What are the National Scholarship schemes available for Indian Citizens

What are the National Scholarship schemes available for Indian Citizens

Majority of us don't have any proper knowledge or idea about all the National scholarship schemes, might be we know about some scholarship schemes but that's not enough. If you are not getting any scholarship don't worry their is several number of scholarships which u don't know or you don't have any proper knowledge about it. Here you will come to know about all scholarship schemes which is offered by Government of India. Major Government scholarship schemes can be divided in following groups-

• Central Schemes
• UGC Schemes
• AICTE Schemes
• State Schemes

Scholarship for students

Central Schemes

1. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
2. Ministry of Minority Affairs
3. Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
4. Ministry of Tribal Affairs
5. Ministry of Labour & Employment
6. Department of School Education and Literacy
7. Department of Higher Education
8. WARB, Ministry of Home Affairs
9. RPF/RPSF, Ministry of Railway

Government of India is offers several scholarship schemes to the students of India  for their educations with an aim of educating the society and upliftment of the society. Government of India provides scholarships for supporting the students in their studies and helps in career building.

1.Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

1. Top Class Education Scheme for SC Students

For details Guidelines click here

2.Ministry of Minority Affairs

1. Pre Matric Scholarships Scheme for Minorities

For details Guidelines click here

2. Post Matric Scholarships Scheme for Minorities

For details Guidelines click here

3. Merit Cum Means Scholarship For Professional and Technical Courses CS

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3.Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities

1. Pre-matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities

2. Post-matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities

3. Scholarships for Top Class Education for students with disabilities.

For detail Guidelines click here

4.Ministry of Tribal Affairs

1. National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education of ST Students - Scholarship (Formally Top Class Education for Schedule Tribe Students) - only for scholarships

For detail Guidelines click here

5.Ministry of Labour & Employment

1. Financial Assistance for Education of the Wards of Beedi/Cine/IOMC/LSDM Workers - Post-Matric

For detail Guidelines click here

2. Financial Assistance for Education of the Wards of Beedi/Cine/IOMC/LSDM Workers - Pre-Matric

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3. Aam Aadmi Bima Yojna Scholarship for Andhra Pradesh

6.Department of School Education and Literacy

1. National Scheme of Incentive to Girls for Secondary Education(NSIGSE)

For detail Guidelines click here

2. National Means Cum Merit Scholarship

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7.Department of Higher Education

1. CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME OF SCHOLARSHIPS FOR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

For detail Guidelines click here

8.WARB, Ministry of Home Affairs

Prime Minister's Scholarship Scheme For Central Armed Police Forces And Assam Rifles

For detail Guidelines click here

9.RPF/RPSF, Ministry of Railway

Prime Minister's Scholarship Scheme For RPF/RPSF

For detail Guidelines click here

UGC or University Grants Commission-MHRD

UGC or University Grants Commission provides good number of Scholarship schemes which is fundes by MHRD or Ministry of Human Resource Development. Scholarships which is provided by UGC are -

1. ISHAN UDAY - Special Scholarship Scheme For North Eastern Region
2. PG INDIRA GANDHI SCHOLARSHIP FOR SINGLE GIRL CHILD
3. PG SCHOLARSHIP FOR UNIVERSITY RANK HOLDERS(1st and 2nd RANK HOLDERS)
4. PG SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR SC ST STUDENTS FOR PERSUING PROFESSIONAL COURSES

AICTE Schemes

AICTE or All India Council for Technical Education offers various scholarship schemes by the help of Ministry of Human Resource Development. Scholarship offered by AICTE or All India Council for Technical Education are-

1. PRAGATI SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR GIRLS (DEGREE) For Technical education
2. PRAGATI SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR GIRLS (DIPLOMA) For Technical education
3. SAKSHAM SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR DIFFERENTLY ABLED STUDENTS (DEGREE) For Technical education
4. SAKSHAM SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR DIFFERENTLY ABLED STUDENTS (DIPLOMA) For Technical education

State Schemes

Different States also have separate scholarship schemes which is funded by Central or State Government. Different states which having separate scholarship schemes according to National Scholarship portal(NSP) are-  

• Assam
• Chandigarh
• Bihar
• Uttarakhand
• Tripura
• Karnataka
• Meghalaya
• Arunachal Pradesh

For proper and detailed information go and check into official website of NSP or National Scholarship Portal  Click here to check. This is not enough there are so many scholarship schemes which is offered by several social organisations or different trusts, so in my another post you will get information about scholarships for PhD, Doctor, pursuing higher studies in Abroad and many more. Thank You for reading. Have a good time.
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