National Scholarship Portal (NSP) 2021: Login, Registration, Status

National Scholarship Portal (NSP) was envisaged and later created as an excellent platform for bringing together a number of scholarship schemes under one umbrella. It is a multi scholarship platform for centrally sponsored scholarship schemes, state government scholarships, UGC and AICTE scholarships. As many as 125 lakhs of applications are received for these schemes every year, and the scholarship amount disbursed can be estimated as much as two thousand crore rupees and more. This article provides detailed information about the National Scholarship Portal 2021, including the last date to apply, registration form process, login, eligibility criteria, documents required, application status, rewards, and the complete list of scholarship under the NSP portal.

National Scholarship Portal – What it is?

The government expanded its digitization plan under the National e-Governance Plan. Under this massive project, the government also envisioned the mission mode project, which provides a standard one-stop platform for students to approach respective agencies to apply for a scholarship and later receive grants from the scholarship amount. For the convenience of student applicants, a SMART system has been implemented, considering the varied fields and backgrounds students come from, to apply for NSP scholarship. The SMART stands for Simplified, Mission-oriented, Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent system for Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to the candidate’s bank account, thereby ruling out any foul play while disbursing applications. The main objectives of the NSP scholarships are listed below.

To ensure transparent and timely disbursal of scholarship amount to the candidates’ account.
To offer a unified platform for diverse scholarships affiliated to state, central, UGC and AICTE
To maintain a proactive and useful database of scholarship receiving candidates.
To avoid duplication and mismanagement of applications.
To set in a common system of application for diverse scholarship schemes.
To implement smooth direct benefit transfer practices free of any loopholes.

Schemes of National Scholarship Portal (NSP) 2021

As mentioned previously, the National Scholarship Portal caters to many scholarship schemes, put together in one unified platform. The list of these scholarships is enlisted in this section. The various schemes and their respective scholarships are given below:

Central Schemes
UGC Affiliated Schemes
AICTE Affiliated Schemes
State Government Schemes

NSP Central Schemes

Pre Matric Scholarships Scheme for Minorities
Post Matric Scholarships Scheme for Minorities
Merit Cum Means Scholarship For Professional and Technical Courses CS
Pre-matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities
Post-matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities
Scholarships for Top Class Education for students with disabilities.
Top Class Education Scheme for SC Students
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
National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education of ST Students – Scholarship (Formally Top Class
Education for Schedule Tribe Students) – only for scholarships
National Scheme of Incentive to Girls for Secondary Education(NSIGSE)
National Means Cum Merit Scholarship
Central Sector Scheme of scholarships for college and university students
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
Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme For RPF/RPSF

NSP Scheme UGC

ISHAN UDAY – Special scholarship scheme for the northeastern region
PG Indira Gandhi Scholarship for single girl child
PG Scholarship for university rank holders(1st and 2nd rank holders)
PG Scholarship scheme for SC, ST students for pursuing professional courses

NSP AICTE Schemes

Pragati Scholarship scheme for girls for technical education at degree level
Pragati Scholarship scheme for girls for technical education at diploma level
Saksham Scholarship Scheme for differently-abled students for technical education at degree level
Saksham Scholarship Scheme for differently-abled students for technical education at diploma level

State NSP Scholarship Schemes

Assam

Pre-matric scholarship to the children of those engaged in occupations involving cleaning and prone to health hazards
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 of Arunachal Pradesh

Bihar

BC-EBC post-matric scholarship
ST-post matric scholarship
SC post-matric scholarship

Chandigarh

Dr. Ambedkar post-matric scholarship for economically backward class students
Pre-matric scholarship scheme for SC students of class 9th and 10th

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 Vivekananda Utkrisht Chatravriti Yojana
Dr. Ambedkar Medhavi Chatravriti Yojana for SC students
Dr. Ambedkar Medhavi Chatravriti Yojana for OBC students

Jammu and Kashmir

Post 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 9 and 10)

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

Registration Procedure of National Scholarship Portal

Unlike other sponsored scholarship schemes, that have unique registration and application procedure for every scholarship, NSP offers a standard format of application for all scholarships under it. The detailed and step by step application procedure is explained below:

Step 1 – NSP Registration

Visit the home page of National Scholarship Portal [scholarships.gov.in]
As a new user, every candidate first needs to register himself. Therefore click on new user registration.
Read through all the instructions carefully and click on the continue button.
Fill in all the required details in the registration form.
In a few minutes, you will receive a student application ID and password on the mobile number you just provided in the form.

