National Scholarship Portal (NSP) may be a digital scholarship platform that carries multiple scholarships offered by the central government, state governments and different government agencies like UGC (University Grants Commission), AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education), etc. The National Scholarship Portal hosts about 50 scholarships worth many crores among the scholarship seekers registered on the platform. consistent with officials, the platform has, so far, helped the govt implement and disburse scholarships worth quite INR 2,000 crores. The platform boasts of quite 125 Lakh applications out of which 105 Lakhs applications are verified also.
National Scholarship Portal (NSP) 2020 may be a portal launched by the Ministry of Electronics and knowledge Technology, Government of India. This portal provides various scholarships to SC/ ST/ OBC/ Minority students. Applicants can apply/ registration online for the schemes listed further. Appliers can read the further session of this page to gather information like eligibility criteria, registration procedure, the procedure to submit a renewal application, documents required and other relevant information.
Key Points of National Scholarship Portal (NSP)
| Name of the portal | National Scholarship Portal |
| Launched by | Central Government of India |
| Ministry | Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India |
| Beneficiaries | Students |
| Benefits | Scholarship Benefits |
| Mode of application | Online |
| Official website | https://scholarships.gov.in/ |
Schemes of National Scholarship Portal (NSP) 2020
Central schemes
- Ministry of Minority Affairs
- Pre Matric Scholarships Scheme for Minorities
- Post Matric Scholarships Scheme for Minorities
- Merit Cum Means Scholarship For Professional and Technical Courses CS
- Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
- Pre-matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities
- Post-matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities
- Scholarships for Top Class Education for students with disabilities.
- Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
- Top Class Education Scheme for SC Students
- Ministry of Labour & Employment
- Financial Assistance for Education of the Wards of Beedi/Cine/IOMC/LSDM Workers – Post-Matric
- Financial Assistance for Education of the Wards of Beedi/Cine/IOMC/LSDM Workers – Pre-Matric
- Aam Aadmi Bima Yojna Scholarship for Andhra Pradesh
- Ministry of Tribal Affairs
- National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education of ST Students – Scholarship (Formally Top Class Education for Schedule Tribe Students) – only for scholarships
- Department of School Education & Literacy
- National Scheme of Incentive to Girls for Secondary Education(NSIGSE)
- National Means Cum Merit Scholarship
- Department of Higher Education
- CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME OF SCHOLARSHIPS FOR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
- WARB, Ministry of Home Affairs
- Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme For Central Armed Police Forces And Assam Rifles
- PRIME MINISTER’S SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR WARDS OF STATES/UTs POLICE PERSONNEL MARTYRED DURING TERROR/NAXAL ATTACKS
- RPF/RPSF, Ministry of Railway
- Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme For RPF/RPSF
UGC- Schemes (University Grant Commission)
- ISHAN UDAY – Special Scholarship Scheme For North Eastern Region
- PG INDIRA GANDHI SCHOLARSHIP FOR SINGLE GIRL CHILD
- PG SCHOLARSHIP FOR UNIVERSITY RANK HOLDERS(Ist and IInd RANK HOLDERS)
- The PG SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR SC ST STUDENTS FOR PURSUING PROFESSIONAL COURSES
State NSP Scholarship Schemes
Assam
- PRE-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO THE CHILDREN OF THOSE ENGAGED IN OCCUPATIONS INVOLVING CLEANING AND PRONE TO HEALTH HAZARDS – ASSAM
- PRE-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR SC STUDENTS (CLASS IX AND X) – ASSAM
- POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR SC STUDENTS – ASSAM
- PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO OBC STUDENTS –ASSAM
- PRE-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO ST STUDENTS –ASSAM
- PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO ST STUDENTS (CLASS IX AND X) – ASSAM
- POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO OBC STUDENTS – ASSAM
- POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO ST STUDENTS – ASSAM
Chandigarh
- POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR SC STUDENTS-CHANDIGARH
- POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR TRANSGENDER STUDENTS-CHANDIGARH
- POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR OBC STUDENTS-CHANDIGARH
- AMBEDKAR POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR ECONOMICALLY BACKWARD CLASS STUDENTS-CHANDIGARH
- PRE-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR SC STUDENTS OF CLASS IX AND X-CHANDIGARH
Bihar
