[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":1025},["ShallowReactive",2],{"guidance-silo-scholarships":3,"guidance-silo-scholarships-all":330},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"body":7,"category":315,"date":316,"description":317,"downloadUrl":318,"extension":319,"format":318,"meta":320,"navigation":321,"pages":318,"path":322,"pdfUrl":318,"seo":323,"size":318,"stem":324,"subject":318,"tags":325,"year":318,"__hash__":329},"content/guidance/scholarships/index.md","Scholarships for Class 10, 11, 12 and College Students in India (2026-27)","10 Years Question Paper Editorial Team",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":302},"minimark",[10,15,24,30,35,38,42,146,150,158,162,243,246,250,269,273],[11,12,14],"h2",{"id":13},"scholarships-after-class-12-in-india-the-complete-2026-27-list","Scholarships after Class 12 in India: the complete 2026-27 list",[16,17,18,19,23],"p",{},"If you're finishing Class 12, you likely qualify for more scholarships than you think — most students only ever hear about one or two. This guide covers ",[20,21,22],"strong",{},"central government schemes, state government schemes, and private/corporate awards",", organized so you can find what actually applies to you.",[16,25,26],{},[27,28,29],"em",{},"Last verified: 1 September 2026. Amounts and deadlines change every academic year — always confirm the current cycle on the scheme's official page before applying.",[31,32,34],"h3",{"id":33},"how-to-use-this-list","How to use this list",[16,36,37],{},"Most students qualify for more than one scholarship at once (a central scheme plus a state scheme, for instance) — check eligibility for several rather than stopping at the first match. None of the schemes below charge an application fee. Any site or agent asking you to pay to \"process\" a scholarship application is not legitimate.",[31,39,41],{"id":40},"_1-central-government-schemes","1. Central government schemes",[43,44,45,64],"table",{},[46,47,48],"thead",{},[49,50,51,55,58,61],"tr",{},[52,53,54],"th",{},"Scheme",[52,56,57],{},"Who it's for",[52,59,60],{},"Typical amount",[52,62,63],{},"Where to apply",[65,66,67,88,101,114,128],"tbody",{},[49,68,69,73,76,79],{},[70,71,72],"td",{},"National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship (NMMS)",[70,74,75],{},"Class 9-12, family income under ₹3.5 lakh/year",[70,77,78],{},"₹12,000/year",[70,80,81],{},[82,83,87],"a",{"href":84,"rel":85},"https://scholarships.gov.in",[86],"nofollow","National Scholarship Portal",[49,89,90,93,96,99],{},[70,91,92],{},"Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship (CSSS)",[70,94,95],{},"Top 20th percentile in Class 12 boards, family income under ₹4.5 lakh/year",[70,97,98],{},"₹10,000-20,000/year, renewable through graduation",[70,100,87],{},[49,102,103,106,109,112],{},[70,104,105],{},"PM YASASVI Scholarship",[70,107,108],{},"OBC/EBC/DNT students, Class 9-12",[70,110,111],{},"₹75,000-1,25,000/year depending on class",[70,113,87],{},[49,115,116,119,122,125],{},[70,117,118],{},"Post-Matric Scholarship for SC/ST/OBC/Minority students",[70,120,121],{},"Class 11 onward, caste/community-specific income limits",[70,123,124],{},"Varies by state and category",[70,126,127],{},"National Scholarship Portal (routed through state)",[49,129,130,133,136,139],{},[70,131,132],{},"AICTE Pragati/Saksham Scholarship",[70,134,135],{},"Girl students (Pragati) / differently-abled students (Saksham) in AICTE-approved technical diploma/degree courses",[70,137,138],{},"₹50,000/year",[70,140,141],{},[82,142,145],{"href":143,"rel":144},"https://www.aicte-india.org",[86],"AICTE",[31,147,149],{"id":148},"_2-state-government-schemes","2. State government schemes",[16,151,152,153,157],{},"State