The Objective Of EMRS is to provide quality middle and high level education to Scheduled Tribe (ST) students in remote areas, not only to enable them to avail of reservation in high and professional educational courses and as jobs in government and public and private sectors but also to have access to the best opportunities in education at par with the non ST population. This would be achieved by:

1. 1) To impart quality education to ST children through establishment of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS). EMRSs provide free education to ST children from class VI to XII in residential set up.
2. 2) To provide quality upper primary, secondary and senior secondary level education to ST and PVTG students in tribal dominated areas along with extra-curricular activities for their all-round development.
3. 3) To support in infrastructure development, provision of facilities, hiring of human resource and information dissemination through website etc for efficient management of EMRS and their expansion.