[NSP] National Scholarship Portal: Scheme, Renewal, Last Date

National Scholarship Portal (NSP) was envisaged and later created as an excellent platform for bringing together a number of scholarship schemes under one umbrella. NSP Portal is a multi scholarship platform for centrally sponsored 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 NSP Scholarship 2021-22, including the last date to apply, registration & login process, eligibility criteria, documents required, application status, rewards, and the complete list of scholarships under the NSP portal 2.0.

National Scholarship Portal 2.0

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 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 an 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 a foul play while disbursing applications.

Objective of NSP Scholarship

• 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.

Key Points of NSP Scholarship Portal

Benefits of NSP Scholarship

NSP Portal was created to provide 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 multiple portals and information sources.
• The system is completely online and offers transparent services.
• An efficient team of members shall assist students in any discrepancies and for online checking of candidates’ applications.
• Candidates can verify, check the application status, 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.

List of NSP Scholarships

As mentioned previously, the NSP Portal caters to many scholarship schemes put together in one unified platform. The list of these scholarships is enlisted in this section.

Central Scholarship 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

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

How to Apply for NSP Scholarship?

Below we have provided a step-by-step guide of how you can apply for an NSP scholarship through the national scholarship portal

Step 1 – Registering with NSP Portal

• Visit the official website of National Scholarship Portal.
• As a new user, every candidate first needs to register himself. Therefore click on New 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 – Logging in with NSP Portal

• Visit the NSP website, and click on the login button
• Enter the application ID and password that you just received on your mobile phone.

Step 3 – Change the Password (Mandatory Step)

• 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.

List of Documents Required for NSP

While filling up the online application form to apply for an NSP scholarship, candidates must 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.

How to Check NSP Application Status?

At any point in time, candidates can know the status of their application by checking on the official portal. Below we have provided a step by step process to check the status of the application:

• Visit 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.

National Scholarship Portal – FAQ’s

1. Can I edit my application after hitting the submit button?
Answer: 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?
Answer: 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?
Answer: No. The application procedure is common to all scholarships, but the timeline and application period varies for each scholarship.

4. Can we provide parents bank account number wherein the candidate does not possess his/her bank account?
Answer: 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?
Answer: 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 portal payment section.

NSP 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]