scholarship amounts and eligibility change every year and vary widely — always check your own state's portal directly. Most states run their scheme through the National Scholarship Portal or a dedicated state e-scholarship portal (for example Maharashtra's MahaDBT, Uttar Pradesh's UP Scholarship Portal, or Tamil Nadu's e-Grantz). Search \"",[154,155,156],"span",{},"your state"," post matric scholarship\" plus the current year to find the live application window.",[31,159,161],{"id":160},"_3-private-and-corporate-scholarships","3. Private and corporate scholarships",[43,163,164,175],{},[46,165,166],{},[49,167,168,171,173],{},[52,169,170],{},"Scholarship",[52,172,57],{},[52,174,60],{},[65,176,177,188,199,210,221,232],{},[49,178,179,182,185],{},[70,180,181],{},"Reliance Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship",[70,183,184],{},"First-year undergraduates, family income under ₹15 lakh/year",[70,186,187],{},"Up to ₹2 lakh over the course",[49,189,190,193,196],{},[70,191,192],{},"Kotak Kanya Scholarship",[70,194,195],{},"Girl students entering undergraduate study",[70,197,198],{},"Up to ₹2.5 lakh over the course",[49,200,201,204,207],{},[70,202,203],{},"HDFC Bank Parivartan ECS Scholarship",[70,205,206],{},"Economically weaker Class 10/12 pass and undergraduate students",[70,208,209],{},"₹15,000-75,000/year depending on stage",[49,211,212,215,218],{},[70,213,214],{},"Aditya Birla Scholarship",[70,216,217],{},"Students admitted to specific listed institutes (IITs, NITs, top private colleges) via merit test",[70,219,220],{},"₹1.75-1.85 lakh/year",[49,222,223,226,229],{},[70,224,225],{},"Sitaram Jindal Foundation Scholarship",[70,227,228],{},"School and college students, income-based",[70,230,231],{},"₹500-1,500/month depending on level",[49,233,234,237,240],{},[70,235,236],{},"Tata Trusts scholarship programs",[70,238,239],{},"Vary by program; several run through partner NGOs",[70,241,242],{},"Varies",[16,244,245],{},"Private scholarship amounts, deadlines, and eligibility criteria are set by the sponsoring organization and revised each cycle — confirm current details on the provider's own site before applying.",[31,247,249],{"id":248},"applying-what-to-have-ready","Applying: what to have ready",[251,252,253,257,260,263,266],"ul",{},[254,255,256],"li",{},"Aadhaar-linked bank account (most disbursals are direct bank transfer)",[254,258,259],{},"Latest marksheet and current-year admission/bonafide certificate",[254,261,262],{},"Income certificate from your state government (not a self-declaration, for most schemes)",[254,264,265],{},"Caste/category certificate, if applying under a reserved-category scheme",[254,267,268],{},"One-Time Registration (OTR) on the National Scholarship Portal, done once and reused every year",[31,270,272],{"id":271},"related-reading","Related reading",[251,274,275,282,289,295],{},[254,276,277,281],{},[82,278,280],{"href":279},"/guidance/scholarships/isc-icse-scholarships","Scholarships for ISC and ICSE students"," — board-specific and merit awards",[254,283,284,288],{},[82,285,287],{"href":286},"/guidance/scholarships/national-scholarship-portal-guide","National Scholarship Portal walkthrough"," — registration, OTR, and common errors",[254,290,291],{},[82,292,294],{"href":293},"/guidance/scholarships/state-scholarships-guide","State government scholarships: how to find your state's scheme",[254,296,297,298],{},"If you'll still need to fund the rest, see ",[82,299,301],{"href":300},"/guidance/education-loans","Education