the senior category will be considered.  
4. Specific sports are selected from the Paralympic Games.  
5. Age limit: 35 years at the time of application.  
6. The applicant should not be employed or receiving a scholarship from any other organization.  

1. The budget for a proposal should not be more than Rs. 15.00 Lakhs for a support period of 1 year.  
2. The agency should have managed a scholarship corpus of at least INR 5.00 crores so far.  
3. The cumulative annual revenue of the organization for the last 3 financial years should be at least Rs. 2.00 Crores.  

1. The document does not explicitly mention a Tender Fee or EMD.

Submission Guidelines

1. Proposals must be submitted in English.  
2. Soft copies of the proposals are to be submitted online by the specified deadline.  
3. Shortlisted agencies will be required to submit hard copies later.  
4. The agency can only submit one proposal.  
5. The proposal should be complete in all respects, and all required documents should be submitted.  

1. Tender Publishing Date: 29th April 2025  
2. Last Date for requesting clarifications: 15th May 2025  
3. Last Date and Time for submission of proposals: 22nd May 2025  
4. Tentative date for presentations by shortlisted candidates: 27th-30th May 2025  
5. Final communication of selection: 4th June 2025