National Scholarship Portal

National Scholarships Portal is a one-stop solution through which various services starting from student application, application receipt, processing, sanction and disbursal of various scholarships to Students are enabled. National Scholarships Portal is taken as a Mission Mode Project under National e-Governance Plan (NeGP). 

Objectives of National Scholarship Portal

Following are the objectives of the National Scholarship Portal.

• Ensure timely disbursement of Scholarships to students

• Provide a common portal for various Scholarships schemes of Central and State Governments

• Create a transparent database of scholars

• Avoid duplication in processing

• Harmonization of different Scholarships schemes & norms

• Application of Direct Benefit Transfer

Benefits under National Scholarship Portal

• Simplified process for the students

• All scholarships information available under one umbrella.

• Single integrated application for all scholarships

•  Improved transparency

• System suggests the schemes for which a student is eligible.

• Duplicates can be reduced to the maximum extent

• Helps in standardization :

•  Master data for Institutions and courses at all India levels .

• Scholarships processing

• Serves as a decision support system (DSS) for Ministries and departments as up-to-date information will be available on demand.

•  Comprehensive MIS System to facilitate monitoring every stage of Scholarships distribution i.e. from student registration to delivery of funds

Types of Scholarships under National Scholarship Portal

Scholarship schemes are divided in following major categories described below (Students are required to select the class/course in which they are studying): 

1. Pre- Matric Scholarship Scheme: For students studying in class 1st to Class 10th

2. Post-Matric Scholarship scheme/Top Class Scholarship Scheme/Merit Cum Means Scholarship Scheme: For students studying from Class 11th, 12th and above including Courses like ITI, B.SC, B. Com., B. Tech, Medical /students studying top level colleges such as IITs and IIMs/ students doing Technical and Professional courses etc. (Attach a hyperlink mentioning details of schemes of different Ministries)

Schemes under National Scholarship Portal

The schemes under National Scholarship Portal are:

• 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 Minority Affairs

• Pre Matric Scholarships Scheme for Minorities

• Post Matric Scholarships Scheme for Minorities

• Merit Cum Means Scholarship For Professional and Technical Courses CS

• Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment

• Top Class Education Scheme for SC Students

• PM YASASVI CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME OF TOP CLASS EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS FOR OBC, EBC AND DNT STUDENTS

• PM YASASVI CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME OF TOP CLASS EDUCATION IN COLLEGE FOR OBC, EBC AND DNT 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.

• Ministry of Tribal Affairs

• National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education of ST Students - Scholarship (Formally Top Class Education for Scheduled Tribe Students) - only for scholarships

• Department of School Education & Literacy

• National Means Cum Merit Scholarship (Click here to learn more)

• 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 FOR WARDS OF STATES/UTs POLICE PERSONNEL MARTYRED DURING TERROR/NAXAL ATTACKS

• RPF/RPSF, Ministry of Railway

• Prime Minister's Scholarship Scheme For RPF/RPSF

• North Eastern Council(NEC),DoNER

• FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE STUDENTS OF NER FOR HIGHER PROFESSIONAL COURSES(NEC MERIT SCHOLARSHIP)

Documents Required to Register on National Scholarship Portal

Following documents are required to register on the National Scholarship Portal.

• Educational documents of student 

• Student's Bank account number and IFSC code of the bank branch 

• Aadhaar number of the Student 

• If Aadhaar is not available, then Bonafide student certificate from Institute / School and

• Aadhaar Enrolment ID or Scanned copy of Bank passbook 

• If Institute/School is different from the domicile state of the applicant, then Bonafide student certificate from Institute/School.

However, the following documents are mostly required to be uploaded for Fresh applications if the amount of Scholarship is more than Rs. 50,000/- per annum. 

• Caste/Community certificate as per scheme requirement 

• Income Certificate issued by the Competent Authority in the State/UT Government. 

• Disability certificate as per the scheme requirement 

• Single girl child certificate issued by the Competent Authority in the State/UT Government as per the scheme requirement 

• Scanned copy of Bank Passbook reflecting Bank Account number and IFSC details only in case not opted for Aadhar Based payment (for Pre-Matric Scheme where students do not have their own bank account, parents/guardian can provide their own account details). 

• Residential/Domicile Certificate. 

How to Register on National Scholarship Portal?

Follow the below steps to register on National Scholarship Portal.

• Visit the National Scholarship Portal

• Click on ‘New Registration’ under ‘Login’ in the Application Corner.

• Read the candidate guidelines carefully.

• Tick the checkbox and click on ‘Continue’.

• Select either of the three options.

• I have Aadhaar

• Aadhaar not assigned (I have EID)

• I don’t have Aadhar/ EID

• Enter your mobile number and click on ‘Get OTP’.

• An OTP will be sent on the entered mobile number. Enter the OTP.

• Enter the captcha and click on ‘Verify’.

• An application form will open on your screen. 

• Fill the application.

• Upload all the required documents.

• Students who have been assigned Aadhaar shall mandatorily provide their Aadhaar number in their application

• Student(s)/The Student who do not possess Aadhaar shall provide the enrolment ID (if available), and upload scanned copy Bank Passbook with Photograph, in PDF or JPEG format (Maximum size 200 KB). The student will also be required to upload bonafide student certificate from Institute / School in along with their application form

• Upon submitting all the details on the registration page, students will get a unique application ID and password through SMS on the provided(registered) mobile number. 

• The student shall login to NSP using application ID and password received. The student must change the password upon first login. 

Process under National Scholarship Portal

The overall workflow for NSP is as below:

• Student Registration and Application Submission 

• Level 1 Verification of Application at Institute Level 

• Level 2/3 Verification of Application at District/State/Ministry Level 

• Beneficiary Records Creation and Account Validation by PFMS 

• Applications Deduplication and Merit List Generation 

• Payment File Generation and Financial Approval 

• Scholarship Disbursement through DBT

References

While crafting this guide, we have consulted reliable and authoritative sources, including official government directives, user manuals, and pertinent content sourced from government websites.

• National Scholarship Portal
• NSP FAQs
• NSP SOP
• NSP User Manual