SSP Scholarship 2020 – Last Date, Eligibility, Status, Application Form

Various departments of the state government of Karnataka have created the e-governance website called SSP or State Scholarship Portal to award pre matric and post matric scholarships to various underprivileged students of the state. These departments include the Social Welfare department, department of minority welfare, tribal welfare department and backward classes welfare department. These departments have been offering educational scholarships to classes like SC/ST/ OBC/ minority groups and educationally backward students.

The requirement of Aadhaar linked accounts is mandatory to award scholarship. This article explains completely about SSP of the Karnataka state government. We discuss various parameters related to this, like the important dates, eligibility criteria, application process, renewal process, documents required, rewards and benefits, selection process, results, application status, FAQs and contact details.

Karnataka State Scholarship Portal (SSP) 2020 – Overview

List of SSP Scholarships

These are the scholarships offered by various departments of the Karnataka state government.

Scholarships by the Social Welfare Department

• Pre Matric scholarship
• Post Matric scholarship
• Special scholarship for children of underprivileged classes

Scholarships by Scheduled Tribes Welfare Department

• Pre Matric scholarships for ST students
• Post Matric scholarships for ST students

Scholarships by Backward Classes Welfare Department

• Pre Matric scholarship
• Post Matric scholarship
• Vidyasiri scholarship
• Fee exemption schemes
• Stipend cum fee exemption schemes exclusively for nursing students

Scholarships by Minority Welfare Department

• Pre Matric scholarship
• Post Matric scholarship
• Merit cum means scholarship
• Fee exemption schemes

Usually November 30th every year is declared as the deadline to submit applications on the SSP. Owing to demands, there are chances deadline may get extended till 31st of December every year.

SSP Scholarship – Eligibility Criteria

The official portal for SSP is ssp.karnataka.gov.in. Through this website, a candidate can apply online for state scholarships. Before applying, candidates have to check the respective eligibility criteria in order to set foot to the next step:

For Post Matric scholarships

• Candidates studying in class 11th/12th are eligible
• Candidates above class 12th pursuing graduation/ post-graduation and higher courses are also eligible
  30% of scholarship is exclusively reserved for girls.
• Candidates are required to score at least 50% marks in the previous exam they have attempted.
• Annual family income of candidates to be less than INR 2 lakhs.
• Candidate to be Karnataka domiciled only.

For Pre Matric scholarships

• Candidates from class 1 to 10 can apply.
• Candidates need to apply under both NSP and SSP.
• The minimum score to be attained in the previous exam is 50%
• Annual family income to be less than INR 1 lakh

SSP Scholarship Application Process – How to Apply?

The application process on the SSP portal is quite elaborate. Candidates need to follow the step wise procedure and any faults at any step in the process will lead to cancellation of application of the particular candidate.

Here are the steps to follow

• Visit the official website of Karnataka’s SSP.
• In the home page, click on ‘Create account’.
• Select the type of scholarship you need to apply for.
• Once scholarship type is selected, enter the student’s SATS ID.
• Now click on the tab indicating “Get Data”.
• Candidates now need to log into another website: sts.karnataka.gov.in/STS/front/loadindexhome.htm. This link will provide the corresponding SATS id.
• As soon as your details are displayed, check for correctness. If the data displayed is correct, then click on “Save and Proceed”. IF there are discrepancies, kindly bring it to the notice of your school authorities at the earliest.
• Enter your contact details.
• Click on the submit button.
• OTP will be sent to your mobile number. Enter the mobile number and validate.
• You will be prompted to change password. Perform task accordingly. Read through instructions provided.
• In the meanwhile, you will receive user ID and password to your registered mobile number.
• With the received credentials, log into your account again.
• In the login page/home page, click on “Student account.”
• Fill in all details pertaining to your application form.
• Click on “save and proceed”. Look out if you need to make any further changes.
• You will receive an acknowledgement shortly after that.
• Submit the hard copy of the acknowledgement to your respective school officials.

