NSP Scholarship 2023-24: Apply Online, NSP Status, Last Date

NSP Scholarship 2023-24: National Scholarship Portal is a dedicated online scholarship portal which enlists multiple scholarships and fellowship for students across India to enable them to complete their education. It carries a plethora of schemes offered by the Central Government, State Government, and other government institutions like AICTE, UGC, etc. It is a one-stop portal for all government scholarships that offers multifarious services ranging from online scholarship application to hassle-free disbursal of scholarships.

The National Scholarship Portal (NSP) covers all types of scholarships for Pre Matric, Post Matric, UG, PG, Professional & Technical Courses, PhD level, etc. for SC/ ST/ OBC/ Minorities/ Students with Disabilities category. The NSP Portal manages various services like verifying student applications, providing application receipts, processing the application, and sanctioning and disbursal of scholarship amount to the beneficiaries.

In this article, we have shared the complete details about National Scholarship Portal (NSP) such as Apply Date, Eligibility, Last Date, NSP Scholarship Status, NSP Merit List, Scholarship Online Apply Process and Link, Scholarship Amount, Official Website and more. Eligible candidates can apply online on the official website scholarships.gov.in, So read the complete details before apply online.

NSP National Scholarship Portal 2023-24 : Overview

Scholarship Name	NSP Scholarship
Ministry Name	Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India
Scholarships List	Pre Matric Scholarships, Post Matric Scholarships, Merit Cum Means (MCM) Scholarship
Academic Year	2023-24
Eligible Category for NSP	SC/ ST/ EBC/ Minorities/ Students with Disabilities
Current Status	Aadhar Based Biometric Authentication
NSP Portal Name	National Scholarship Portal
NSP Portal Link	scholarships.gov.in
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Latest Update: For disbursement of scholarship under scholarship schemes of the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government has decided to conduct re-verification after considering the findings of physical verification of institutions/beneficiaries by NCAER for the academic year 2022-23, application and verification of SNO/ DNO/ INO/HoI/ applicants by conducting special drives through Aadhaar based NSP Scholarship Biometric Authentication. View Notice

NSP Scholarship Important Dates

Important Dates for Pre Matric

• Application Start Date for 2023-24: September 2023
• Application Last Date 2023-24: October 2023
• Defective Application Verification Last Date: 05 August to 23 August 2023
• DNO/ SNO/ MNO Verification Last Date: 25 August 2023
• Aadhar Based NSP Scholarship Biometric Authentication: 12 to 13 September 2023

Important Dates for Post Matric

• Application Start Date: September 2023 (Tentative)
• Application Last Date: October 2023 (Tentative)
• Defective Application Verification Last Date: 05 August to 23 August 2023
• DNO/ SNO/ MNO Verification Last Date: 25 August 2023
• Aadhar Based NSP Scholarship Biometric Authentication: 12 to 13 September 2023

Eligibility Criteria for NSP Scholarship 2023-24

NSP Pre Matric Scholarship

• Eligibility- Scholarship will be awarded to the students who have secured more than 50% marks in the previous final examination and annual income of their parents/guardian from all sources does not exceed Rs. 1.00 lakh.
• Scope- The scholarship will be awarded for studies in India in a government or private school from class I to class X.
• Scholarship will be available to the students of minority community studying in Classes I to X.

NSP Post Matric Scholarship

• Eligibility- Scholarship will be awarded to the students who have secured more than 50% marks or equivalent grade in the previous final examination and the annual income of whose parents/guardians from all sources does not exceed Rs.2.00 lakh.
• Scope- The scholarship is to be awarded for studies in India in a government or private higher secondary school/college/ university. It will also cover technical and vocational courses in Industrial Training Institutes/ Industrial Training Centres affiliated with the National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) of classes XI and XII level including Polytechnics and other courses.
• Scholarship will be awarded to the students studying in Classes XI and XII including technical and vocational courses of this level including Polytechnics, ITIs, and other courses.

Merit Cum Means Scholarship For Professional & Technical Courses CS

• Eligibility- Scholarship will be awarded to the students who have secured more than 50% marks or equivalent grade in the previous final examination and the annual income of whose parents/guardians from all sources does not exceed Rs.2.50 lakh.
• Scope- The scholarship is to be awarded for studies in India in a Government or private institution, selected and notified in a transparent manner by the State Government/Union Territory Administration concerned. It will cover technical and professional courses at undergraduate and post graduate level. A list of courses are at Appendix-E.
• Students who get admission to a college to pursue technical/professional courses, on the basis of a competitive examination will be eligible for the scholarship.

NSP Scholarship Important Links

Biometric Authentication

Click Here for New Registration 2023-24 (Link Active Soon) Fresh Application || Renewal Application

Click Here to Login & Check Status (For 2022-23) Fresh Application || Renewal Application

Track your Payment Status

Check your Eligibility

Search Institute/ School/ ITI registered with NSP

Download Scholarship Guidelines Pre Matric Scholarship Post Matric Scholarship Merit Cum Means Scholarship

Visit Official – scholarships.gov.in

Check NSP Merit List / Selection List

Those students who have applied online for NSP Scholarship, the Merit List of such students has been issued. Students whose names appear in the NSP Merit List will receive the benefits of this scholarship. The link to the PDF of the merit list is provided below, which you can easily download.

