National Scholarship Portal: National Scholarship Portal (NSP) is a digital scholarship program which offers multiple scholarships proposed by the central government, state governments and other government firms like UGC (University Grants Commission), etc. This Portal entertains about 50 scholarships worth hundreds of crores among the scholarship seekers listed on the platform. According to administrators, NSP has helped the government achieve and distribute scholarships of about Rs.2000/- crores and more. The program claims that they receive 125 Lac applications every year, out of which 105 lakhs applications are the verified one.
National Scholarships Portal is a one-stop platform through which many services starting from student application, receipt, processing, consent and disbursal of several scholarships to Students are approved. National Scholarships Portal is taken as Mission Mode Project under National e-Governance Plan (NeGP).
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What is The Objective of National Scholarship Portal?
The Mission Mode Project (MMP) of National Scholarships Portal under the National e-Governance Plan strives at presenting common electronic portal for implementing many Scholarships projects originated by Union Government, State Government and Union Territories across the country. The main objectives of NSP are;
- Ensure Scholarships to the students have been given timely.
- To provide a common portal for many Scholarships plans of Central and State Governments
- Create a clear database of learners
- Ensure no duplication is done in processing.
- The synchronization of different Scholarships schemes & norms
- Application of Direct Benefit Transfer.
What are the Benefits of National Scholarship Portal?
- All scholarships information available under one platform and students can easily apply through the single integrated applications for all the scholarships, making the process very simple for them.
- System of NSP will suggest the students the best scheme for which they are eligible and will make sure there is no repetition or duplication. This keeps a transparent record.
- Students can master here at all India level, which will help to set the standard for them.
- Serves as a decision support system (DSS) for Ministries and departments as up-to-date data will be available on demand.
- Comprehensive MIS System to promote monitoring every stage of Scholarships distribution i.e. from student registration to delivery of funds
Schemes of National Scholarship Portal
National Scholarship Portal covers scholarships for students of all the classes such as 1st to Ph.D. There are majorly three schemes provided by NSP under following categories:
- Central schemes
- UGC schemes
- State schemes
NSP – Central Schemes
There are many different departments which are operating under the Government of India and they drive a number of scholarships to help scholars pursue their dream educational career without any financial pressure. The famous providers in the field of scholarships cover the Ministry of Minority Affairs (MOMA), Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MSJE), Ministry of Labour and Employment (MLE), Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MTA), Department of Higher Education (DHE) and more.
Learners can apply for all scholarships that are being administered by the central government through theNational Scholarship Portal under the Central Schemes section. Please find the collective list of central NSP scholarships below.
Ministry of Minority Affairs
| Scholarship Name | Scheme Closing Date | Defective Verification | Institute Verification |
| Pre Matric Scholarships Scheme for Minorities | 15th Oct 2019 | 31st Oct 2019 | 31st Oct 2019 |
| Post Matric Scholarships Scheme for Minorities | 31st Oct 2019 | 15th Nov 2019 | 15th Nov 2019 |
| Merit Cum Means Scholarship For Professional and Technical Courses CS | 31st Oct 2019 | 15th Nov 2019 | 15th Nov 2019 |
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
| Scholarship Name | Scheme Closing Date | Defective Verification | Institute Verification |
| Pre-matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities | 15th Oct 2019 | 31st Oct 2019 | 31st Oct 2019 |
| Post-matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities | 31st Oct 2019 | 15th Nov 2019 | 15th Nov 2019 |
| Scholarships for Top Class Education for students with disabilities. | 31st Oct 2019 | 15th Nov 2019 | 15th Nov 2019 |
Ministry of Social justice and Empowerment
| Scholarship Name | Scheme Closing Date | Defective Verification | Institute Verification |
| Top Class Education Scheme for SC Students | 31st Oct 2019 | 15th Nov 2019 | 15th Nov 2019 |
