The SHRESHTA scheme aims to provide quality residential education to meritorious students from disadvantaged communities. Which of the following statements are accurate?
I. The scheme's benefits are restricted to students from Scheduled Caste communities only.
II. For eligibility, the combined annual family income from all sources must not exceed Rs. 2.5 lakh.
III. A student who has passed class 9 becomes eligible to apply for the scholarship.
IV. A girl student admitted to class 11 is entitled to a combined scholarship of Rs. 2 lakh towards tuition and hostel expenses. Which of the above is/are correct?

SHRESHTA (Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas) is exclusively for Scheduled Caste (SC) students Statement I is correct. Statement II is also correct the parental annual income from all sources must not exceed Rs. 2.5 lakh for the student to be eligible. Statement III is wrong students who have passed Class 8 are eligible for Class 9, and those who have passed Class 10 are eligible for Class 11; a student who has merely passed Class 9 is not a direct entry point. Statement IV is wrong the scholarship covers tuition and hostel fees up to a ceiling of approximately Rs. 1.35 lakh per year per student, not Rs. 2 lakh. Both Statements I and II are correct.