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National Scholarship Scheme 2021 – National Scholarship Portal

To apply for a government scholarship, go to the National Scholarship Portal and fill out the online application.

Students can apply for numerous scholarship schemes sponsored by the federal and state governments through the National Scholarship Portal. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India, has launched this portal. Beneficiaries can also check the status of their applications through this platform.

If you wish to be considered for a government scholarship, you must apply online through the National Scholarship Portal and follow the steps outlined by us. From August 21, 2020, new applications will be accepted. In order to apply for scholarships, students no longer need to go to government offices. They simply need to go to the official website and submit an application for a scholarship.

Schemes of National Scholarship Portal (NSP) 2021

Central schemes

• Ministry of Minority Affairs
  • Pre Matric Scholarships Scheme for Minorities
  • Post Matric Scholarships Scheme for Minorities
  • Merit Cum Means Scholarship For Professional and Technical Courses CS
• Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities 
  • Pre-matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities
  • Post-matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities
  • Scholarships for Top Class Education for students with disabilities.
• Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
  • Top Class Education Scheme for SC Students
• Ministry of Labour & Employment
  • Financial Assistance for Education of the Wards of Beedi/Cine/IOMC/LSDM Workers – Post-Matric
  • Financial Assistance for Education of the Wards of Beedi/Cine/IOMC/LSDM Workers – Pre-Matric
  • Aam Aadmi Bima Yojna Scholarship for Andhra Pradesh
• Ministry of Tribal Affairs
  • National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education of ST Students – Scholarship (Formally Top Class Education for Schedule Tribe Students) – only for scholarships
• Department of School Education & Literacy
  • National Scheme of Incentive to Girls for Secondary Education(NSIGSE)
  • National Means Cum Merit Scholarship
• Department of Higher Education
  • CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME OF SCHOLARSHIPS FOR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
• WARB, Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme For Central Armed Police Forces And Assam Rifles
  • PRIME MINISTER’S SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FORWARDS OF STATES/UTs POLICE PERSONNEL MARTYRED DURING TERROR/NAXAL ATTACKS
• RPF/RPSF, Ministry of Railway
  • Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme For RPF/RPSF

Number of UGC Scholarships

Name of Scholarship	Number of Scholarships	Award Details
Ishan Uday special scholarship scheme for NER	10,000	Rs 5,400 per month to students pursuing general degree courses Rs 7,800 per month to students pursuing technical/ professional/ medical courses
PG Indira Gandhi scholarship for single girl child	3,000	Rs 36,200 per annum for two years
PG scholarship for university rank holders	3,000	Rs 3,100 per month for two years
PG scholarship scheme for SC/ST students for professional courses	1,000	Rs 7,800 per month for a period of 2 years for ME/MTech students Rs 4,500 per month for a period of 2 years for other professional courses

Award details of national scholarship

Scholarship Name	Award Detail
Kishore vaigyanik protsahan Yojana	Up to Rs 7000 per month and contingency grant upto Rs 28000 per annum
PG scholarship scheme for SC/ST student for professional courses	For ME/M.Tech- Rs 7800 per month for 2 yearsFor other professional courses- Rs 4500 per month for 2 years
PG scholarship for university rank holders	Rs 3100 per month for 2 years
PG Indira Gandhi scholarship for single girl child	Rs 36200 per annum for 2 years
Prime minister scholarship scheme for RPF/RPSF	Rs 2250 per month for girls and Rs 2000 per month for boys
Prime Minister’s scholarship scheme	Rs 3000 per month for female students and Rs 2500 per month to male students
Central sector scheme for scholarship for college and university students	Upto Rs 20000 per annum
AICTE Pragati scholarship for girls	Upto Rs 50000 per annum and other benefits
AICTE saksham scholarship scheme	Upto Rs 50000 per annum and other benefits

National means cum merit scholarship	Upto Rs 12000 per annum
National fellowship and scholarship for higher education of ST student	Up to Rs 28000 per month and other benefits
Financial assistance of education of the wards of beedi/Cine/IOMC/LSDM Workers- Pre- Matric	Upto Rs 1840
Financial assistance of education of the wards of beedi/Cine/IOMC/LSDM Workers- Post- Matric	Up to Rs 15000
Top class education for SC student	Full tuition fees and other allowance
Scholarships for top class education for students with disabilities	Upto Rs 2 lakh per annum and other benefits
Post matric scholarship for student with disabilities	Maintenance allowance, book grant and disability allowance
Pre matric scholarship for students with disabilities	Maintenance allowance, book grant and disability allowance
Merit cum means scholarship for professional and technical courses	Course fees upto Rs 20000 per annum and maintenance allowance
Post matric Scholarship scheme for minorities	Admission fees, tuition fees and maintenance allowance
Pre matric Scholarship scheme for minorities	Admission fees, tuition fees and maintenance allowance

Eligibility Criteria For Ishan Uday Special Scholarship Scheme

• The applicant must belong to domiciles of North Eastern states including Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Nagaland ( for Ishan Uday special scholarship scheme only)
• The applicant must be single girl child in the family (twin daughters can also apply) (only for PG Indira Gandhi Scholarship for single girl child)
• An applicant’s age should be less than 30 years
• The family income of the applicant must be less than 4.5 lakh
• The applicant must have taken admission in the first year of any degree course(Ishan Uday scholarship). The applicant must have taken admission in the first year of the regular master degree program (PG Indira Gandhi scholarship)

Eligibility Criteria For PG Scholarship For University Rank Holders

• The applicant must be a rank holder in their graduation exam (for PG scholarship for university rank holders)
• The applicant must belong to SC/ST category (for PG scholarship scheme for SC/ST students)
• An applicant must be pursuing the first year of post-graduation studies
• The applicant must have secured 60% marks in graduation (for PG scholarship for university rank holders)
• The maximum age limit of the applicant is 30 years