National Scholarship Portal (NSP) 2020 is launched by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India. This portal provides various scholarships to General/SC/ ST/ OBC/ Minority students. Applicants can apply online for their eligible schemes. The applicant will gain complete knowledge on NSP, like eligibility criteria, registration procedure, the procedure to submit a renewal application, required documents and other relevant information.
Starting Date of NSP Scheme 2020-21
The national scholarship portal is accepting fresh applications for Central schemes. Those candidates who are interested to get a scholarship can apply for renewal applications from 21st August 2020.
Name of the portal | National Scholarship Portal |
Launched by | Central Government of India (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India) |
Beneficiaries | Students |
Start Date Of Scholarship | August 2020 |
Last Date To Apply | Announced Soon |
Benefits | Scholarship Benefits |
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)
- POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR SC STUDENTS
- PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO OBC STUDENTS
- PRE-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO ST STUDENTS
- PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO ST STUDENTS (CLASS IX AND X)
- POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO OBC STUDENTS
- POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO ST STUDENTS
Arunachal Pradesh
- Umbrella Scheme for Education of ST Students-Pre Matric Scholarship (Class IX & X) for ST Students
- Umbrella Scheme for Education of ST Children -Post Matric Scholarship (PMS) for ST Students
- Scheme for Award of Stipend to the schedule tribe students
Bihar
- BC-EBC POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP
- ST-POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP
- SC POST-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP
Chandigarh
- POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR SC STUDENTS
- POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR TRANSGENDER STUDENTS
- POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR OBC STUDENTS
- DR.AMBEDKAR POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR ECONOMICALLY BACKWARD CLASS STUDENTS
- PRE-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR SC STUDENTS OF CLASS IX AND X
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
- PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO OBC STUDENTS
- PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO SC STUDENTS
- PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO ST STUDENTS
Himachal Pradesh
- CENTRALLY SPONSORED POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR SC STUDENTS
- CENTRALLY SPONSORED POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR ST STUDENTS
- CENTRALLY SPONSORED POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR OBC STUDENTS
- CENTRALLY SPONSORED PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR ST STUDENTS
- CENTRALLY SPONSORED PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR SC STUDENTS
- CENTRALLY SPONSORED PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR OBC STUDENTS
- DR.AMBEDKAR POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR ECONOMICALLY BACKWARD CLASS STUDENTS
- MUKHYA MANTRI PROTSAHAN YOJANA
- MAHARISHI BALMIKI CHATRAVRITI YOJANA
- INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM(IRDP)
- KALPANA CHAWLA CHATRAVRITI YOJANA
- INDIRA GANDHI UTKRISHT CHATRAVRITI YOJANA
- THAKUR SEN NEGI UTKRISHT CHATRAVRITI YOJANA
- SWAMI VIVEKANAND UTKRISHT CHARAVRITI YOJANA
- DR.AMBEDKAR MEDHAVI CHATRAVRITI YOJANA FOR SC STUDENTS
- DR.AMBEDKAR MEDHAVI CHATRAVRITI YOJANA FOR OBC STUDENTS
DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI
- PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO OBC STUDENTS
- PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO SC STUDENTS
- PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO ST STUDENTS
Karnataka
- POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP(PMS) FOR ST STUDENTS
- CENTRALLY SPONSORED SCHEME OF PRE-MATRIC(IX & X) SCHOLARSHIP FOR SCHEDULED TRIBE STUDENTS
Manipur
- Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students (For Class IX and X)
- Post Matric Scholarship for ST students
Meghalaya
- UMBRELLA SCHEME FOR EDUCATION OF ST CHILDREN – PRE-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP (CLASS IX & X) FOR ST STUDENTS
- UMBRELLA SCHEME FOR EDUCATION OF ST CHILDREN – POST-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP (PMS) FOR ST STUDENTS
Tripura
- DR.AMBEDKAR POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR ECONOMICALLY BACKWARD CLASSES (EBC)(SECONDARY EDUCATION)
- PRE-MATRIC ST SCHOLARSHIP SCHEMES
- POST-MATRIC ST SCHOLARSHIP SCHEMES
- POST-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR SC STUDENTS
- POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR OBC STUDENTS
- Dr. B.R. AMBEDKAR POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR ECONOMICALLY BACKWARD CLASSES (EBC).
- NEC MERIT SCHOLARSHIP
- PRE MATRIC SC CLEANING AND HEALTH HAZARD
- PRE MATRIC SC (CLASS IX AND X)
Uttarakhand
- Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for Minority (100 percent State Sector)
- Post Matric Scholarship for EBC Students
- Pre-Matric Disability Scholarship (State Sector)
- Pre-Matric Scholarship for SC Students (State Sector)
- Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST Students (State Sector)
- Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBC Students (State Sector 50% and Central Sector 50%)
- Pre-Matric Scholarship for SC Students (Center Sector)
- Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST Students (Center Sector)
- Post-Matric Scholarship for ST Students
- Post-Matric Scholarship for SC Students
- Post-Matric Scholarship for OBC Students
Procedure to Check Eligibility at NSP 2.0
- 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.
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 Official Website
- 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 Official Website
- 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 Official Website
- 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 Official Website
- 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
Know Your AISHE Code
To know your AISHE Code applicants have to follow few easy steps as mentioned further:-
- Go to the National Scholarship
- From the home page of the website you need to click “services”
- Click “know your AISHE Code” from the drop-down list
- Select your institution type, state, district, university type and name
- Click submit option and list of colleges with AISHE code appears
Download NSP Mobile Application
- Go to the National Scholarship Portal
- Click on “Get it on Google play” option available in the top right side of the page
- Or open the Google Play store in your android mobile
- Go to the search bar and type national scholarship
- Click install option and let the application installed on your phone.
Know Your Payment-NSP
- To know your payment information you have to go to the official website
- From home page click “know your payment” option
- Now enter the asked details such as
- Bank
- Account no
- Confirm account number
- Verification code
- Click search option and information will display
Track NSP Payment Status Online
- To track NSP payment information you have to go to the official website
- From home page click “Track NSP payments” option
- Now enter the asked details such as
- Bank
- Account no or NSP application ID
- Verification code
- Click search option and information will display