Kerala State Higher Education Council Scholarship 2023

To be eligible, an applicant must - 

• be an Indian national residing in Kerala
• have completed Class 12 or an equivalent examination
• be enrolled in a first-year undergraduate aided course in Science/Social Science/Humanities/Business Studies at a government-aided Arts and Science college OR
• be pursuing identical courses at the Institute of Human Resources Development (IHRD) applied for science colleges
• have at least 55% marks in Class 12 in Science, Humanities, and Social Science streams, and 60% in Business Studies stream (For SC Category students)
• have secured at least a minimum of 45% marks in Class 12 for all streams (For Physically Challenged)
• have earned at least 60% marks in Class 12 in Science, 55% in Humanities, and Social Sciences and 65% in Business Studies streams [For Below Poverty Line (BPL)/Other Backward Classes (OBC)]
• have scored at least 75% in Class 12 in Science and Business Studies, and 60% in Humanities and Social Sciences streams (For other unreserved categories)

The selected candidates will receive the benefits in the following way - 

• Candidates pursuing undergraduate courses will receive INR 12,000, INR 18,000, and INR 24,000, respectively, for the programmes’ first, second, and third years.
• Students with a physical disability that is at least 40% will get an extra 25% of the scholarship amount.
• Undergraduate scholarship recipients who go on to pursue postgraduate studies will receive INR 40,000 for the first year and INR 60,000 for the second year of the postgraduate course.

• Certificates or marksheets
• Caste/ category certificate (if applicable)
• Domicile certificate
• Bank passbook

Eligible applicants can apply for the scholarship by following the below-mentioned steps - 
Step 1: Click on the 'Apply Now' button.
Step 2: Click on the 'Register' button and fill in the required details to 'Register'. (Note - If already registered, log in using Gmail/Mobile number/Email Id.)
Step 3: Click on the link that reads 'New Registration' under the 'Apply Scholarship' section in the middle right corner of the page.
Step 4: Tick the terms and conditions and click on the 'Apply' button.
Step 5: Fill in all the required details, upload all the necessary documents and submit.

Application Deadline - 10th March 2023