Loans",{"title":303,"searchDepth":304,"depth":304,"links":305},"",2,[306],{"id":13,"depth":304,"text":14,"children":307},[308,310,311,312,313,314],{"id":33,"depth":309,"text":34},3,{"id":40,"depth":309,"text":41},{"id":148,"depth":309,"text":149},{"id":160,"depth":309,"text":161},{"id":248,"depth":309,"text":249},{"id":271,"depth":309,"text":272},"Scholarships","2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z","Central, state, and private scholarships Indian students can apply to after Class 10 or Class 12, with eligibility, amount, and deadlines.",null,"md",{},true,"/guidance/scholarships",{"title":5,"description":317},"guidance/scholarships/index",[315,326,327,328],"Class 10","Class 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for ISC and ICSE Students (Class 10 and Class 12)",{"type":8,"value":545,"toc":618},[546,550,553,558,562,592,596,599,601],[11,547,549],{"id":548},"if-you-studied-icse-or-isc-heres-what-you-can-apply-for","If you studied ICSE or ISC, here's what you can apply for",[16,551,552],{},"CISCE (the council that runs ICSE and ISC) does not run a single large merit scholarship fund the way some state boards do — most ICSE/ISC students access scholarship money through the same central and private schemes open to every board, plus a smaller set of school- or diocese-run awards specific to the ICSE/ISC network.",[16,554,555],{},[27,556,557],{},"Last verified: 1 September 2026.",[31,559,561],{"id":560},"what-actually-applies-to-icseisc-students","What actually applies to ICSE/ISC students",[563,564,565,574,580,586],"ol",{},[254,566,567,573],{},[20,568,569,570],{},"Every central and private scheme listed in our ",[82,571,572],{"href":322},"main scholarships guide"," applies regardless of board — NMMS, CSSS, PM YASASVI, Reliance Foundation, Kotak Kanya, HDFC Parivartan, and Aditya Birla all evaluate by marks and income, not by board.",[254,575,576,579],{},[20,577,578],{},"School and diocese-run awards."," Many ICSE/ISC schools, particularly those run by Christian dioceses or trusts, offer fee waivers or merit scholarships funded by the school's own trust. These aren't publicly listed — ask your school's accounts or principal's office directly, and ask before the new academic year's fee cycle starts.",[254,581,582,585],{},[20,583,584],{},"Merit-based fee concessions at the school level."," Several private ICSE/ISC schools reduce fees for the top rank-holders in their own Class 10 batch entering Class 11 at the same school. This is a school policy, not a government scheme, so eligibility and amount vary entirely by institution.",[254,587,588,591],{},[20,589,590],{},"Rank-based scholarships for entrance exam qualifiers."," If you're an ISC student who also qualifies for JEE, NEET, or a state CET, several private universities (VIT, SRM, Manipal, Amity, among others) offer merit scholarships based on your entrance rank rather than your board score — worth checking even if you didn't top your board exam.",[31,593,595],{"id":594},"why-theres-no-single-icse-scholarship-portal","Why there's no single \"ICSE scholarship portal\"",[16,597,598],{},"CISCE is an examination board, not a state government — it does not administer welfare scholarships the way state education departments do. Any website claiming a dedicated \"ICSE scholarship 2026\" with an application fee is not an official CISCE program; CISCE's own scholarship-adjacent activity is limited to occasional merit certificates, not cash awards.",[31,600,272],{"id":271},[251,602,603,608,612],{},[254,604,605],{},[82,606,607],{"href":322},"Full scholarship list for Class 10-12 and college students",[254,609,610],{},[82,611,287],{"href":286},[254,613,614],{},[82,615,617],{"href":616},"/guidance/college-costs","What college actually costs in India",{"title":303,"searchDepth":304,"depth":304,"links":619},[620],{"id":548,"depth":304,"text":549,"children":621},[622,623,624],{"id":560,"depth":309,"text":561},{"id":594,"depth":309,"text":595},{"id":271,"depth":309,"text":272},"Board-specific