Scholarship Registration: Registration of the National Scholarship Portal may seem a daunting job for most students as any incorrect information or inconsistency can result in the request being denied. Because of the errors that students make while registering, thousands of applications for scholarships are rejected each year. The National Scholarship Portal enrollment allows the applicant to be vigilant and sensitive to what they are carrying out as the initial step for the scholarship application. Most of the students’ questions apply to the allocation of grants, the application process, and required documentation.
Hosting over 70 + scholarship schemes, a simple and convenient application process for all scholarships is adopted by the National Scholarship Portal. Which steps should be taken for the registration of the National Scholarship Portal? How can a student fill out the application form for a scholarship? What are the scholarships students may qualify for through NSP? This article covers the answers to all these questions. It highlights a step-by-step description of the registration and application of NSP as well as the list of scholarships and some key statistics.
List of Scholarships Under NSP
There are about 70 scholarships available on the national scholarship website under different departments (MHRD, UGC, AICTE, Central Government and State Government). Before you go on to register for any of the scholarships, here is the complete list of all the scholarships with their key application dates in the table below.
| Name of the Scholarship | Category | Last Date for Application |
| Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme only for Minorities – MOMA Scholarship | Centrally funded | October |
| Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme only for Minorities | Centrally funded | October |
| Merit-Cum-Means Scholarship for the technical courses and Professional Courses for CS | Centrally funded | October |
| Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities as well as Scholarship for Top Class Education for students with disabilities | Centrally funded | October |
| Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities as well as Scholarship for Pre matric Education for students with disabilities | Centrally funded | October |
| Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities as well as Scholarship for Post matric Education for students with disabilities | Centrally funded | October |
| Top Class Education Scheme for Students that belongs to SC – Ministry of Empowerment And Social Justice | Centrally funded | October Last week |
| Post-Matric Scheme for Award of Scholarships under the Welfare Fund for Beedi workers – Ministry of Empowerment And Social Justice | Centrally funded | October Last week |
| Post-Matric Scheme for Award of Scholarships under the Welfare Fund for IOMC workers – Ministry of Empowerment And Social Justice | Centrally funded | October Last week |
| Post-Matric Scheme for Award of Scholarships under the Welfare Fund for LSDM workers – Ministry of Empowerment And Social Justice | Centrally funded | October Last week |
| Pre-Matric Scheme for Award of Scholarships under the Welfare Fund for IOMC workers – Ministry of Empowerment And Social Justice | Centrally funded | September Last week |
| Post-Matric Scheme for Award of Scholarships under the Welfare Fund for workers – Ministry of Empowerment And Social Justice | Centrally funded | September Last week |
| Pre-Matric Scheme for Award of Scholarships under Welfare Fund for Cine Workers – Ministry of Employment and Labour | Centrally funded | September Last week |
| Aam Admi Bima Yojna Scholarship for Andhra Pradesh | Centrally funded | October |
| National Scholarship and Fellowship for Higher Education for Students belonging to ST – Ministry of Tribal Affairs | Centrally funded | October |
| National Scheme of Incentive to the Girls for their Secondary Education – Department of School Literacy and Education | Centrally funded | December |
| National Means Cum Merit Scholarship – Department of School Literacy and Education | Centrally funded | December |
| Prime Minister Scholarship Scheme for RPF/RPSF – Ministry of Railways | Centrally funded | October |
| Prime Minister Scholarship Scheme for the Central Armed Police Forces in Assam | Centrally funded | October |
| Central Sector Scheme of Scholarships for university students and college – Department of Higher Education | Centrally funded | October |
Scholarships Under UGC Funded
| ISHAN UDAY – Special Scholarship Scheme for the region of North Easter – UGC MHRD | UGC | November |
| Indira Gandhi PG Scholarship for Single Girl Child – UGC MHRD | UGC | November |
| Scholarship for PG university Rank Holders- UGC MHRD | UGC | November |
| PG Scholarship Scheme for ST and SC Students for their Professional Courses – UGC MHRD | UGC | November |
