PRERANA is a post-matric scholarship portal implemented by the ST & SC Development and Minority & Other Backward Classes Welfare Department, Government of Odisha. Started with the main objective to give financial assistance to economically weaker students of the state, PRERANA aims to ease the processes related to scholarship applications and timely payment of scholarship amount to eligible students’ bank account.
Given below are some of the key functions the online scholarship portal:
- The portal lets students submit their application online at any given period of time from any place.
- It helps students track the status of their application.
- It helps students apply afresh with the same credentials in a new course of a new college.
- There is also the provision of bar-coding that lets the officials filter out the fake applications.
- Students and educational institutions receive SMS and e-mail alerts at various stages of processing.
- The applications can be renewed (importing the applications from the previous year) by the institutes only.
- Institutes get benefitted by the auto and bulk processing of scholarship applications.
- Scholarship sanctioning process has been made easy for the Sanctioning Authority.
- Auto disbursal of scholarship to student’s bank account.
- It has become easy for the Department and State Authority to monitor scholarships.
PRERANA – List of Scholarships
PRERANA, an e-scholarship portal, hosts certain scholarship schemes for students studying at post-matriculation level. These students belong to ST, SC, OBC, SEBC and economically backward classes of Odisha. Find below the list of scholarships that can be applied by applicants through the government portal – PRERANA.
List of scholarships that come under PRERANA
| S.No. | Scholarship Name | Application Period | Awards |
| 1. |
Post-matric Scholarship for SC |
August-October | Actual tuition fee/course fee, admission fee, library & sports fee and maintenance allowance of up to INR 550 for day scholars & INR 1200 for hostellers
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| 2. |
Post-matric Scholarship for ST |
August-October | Actual tuition fee/course fee, admission fee, library & sports fee and maintenance allowance of up to INR 550 for day scholars & INR 1,200 for hostellers
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| 3 |
Post-matric Scholarship for OBC/SEBC |
August-October | Actual tuition fee/course fee, admission fee, library & sports fee and maintenance allowance of up to INR 350 for day scholars & INR 750 for hostellers
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| 4. |
Post-matric Scholarship for EBC |
August-October | Actual tuition fee/course fee, admission fee, library & sports fee and maintenance allowance of up to INR 350 for day scholars & INR 750 for hostellers |
If you are an aspiring candidate who is eligible and wishes to apply for the PRERANA Scholarships in the year 2019, apply by 31 October 2019. Find below the detailed dateline to apply for scholarships in 2019.
Dateline of PRERANA Scholarships
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S.No. |
Activities |
Dates |
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| Fresh Application |
Renewal Application |
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| 1. |
Last date for online submission of applications |
31 October 2019 | 31 October 2019 |
| 2. |
Last date to submit the signed printout of applications |
15 November 2019 (for inside state)
30 November 2019 (for outside state) |
15 November 2019 (for inside state)
30 November 2019 (for outside state) |
| 3. |
Last date for verification and forwarding of online applications by institutes to the concerned DWOs |
November-December 2019* | November-December 2019* |
| 4. |
Last date for online sanction of Applications by the DWOs |
31 December 2019 (for inside state)
10 January 2020 (for outside state) |
31 December 2019 (for inside state)
10 January 2020 (for outside state) |
*Note- The dates mentioned above are tentative subject to change as per the discretion of the scholarship provider.
PRERANA – Eligibility Criteria
The post-matriculation scholarships listed on PRERANA can be applied by candidates belonging to the state of Odisha. Also, one key component in eligibility criteria is that the candidates must be pursuing studies at the post-matric level in any of the courses mentioned under Group I, II, III & IV.
Group I: Graduate/Postgraduate level courses in engineering, medical, agriculture and veterinary. Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) course, PG diploma course in management & medicine, courses related to Accountancy M.Phil., Ph.D. and postdoctoral programme (D. Lit, D.Sc. etc), LLM
Group II: Graduate/Postgraduate courses leading to degree, diploma certification areas like pharmacy, nursing, paramedical, LLB, mass communication, hotel management, interior decoration, etc. PG courses like MA, M.Sc., M.Com., M.Ed., M.Pharma, etc.
Group III: +3 courses
Group IV: +2, ITI, 3-year diploma & 2 years vocational courses
Given below is the detailed eligibility criteria that a student needs to fulfill before applying for the scholarship.
Detailed Eligibility for PRERANA Scholarships
| S.No. | Scholarship Name | Eligibility Conditions |
| 1. |
Post-matric Scholarship for SC |
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| 2. |
Post-matric Scholarship for ST |
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| 3. |
Post-matric Scholarship for OBC/SEBC |
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| 4. |
Post-matric Scholarship for EBC |
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PRERANA – Application Process
The candidates wishing to avail the benefits of PRERANA scholarships can only apply online for the scholarships. Being an online scholarship portal, PRERANA has made the application process easier and simpler for students. Given below is a detailed description of how to apply for these scholarships.
Application Process for PRERANA Scholarships
| S.No. | Scholarship Name | How to apply? |
| 1. |
Post-matric Scholarship for SC |
Apply online through PRERANA (Post Matric Scholarship Registration Release and Network Automation) Scholarship Portal.
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| 2. |
Post-matric Scholarship for ST |
Apply online through PRERANA (Post Matric Scholarship Registration Release and Network Automation) Scholarship Portal.
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3. |
Post-matric Scholarship for OBC/SEBC |
Apply online through PRERANA (Post Matric Scholarship Registration Release and Network Automation) Scholarship Portal.
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| 4. |
Post-matric Scholarship for EBC |
Apply online through PRERANA (Post Matric Scholarship Registration Release and Network Automation) Scholarship Portal.
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PRERANA – Key Documents
The candidates willing to apply for PRERANA scholarships need to keep with them the scanned copies of some documents. These documents are uploaded by the applicants while filling the scholarship form online. Find below the list of documents to be uploaded:
- Caste certificate
- Income certificate
- Matriculation certificate
- Copy of Aadhaar/Enrolment slip
- Copy of 1st page of the applicant’s bank account passbook containing the details of the account number, IFSC code of the branch
PRERANA – Terms & Conditions
After knowing about the eligibility criteria, application dateline, application process and rewards, applicants must keep in mind a few terms and conditions while applying for the scholarships. Given below are some important rules and regulations to be considered by the candidates:
- The candidates applying for scholarships must provide the correct bank-account number which should be in the name of the applicant.
- Applicants must keep their application ID and password confidential as the application contains sensitive information about the applicant.
- Applicants must provide correct information while filling the form because incorrect information will lead to rejection and appropriate legal action may be taken against him/her.
- Institution-wise applications will be processed on the first-come-first-serve basis for early disbursement of scholarship.
- If the candidate is renewing his/her scholarship application for the same course, he/she need not provide income and caste certificate again.
- Candidates must be ready with their roll number, year of passing & name of the board of matric exam at the time of online registration.
PRERANA – Contact Details
In case of any query or any problem faced by the applicant while application submission, he/she can contact the District Welfare Officer of the concerned district through the email ID mentioned below: