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At a glance
Organisation
AICTE
Application mode
Online through NSP; institute verification follows submission
State / coverage
India; programme-specific domicile and institution conditions apply
Start date
01 Jun 2026
Last date
31 Oct 2026
Exact closing time
Not stated; verify the official window
Minimum qualification
Regular AICTE-approved degree programme
Official fee
NSP self-service registration/application is free. Optional CSC facilitation is separately priced at ₹30 inclusive of taxes in the NSP announcement.
Salary / benefit
₹50,000 yearly for remaining eligible years; degree maximum 4 years, diploma maximum 3 years. Awards are limited by merit and scheme allocation.
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Who can apply?
Minimum qualification
Regular AICTE-approved degree programme
Eligibility conditions
Orphan; parent(s) died from COVID-19; ward of armed/central paramilitary personnel martyred in action; or the additional parental critical-illness/accidental death/severe-disability conditions in the May 2025 guidelines. Family income at most ₹8 lakh. Must currently study an approved regular programme.
Read all post-specific conditions in the original notice. A discovery tag or this summary is not an authority-issued eligibility decision or a selection guarantee.
Who cannot apply
Other Central/State/AICTE scholarships and financial assistance are restricted. Failure, dropout or late renewal can end the award. No extra hostel/medical grant.
Important dates
Application opens
01 Jun 2026
Application closes
31 Oct 2026
Institute / defective application verification
2026-11-15
Second-level verification
2026-11-30
An application extension does not automatically change the age or qualification cutoff. Date-only deadlines do not imply that the authority published a midnight closing time.
Salary or benefit and conditions
₹50,000 yearly for remaining eligible years; degree maximum 4 years, diploma maximum 3 years. Awards are limited by merit and scheme allocation.
Documents to prepare
This is a local preparation checklist, not an upload or official document acceptance.
How to apply, step by step
Use your NSP OTR to sign in, submit this scheme’s form, then arrange institute verification.
Use the authority’s own application flow. Never share passwords, OTPs or payment PINs with us. Official application fees are separate from optional form-help charges.
Important instructions
Use the May 2025 PDF linked by NSP. Required supporting evidence depends on the qualifying family circumstance; confirm the current portal checklist with the institute.
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