Department of School Education & Literacy, MHRD will be providing incentive opportunities to the female students of the country especially for the students who belong to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes community. If you are among one of the students then you must follow this article till the end to get the knowledge regarding the eligibility criteria of the NSIGSE Scholarship scheme presented by the official Government organizations of India. We will also share with you all the step-by-step procedures and the details regarding the rewards and benefits available in these scholarship opportunities.
About National Scheme of Incentives to Girls for Secondary Education
Department of School Education & Literacy, MHRD will be helping the female students by providing them around 30000 Rupees worth of scholarships. The students who have currently qualified for class ninth will be the beneficiaries of this scholarship scheme provided by the organization. This is a national scholarship scheme that will be providing an incentive to the girl students belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes community in order to get the benefits of the scheme.
Details Of NSIGSE Scholarship
| Name | (NSIGSE Scholarship) National Scheme Incentives to Girls for Secondary Education 2022 |
| Launched by | Department of School Education & Literacy, MHRD |
| Objective | Providing 3000 Rupees worth scholarship |
| Beneficiary | Girls Student belonging to scheduled caste and Scheduled tribe category |
| Official site | NSIGSE |
Important Key Dates
- The last date to apply for the scholarship program is 15th December 2022
NSIGSE Scholarship Objective
As we all know that our society is a male dominating society and providing education to females in our society is very difficult. So to provide education to the girls students of our country, the government has launched NSIGSE Scholarship. The main objective of launching this scholarship program is to provide financial assistance to the girl candidates so that they can continue their education without any initial barriers. This will help in increasing the conditions of females in the country and the overall development of the country.
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National Scheme of Incentives to Girls for Secondary Education Eligibility Criteria
The applicant must follow the following eligibility criteria to apply for the scholarship scheme:-
- The girl must be unmarried and below 16-year-old as on 31st
- The candidate should pass class VIII and enrolled in class 9th in a government or government-aided school.
- Girl candidates must belong to SC/ST category or:
- They must have passed class 8 from Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas.
- SC/ST criteria are not applicable to girl students of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas.
- Class 8th passed girls of all categories from Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas are eligible to apply.
- Girls studying in private unaided schools are excluded under the scholarship scheme.
- Candidates studying in schools run by the Central Government are not eligible to apply.
- There are no income criteria for the incentive disbursement program.
Rewards and Benefits Under Scholarship
The following rewards and benefits will be provided to the candidates in this scholarship:-
- ₹3000 will be given to all eligible girl students of class 9.
- The incentive amount would be deposited in a public sector bank or post office in the name of an eligible student under term deposit or fixed deposit.
- The deposit period will be counted from the date of deposit until the girl reaches 18 years old.
- Premature withdrawal is not allowed.
- Incentive/Scholarship shall be directly credited to the student’s bank account through the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) under the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).
- In case the unfortunate event of the death of the candidate before reaching 18 years old, the incentive amount shall be transferred back to the Central Governments account.
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NSIGSE Scholarship Implementation Procedure
To implement your scholarship the following implementation procedure will take into consideration:-
- Every school will send a proposal for the release of the incentive amount to the State Government/Union Territories.
- State/UTs will forward a consolidated proposal to the Department of School Education and Literacy, MHRD stating:
- The number of schools eligible in the State or Union Territories.
- Number of proposals from eligible schools.
- The number of eligible girl students (From both SC/ST and Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas).
- Proposal of total amount to be released as an incentive.
- The funds will be released in two installments to the State and UT Governments every year. The first installment will be disbursed immediately after the receiving proposal. The second installment may release after receiving the utilization certificate and progress report from the States/UT Government.
- Every school that implements the scheme should complete the selection of scholars and preparation of proposals within one month of the beginning of the academic year.
- The committee is headed by the Secretary of School Education and Literacy. The Grant-in-Aid Committee will consider the proposals from various States and UTs. The committee may include the Joint Secretary, MHRD, Planning Commission representative, Ministry of Finance, Tribal Welfare, Social Justice and Empowerment, and Ministry of Women and Child Development.