- BC-EBC POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP-BIHAR
- ST-POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP –BIHAR
- SC POST-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP -BIHAR
Uttarakhand
- Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for Minority (100 percent State Sector)-Uttarakhand
- Post Matric Scholarship for EBC Students-Uttarakhand
- Pre-Matric Disability Scholarship (State Sector)-Uttarakhand
- Pre-Matric Scholarship for SC Students (State Sector)-Uttarakhand
- Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST Students (State Sector)-Uttarakhand
- Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBC Students (State Sector 50% and Central Sector 50%)-Uttarakhand
- Pre-Matric Scholarship for SC Students (Center Sector)-Uttarakhand
- Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST Students (Center Sector)-Uttarakhand
- Post-Matric Scholarship for ST Students-Uttarakhand
- Post-Matric Scholarship for SC Students-Uttarakhand
- Post-Matric Scholarship for OBC Students-Uttarakhand
Tripura
- DR.AMBEDKAR POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR ECONOMICALLY BACKWARD CLASSES (EBC)(SECONDARY EDUCATION)-TRIPURA
- PRE-MATRIC ST SCHOLARSHIP SCHEMES
- POST-MATRIC ST SCHOLARSHIP SCHEMES
- POST-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR SC STUDENTS TRIPURA
- POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR OBC STUDENTS TRIPURA
- B.R. AMBEDKAR POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR ECONOMICALLY BACKWARD CLASSES (EBC). – TRIPURA
- NEC Merit Scholarship Tripura
- PRE MATRIC SC CLEANING AND HEALTH HAZARD –TRIPURA
- PRE MATRIC SC (CLASS IX AND X)-TRIPURA
Karnataka
- POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP(PMS) FOR ST STUDENTS – KARNATAKA
- CENTRALLY SPONSORED SCHEME OF PRE-MATRIC(IX & X) SCHOLARSHIP FOR SCHEDULED TRIBE STUDENTS-KARNATAKA
Meghalaya
- UMBRELLA SCHEME FOR EDUCATION OF ST CHILDREN – PRE-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP (CLASS IX & X) FOR ST STUDENTS – MEGHALAYA
- UMBRELLA SCHEME FOR EDUCATION OF ST CHILDREN – POST-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP (PMS) FOR ST STUDENTS – MEGHALAYA
Arunachal Pradesh
- Umbrella Scheme for Education of ST Students-Pre Matric Scholarship (Class IX & X) for ST Students Arunachal Pradesh
- Umbrella Scheme for Education of ST Children -Post Matric Scholarship (PMS) for ST Students Arunachal Pradesh
- Scheme for Award of Stipend to the schedule tribe students of Arunachal Pradesh
Jammu Kashmir
- POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO ST STUDENTS -JAMMU AND KASHMIR
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
- PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO OBC STUDENTS-DADRA NAGAR HAVELI
- PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO SC STUDENTS-DADRA NAGAR HAVELI
- PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO ST STUDENTS-DADRA NAGAR HAVELI
Himachal Pradesh
- CENTRALLY SPONSORED POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR SC STUDENTS-HIMACHAL PRADESH
- CENTRALLY SPONSORED POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR ST STUDENTS-HIMACHAL PRADESH
- CENTRALLY SPONSORED POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR OBC STUDENTS-HIMACHAL PRADESH
- CENTRALLY SPONSORED PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR ST STUDENTS-HIMACHAL PRADESH
- CENTRALLY SPONSORED PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR SC STUDENTS-HIMACHAL PRADESH
- CENTRALLY SPONSORED PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR OBC STUDENTS-HIMACHAL PRADESH
- AMBEDKAR POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR ECONOMICALLY BACKWARD CLASS STUDENTS-HIMACHAL PRADESH
- MUKHYA MANTRI PROTSAHAN YOJANA-HIMACHAL PRADESH
- MAHARISHI BALMIKI CHATRAVRITI YOJANA-HIMACHAL PRADESH
- INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM(IRDP)-HIMACHAL PRADESH
- KALPANA CHAWLA CHATRAVRITI YOJANA-HIMACHAL PRADESH
- INDIRA GANDHI UTKRISHT CHATRAVRITI YOJANA -HIMACHAL PRADESH
- THAKUR SEN NEGI UTKRISHT CHATRAVRITI YOJANA -HIMACHAL PRADESH
- SWAMI VIVEKANAND UTKRISHT CHARAVRITI YOJANA-HIMACHAL PRADESH
- AMBEDKAR MEDHAVI CHATRAVRITI YOJANA FOR SC STUDENTS-HIMACHAL PRADESH
- AMBEDKAR MEDHAVI CHATRAVRITI YOJANA FOR OBC STUDENTS-HIMACHAL PRADESH
Manipur
- Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students (For Class IX and X)-Manipur
- Post Matric Scholarship for ST students-Manipur
Procedure to Check Eligibility at NSP 2.0
Any applicants who want to apply for scholarship under NSP have to check there eligibility by follow few easy steps:
- To check eligibility you need to go to the National Scholarship Website
- From home page of the website you need to go “services” option
- Click “scheme eligibility” from drop-down options
- Enter the details such as Domicile State/UT, Course Level, Religion, Caste/Community Category, Gender, Parent Annual Income, Whether Disabled and captcha code
- Click “check eligibility” option
Documents Required
- Aadhar Card
- Bank account Passbook.