AICTE funded
| Pragati Scholarship Scheme for Girls pursuing a degree for Technical Education – AICTE | AICTE | November |
| Pragati Scholarship Scheme for Girls pursuing diploma for Technical Education – AICTE | AICTE | November |
| Saksham Scholarship Scheme for Students which are Differently Abled (Diploma) for their Technical Education- AICTE | AICTE | October |
| Saksham Scholarship Scheme for Students which are Differently Abled (Diploma) for their Technical Education- AICTE | AICTE | October |
Scholarships Under State-funded
| Pre-Matric Scholarship for Children that are Engaged in Occupation involving cleaning and prone to health hazards – Assam | State-funded | January |
| Pre-Matric Scholarship for the students belonging to SC (Class 9 and 10)- Assam | State-funded | January |
| Post-Matric Scholarship for the students belonging to SC – Assam | State-funded | January |
| Pre-Matric Scholarship for the students belonging to OBC – Assam | State-funded | January |
| Pre-Matric Scholarship for the students belonging to ST – Assam | State-funded | January |
| Pre-Matric Scholarship for the students belonging to ST (Class 9 and 10)- Assam | State-funded | January |
| Post-Matric Scholarship for the students belonging to OBC – Assam | State-funded | January |
| Post-Matric Scholarship for the students belonging to ST – Assam | State-funded | January |
| Umbrella Scheme for ST Students Education – Pre-Matric Scholarship for the students belonging to ST (Class 9 and 10) – Arunachal Pradesh | State-funded | December |
| Umbrella Scheme for ST Students Education – Pre-Matric Scholarship for the students belonging to ST – Arunachal Pradesh | State-funded | December |
| Scheme for Award of Stipend to the ST students of Arunachal Pradesh | State-funded | December |
| Post-Matric Scholarship for the students belonging to ST – Karnataka | State-funded | January |
| Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Pre-Matric (9th and 10th) Scholarship for ST Students – Karnataka | State-funded | December |
| Pre-Matric Scholarship for the students belonging to ST – Tripura | State-funded | December |
| Post-Matric Scholarship for the students belonging to ST – Tripura | State-funded | December |
| Pre-Matric Scholarship for the students belonging to SC – Tripura | State-funded | December |
| Pre-Matric Scholarship for the students belonging to OBC – Tripura | State-funded | December |
| Dr. Ambedkar Post-Matric Scholarship for (EBC) Secondary Education Tripura | State-funded | December |
| Pre-Matric Scholarship for the students belonging to ST – Tripura | State-funded | December |
| Post-Matric Scholarship for the students belonging to ST – Tripura | State-funded | December |
| Post-Matric Scholarship for the students belonging to SC – Tripura | State-funded | December |
| Post-Matric Scholarship for the students belonging to OBC – Tripura | State-funded | December |
| NEC Scholarship Merit – Tripura | State-funded | January |
| Dr. Ambedkar Post-Matric Scholarship for (EBC) Tripura | State-funded | December |
| Umbrella Scheme for ST Students Education – Pre-Matric Scholarship for the students belonging to ST – Meghalaya | State-funded | January |
| Pre-Matric Scholarship for the students belonging to ST – Uttarakhand | State-funded | January |
| Post-Matric Scholarship for the students belonging to EBC – Uttarakhand | State-funded | January |
| Pre-Matric Scholarship for the students Disability Scholarship (State Sector) – Uttarakhand | State-funded | January |
| Pre-Matric Scholarship for the students belonging to SC – Uttarakhand | State-funded | January |
| Pre-Matric Scholarship for the students belonging to ST – Uttarakhand | State-funded | January |
| Pre-Matric Scholarship for the students belonging to OBC – Uttarakhand | State-funded | January |
| Pre-Matric Scholarship for the students belonging to SC – Uttarakhand | State-funded | January |
| Pre-Matric Scholarship for the students belonging to ST – Uttarakhand | State-funded | January |
| Post-Matric Scholarship for the students belonging to ST – Uttarakhand | State-funded | January |
| Post-Matric Scholarship for the students belonging to SC – Uttarakhand | State-funded | January |
| Post-Matric Scholarship for the students belonging to OBC – Uttarakhand | State-funded | January |
| Post-Matric Scholarship for the students belonging to SC – Chandigarh | State-funded | January |
| Post-Matric Scholarship for the students belonging to Transgender – Chandigarh | State-funded | December |
| Post-Matric Scholarship for the students belonging to OBC – Chandigarh | State-funded | January |
| Dr. Ambedkar Post Matric Scholarship for EBC Students Chandigarh | State-funded | January |
| Post-Matric Scholarship for the students belonging to SC class 9th and 10th | State-funded | January |
How to Register for Scholarship Step-wise Procedure?