merit scholarships and general scholarships that ICSE Class 10 and ISC Class 12 students commonly qualify for.",{},{"title":543,"description":625},"guidance/scholarships/isc-icse-scholarships",[630,631,315,632],"ISC","ICSE","CISCE","5rrpw72OORLHfmfBv1nI_5-ww95tX0YPPv5IMqoZwWY",{"id":635,"title":636,"author":6,"body":637,"category":315,"date":316,"description":801,"downloadUrl":318,"extension":319,"format":318,"meta":802,"navigation":321,"pages":318,"path":286,"pdfUrl":318,"seo":803,"size":318,"stem":804,"subject":318,"tags":805,"year":318,"__hash__":807},"content/guidance/scholarships/national-scholarship-portal-guide.md","National Scholarship Portal (NSP) 2026-27 - Registration, OTR, and Common Errors",{"type":8,"value":638,"toc":792},[639,643,646,651,655,658,669,676,680,683,697,701,773,777,780,782],[11,640,642],{"id":641},"national-scholarship-portal-how-registration-actually-works","National Scholarship Portal: how registration actually works",[16,644,645],{},"The National Scholarship Portal (NSP, scholarships.gov.in) is the Government of India's single application system for most central scholarship schemes, and for many state schemes too. You register once (One-Time Registration, or OTR) and then apply to whichever schemes you're eligible for each year, without re-entering your basic details.",[16,647,648],{},[27,649,650],{},"Last verified: 1 September 2026. NSP's application windows and portal behavior change every year — treat dates below as illustrative, not a current-cycle deadline.",[31,652,654],{"id":653},"step-1-one-time-registration-otr","Step 1: One-Time Registration (OTR)",[16,656,657],{},"You register only once, ever, using:",[251,659,660,663,666],{},[254,661,662],{},"Aadhaar number (linked to a working mobile number for OTP)",[254,664,665],{},"A bank account in your own name, seeded with the same Aadhaar",[254,667,668],{},"Your current institution's details (name, address, AISHE code if applicable)",[16,670,671,672,675],{},"After OTR, NSP issues an ",[20,673,674],{},"application ID"," — save this. You'll use it every year to log in and apply for that year's schemes, not create a new registration.",[31,677,679],{"id":678},"step-2-applying-to-a-scheme","Step 2: Applying to a scheme",[16,681,682],{},"Once registered, you select the scheme(s) you're eligible for from your dashboard, fill in academic and income details, and upload supporting documents. Most schemes require:",[251,684,685,688,691,694],{},[254,686,687],{},"Latest marksheet",[254,689,690],{},"Income certificate (issued by a competent state authority, not a self-declaration, for most schemes)",[254,692,693],{},"Caste/category certificate, where relevant",[254,695,696],{},"Bonafide/admission certificate from your current institution for the applicable year",[31,698,700],{"id":699},"common-errors-and-how-to-fix-them","Common errors, and how to fix them",[43,702,703,716],{},[46,704,705],{},[49,706,707,710,713],{},[52,708,709],{},"Problem",[52,711,712],{},"Likely cause",[52,714,715],{},"Fix",[65,717,718,729,740,751,762],{},[49,719,720,723,726],{},[70,721,722],{},"Aadhaar face authentication fails repeatedly",[70,724,725],{},"Poor lighting, phone camera quality, or a mismatch between Aadhaar photo and current appearance",[70,727,728],{},"Try in daylight, hold the phone steady, or use the Aadhaar mAadhaar app's authentication option if NSP offers it that year",[49,730,731,734,737],{},[70,732,733],{},"\"Institution not verified\" status stuck for weeks",[70,735,736],{},"Your school/college hasn't confirmed your enrollment on their NSP institution dashboard yet",[70,738,739],{},"Contact your institution's NSP nodal officer