Download NSP Merit List For “National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education of ST Students”

Download NSP Scholarship Merit List For All Department

What is NSP (National Scholarship Portal) ?

NSP- National Scholarships Portal is one-stop solution through which various services starting from student application, application receipt, processing, sanction and disbursal of various scholarships to Students are enabled. National Scholarships Portal is taken as Mission Mode Project under National e-Governance Plan (NeGP)

The NSP can benefit you in the following ways :

1. Student can find all scholarships information available under one umbrella.
2. You can apply a single integrated application for all scholarships 
3. System suggests the schemes for which a student is eligible.
4. Duplicates can be reduced to the maximum extent
5. Master data for Institutions and courses at all India level .

Objective of NSP- National Scholarship Portal

• Ensure timely disbursement of Scholarships to students
• Provide a common portal for various Scholarships schemes of Central and State Governments
• Create a transparent database of scholars
• Avoid duplication in processing
• Harmonisation of different Scholarships schemes & norms
• Application of Direct Benefit Transfer

Types of NSP Scholarships

NSP (National Scholarship Portal) covers various types of scholarships for students studying in class 1 to 10, 11th, 12th, Pre and Post Matric Scholarship, UG, PG and PhD level. The variety of scholarships that the NSP covers are the following sections :

1. List of Central Schemes
2. List of UGC Schemes
3. List of AICTE Schemes
4. List of State Schemes

List of NSP Central Scholarship Scheme

Here are the list of all Central Scholarship Scheme under National Scholarship Portal (NSP):

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

NSP Pre Matric and Post Matric Scholarships Selection Process

The selection process for Pre Matric and Post Matric fresh and renewal applicants are as given below:

For Fresh Applicants Selection Process

As the number of NSP scholarships for minorities available in a year is fixed and limited, it is necessary to lay down preference for selection. Inter selection weightage is to be given to poverty rather than marks (the applicant is required to submit an income certificate as per para-11(ii)). In case of same income, merit shall be generated from ‘Date of Birth’ criteria of applicant (senior is preferred).

For Renewal Applicants Selection Process

There is no merit list generation for renewal cases. Renewal applicant will get the scholarship if one has obtained 50% in his/her previous year’s examinations (at the same institute and in same course) and his/her application is verified by all authorities (as designated by Ministry of Minority Affairs) and approved by State Governments/UTs.

NSP Scholarships Distribution Rule

Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Jain and Zoroastrians (Parsis) have been notified as minority communities under Section 2 (c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992. A total of five (05) lakh online scholarships are targeted to be distributed as ‘Fresh’ Scholarships, besides, Renewal scholarships. The distribution of scholarship among the States/Union Territories will be made on the basis of population of minorities in the States/Union Territories as per Census 2001 for 2017-18 and as per the population of minorities in the States/Union Territories of Census 2011 for 2018-19 and 2019-20 (as per Appendices- A & B).

NSP Scholarship Amount

Pre Matric Scholarship Amount

The details of the scheme interventions for 2017-18 to 2019-20 are as under:

1. Rate of Scholarship Admission + Tuition Fee :
   • Admission Fee for Class VI to X: Rs. 500/- per annum subject to actuals (both Hosteller & Day Scholar)
   • Tuition Fee for Class VI to X: Rs. 350/- per month subject to actuals (both Hosteller & Day Scholar)
2. Maintenance Allowance:
   • For Class I to V*: Rs. 100/- per month for Day Scholar
   • For Class VI to X*: Rs. 600/- per month for Hosteller Rs. 100/-per month for Day Scholar
3. For 10 months in an academic year.

Post Matric Scholarship Amount

Actual financial assistance will be provided for admission & course /tuition fee and maintenance allowance as given below subject to a maximum ceiling indicated against item concerned for 2017-20. The details of the scheme interventions for 2017-18 to 2019-20 are as under:

1. Rate of Scholarship Admission + Tuition Fee
   • Admission and tuition fee Class XI & XII: Rs. 7,000/- per annum subject to actuals (both Hosteller & Day Scholar)
   • Admission and course/tuition fee for technical and vocational courses of XI and XII level (Courses of one or more year of duration): Rs. 10,000/- per annum subject to actuals (both Hosteller & Day Scholar)
   • Admission and tuition fee for UG & PG level: Rs. 3,000/- per annum subject to actuals (both Hosteller & Day Scholar)
2. Maintenance Allowance
   • For Class XI & XII including Tech. & Voc. Course*: Rs. 380/- per month for Hosteller & Rs. 230/- per month for Day Scholar
   • For Courses other than Tech. & Prof. courses at UG & PG level*: Rs. 570/- per month for Hosteller & Rs. 300/- per month for Day Scholar
   • For M.Phil & Ph.D.*: Rs. 1,200/- per month for Hosteller & Rs. 550/- per month for Day Scholar
3. For 10 months in an academic year.