Step 2 – NSP Login

Log into the NSP homepage.
Enter the application ID and password that you just received on your mobile phone.

Step 3 – Change the Password

Once candidate logs into the portal with details received on mobile, they will receive an OTP on their mobile number.
Enter the OTP in the space provided in the portal, and you will be redirected to the page prompting you to change the password.
This is a mandatory step and hit continue after changing the password.

Step 4 – Enter the Dashboard

Now, you will enter the dashboard of the applicant.
Select ‘Application form’ on the page.
Enter all details like personal details and academic details of the candidate, together with registration and any other essential details.
Click on the ‘Save and continue’ button.
Proceed to enter your contact details, the scheme you are interested in applying.
Likewise, upload all necessary documents to support your application.
Click on the ‘save as draft’ button on the page.
Cross-check and validate all entered information.
After finishing the validation of entered details, click on the ‘SUBMIT’ button.

National Scholarship Portal – Apply through its Mobile App

Students can also avail of the facility of applying to scholarships of NSP via mobile app facility. For this, candidates first need to download the app on their registered mobile number and proceed to application. Guidelines are provided below:

Go to Google play store on your mobile device.
Search for the app “National Scholarship Portal mobile app.”
Download and install the app on your mobile.
Follow the same application procedure explained above.

In case candidates have downloaded the UMANG app on their mobile phones, they can continue to register via the NSP portal and proceed to apply for scholarships.

List of Documents Required for NSP Scholarship

While filling up the online application form to apply for a scholarship, candidates have to keep these documents ready to upload them at the required instinct. The list of documents required is listed below:

All documents providing educational details of the candidate (Mark sheets and certificates)
The first page of the Passbook of the candidate.
Aadhaar card number of the candidate.
Bonafide certificate obtained from the respective educational institution of the candidate.
Aadhaar enrolment ID in case Aadhaar card number is not available.
Birth certificate.
Domicile certificate.
Identification proof of the candidate.

NSP Scholarship Registration Tracking

At any point in time, candidates can know the status of their application by checking on the official portal. Steps to check the status of application:

Log into the Official website.
Check into the application dashboard of an applicant.
Click on the ‘Check your status’ tab. Candidates can check if their application has been submitted or not.

Benefits of NSP Scholarship

The NSP provides many benefits to its users. It was created with the idea of providing a uniform and common platform for many scholarships in one place. So, the ease of access and availability of information is now zeroed down to one single place. Likewise, some of the prominent benefits of NSP are enlisted below:

Check detailed criteria for the scholarship scheme that the candidate is interested in.
Find out all necessary scholarship information in one place without the need to juggle on multiple portals and information sources.
The system is completely online and offers transparent services.
An efficient team of members shall assist students in case of any discrepancies and for online checking of candidate’s applications.
Candidates can verify, check the status of the application, and manage their application in the dashboard provided.
Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) offers the most reliable way of transferring scholarship amounts directly to the beneficiary.

National Scholarship Portal 2021 – FAQ’s

1. Can I edit my application after hitting the submit button?

No. To make any changes in your application, candidates need to save their application as a draft. Later after cross-checking of information, they can enter the submit button. After hitting submit, they won’t be allowed to make any further changes.

2. I want to retain the password provided on my mobile phone number by the NSP portal. Is that allowed?

No. Password changing step is mandatory, and every candidate who registers with NSP shall receive an OTP for validation and the further step of changing their password.

3. IS the application period for all scholarships the same as the common application procedure followed?

No. The application procedure is common to all scholarships, but the timeline and application period varies for each scholarship. Candidates need to check the online portal for the latest updates.

4. Can we provide parents bank account number wherein the candidate does not possess his/her bank account?

Parent’s bank account numbers can be provided only in the case of pre-matric scholarships. For other scholarships, candidates have to provide their bank account numbers.

5. How to check if the scholarship amount has been credited to my account or not?

As soon as the amount is credited to the candidates’ bank account, the candidate shall receive a message/ notification on his mobile from the bank, and also, the same information shall be available as an update on the NSP scholarship payment section of the portal.

National Scholarship Portal Contact Details

For any further queries/ discrepancies related to this portal, candidates can reach out on the following contact numbers/e-mail id provided below for assistance:

Help desk number: 0120- 6619540
E-mail address: [email protected]