Ministry of Labour and Employment
| Scholarship Name | Scheme Closing Date | Defective Verification | Institute Verification |
| Financial Assistance for Education of the Wards of Beedi/Cine/IOMC/LSDM Workers – Post-Matric | 31st Oct 2019 | 15th Nov 2019 | 15th Nov 2019 |
| Financial Assistance for Education of the Wards of Beedi/Cine/IOMC/LSDM Workers – Pre-Matric | 31st Oct 2019 | 15th Nov 2019 | 15th Nov 2019 |
| Aam Aadmi Bima Yojna Scholarship for Andhra Pradesh | Offline | Offline | Offline |
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
| Scholarship Name | Scheme Closing Date | Defective Verification | Institute Verification |
| National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education of ST Students – Scholarship (Formally Top Class Education for Schedule Tribe Students) – only for scholarships | 31st Oct 2019 | 15th Nov 2019 | 15th Nov 2019 |
Department of School Education and Literacy
| Scholarship Name | Scheme Closing Date | Defective Verification | Institute Verification |
| National Scheme of Incentive to Girls for Secondary Education (NSIGSE) | null | null | null |
| National Means Cum Merit Scholarship | 15th Oct 2019 | 31st Oct 2019 | 31st Oct 2019 |
Department of Higher Education
| Scholarship Name | Scheme Closing Date | Defective Verification | Institute Verification |
| Central Sector Scheme of Scholarships for College and University Students | 31st Oct 2019 | 15th Nov 2019 | 15th Nov 2019 |
WARB, Ministry of Home Affairs
| Scholarship Name | Scheme Closing Date | Defective Verification | Institute Verification |
| Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme For Central Armed Police Forces And Assam Rifles | 31st Oct 2019 | 15th Nov 2019 | 15th Nov 2019 |
RPF/RPSF, Ministry of Railway
| Scholarship Name | Scheme Closing Date | Defective Verification | Institute Verification |
| Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme For RPF/RPSF | 31st Oct 2019 | 15th Nov 2019 | 15th Nov 2019 |
NSP – UGC Schemes
The University Grants Commission (UGC) is a leading legal body of Indian government functioning under MHRD (Ministry of Human Resource Development). It has been set up with an aim to organize, prepare and maintain the standards of higher education in India. It is the administration that gives identification to universities across India and also presents them with capitals. Apart from this, the UGC also contributes some scholarship schemes for students seeking college-level education.
| Scholarship Name | Scheme Closing Date | Defective Verification | Institute Verification |
| ISHAN UDAY – Special Scholarship Scheme For North Eastern Region | 31st Oct 2019 | 15th Nov 2019 | 15th Nov 2019 |
| PG Indira Gandhi Scholarship for Single Girl Child | 31st Oct 2019 | 15th Nov 2019 | 15th Nov 2019 |
| PG Scholarship for University Rank Holders (1st and 2nd Rank Holders) | 31st Oct 2019 | 15th Nov 2019 | 15th Nov 2019 |
| PG Scholarship Scheme for SC ST Students for Pursuing Professional Courses | 31st Oct 2019 | 15th Nov 2019 | 15th Nov 2019 |
NSP – State Schemes
Similar to the central government, the state government also grants scholarships for learners who are the domicile of their respective state. Wherein many state governments run their own scholarship portal where students can apply, but few prefer inviting applications through the National Scholarship Portal. Currently, the national scholarship portal includes state schemes of 6 different state, i.e., Bihar, Uttarakhand, Tripura, Karnataka, Meghalaya, and Arunachal Pradesh.
| Scholarship Name | Scheme Closing Date | Defective Verification | Institute Verification |
| Assam | |||
| Pre-Matric Scholarship to Children of those Engaged in Uncleaned Occupation, Assam | 25th Jan 2019 | 10th Feb 2019 | 10th Feb 2019 |
| Pre-Matric Scholarship for SC Students (Class 9 & 10) – Assam | 11th Feb 2019 | 21st Feb 2019 | 21st Feb 2019 |
| Post-Matric Scholarship for SC Students – Assam | 11th Feb 2019 | 21st Feb 2019 | 21st Feb 2019 |
| Pre-Matric Scholarship to OBC Students – Assam | 20th Jan 2019 | 20th Feb 2019 | 20th Feb 2019 |
| Pre-Matric Scholarship to ST Students – Assam | 20th Jan 2019 | 20th Feb 2019 | 20th Feb 2019 |
| Pre-Matric Scholarship to ST Students (Class 9 & 10) – Assam | 20th Jan 2019 | 20th Feb 2019 | 20th Feb 2019 |
| Post-Matric Scholarship to OBC Students – Assam | 20th Jan 2019 | 20th Feb 2019 | 20th Feb 2019 |
| Post-Matric Scholarship to ST Students – Assam | 20th Jan 2019 | 20th Feb 2019 | 20th Feb 2019 |
| Chandigarh | |||
| Post-Matric Scholarship for SC Students – Chandigarh | 19th Feb 2019 | 25th Feb 2019 | 25th Feb 2019 |
| Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for Transgender Students – Chandigarh | 31st Dec 2019 | 10th Jan 2019 | 10th Jan 2019 |
| Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for OBC Students – Chandigarh | 20th Jan 2019 | 25th Jan 2019 | 25th Jan 2019 |
| Dr. Ambedkar Post-Matric Scholarship for EBC Students – Chandigarh | 20th Jan 2019 | 25th Jan 2019 | 25th Jan 2019 |
| Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC Students of Class 9 and 10 – Chandigarh | 15th Jan 2019 | 20th Jan 2019 | 20th Jan 2019 |
| Bihar | |||
| Post-Matric Scholarship (PMS) for BC/EBC Students | 15th Mar 2019 | 31st May 2019 | 31st May 2019 |
| Post-Matric Scholarship (PMS) for ST Students | 15th Mar 2019 | 31st May 2019 | 31st May 2019 |
| Post-Matric Scholarship (PMS) for SC Students | 25th Mar 2019 | 31st May 2019 | 31st May 2019 |
| Uttarakhand | |||
| Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for Minority (100 percent State Sector) -Uttarakhand | 28th Feb 2019 | 15th Mar 2019 | 15th Mar 2019 |
| Post Matric Scholarship for EBC Students – Uttarakhand | 20th Jan 2019 | 21st Jan 2019 | 21st Jan 2019 |
| Pre-Matric Disability Scholarship (State Sector) – Uttarakhand | 20th Jan 2019 | 21st Jan 2019 | 21st Jan 2019 |
| Pre-Matric Scholarship for SC Students (State Sector) – Uttarakhand | 20th Jan 2019 | 21st Jan 2019 | 21st Jan 2019 |
| Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST Students (State Sector) – Uttarakhand | 20th Jan 2019 | 21st Jan 2019 | 21st Jan 2019 |
| Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBC Students (State Sector 50% and Central Sector 50%) – Uttarakhand | 20th Jan 2019 | 21st Jan 2019 | 21st Jan 2019 |
| Pre-Matric Scholarship for SC Students (Center Sector) – Uttarakhand | 20th Jan 2019 | 21st Jan 2019 | 21st Jan 2019 |
| Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST Students (Center Sector) – Uttarakhand | 20th Jan 2019 | 21st Jan 2019 | 21st Jan 2019 |
| Post-Matric Scholarship for ST Students – Uttarakhand | 20th Jan 2019 | 21st Jan 2019 | 21st Jan 2019 |
| Post-Matric Scholarship for SC Students – Uttarakhand | 20th Jan 2019 | 21st Jan 2019 | 21st Jan 2019 |
| Post-Matric Scholarship for OBC Students – Uttarakhand | 20th Jan 2019 | 21st Jan 2019 | 21st Jan 2019 |
| Tripura | |||
| DR.Ambedkar Post Matric Scholarship For Economically Backward Classes(EBC) (Secondary Education) – Tripura | 31st Dec 2019 | 5th Jan 2019 | 5th Jan 2019 |
| Pre-Matric ST Scholarship Schemes | 31st Dec 2019 | 4th Feb 2019 | 4th Feb 2019 |
| Post-Matric ST Scholarship Schemes | 31st Dec 2019 | 4th Feb 2019 | 4th Feb 2019 |
| Post-Matric Scholarship for SC Students | 31st Dec 2019 | 15th Feb 2019 | 15th Feb 2019 |
| Post-Matric Scholarship for OBC Students | 31st Dec 2019 | 5th Feb 2019 | 5th Feb 2019 |
| Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Post Matric Scholarship for Economically Backward Classes (EBC) | 12th Dec 2019 | 7th March 2019 | 7th March 2019 |
| NEC Merit Scholarship Tripura | 31st Jan 2019 | 31st Jan 2019 | 31st Jan 2019 |
| Karnataka | |||
| Post-Matric Scholarship (PMS) for ST Students | 10th Feb 2019 | 12th Feb 2019 | 12th Feb 2019 |
| Centrally Sponsored Scheme for Pre-Matric (9 & 10) Scholarship for ST Students | Opening Soon | NA | NA |
| Meghalaya | |||
| Umbrella Scheme for Education of ST Children – Pre-Matric Scholarship (Class 9 and 10) for ST Students | 28th Feb 2019 | 29th March 2019 | 29th March 2019 |
| Umbrella Scheme for Education of ST Children – Post-Matric Scholarship (PMS) for ST Students | 28th Feb 2019 | 29th March 2019 | 29th March 2019 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | |||
| Umbrella Scheme for Education of ST Students-Pre-Matric Scholarship (Class IX & X) for ST Students | 31st Dec 2018 | 31st May 2019 | 31st May 2019 |
| Umbrella Scheme for Education of ST Children – Post Matric Scholarship (PMS) for ST Students Arunachal Pradesh | 31st Dec 2018 | 31st May 2019 | 31st May 2019 |
| Scheme for Award of Stipend to the schedule tribe students of Arunachal Pradesh | 31st Dec 2019 | 12th Feb 2019 | 12th Feb 2019 |
| Jammu And Kashmir | |||
| Post-Matric scholarship To ST Students – Jammu And Kashmir | 31st Oct 2019 | 30th Nov 2019 | 30th Nov 2019 |
| Dadar and Nagar Haveli | |||
| Pre Matric Scholarship To OBC Students – Dadar and Nagar Haveli | 15th Oct 2019 | 31st Oct 2019 | 31st Oct 2019 |
| Pre Matric Scholarship To SC Students – Dadar and Nagar Haveli | 15th Oct 2019 | 31st Oct 2019 | 31st Oct 2019 |
| Pre Matric Scholarship To ST Students – Dadar and Nagar Haveli | 15th Oct 2019 | 31st Oct 2019 | 31st Oct 2019 |
How To Apply for National Scholarship Portal?