- Caste Certificate if you belong to a special category.
- Income certificate as per your scholarship type.
- Mobile Number
- Passport Size Photograph
- Previous Year Education Qualification certificate.
- Self-declaration certificate.
Objective of NSP Scholarship
The main objective of NSP Scholarship 2020 is
- To ensure the distribution of the scholarships will be done timely to the students.
- Now To make an application procedure easier for the students
- To make a common platform for Central and State Governments scholarship plans
- For no duplication in the processing and creating a learner’s database.
Benefits of NSP 2.0
- Information about all the scholarship in one portal
- Easy application procedure
- Single integrated application
- Suggest for the students about the best scholarship scheme to apply
- No double applications
- Transparent records.
- Up to date data available
- Help as a decision support system (DSS) for Ministries and departments
Registration Procedure of National Scholarship Portal
First Step Registration
- To register yourself you need to go to the National Scholarship
- From the home page of the website you need to click “new registration”
- Read the instructions appears on the screen, tick the checkbox and click “continue” option
- Enter the details as asked on the screen such as name, date of birth, mobile number, gender, email ID, bank details etc.
- Enter the captcha code and click the “Register” option
Second Step Login
- Log in through your “Student Registration ID”
- Click on “Application Form” Icon
- The application form will be displayed on the screen
- Fill in the asked details i.e State of Domicile, Name of the student, Date of Birth, Community/ Category, Father’s Name, Aadhaar card Number, Mobile Number, Scholarship Category, Gender, Religion, Mother’s Name, Annual Family Income, Email ID etc.
- Click on “Save & Continue”, next page appeared.
- Upload the scanned copies of the documents.
- Click on “Final Submission’’
- Thus, Application is finally submitted.
Procedure to check Scheme Wise Scholarship Sanctioned List
- To check you need to go to the National Scholarship
- From the home page of the website you need to click “new registration”
- Now click “Scheme Wise Scholarship Sanctioned List”
- Choose an academic year, application type, ministry, scheme, state and district
- Enter captcha code and click submit option
- The list will appear on the screen
Procedure to apply for Renewal
- To check you need to go to the National Scholarship
- From the home page of the website you need to click “Login”
- Now enter application ID, password and captcha appears on the screen
- Click the “login” option and apply for renewal of the application
Procedure to Search Institute/School/ITI
- To check you need to go to the National Scholarship
- From the home page of the website you need to click “Search for Institute/ School/ ITI”
- Enter the details Institution State, Institution District, Institute /College/ITI and School/College/ITI Name(Optional)
- Now click “Get Institution list” option and information will appear
Procedure to search district wise nodal officer
- Go to the National Scholarship
- From the home page of the website you need to click “services”
- Click “Search Nodal Officer Detail” option
- Select ministry, state, district and scheme
- Enter captcha code appears in the image
- Click “submit” option and information will appear on the screen
Helpline Number
For any query you can contact on helpline number 0120 – 6619540 and email @ helpdesk[at]nsp[dot]gov[dot]in.