Key Documents Required For SSP Scholarship

Here in this section, we present the common list of documents needs to be submitted for post Matric/ pre Matric scholarships in association with SSP.

• Marks cards of the previous exam taken up by the student.
• Fee receipt of the current year issued by a respective educational institution
• Bonafide certificate from a respective educational institution
• For students residing in hostels, hostel stay certificate is applicable
• For children of defense personnel, respective certificate to be issued.
• Income certificate
• SATS ID card
• Aadhaar card
• Caste certificate
• Bank account details
• Bank account linkage with Aadhaar details
• National scholarship ID card

Additional requirements while submitting documents on SSP is that they have to be e-attested. The e-attestation process is applicable ONLY FOR POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIPS. For students residing in hostels, attestation is required by officials along with e-attestation on hostel declaration certificate. The process of e-attestation is carried out in the following manner:

• Visit the homepage of SSP.
• Click on ‘E-attestation’ tab.
• Submit necessary details in the form including Aadhaar number, college and course details, hostel residing details etc.
• Upload all corresponding documents that need e-attestation
• Click on submit.
• Submit all documents to the attestation officer in person.

SSP Scholarship – Rewards & Benefits

For candidates who have applied through SSP, will receive varying amounts of financial grants allocated by the Karnataka state government. According to the level of study of a particular student, the grant amount shall be decided by authorities. For instance, Mphil and PhD course pursuant will be awarded grant amount of INR 8000 and INR 10,000 respectively.

This amount shall be granted at the end of their course research work. The scholarship amount shall cover tuition fees as well as other educational expensed. A method of direct benefit transfer is followed.

SSP Scholarship Selection Process

Various parameters are taken into consideration while awarding a scholarship to students. Some of them are discussed below:

• The financial conditions and the annual income of family are taken into consideration while deciding the award of scholarship to a student.
• The higher the age of a student, more preference is given to him.
• Candidates are checked against the eligibility conditions cited.
• Only those candidates who qualify with the required merit scores shall be chosen.

SSP Scholarship Renewal Process

Here is the step by step procedure for students to get their scholarship amount renewed. Renewal is a mandatory exercise to continue receiving grant till the completion of a student’s course.

• Visit the official SSP website
• Enter “student login” section. Enter the login ID and password.
• Click on “Renewal Form” for the current year.
• Enter all details requested in the renewal form.
• Check for correctness of data entered.
• Click on submit button.

SSP Scholarship Application Status

After an applicant submits his application form, he shall be obviously curious to find out his application status. In this regard, the following steps need to be followed to check the status of application:

• Visit the official SSP website
• Enter “student login” section. Enter the login ID and password.
• Click on “Track student application status” for the current year.
• Enter your SATS ID.
• Click on “Search” to check your application status.

Frequently Asked Questions

• What is the SSP website offer?

SSP website is a collaboration of 4 state departments of the government of Karnataka in their imitative to provide scholarships to the underprivileged sections, namely the SC/ST/OBC/minorities and economically weaker sections.

• Are the scholarships open to all state students of India on SSP?

No, SSP offers scholarships only to Karnataka domiciled candidates.

• What is e-attestation?

It is a unique procedure followed on SSP, where all documents provided are checked and validated against the e-governance software before getting them attested by respective officials.

• How do we check the list of students who have received a scholarship through the SSP portal?

Go to the homepage of SSP and click on “List of students for whom the scholarship is paid” for the current financial year. The list will be displayed.

• What is the e-sign procedure in application form submission?

In case the parent of the applicant is registered under Aadhaar, then the signature shall be fetched by OTP verification process during application submission.

Contact details

The contact details of the four departments offering scholarships are provided below:

Social Welfare department – 9008400010
Department of minority welfare – 080-22535931
Tribal welfare department -080-22261789
Backward classes welfare department – 080-22374836