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Find funding for your education - government schemes, private foundations, and fully-funded study-abroad scholarships, all in one place.
Mostly applied for through the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) at scholarships.gov.in - one registration covers most of these.
Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education
Amount
₹12,000/year (UG) · ₹20,000/year (PG)
Typical deadline
Applications typically close 31 October each year
Eligibility
Top 20 percentile of your Class 12 board results, family income under ₹6 lakh/year, full-time regular course. ~82,800 scholarships/year, half reserved for female students.
Verified 30 Aug 2026
Official site ↗Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment / Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Amount
Full tuition fee + ₹230-1,200/month maintenance allowance (varies by course level and hosteller/day-scholar status)
Typical deadline
Portal opens 1 June, applications typically close 31 October each year
Eligibility
SC/ST category with a valid caste certificate; family income under ₹2.5 lakh/year.
Verified 30 Aug 2026
Official site ↗Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Amount
Up to ₹75,000/year (Class 9-10) · Up to ₹1,25,000/year (Class 11-12, Top Class Schools)
Typical deadline
School-level: 31 August · College-level: 31 October
Eligibility
OBC, EBC, or DNT category; family income under ₹2.5 lakh/year.
Verified 30 Aug 2026
Official site ↗All India Council for Technical Education
Amount
₹50,000/year
Typical deadline
Applications typically close 31 October each year
Eligibility
Girl students in 1st year (or 2nd year via lateral entry) of an AICTE-approved technical diploma/degree program; up to 2 girls per family; family income under ₹8 lakh/year. 5,000 scholarships/year.
Verified 30 Aug 2026
Official site ↗All India Council for Technical Education
Amount
₹50,000/year
Typical deadline
Applications typically close 31 October each year
Eligibility
Specially-abled students (40%+ disability) in 1st year (or 2nd year via lateral entry) of an AICTE-approved technical diploma/degree program.
Verified 30 Aug 2026
Official site ↗Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education
Amount
₹12,000/year (₹1,000/month)
Typical deadline
Portal typically opens 1 June, closes 31 August each year
Eligibility
Studying in a government, government-aided, or local-body school (not KVs, Navodaya Vidyalayas, Sainik Schools, or private schools); family income under ₹3.5 lakh/year; at least 55% in the previous exam; selected via a state-level SCERT exam.
Verified 31 Aug 2026
Official site ↗Department of Science & Technology
Amount
₹80,000/year (₹60,000 scholarship + ₹20,000 mentorship grant), for up to 5 years
Typical deadline
Applications typically open mid-year via the DST-INSPIRE portal
Eligibility
Top 1% of your Class 12 board, or a JEE/NEET topper, or an Olympiad medalist - enrolled in a pure science program (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Maths, Geology, Statistics, Astronomy, Microbiology). Not for engineering/professional courses. 12,000 scholarships/year.
Verified 30 Aug 2026
Official site ↗Ministry of Minority Affairs
Amount
₹5,000/year (Class 9-10) · ₹6,000/year (Class 11-12)
Typical deadline
Applied for via the National Scholarship Portal - typically closes 31 October each year
Eligibility
Girl students from notified minority communities (Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi), family income under ₹2 lakh/year, at least 50% aggregate marks in the previous exam.
Verified 14 Sept 2026
Official site ↗Scholarship amounts, income ceilings, and deadlines change most years with each program's own notification cycle - international ones can also shift with currency and visa-policy changes. We verify these against the provider's own page or recent official reporting, but for something this consequential, always cross-check the current cycle's official notification before you rely on a number or date here.