MCM Rate Of Scholarship

The details of the scheme interventions for the three years viz.2017-18 to 2019-20 are as under:

1. Maintenance Allowance
   • Rs. 1,000/- per month* for Hosteller Rs. 500/- per month* for Day Scholar
2. Scholarship for listed institutes
   • Full course fee is reimbursed for 85 listed Institutes.
3. For 10 months in an academic year.

Begum Hazrat Mahal Scholarship Amount

Amount of scholarship will be provided Rs.5000/each for Class IX & X and Rs.6000/-each for Class XI & XII.

Required Documents for NSP Scholarship

During scholarship online application on NSP, the students are required to upload certain documents to complete the application process. However, for the scholarship amount less than INR 50,000, the students are not required to upload any document. They need to submit the copy of documents in their respective schools/college/institute. For all other scholarships, the students should keep the following documents :

1. Bank Passbook
2. Educational documents
3. Aadhaar number
4. Domicile Certificate (as specified in the respective scholarship guidelines)
5. Income Certificate (as specified in the respective scholarship guidelines)
6. Caste Certificate (if applicable)
7. Bonafide student certificate from school/institute (if the institute/school is different from the domicile state of the applicant)

Check Eligibility for NSP Scholarship

Candidates can check their eligibility criteria by entering the following details on the official portal.

• Domacile State/UT
• Course Level
• Religion
• Caste/Community Category
• Gender
• Parent Annual Income
• Whether Disabled

How to apply for NSP scholarship at National Scholarship Portal -scholarships.gov.in ? 

Eligible Candidates can apply online for NSP Scholarship by following the given steps:

Step 1: Searching for the Institute

1. Visit the home page of the National Scholarship portal ie. scholarships.gov.in .
2. Click on ‘Search for Institute‘ button.
3. Fill in the required details and get the institution list.
4. If the institution is not registered, the candidates can request their institutions to register on the portal by clicking here.

Step 2: Register with National Scholarship Portal (NSP)

1. All fresh users need to visit the Home Page of National Scholarship Portal to register.
2. Click on ‘New Registration’.
3. A page of Guidelines for Registration on NSP will open.
4. Go through the guidelines carefully.
5. Click on ‘Continue’ to proceed.
6. Fill in all required details.
7. Click on ‘Register’.
8. You will receive a student application ID and password on your registered mobile number.

Step 3: Logging in with National Scholarship Portal

1. Click on the login button to start the scholarship application.
2. Enter the application ID and password received on your registered number.

Step 4: Change the password (A mandatory step)

1. Upon successful login, you will receive an OTP on your registered mobile number.
2. Verify the OTP.
3. You will be directed to change the password page.
4. Change the password and continue.

Step 5: Enter the Dashboard of NSP

1. Once the password is changed, you will be directed to Applicant’s Dashboard Page.
2. Click on ‘Application Form’ to start the application.
3. Fill in all registration details, academic details and basic details.
4. Click on ‘Save & Continue’.
5. Add contact details, scheme details and upload necessary documents.
6. Click on ‘Save as Draft’ (To confirm if you have entered correct information)
7. Once confirmed, click on ‘Final Submit’ button.

Note: After the final submission of Scholarship applications cannot be edited again. So, the applicants are advised to be double check while clicking on final submit as no change of information will be entertained after final submission

How to Apply NSP Scholarship through its Mobile App

The Government of India has launched its ‘National Scholarship Portal Mobile App’ in the year 2018 to apply scholarship online application easier and more convenient for the students. The students can download and install the mobile app through the Google Play Store on their mobile devices. Also, there is an availability of NSP mobile app in the ‘UMANG’ app launched by the government earlier. So, if you have already the UMANG app installed on your mobile devices, you can start applying for the scholarships too by registering at NSP mobile app. The app covers end to end services of the National Scholarship Portal. You can not only get access to NSP scholarships but also apply for them in just a few simple steps.

NSP Scholarship Status : How to Check

Those students who have applied successfully for NSP scholarship, they can Check now NSP Application Status and Payment Status by following the givens steps below:

For NSP Scholarship Application Status

1. Visit the official website or go through the direct link, mentioned above in the important link section
2. Choose Academic Year, Fresh or Renewal
3. Enter Application ID
4. And click on Submit Button
5. Thus you can see your NSP Scholarship Application Status

For NSP Scholarship Payment Status

1. Visit the official website or go through the direct link, mentioned above in the important link section
2. Enter Bank Name and Account Number or enter NSP Application ID
3. And Click on Search Button
4. Thus you can check your NSP Payment Status.

Note: Applicants can also check their application status by using their Login ID & Password at the official Portal.

NSP Scholarship 2023-24 – Frequently Asked Questions