To apply for a scholarship follow the below steps
- Students applying for a scholarship for the first time (Fresh Students) need to “Register” on the portal as a fresh applicant by providing accurate and authenticated information as printed on their documents in the “Student Registration Form”.
- The registration form is required to be filled by parents/guardian of students who are below the age of 18 years on the date of registration.
- Before initiating the registration process, students /Parents/guardian are advised to keep the following documents handy
- Educational documents of the student.
- Student’s Bank account number and IFSC code of the bank branch
Note: For the pre-matric scholarship scheme, where students do not have their own bank account, parents can provide their own account details. However, parents account number can only be used against scholarship applications for a maximum of two children. - 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.
- Details to be filled in the application form are
- Date of Birth (DOB)
- State of Domicile
- Scholarship Category
- Name of Student
- Mobile Number
- Email Id
- Bank account details
- Identification Details
- After submitting the application, the default login id and password to log into the NSP portal will be sent to the provided mobile number. In case the password is not received, the option for forgot a password at login page shall be used.
- Students are advised to provide “Annual Family Income” as per the Income Certificate issued by a competent authority in their scholarship application.
In the case of Existing User
- Apply for scholarship renewal with your ‘Application Id’ and Date of Birth which you registered previous year.
- A student can also use ‘Forgot Application ID’ to retrieve their ID.
- Only those students would be able to renew who had actually received the scholarships payments during the previous year from NSP.
National Scholarship Portal – Scholarship registration tracking
Once you are done with the complete application, the NSP also offers the provision for tracking your current application status through ‘Check Your Status’ tab. Whether your application has been finally submitted or not will be visible under this section.
National Scholarship Portal – Apply through its Mobile App
Considering the advent of mobile technology, the Government of India has launched its ‘National Scholarship Portal Mobile App’ in the year 2018 to make scholarship application easier and more convenient for the students. The students can download and install the mobile app through the Google Play Store on their respective mobile devices. Also, there is an availability of NSP mobile app in the ‘UMANG’ app launched by the government earlier. So, if you already have the UMANG app installed on your mobile devices, you can start applying for the scholarships too by registering at NSP mobile app. The app covers end to end services of the National Scholarship Portal. You can not only get access to NSP scholarships but also apply for them in just a few simple steps.
How can Students Login to the National Scholarship Portal?
To be able to take advantage of the above-mentioned Government scholarships, candidates have to register themselves on the Student Login portal, fill out the common application form, and provide their personal and academic details. After filling all the necessary details and completing the application form, you will be able to see a list of all the scholarships that you are eligible to apply.
For your benefit, we’ve put together the step-by-step procedure to log into the National Scholarship Portal and for filling out the application form. Please follow the steps mentioned below and ensure that all the details provided by you are correct and accurate.
Step 1: Log into the National Scholarship Portal (NSP)
- Firstly, navigate to the official website of NSP.
- On the home page, find the ‘Student Login’ Tab and click on it.
Step 2: Register Yourself
- You need to register yourself with the National Scholarship Portal before you can apply for a scholarship.
- Provide all the details in the necessary fields in this section.
Temporary Registration Number
- After entering all details and submitting the information, you will be provided with a 20- digit Temporary Registration Number.
