National Scholarship – Complete List, Eligibility, Process and Awards

Department of Higher Education

Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India

• Open for students belonging to minority communities
• They must be studying in Class 1 to 10
• They are required to have secured at least 50% marks in the previous qualifying examination
• The annual income of the family must be less than INR 1 lakh from all sources

• Open for minority community students studying in Class 11 to PhD level
• They are required to have secured at least 50% marks in the previous qualifying examination
• The annual income of the family must be less than INR 2 lakh from all sources

• Open for minority community students who are pursuing technical or professional courses at UG/PG level
• They must have secured at least 50% marks or equivalent grade in previous qualifying examination
• The annual family income must be less than INR 2.50 lakh from all sources
• They must get admission on the basis of the competitive entrance examination or must have scored at least 50% in Class 12 or graduation (in case of direct admission).

• Open for disabled students who have more than 40% disability and a valid certificate for the same
• They must be studying in Class 9 or 10
• The annual family income must be less than INR 2.50 lakh from all sources

• Open for disabled students who have more than 40% disability and a valid certificate for the same
• They must have passed matriculation or higher secondary or any higher exam
• They must be pursuing studies in Class 11 to postgraduate level
• The annual family income must be less than INR 2.50 lakh from all sources

• Open for disabled students who have more than 40% disability and a valid certificate for the same
• They must be pursuing studies at graduate/postgraduate/diploma level
• The annual family income must be less than INR 6 lakh from sources

• Open for SC category students who have passed Class 12
• They must have taken admission in a full-time course at undergraduate or postgraduate level
• The annual income of the family must be less than INR 6 lakh from all sources

• Open for candidates whose one or both parents are working as Beedi workers, Iron Ore, Manganese & Chrome Ore Mines, Limestone & Dolomite Mines (LSDM), Cine workers since at least the last six months.
• They must be pursuing a general or technical education at post-matriculation level
• They must have passed the last examination in the first attempt.
• The monthly family income must not exceed INR 10,000 (For Cine Workers, the family income must not exceed INR 8,000 pm or INR 1 lakh PA)

• Open for candidates whose one or both parents are working as Beedi workers, Iron Ore, Manganese & Chrome Ore Mines, Limestone & Dolomite Mines (LSDM), Cine workers since at least the last six months.
• They must be studying in Class 1 to 10
• They must have passed the last examination in the first attempt
• The monthly family income must not exceed INR 10,000 (For Cine Workers, the family income must not exceed INR 8,000 pm or INR 1 lakh PA)

• Open for ST category students only

For Fellowship 

• They must have passed post graduation
• They must be admitted or registered in a full-time MPhil/PhD programme

For Scholarship

• They must have taken admission in an institution notified and identified by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs
• The annual income of the family must be less than INR 6 lakh from all sources

• Open for students of Class 9 who have secured at least 55% marks or equivalent in Class 8 examination
• To appear for the selection test, the students must have secured at least 55% marks or equivalent in Class 7 examination
• The annual income of the family must be less than INR 1.50 lakh from all sources

• Open for Class 12 passed students who are pursuing a regular course such as medical and engineering from a recognized institution
• They must be above 80th percentile of successful candidates in the relevant stream in Class 12 or equivalent of respective state examination boards
• The annual family income must be less than INR 8 lakh from all sources

• Open for dependent wards/widows of deceased CAPFs & AR/ Ex-CAPFs & AR/ retired and serving CAPFs & AR/ State Police Personnel
• They must be pursuing professional courses as specified in the notification
• They must fulfil the minimum education qualification
• They must have obtained at least 60% marks or above in the minimum educational qualification

• Open for dependent wards/widows of Ex-RPF/RPSF personnel
• They must be pursuing technical or professional degree courses
• They must have secured 60% or above in Minimum Educational Qualification (MEQ) i.e., Class 12, Diploma/Graduation

• Open for girl students who are the only girl-child in their family
• Must be enrolled in the first-year of full-time regular Master’s degree programme at a designated university/college
• The upper age limit is 30 years
• Girl students who have no brother or those who are twin daughters/fraternal daughters can also apply for this scholarship

• Students pursuing postgraduate studies can apply
• They must be the first or second rank holder in their graduation examination with at least 60% marks
• The maximum age limit is 30 years
• They must have completed graduation in one of the specified disciplines

• Open for SC/ST category students
• They must be studying in the first year of a professional course at postgraduate level during the current academic year
• They must be studying at a recognized institution

• Open for Indian students who are studying in India

For SA Stream – They must be studying in Class 11 with at least 75% (65% for SC/ST/PWD) in Maths and Science subjects in Class 10 board examination.

For SX Stream – They must be studying in the Class 12 with at least 75% (65% for SC/ST/PWD) in Maths and Science subjects in the Class 10 board examination.

For SB Stream – They must be studying in the first year of graduation in a basic Science-related course with at least 60% (50% for SC/ST/PWD) in Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology in Class 12 board examination

• Open for girl students who are pursuing a technical diploma/degree course in the first year or second year (through lateral entry only) on the basis of percentage of marks obtained in the 10+2/equivalent examination
• The annual family income must be less than INR 8 lakh from all sources

• Open for specially-abled students having not less than 40% disability
• They must be admitted in the first year of degree/diploma level course or second year of degree/diploma level course through lateral entry in any of the AICTE approved institution
• The annual family income must be less than INR 8 lakh from all sources

For other professional courses – INR 4,500 per month for 2 years