Apply for government scholarships
Most central scholarships (for SC, ST, OBC, minority and disabled students, merit-cum-means scholarships, NMMSS and others) and many state scholarships are applied for on the National Scholarship Portal (NSP). Some states run their own portals.
Steps
- 1
Complete One Time Registration (OTR) on the NSP with Aadhaar (or enrolment ID) and mobile; face authentication may be required via the app
- 2
Log in, check schemes you are eligible for, and fill the application within the notified window
- 3
Upload income, caste/disability and marks documents as needed
- 4
Your institute and then the district/state verify the application
- 5
The scholarship is paid by DBT to your Aadhaar-seeded bank account; renew every year
Documents
- Aadhaar
- Income certificate
- Caste/minority/disability certificate as applicable
- Previous year's marksheet
- Fee receipt
- Bank account seeded with Aadhaar
Official links
- National Scholarship Portal ↗scholarships.gov.in
- myScheme (find scholarships) ↗myscheme.gov.in
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