- The Temporary Registration Number is also sent to the applicant’s registered mobile number for future reference.
- You must save your Temporary Registration Number till the time you have completed your application process and have been provided with a Permanent Registration Number.
Step 3: Logging into the National Scholarship Portal
- After receiving your Temporary Registration Number, you can log into the NSP Portal using the Temporary Registration Number and your Date of Birth.
Step 4: Filling the National Scholarship Portal Application Form
- After successfully completing the registration process, and logging into the Portal using your temporary registration number and Date of Birth, you can start filling out your personal as well as academic details.
- Provide accurate personal information and your bank account details.
- Ensure that the above details are correct as the scholarship amount will be transferred using the personal and bank account information.
- In the academic section, fill in your present as well as previous academic details.
- You will be able to see the various scholarships that you are entitled to apply based on your qualification and category details i.e. SC/ST/minority/Disabled, etc.
Step 5: Uploading the Documents
- You must know that you can apply for multiple scholarships.
- Once you apply for a particular scholarship, you will be shown a list of the documents which are to be uploaded for the scholarship selected by you.
Step 6: Contact Details
- After uploading the necessary documents, you will be asked to provide your contact details to complete the application process.
So that was the application process for the National Scholarship Portal. Now, let’s see how you can track the status of your application form.
Tracking the NSP Application Status
Once you’ve successfully submitted the NSP online application form, you must take a printout of the application form by clicking on the ‘Print Your Application’ tab. You can check the status of your scholarship application by clicking on the ‘Check Your Status’ tab on the NSP Portal.
National Scholarship Portal – Contact Details
If you come across any technical problem while applying for any scholarship or registering with the NSP, you can contact its dedicated help desk on phone number 0120-6619540 or through email at helpdesk@nsp.gov.in. Furthermore, the portal also has a separate complaints section for the benefit of users with the help of which you can register your respective complaints online and track its status too.
FAQ’s On National Scholarship Portal
Question 1.
Who are eligible to apply for Scholarship Schemes?
Answer:
Students fulfilling the Scheme guidelines of various Ministries are eligible to apply for these scholarships. These are available on the Home Page of the Portal.
Question 2.
How to apply online for scholarship?
Answer:
In order to apply online, please visit the website through URL www.scholarships.gov.in
Question 3.
How to submit the online application? Should I need the user id and password to apply for a scholarship?
Answer:
Applying procedures for Scholarship Schemes for both Fresh and Renewal are given below:
- New Registration: Student has to Click on the option “Student Login”, on the home page of National Scholarships Portal. Fill up the application as per the instructions are given by the system then click on the Save button. After saving, the student will get a “Temporary ID”. The system will instruct the applicant to submit his/her Temporary ID and date of birth to fill subsequent details. Once registration is complete on click of submit button, a Permanent Registration ID is generated which can be used for Renewal and tracking the status of the application.
- Renewal: Renewal Students have to apply with their Application Id and Date of Birth which they registered in the previous year. Student can also use Forgot Application ID to retrieve their ID. Only those students would be able to Renew who had actually got the scholarships payments last year from NSP 1.0.
Question 4.
How to check the status of my application?
Answer:
Student can check the status of Online Application by submitting his/her Permanent id and Date Of Birth and open the link “Check your Status”.
Question 5.
Can the information saved in the application form be edited and till what time?
Answer: All the information in the application form can be edited till the closure of the application form. Post the final submission, your application will be forwarded to the next level, after which the information cannot be edited.
Question 6.
What should I do if I my Institute’s name is not there in the drop-down menu?
Answer: You should immediately approach the Institute and contact the nodal officer of the state where the Institute is located. You may also approach the nodal officer of the state directly through e-mail under intimation to the ministry. If your Institute is listed as an eligible Institute then the concerned State Government will add it to the database and then you will be able to apply.
Question 7.
What are the fields in the NSP Application Form that can’t be edited at all?
Answer: Your Aadhar Number and the Enrollment Id are not editable at any stage. Hence, you should exercise extra care while filling out these fields.
Question 8.
What is the solution if some schemes are not showing in the drop-down menu?
Answer: If the scheme does not fit into the guidelines according to the inputs provided by students in the application form then these scholarships cannot be provided.
Question 9.
What if I detect mistakes in the application form after the application has been forwarded to the next level?
Answer: You should immediately inform the Institute/District/Region/State about the mistakes detected by you. The software provides the facility at the level of the Institute and the State to edit & correct limited information.