CENTRALLY SPONSORED POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR SC STUDENTS - HIMACHAL PRADESH

Last date to apply: 24/12/2025 The last date to apply for this scholarship is December 24, 2025.

The scholarships are open to Nationals of India only. 1- Only those candidates who belong to Scheduled Castes so specified in relation to the State/Union Territory to which the applicant actually belongs /domiciled as determined by the State/UT and who have passed the Matriculation or Higher Secondary or any higher examination of a recognized University or Board of Secondary Education will be eligible. 2- Scholarships will be paid to the students whose parents’/guardians' income from all sources does not exceed Rs. 2,50,000/- (Rupees Two lakh Fifty thousand only) during the last Financial Year. Income certificate is required to be taken once only i.e. at the time of admission only to courses which are continuing for more than one year. The income certificate shall be issued by the Authority as decided by the State Government. 3- The ceiling on age limit for admission as regular student in different classes should be decided by concerned Institutions. 4- Candidates who, after passing one stage of education are studying in the same stage of education in a different subject e.g. Intermediate Science after Intermediate Arts or B.Com after B.A. or M.A in one subject after M.A in other subjects will not be eligible. 5- Students, who pursue their studies through correspondence/online courses, are also eligible. The term correspondence includes distant and continuous education for courses in Central/ State Universities only. Non-refundable fees shall be paid and no academic allowance will be paid. 6- All the children of any parent/guardian will be entitled to receive benefits of the scheme. 7- A scholarship holder under this scheme will not hold any other scholarship/stipend. If awarded any other scholarship/stipend, the student can exercise his/her option for either of the two scholarships/stipends, whichever is more beneficial to him/her, and should inform the awarding authority through the Head of the Institution about the option made. No scholarship will be paid to the students under this scheme from the date he/she accepts another scholarship/stipend. The student can however, accept free lodging or a grant or ad-hoc monetary help from the State Government or any other source for the purchase ofbooks, equipment or for meeting the expenses on board and lodging in addition to the scholarship amount paid under this scheme. 8- All seats filled through arbitrary and non-transparent processes (including management quota, NRI quota, spot admissions etc.) without following the merit criteria as decided by the State Government are not eligible for these scholarships. The fees claimed against management quota seats, spot admission seat in any Institution /University will not be reimbursed. In case of any contradiction on the classification of seats or non-clarity on the classification of seats in the State/UT, the following criteria may be followed: a- If there is no arbitrariness/ discretion in the admission process and the fee for the course is fixed by the Fee Fixation/Fee Rationalization committee set up by the competent authority, the said seats may not be considered as the Management Quota Seats. However, the State Governments may satisfy themselves of the following before release of scholarships: b- That the applicants claiming the scholarship have been admitted through a transparent process which involved calling of applications through advertisements, preparation of ranks, selection of candidates on merit list, and publication of selection list and others as deemed fit by the State Government; c- That the fees for courses are duly approved by the Fee Fixation/Fee Rationalization Committee set up by the competent authority. 9- Students shall be encouraged to have Aadhaar linked Bank accounts to facilitate payments through the Aadhaar Payment Bridge.

Stated amount: 13,500 The scholarship includes the following components for the complete duration of the course:- i. Compulsory non-refundable fees including tuition fee, as fixed by the Fee Fixation/Rationalization Committee of the State Government ii. Academic allowance​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Category of courses Yearly (in Rs) Hostellers Day Scholars Group 1: Degree and Post Graduate level professional courses 13500 7000 Group 2: Other Professional Courses leading to Degree, Diploma, Certificate 9500 6500 Group 3: Graduate and Post Graduate courses not covered under Group I & Group II 6000 3000 Group 4: All post-matriculation (Post Class X level) non-degree courses 4000 2500 ​​​​​​​1- Ten percent extra allowances shall be provided for Divyang students. 2- Students pursuing C.A. /I.C.W.A. /C.S. /I.C.F.A. shall be treated as day scholars for the purpose of academic allowance. 3- Students studying through correspondence/online courses shall not be eligible for academic allowance. No. of Scholarships is subject to availability, for more please visit Official Webiste.

No application fees. Before initiating registration process, students are advised to carefully go through the instructions of State /NSP portal. Step 1- Please visit on Official website. Step 2- After visiting the official website, read the instructions carefully. Step 3- Keep your photo, signature, and other essential documents. Step 4- Take an application printout for further use. Last date to apply - 31 October For further details please check: Click Here Application-on-the-day-of-admission: The institutions shall ensure that all students admitted to their institution and having Freeship Cards issued, apply on the IT portal for the scholarship on the same day as the date of admission into the institution. 1- On the day of admission itself, the institution shall verify on the scholarship portal that the student has taken admission in the institution with the same course as mentioned on the Free ship card and is now a bonafide student of the institution. 2- In case of renewal students, the student shall be auto-renewed based on the attendance and confirmation from the institution of the student having been promoted to the next class and having joined back the same course as hosteller/day scholar.

Address: Shri Rajesh Kumar Makkar, Director Room No. 637, A-Wing, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi - 110001 For more information: https://socialjustice.gov.in/ Apply Now https://scholarships.gov.in/ Scholarship Brochure Brochure