Government Scholarships in India

Every year the Government of India offers a number of scholarships to students who wish to pursue their studies without worrying about the finances. The government scholarships in India can categorized into two types- Central schemed scholarships and State-funded scholarships. While the central schemed/ funded scholarships are sponsored by the Union Government of India the state-funded ones are sponsored and disbursed by respective state’s governments. The National Scholarships Portal (NSP)is the one-stop destination for the students for scholarship applications. National Scholarships Portal is taken as Mission Mode Project under National e-Governance Plan (NeGP).

Government Scholarships in India

Central-Government Scholarships in India

Sl.No	Name of the Scholarship	Scholarship Providing Ministry/Department	Tentative Application Period
1.	Pre-matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities	Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disability, Government of India	July to October
2.	Post Matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities	Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disability, Government of India	July to October
3.	Pre-Matric Scholarships Scheme for Minorities	Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India	July to October
4.	Post Matric Scholarships Scheme for Minorities	Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India	July to October
5.	Merit Cum Means Scholarship for Professional and Technical Courses CS (Minorities)	Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India	July to October
6.	National Means Cum Merit Scholarship	Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India	August
7.	Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students	Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India	July
8.	Prime Minister Scholarship Scheme	Kendriya Sainik Board Secretariat, Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare, Ministry of Defence, Government of India	August to November
9.	Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme for Central Armed Police Forces and Assam Rifles	Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India	July
10.	Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme for RPF/RPSF	Security Directorate, Ministry of Railways, Government of India	August to October
11.	ISHAN UDAY – Special Scholarship Scheme for North Eastern Region	University Grants Commission (UGC)	September to October
12.	Pragati Scholarship Scheme for Girls (Degree and Diploma) for Technical Education	Ministry of Human Resource Development – AICTE	November to December
13.	Financial Assistance for Education of the Wards of Beedi/Cine/IOMC/LSDM Workers – Pre-Matric	Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India	July
14.	Women Scientists Scheme-C (WOS-C)	Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India	December to January
15.	Financial Assistance for Education of the Wards of Beedi/Cine/IOMC/LSDM Workers – Post-Matric	Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India	July to October

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Sl.No	Name of the Scholarship	Scholarship Providing Ministry/Department	Tentative Application Period
16.	Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF)	Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India	March
17.	Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY)	Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India	June to August
18.	National Talent Search Exam (NTSE)	National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)	August
19.	Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Scholarship Scheme	Reserve Bank of India	April
20.	Tata Innovation Fellowship	Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India	February
21.	Swarnajayanti Fellowships Scheme	Department of Science & Technology, Government of India	February to March
22.	PG Scholarships for Professional Courses for SC/ST	University Grants Commission (UGC)	February to March
23.	Post Graduate Merit Scholarship for University Rank Holders	University Grants Commission (UGC)	February to March
24.	Post-Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship for Single Girl Child	University Grants Commission (UGC)	February to March
25.	Saksham Scholarship Scheme for Differently Abled Students (Degree and Diploma) for Technical Education	Ministry of Human Resource Development – AICTE	November

Pre Matric Scholarships Scheme for Minorities and for persons with disabilities is open till October 15, 2019.
Post Matric Scholarships Scheme for Minorities is open till October 31, 2019.
Merit Cum Means Scholarship For Professional and Technical Courses CS is open till October 31, 2019.
Scholarships for Top Class Education for students with disabilities is open till October 31, 2019.

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State Government Funded Scholarships in India

Assam

Pre-Matric Scholarship to the children of those engaged in occupations involving cleaning and prone to health hazards
Pre Matric Scholarship for SC Students (CLASS IX AND X)
Post Matric Scholarship for SC Students
Pre Matric Scholarship for OBC Students
Pre Matric Scholarship for ST Students
Pre Matric Scholarship for ST Students (CLASS IX AND X) )
Post Matric Scholarship for OBC Students
Post Matric Scholarship for ST Students

Chandigarh

Post Matric Scholarship for SC Students
Post Matric Scholarship for Transgender students
Post Matric Scholarship for OBC Students
Dr.Ambedkar Post Matric Scholarship for Economically Backward Class Students
Pre-Matric Scholarship for SC students of Class IX and X

Karnataka

Post Matric Scholarship (PMS) FOR ST Students
Centrally Sponsered Scheme of Pre-matric (Class IX and X)scholarship for ST students

Tamil Nadu

Scholarship to Son and Daughter of Differently Abled Persons and Differently Abled Students from Class 9^th Onwards.
EVR Nagammai Memorial Free Education Scholarship.
Free Education Schemes for BC, MBC & DNC students.
Incentive Scheme for Rural MBC/DNC Girl Students
Thanthai Periyar Memorial Award by the Department of Backward Classes and Most Backward Classes and Minority Welfare.

Kerala

Minority Welfare- Scholarship for Minority Students
C.H. Muhammed Koya Scholarship
Post-matric Scholarship for Persons with Disabilities
Pre matric OBC Scholarship
AABY( Aam Admi Beema Yojana) Scholarship
Vidya Sammunnathi Scholarships
District Merit Scholarship(DMS)
Aspire Scholarship Scheme
Suvarna Jubilee Merit Scholarship (SJMS)
Sanskrit Scholarship(SSE)
State Merit Scholarship (SMS)
Merit Scholarship to the Children of School Teachers
Kerala State backward Classes Development Corporation Limited
Overseas Scholarship for OBCs
Merit cum Means (MCM) Scholarships

For more details about the scholarships provided by different states, please visit the Scholarship Portal. Visit Government Scholarship Portal

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