- The Grant-in-Aid Committee also acts as the Monitoring Committee for monitoring and evaluation. A third-party process of evaluation will also be undertaken by the end of the academic year.
- After two years there will be a rigorous evaluation of the scheme through appropriate independent agencies In order to improve the same in the future.
- A maximum of 1 percent of the total incentive amount will allocate to meet the administrative, monitoring and evaluation expenses.
Terms and Conditions under NSIGSE Scholarship
The applicant must follow the following terms and conditions to be eligible for the scholarship:-
- The incentive scheme is open to girl students of class 9 who belong to the SC/ST category and all-girl students of the same class from Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas.
- Schools under State governments, State/UT Governments, Panchayati Raj Institutions, Local bodies and Aided private schools are the implementing partners under the National Incentive Scheme. For depositing the incentive amount shall grant to State/UT Governments.
- The application verification is particularly subject to the birth certificate issued by the school head with respect to the enrolment record.
- A passbook or certificate given to the candidate will identify her as the beneficiary of the incentive scheme.
- In order to avail of the matured scholarship amount, a student has to successfully pass the class 10 examination.
- To credit the incentive benefit a girl student should continue her studies at least for two years from the enrolment in class 9 in secondary school.
- After reaching 18 years old, the implementing agency will transfer the scholarship amount to the beneficiary’s account. The scholarship will be disbursed subject to the produce of the 10th certificate and certificate of the school head stating that the girl continued her studies at least for two years from the enrolment in class 9.
NSIGSE Scholarship Application Process 2024
To apply for the scholarship you will have to follow the simple procedure given below:-
- You can register yourself for the scholarship by going to the website of National Scholarship Portal
- Click on the New Registration option if not already regsitered.
- Or click on the Login option.
- Select the NSIGSE Scholarship program.
- Enter the application form details.
- Now click on the submit option.
Know Your Payment
- Open the Official Website of PFMS Portal.
- The homepage of the website will open.
- Click on the Know Your Payment option.
- A new page will open on the screen.
- Enter the Bank, Account Number.
- Enter the OTP.
- Now click on the Submit option.
Fresh Login
- Open the official website of the national scholarship portal.
- The homepage of the website will open on the screen.
- Now from the homepage, go to the login option and select the fresh login option along with the year.
- A new login page will open on the screen.
- Enter the login details like application ID and password.
- Now click on the login option.
NSIGSE Scholarship Renewal
- Open the official website of the national scholarship portal.
- The homepage of the website will open on the screen.
- Now from the homepage, go to the login option and select the Renewal Login option along with the renewal year.
- A new login page will open on the screen.
- Enter the login details like application ID and password.
- Now click on the login option.
- After that, the scholarship renewal application form will open on the screen.
- Enter the details to fill in the application form.
- Upload the relevant document if any latest.
- Check the details carefully before final submission.
- Now click on the submit option.
- Your scholarship form will renew successfully
View Beneficiary List
- Open the official website of the national scholarship portal.
- The homepage of the website will open on the screen.
- Now from the homepage, go to the login option and select any login option along with the renewal year.
- A new login page will open on the screen.
- Now click on the scheme wise scholarship sanctioned list option.
- A new application form will open on the screen.
- Enter the details in the application form.
- Now click on the Submit option.
- The list of selected applicants will open.
Update Mobile Number
- Open the official website of the national scholarship portal.
- The homepage of the website will open on the screen.
- Now from the homepage, go to the Renewal login option
- A new login page will open on the screen.
- Now click on the Update Mobile Number option.
- A new application form will open on the screen.
- Enter the details in the application form.
- Now click on the Verify and Continue options.
- Enter the new mobile number and click on the updated number.
Contact Details
- Email ID: helpdesk@nsp.gov.in
- Phone Number: 0120 6619540