A computerized network called the National Scholarship Portal 2025 offers details on scholarships offered by the central and state governments, as well as organizations like the University Grants Commission (UGC). It caters to students in Class 1 through PhD programs and is a component of the National e-Government Plan (NeGP). NSP provides services such processing applications, issuing receipts, verifying applications, and distributing scholarship funds to recipients. Keep reading this article to know more about the National Scholarships Portal 2025 and how to apply for the scholarships available on the portal.
The Indian government established the National Scholarship to assist those from this underprivileged segment of society. Scholarships will be available to the underprivileged segments of society, and the funds would enable the students to further their studies. If financial aid is sent straight to the students’ bank accounts, they will be more inclined to finish their study. This is an excellent method of educating everyone who lacks access to these kinds of possibilities. Scholarships are an excellent means of providing students with both financial and psychological support, enabling them to overcome their present financial load.
The primary objective of National Scholarship is to provide financial assistance to the students who are financially struggling. The Indian government established the National Scholarship Scheme to assist those from this underprivileged segment of society. Scholarships will be available to the underprivileged segments of society, and the funds would enable the students to further their studies. If financial aid is sent straight to the students’ bank accounts, they will be more inclined to finish their study. This is an excellent method of educating everyone who lacks access to these kinds of possibilities. Scholarships are an excellent means of providing students with both financial and psychological support.
Key Highlights of National Scholarship Portal
Name of the Article
National Scholarship Portal
Launched by
Central Government
Objective
Providing financial aid to the students
Year
2025
Benefits
Providing a lot of scholarship option for the financially backward students
The national scholarship portal provides a bunch of scholarships that are launched by the central government of India. The schemes launched by the central government of India are introduced by various ministries or sectors of the central government. The central government schemes are generally sponsored by the central government of India itself. For example, the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disability launched various scholarship schemes for all the citizens of India who are partially or fully disabled.
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
Scheme Name
Deadline
Pre-matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities
Opening Soon
Post-matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities
Opening Soon
Scholarships for Top Class Education for students with disabilities
Opening Soon
Department of Higher Education
Scheme Name
Starting Date
Closing Date
CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME OF SCHOLARSHIPS FOR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
2nd June 2025
31 Oct 2025
Department of School Education & Literacy
Scheme Name
Starting Date
Closing Date
National Means Cum Merit Scholarship
2nd June 2025
31st Aug 2025
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Scheme Name
Deadline
Top Class Education Scheme for SC Students
Opening Soon
PM YASASVI CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME OF TOP CLASS EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS FOR OBC, EBC AND DNT STUDENTS
31 Oct 2025
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Scheme Name
Deadline
Financial Assistance for Education of the Wards of Beedi/Cine/IOMC/LSDM Workers – Post-Matric
31st Aug 2025
Financial Assistance for Education of the Wards of Beedi/Cine/IOMC/LSDM Workers – Pre-Matric
31st Oct 2025
RPF/RPSF, Ministry of Railway
Scheme Name
Starting Date
Closing Date
Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme For RPF/RPSF
2nd June 2025
31 Oct 2025
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Scheme
Deadline
PRAGATI SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR GIRL STUDENTS ( TECHNICAL DEGREE)
Opening Soon
PRAGATI SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR GIRL STUDENTS ( TECHNICAL DIPLOMA)
Opening Soon
SAKSHAM SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR SPECIALLY-ABLED STUDENT ( TECHNICAL DIPLOMA)
Opening Soon
SAKSHAM SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR SPECIALLY-ABLED STUDENTS ( TECHNICAL DIPLOMA)
All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) Scholarship
AICTE offers several scholarships to assist students in overcoming financial obstacles that can impede their professional aspirations, in addition to approving undergraduate and graduate programs in a variety of categories. As the national council for technical education in India, the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is a statutory agency. The country’s technical and management education systems must be properly planned and developed in concert, and this is the responsibility of AICTE.
