[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":256},["ShallowReactive",2],{"/guidance/scholarships/state-scholarships-guide":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"body":7,"category":242,"date":243,"description":244,"downloadUrl":245,"extension":246,"format":245,"meta":247,"navigation":248,"pages":245,"path":249,"pdfUrl":245,"seo":250,"size":245,"stem":251,"subject":245,"tags":252,"year":245,"__hash__":255},"content/guidance/scholarships/state-scholarships-guide.md","State Government Post-Matric Scholarships - How to Find Your State's Scheme","10 Years Question Paper Editorial Team",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":231},"minimark",[10,15,24,30,35,67,71,171,183,187,208,212],[11,12,14],"h2",{"id":13},"state-scholarships-why-theres-no-single-list-that-stays-accurate","State scholarships: why there's no single list that stays accurate",[16,17,18,19,23],"p",{},"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. 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