directly — this step is manual on their end, not automated",[49,741,742,745,748],{},[70,743,744],{},"Application shows \"rejected\" with no clear reason",[70,746,747],{},"Usually a document mismatch (income certificate date, category certificate name spelling vs Aadhaar)",[70,749,750],{},"Check every uploaded document's name/date exactly matches your Aadhaar and application form, then reapply if the window is still open",[49,752,753,756,759],{},[70,754,755],{},"Bank account not linked / DBT failure after approval",[70,757,758],{},"Account isn't Aadhaar-seeded, or is a joint account",[70,760,761],{},"Use a single-holder, Aadhaar-seeded account; ask your bank to confirm seeding status before applying",[49,763,764,767,770],{},[70,765,766],{},"Portal times out or won't load near the deadline",[70,768,769],{},"Heavy traffic in the last days before a deadline",[70,771,772],{},"Apply well before the deadline, not on the last day — this is a known yearly pattern",[31,774,776],{"id":775},"a-note-on-otr-face-authentication-issues","A note on OTR face authentication issues",[16,778,779],{},"This is one of the most-searched NSP problems, and it isn't a bug you can fix from your end most of the time — it's usually a camera/lighting issue on mobile devices with the DigiLocker/Aadhaar face-auth step. If it keeps failing, try a different device, better lighting, or the desktop OTP-based route instead of face authentication where the portal offers a choice.",[31,781,272],{"id":271},[251,783,784,788],{},[254,785,786],{},[82,787,607],{"href":322},[254,789,790],{},[82,791,280],{"href":279},{"title":303,"searchDepth":304,"depth":304,"links":793},[794],{"id":641,"depth":304,"text":642,"children":795},[796,797,798,799,800],{"id":653,"depth":309,"text":654},{"id":678,"depth":309,"text":679},{"id":699,"depth":309,"text":700},{"id":775,"depth":309,"text":776},{"id":271,"depth":309,"text":272},"Step-by-step guide to registering on the National Scholarship Portal, completing One-Time Registration (OTR), and fixing the most common application errors.",{},{"title":636,"description":801},"guidance/scholarships/national-scholarship-portal-guide",[87,328,806,315],"OTR","dkyB0li7FNRO9PIxf2yzSgS7diZJejOoD0_oty2HlvQ",{"id":809,"title":810,"author":6,"body":811,"category":315,"date":316,"description":1017,"downloadUrl":318,"extension":319,"format":318,"meta":1018,"navigation":321,"pages":318,"path":293,"pdfUrl":318,"seo":1019,"size":318,"stem":1020,"subject":318,"tags":1021,"year":318,"__hash__":1024},"content/guidance/scholarships/state-scholarships-guide.md","State Government Post-Matric Scholarships - How to Find Your State's Scheme",{"type":8,"value":812,"toc":1009},[813,817,824,828,832,860,864,958,969,973,993,995],[11,814,816],{"id":815},"state-scholarships-why-theres-no-single-list-that-stays-accurate","State scholarships: why there's no single list that stays accurate",[16,818,819,820,823],{},"Every Indian state runs its own post-matric scholarship scheme, with its own portal, income limits, amounts, and deadlines — and states revise these every year, sometimes mid-year. A single static list of \"state scholarship amounts\" goes out of date almost immediately, so this guide focuses on ",[20,821,822],{},"how the system works and where to check",", rather than publishing amounts that would be wrong within months.",[16,825,826],{},[27,827,557],{},[31,829,831],{"id":830},"how-state-post-matric-scholarships-generally-work","How state post-matric scholarships generally work",[251,833,834,844,854],{},[254,835,836,839,840,843],{},[20,837,838],{},"Eligibility is usually caste/category-based"," (SC, ST, OBC, EBC, or minority community) ",[20,841,842],{},"combined with an income ceiling"," set by that