Table with Name and Start Date and Last Date
Scheme Name
Starting Date
Closing Date
PRAGATI SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR GIRL STUDENTS ( TECHNICAL DEGREE)
2nd June 2025
31st Oct 2025
PRAGATI SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR GIRL STUDENTS ( TECHNICAL DIPLOMA)
2nd June 2025
31st Oct 2025
SAKSHAM SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR SPECIALLY ABLED STUDENT ( TECHNICAL DEGREE)
2nd June 2025
31st Oct 2025
SAKSHAM SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR SPECIALLY ABLED STUDENT ( TECHNICAL DIPLOMA)
The UGC provides many scholarship programs for students who want to go to college. A prominent statutory authority of the Indian government, the University Grants Commission (UGC) is housed inside the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD). To coordinate, create, and uphold the standards of higher education in India, it was founded. In addition to providing funds, the UGC oversees recognizing institutions nationwide.Â
Name
Start Date
Last Date
National Scholarship For Post-Graduate Studies
Opening Soon
Not Yet Declared
Ishan Uday Special Scholarship Scheme For Ner
Opening Soon
Not Yet Declared
State Government Scholarship
State governments offer scholarships to students who live in their states, much like the central government does. Some state governments decide to accept submissions via the National Scholarship Portal (NSP), even though many have their own scholarship portals. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Sikkim, Tripura, and Uttarakhand are among the 15 states whose state programs are now included in the NSP.Â
Assam
Scheme Name
Starting Date
Closing Date
PRE-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR SC STUDENTS (CLASS IX AND X) – ASSAM
Opening Soon
Not Yet Declared
POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR SC STUDENTS – ASSAM
Opening Soon
Not Yet Declared
PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO OBC STUDENTS (CLASS 9 AND CLASS 10) -ASSAM
Opening Soon
Not Yet Declared
PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO ST STUDENTS (CLASS IX AND X) – ASSAM
Opening Soon
Not Yet Declared
POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO OBC STUDENTS – ASSAM
Opening Soon
Not Yet Declared
POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO ST STUDENTS – ASSAM
Opening Soon
Not Yet Declared
Arunachal Pradesh
Scheme Name
Starting Date
Closing Date
Umbrella Scheme for Education of ST Students-Pre Matric Scholarship (Class IX & X) for ST Students Arunachal Pradesh
Opening Soon
Not Yet Declared
Umbrella Scheme for Education of ST Children -Post Matric Scholarship (PMS) for ST Students Arunachal Pradesh
Opening Soon
Not Yet Declared
Scheme for Award of Stipend to the schedule tribe students of Arunachal Pradesh
Opening Soon
Not Yet Declared
Andaman and Nicobar
Scheme Name
Starting Date
Closing Date
CENTRALLY SPONSORED PREMATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR ST STUDENTS(CLASS IX,X)-ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR
Opening Soon
Not Yet Declared
CENTRALLY SPONSORED POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR ST STUDENTS-ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR
Opening Soon
Not Yet Declared
DR AMBEDKAR POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR ECONOMICALLY BACKWARD CLASS STUDENTS-ANDAMAN
Opening Soon
Not Yet Declared
GRANT OF ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIP TO OBC STUDENTS FOR PURSUING HIGHER STUDIES AFTER CLASS X(EXCEPT CLASS XI & XII)-ANDAMAN
Opening Soon
Not Yet Declared
PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME TO OBC STUDENTS-ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR
Opening Soon
Not Yet Declared
POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME TO OBC STUDENTS – ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR
Opening Soon
Not Yet Declared
GRANT OF ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIP TO ST STUDENTS FOR PURSUING HIGHER STUDIES -ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR
Opening Soon
Not Yet Declared
Chandigarh
Scheme Name
Starting Date
Closing Date
POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR SC STUDENTS-CHANDIGARH
Opening Soon
Not Yet Declared
POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR OBC STUDENTS-CHANDIGARH
Opening Soon
Not Yet Declared
DR.AMBEDKAR POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR ECONOMICALLY BACKWARD CLASS STUDENTS-CHANDIGARH
Opening Soon
Not Yet Declared
PRE-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR SC STUDENTS OF CLASS IX AND X-CHANDIGARH
Opening Soon
Not Yet Declared
PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO OBC STUDENTS(CLASS 1 TO10)-CHANDIGARH
Opening Soon
Not Yet Declared
Chhattisgarh
Scheme Name
Starting Date
Closing Date
BPL SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS-CHATTISGARH
Opening Soon
Not Yet Declared
UT of The Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Scheme Name
Starting Date
Closing Date
PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO OBC STUDENTS-DADRA NAGAR HAVELI
Opening Soon
Not Yet Declared
PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO SC STUDENTS-DADRA NAGAR HAVELI
Opening Soon
Not Yet Declared
PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO ST STUDENTS-DADRA NAGAR HAVELI
Opening Soon
Not Yet Declared
POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO ST STUDENTS-DNHDD
Opening Soon
Not Yet Declared
POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO OBC STUDENTS-DNHDD
Opening Soon
Not Yet Declared
POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO SC STUDENTS -DNHDD
Opening Soon
Not Yet Declared
PM YASASVI PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR EBC STUDENTS (CLASS IX AND X)-DNHDD
Opening Soon
Not Yet Declared
PM YASASVI POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR EBC STUDENTS -DNHDD
Opening Soon
Not Yet Declared
Goa
Scheme Name
Scheme Closing Date
CENTRALLY SPONSORED SCHEME OF PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR NEEDY ST STUDENTS (CLASS IX & X) -GOA
Not Yet Declared
CENTRALLY SPONSORED SCHEME OF POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR ST STUDENTS-GOA
Not Yet Declared
Himachal Pradesh
Scheme Name
Starting Date
Closing Date
CENTRALLY SPONSORED POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR SC STUDENTS-HIMACHAL PRADESH
Opening Soon
Not Yet Declared
CENTRALLY SPONSORED POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR ST STUDENTS-HIMACHAL PRADESH
Opening Soon
Not Yet Declared
PM-YASASVI POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR OBC STUDENTS-HIMACHAL PRADESH
Opening Soon
Not Yet Declared
CENTRALLY SPONSORED PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR ST STUDENTS-HIMACHAL PRADESH
Opening Soon
Not Yet Declared
CENTRALLY SPONSORED PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR SC STUDENTS-HIMACHAL PRADESH
Opening Soon
Not Yet Declared
PM YASASVI PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR OBC STUDENTS (CLASS IX AND X)-HIMACHAL PRADESH
Opening Soon
Not Yet Declared
PM-YASASVI POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR ECONOMICALLY BACKWARD CLASS STUDENTS-HIMACHAL PRADESH