Government scholarships

Central and state government awards published on NSP, DBT and state portals.

15 scholarships

Stipend for Junior Technical Schools, Karnataka

Department of Technical Education, Government of Karnataka
Stipend as per government normsclosing soon

Applicants must: Be studying in Classes 8 to 10 at a Junior Technical School (JTS); Be a domicile of Karnataka. There is no caste-based restriction for this scheme.

Government
Class 9-12

Pre-Matric Scholarship for Labour Department (Class 1-10), Karnataka

Labour Department, Government of Karnataka
Financial assistance as per government normsclosing soon

Applicants must: Be a ward of a registered construction worker holding a valid labour ID; Be a domicile of Karnataka; Be studying at the pre-matric level as notified by the Labour Department.

Government
School

Pre-Matric Scholarship for Minorities (Class 1-8), Karnataka

Minority Welfare Department, Government of Karnataka
Financial assistance as per government normsclosing soon

Applicants must: Be studying in Classes 1 to 8; Belong to a notified minority community (Muslim, Christian, Jain, Sikh, Parsi, Buddhist and others); Have annual family income up to ₹1,00,000; Be a domicile of Karnataka.

Government
School
Government of Maharashtra – DHE logo

Maharashtra Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Scholarship

Government of Maharashtra – DHE
Full tuition + exam feeclosing soon

Applicants must: Be a resident of Maharashtra admitted under the General or SEBC category at a government or aided institution in the state (private/self-financed colleges excluded); Have combined annual family income not exceeding ₹8,00,000; Maintain minimum 50% attendance in the previous semester (waived for incoming first-year students in their first semester).

Government
Undergraduate
Postgraduate

SSP Pre-Matric Scholarship (Karnataka)

Government of Karnataka (Social/Tribal/Minority Welfare Departments)
As per government norms (varies by department & class)closing soon

Applicants must: Be a domicile of Karnataka studying in Class 1-10; Hold a valid SATS ID; Meet the category-specific income limit — e.g. up to ₹6 lakh (SC/ST, Class 1-8), ₹2.5 lakh (SC/ST, Class 9-10), or ₹1 lakh (minorities, Class 1-8); Belong to an eligible category (SC, ST, OBC, minority, farmers' or construction workers' wards, etc.).

Government
School

Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST Students (Class 9-10), Karnataka

Tribal Welfare Department, Government of Karnataka
Financial assistance as per government normsclosing soon

Applicants must: Be studying in Class 9 or 10; Belong to the Scheduled Tribe category; Have annual family income below ₹2,50,000; Be a domicile of Karnataka.

Government
Class 9-12

Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST Students (Class 1-8), Karnataka

Tribal Welfare Department, Government of Karnataka
Financial assistance as per government normsclosing soon

Applicants must: Be studying in Classes 1 to 8; Belong to the Scheduled Tribe category; Have annual family income below ₹6,00,000; Be a domicile of Karnataka.

Government
School

Pre-Matric Scholarship for SC Students (Class 9-10), Karnataka

Social Welfare Department, Government of Karnataka
Financial assistance as per government normsclosing soon

Applicants must: Be studying in Class 9 or 10; Belong to the Scheduled Caste category; Have annual family income below ₹2,50,000; Be a domicile of Karnataka.

Government
Class 9-12

Savitribai Phule Scholarship for OBC Girl Students, Maharashtra

Social Justice and Special Assistance Department, Government of Maharashtra
Monthly stipend (varies by class)closing soon

Applicants must: Be a female student from the OBC category; Be studying in Classes 5 to 10 at a government-recognised school in Maharashtra; Maintain regular attendance; Not be receiving another scholarship. There is no income limit for this scheme.

Government
School
Class 9-12

IIRS External Student Internship Program

Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), ISRO
Training certificate + ISRO research experienceclosing soon

Applicants must: Be an Indian citizen; Be currently pursuing or have recently completed (within 6 months) a UG, PG or PhD in Science or Technology; Have a minimum 60% aggregate or 6.32 CGPA on a 10-point scale; Meet the semester requirement for their course — BE/BTech: completed 6th semester; ME/MTech: completed 1st semester; BSc/Diploma: final year only; MSc: completed 1st semester; PhD: completed coursework.

Government
Undergraduate
Postgraduate
AICTE logo

AICTE Pragati Scholarship for Girl Students

AICTE
₹50,000/yearclosing soon

Applicants must: Be girl students admitted to the 1st year (or 2nd year via lateral entry) of an AICTE-approved technical diploma/degree programme via centralised admission; Have annual family income not exceeding ₹8,00,000. Limited to two girls per family.

Government
Undergraduate
Diploma
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment logo

Post-Matric Scholarship for SC Students

Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Course-wise, up to ₹92,000/yearclosing soon

Applicants must: Belong to the Scheduled Caste (SC) community with a valid caste/community certificate; Be enrolled in a recognised post-matric course from Class 11 onward (including diploma, UG, PG, PhD); Have annual family income not exceeding ₹2,50,000.

Government
Undergraduate
Postgraduate

ICAR UG and PG National Talent Scholarship

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
₹3,000/month (UG) or ₹5,000/month (PG)closing soon

Applicants must: Be pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's in agriculture or allied sciences; Have qualified the ICAR AIEEA entrance exam; Be studying at an ICAR-funded university outside their home state of domicile; Maintain the required CGPA; Be a full-time enrolled Indian national who is not employed; Not be receiving any other scholarship.

Government
Undergraduate
Postgraduate

Swanath Scholarship

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
₹50,000 per yearclosing soon

Applicants must: Be an orphan, a child of COVID-deceased parents, a ward of martyred Armed Forces or paramilitary personnel, or a student with a parent having a critical illness or 80%+ disability; Be a first-year or lateral-entry second-year Diploma or Degree student; Have family income below ₹8,00,000; Be enrolled in an AICTE-approved institution in regular mode.

Government
Undergraduate
Diploma

National Overseas Scholarship for Karnataka Minority Students

Directorate of Minorities, Government of Karnataka
Up to ₹30 lakhclosing soon

Applicants must: Be a Karnataka domicile from a minority community (Muslim, Christian, Jain, Buddhist, Sikh, Parsi or Jewish); Be pursuing a full-time Master's or post-doctorate at an overseas university for 2026-27; Be aged 40 or under; Have family income not exceeding ₹16,00,000; Have at least 60% in the last qualifying degree; Have admission to a QS Top 500 university (Top 100 for PG Medical or Law). Aadhaar-NPCI bank mapping is mandatory.

Government
Postgraduate
PhD