NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP & SCHOLARSHIP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION (UG/PG) FOR ST - GOI

Course Duration Eligibility Graduate level Course duration is fixed by the Institutes. ST students who have secured admission in the notified Institutions and courses approved by the Ministry will be eligible for the scholarship under the scheme. Post Graduate level Income Criteria: The total family income of the student to be eligible for this scholarship from all sources should not exceed Rs.6.0 lakh per annum. The family income shall be computed in the following manner: -

1. In case where both father and mother are working, the combined income of both of them from all sources shall be takeninto account in computing total family income.
2. In case any other member of the family, other than father and mother is an earning member, his or her income shall not be included in computing total family income.
3. In case only one parent is alive, the income of that parent shall be taken into account for considering total parental income. If other sibling or family member is an earning member, their income shall not be included in computing total family income.
4. In the case of an orphan, supported by a guardian, income criteria shall not apply.
5. In case of married candidates, the spousal income will also be added to compute total family income.

Applications are invited, processed, approved and scholarship is disbursed through National Scholarship Portal (www.scholarships.gov.in) developed by (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology). Before filling online application form, Candidates are required to register themselves on the online portal. Students are advised to carefully go through the “Guidelines for Registration on National Scholarship Portal” before initiating registration process. Documents Required: Following documents are required to be uploaded on the portal while filling the application online on NSP:

1. ST Certificate/ PVTG Certificate
2. Income Certificate
3. Fee Receipt
4. Scanned copy of the bank passbook
5. Mark sheet/Certificate of qualifying examination
6. Bona fide Certificate issued from the Institute Verification Process by University/Institute:
7. The portal has provision of online verification by the Institutes where the applicant has taken admission. Nodal Officers from the Institutes, dealing with Scholarship is required to register themselves on the National Scholarship Portal (NSP). For further details in this regard, the Institute officials may go through the “Institute Operational Manual” available on NSP Portal.
8. Nodal Officer from the Institutes will verify the physical documents of the applicant uploaded by him/her on the portal and ensure that the credentials uploaded in the portal are correct. It would be the responsibility of the Institute to ensure that information and documents uploaded by the applicant on the portal is correct and match with the physical documents submitted by the candidates for verification.
9. Institute will be responsible for verifying genuineness of the requisite certificates furnished by the candidates so as to eliminate the possibility of students availing the Scholarship on fake certificates.
10. All applications submitted at Institute level by the students within the stipulated date and time shall be processed.
11. The Institute will not charge any fee for verification of applications. Verification Process by the Ministry: After receiving student details duly verified by the Institute at NSP portal, online verification of application will be done by the Ministry. In case of any discrepancies found in the application, Ministry will mark application as defective and the defective application will be visible to the student. Student is advised to make correction in the defective application and required to resubmit once again on the portal at Institute level. Institute will verify the corrected application and submit it to the Ministry through portal for final verification and submit before the last date. Publishing of the selection list: The list of candidates selected for the grant of scholarship will be published on website of Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
12. Decision of the Ministry for granting scholarship shall be final.
13. Ministry reserves the right to withdraw/cancel the scholarship without assigning any reasons.

Applications are invited, processed, approved and scholarship is disbursed through National Scholarship Portal (www.scholarships.gov.in) developed by (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology). Students after taking admission for various courses in the notified Universities/Institutes will submit the application online in the above-mentioned portal for the scholarship. The date of opening and closing of portal will be given due publicity through print and electronic media and through Institutes and States. The tentative dates of opening and closing of portal will be advertised in the National Scholarship Portal every year (as decided by DBT Mission). Students are advised to keep watch on the portal for opening of application process. The applications submitted after the cut-off date and time shall not be entertained/ considered. Publishing of the selection list: The list of candidates selected for the grant of scholarship will be published on website of Ministry of Tribal Affairs.

1. Decision of the Ministry for granting scholarship shall be final.
2. Ministry reserves the right to withdraw/cancel the scholarship without assigning any reasons. Other Info Release of payment: Payment of Scholarship to the selected students will be made once in a year through PFMS to the accredited bank through DBT mode in to the account of the student. The selected candidates would be required to have bank accounts in the banks having Core Banking Solutions. In case the students are not having Aadhaar numbers, they are required to apply for Aadhaar Card, within a month of their registration/admission in the courses under the Scholarship. Payment process: Payment of the Scholarship amount to ST students would be made in the following manner: Component I: The Scholarship amount payable for Computer & accessories, Books and Stationery, stipend and non-refundable fee etc. will be released to students through PFMS-Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode into their Aadhaar seeded bank account. Component II: The Scholarship amount payable towards tuition fee and Admission fee will be released to the Institute through PFMS. In case the student has already paid the tuition fee and admission fee at the time of admission, it will be reimbursed to the student’s Aadhaar seeded bank account on submission of receipt/vouchers.