state",[254,845,846,849,850,853],{},[20,847,848],{},"Some states run their own portal","; others route entirely through the National Scholarship Portal (see our ",[82,851,852],{"href":286},"NSP walkthrough",")",[254,855,856,859],{},[20,857,858],{},"Renewal each year is typically required"," — a scholarship awarded in Class 11 doesn't automatically continue into Class 12 or college without reapplying and meeting a minimum attendance/performance requirement",[31,861,863],{"id":862},"where-the-major-state-portals-are-by-name","Where the major state portals are, by name",[43,865,866,876],{},[46,867,868],{},[49,869,870,873],{},[52,871,872],{},"State",[52,874,875],{},"Portal name (search for this + current year)",[65,877,878,886,894,902,910,918,926,934,942,950],{},[49,879,880,883],{},[70,881,882],{},"Maharashtra",[70,884,885],{},"MahaDBT (Maharashtra DBT portal)",[49,887,888,891],{},[70,889,890],{},"Uttar Pradesh",[70,892,893],{},"UP Scholarship Portal",[49,895,896,899],{},[70,897,898],{},"Tamil Nadu",[70,900,901],{},"e-Grantz",[49,903,904,907],{},[70,905,906],{},"Karnataka",[70,908,909],{},"e-Kalyana / SSP (Scholarship Portal)",[49,911,912,915],{},[70,913,914],{},"West Bengal",[70,916,917],{},"Banglar Shiksha / WB Oasis (SC/ST/OBC)",[49,919,920,923],{},[70,921,922],{},"Gujarat",[70,924,925],{},"Digital Gujarat Portal",[49,927,928,931],{},[70,929,930],{},"Rajasthan",[70,932,933],{},"SSO Rajasthan (Scholarship module)",[49,935,936,939],{},[70,937,938],{},"Madhya Pradesh",[70,940,941],{},"MP Scholarship Portal",[49,943,944,947],{},[70,945,946],{},"Bihar",[70,948,949],{},"Bihar Student Credit Card portal handles loans; scholarships largely route via NSP",[49,951,952,955],{},[70,953,954],{},"Andhra Pradesh / Telangana",[70,956,957],{},"Jagananna Vidya Deevena (AP) / Telangana ePASS",[16,959,960,961,964,965,968],{},"Portal names, URLs, and the schemes they host change over time — search \"",[154,962,963],{},"your state name"," post matric scholarship ",[154,966,967],{},"current year","\" to find the live, current-cycle application page rather than relying on a bookmarked link from a previous year.",[31,970,972],{"id":971},"how-to-check-if-you-qualify-in-three-steps","How to check if you qualify, in three steps",[563,974,975,981,987],{},[254,976,977,980],{},[20,978,979],{},"Confirm your state's current income ceiling"," for your category — this is usually revised each year and can differ meaningfully from the previous cycle's figure",[254,982,983,986],{},[20,984,985],{},"Check whether your state requires OTR on the National Scholarship Portal first",", or has its own separate registration — many states now use NSP as the front door even for state-specific schemes",[254,988,989,992],{},[20,990,991],{},"Note the application window"," — most state scholarships open shortly after the academic year begins and close within a few months; missing this window usually means waiting a full year",[31,994,272],{"id":271},[251,996,997,1001,1005],{},[254,998,999],{},[82,1000,287],{"href":286},[254,1002,1003],{},[82,1004,607],{"href":322},[254,1006,1007],{},[82,1008,280],{"href":279},{"title":303,"searchDepth":304,"depth":304,"links":1010},[1011],{"id":815,"depth":304,"text":816,"children":1012},[1013,1014,1015,1016],{"id":830,"depth":309,"text":831},{"id":862,"depth":309,"text":863},{"id":971,"depth":309,"text":972},{"id":271,"depth":309,"text":272},"How state government post-matric scholarships work in India, and where to check the current scheme, deadline, and amount for your specific state.",{},{"title":810,"description":1017},"guidance/scholarships/state-scholarships-guide",[1022,1023,315],"State Scholarship","Post Matric Scholarship","knoKvnYjNusWmxMcz-Lj5Xu8Rh_NIFvidt7toVtqvGc",1789457226457]