Registration of the National Scholarship Portal involves students providing basic information such as state of residence, category of scholarship, student name, date of birth, bank details, identification details (either Aadhaar number or bank account number), etc. Once you are informed of the eligible scholarships and their deadlines, you can go on to enroll on the website. The following is a step-wise description of the registration and application of the national scholarship portal to facilitate the process for you.
- Visit the National Portal of Scholarships.
- Click to register on’ New Registration.’
- Carefully read all the instructions and press’ Start.’
- Provide all the details required.
- Click on the button ‘ Register.’
- The applicants must submit their registered mobile number with the student user ID and password (Note: keep it safe for future references).
Scholarship Registration Application Process
- Once you have registered successfully, you need to press the’ Login ‘ button to start the request for the scholarship.
- Enter the ID and password of your request to sign in.
- On the recorded mobile number, you can obtain an OTP.
- Test the OTP and change the password.
- You will be directed to the student dashboard once you have changed the password.
- To begin the process, press the’ Process Form’ button.
- Provide enrollment, educational and basic facts, and press “save” and “continue.”
- You have to include an email, scheme info, and upload the document you want.
- Eventually, by pressing the “Send” button, send the request.
Documents Required for Scholarship Registration
The list of documentation for each scholarship to be submitted by the students can differ. Nevertheless, some of the specific documentation that an applicant must hold in the custody of both fresh & replacement scholarships during the National Scholarship Portal Registration are as follows:
- Applicant Image (Mandatory)
- Institution Verification Form (Mandatory)
- Income Certificate: Income Certificate provided by the Competent Authority in the State / UT Government (Mandatory)
- Student Declaration (Mandate)
- Marksheet: In the case of Fresh: Self-tested Certification of Present Qualifying Exam / Board Marksheet ‘ as filled in the Form (Mandatory)
In the case of Renewal
- Self-tested Certificate of Previous Year/Last Test Marksheet (for the same/continuous course) as filled in the Form (Mandatory)
- Fee Receipt for Current Course Year (Mandatory)
- Proof of Bank Account in the name of Student (Mandatory)
- Aadhaar card (Mandatory)
- Domicile or resident certificate (Mandatory)
FAQ’s On Scholarship Registration
Question 1.
Is it possible to edit the already saved information?
Answer:
Yes, all details can be edited except for “personal details” when you register on the NSP. Once the document is eventually sent, though, it can be further modified.
Question 2.
What should a student do if his / her Application ID is forgotten?
Answer:
The temporary/permanent ID recollection process is to visit the student’s login page and click on “forgotten details of the registration.” Students must then enter the basic fields and click on “Register details.”
Question 3.
What should a student do if the drop-down list does not find the name of his / her institute?
Answer:
The claimant must notify the Institute directly and inform the nodal officer of the State where the Institute is based. If the institution was qualified, it would be placed in the registry by the state government and then the claimant can submit.
Question 4.
How should a student check online the status of their application?
Answer:
In order to enter the user dashboard, the applicant can go to the login page and select “Student login.” Instead, to verify the approval status, he/she must click on the “Verify your progress” icon.