Government Scholarships - List of Central Scholarships in India 2025

Scholarship Name

Eligibility Criteria

Scholarship Amount

Pre-Matric Scholarships Scheme for Minorities

Students with at least 50% in the last exam, family income of not more than Rs 1 lakh.

• Admission fee- Rs 500/- per year ( both Hosteller & Day Scholar)

• Tuition fee- Rs 350/- per month

• Maintenance allowance - Rs 100 /- per month (Classes 1 to 5)

• Rs 600/- per month for Hosteller, Rs 100/- per month for Day Scholar (Classes 6 to 10)

Post Matric Scholarships Scheme for Minorities

Students having at least 50% marks in the previous exam, and family Income should be less than 2 lakh.

• Admission & Tuition fee- Rs 7,000/- per annum

• For Technical, vocational courses- 10,000/- per annum

• Admission and tuition fee for UG & PG level: Rs 3,000/- per annum

• Maintenance fee Rs 380/- per month for Hosteller & Rs 230/- per month for Day Scholar

Merit Cum Means Scholarship For Professional and Technical Courses CS

Students having at least 50% marks in the previous exam, and family Income should be less than 2.50 lakh.

• Course fee - Rs 20,000/- per annum, subject to actuals, whichever is less.

• Maintenance allowance - Rs 1,000/- per month* for Hosteller, Rs 500/- per month* for Day Scholar.

• Full course fee is reimbursed for 85 listed Institutes.

Scholarship Name

Eligibility Criteria

Scholarship Amount

Pre-matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities

Students of Class 9th & 10 with 40% disability & above,

Family Income does not exceed Rs 2.50 lakh

• Maintenance allowance - Rs 500 for Day Scholars & Rs 800/- for Hostellers.

• Book allowance - Rs 1,000

• Disability allowance - Rs 2,000 - 4,000

Post-matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities

10th passed students with more than 40% disability, family income should be less than Rs 2.50 lakh

• Maintenance allowance - Hostellers - Rs 1200 & Day Scholars - Rs 650

• Disability allowance - Rs 2,000 - 4,000

• Reimbursement of admission and tuition fees: Up to Rs 1.40 lakh per annum (subject to actual amount)

• Book allowance - Rs 1,500

Scholarships for Top Class Education for students with disabilities.

For graduate & post-graduate students with more than 40% disability.

Family Income should not exceed Rs 8 lakh

• Maintenance allowance - Rs 3,000 per month for Hostellers & Rs 1,500 per month for Day Scholars.

• Special allowance - Rs 2,000 per month.

• Book allowance - Rs 5,000 per month.

• Reimbursement of admission and tuition fee up to Rs 1.90 lakh per annum.

• Reimbursement of expenses for the purchase of a computer with accessories - Rs 45,000 as a one-time grant in the first year.

• Some more miscellaneous allowances are provided as per norms.

Scholarship Name

Eligibility Criteria

Scholarship Amount

National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education of ST Students - Scholarship (Formally Top Class Education for Schedule Tribe Students)

Students belonging to SC category should get admission and registration for regular and full-time M.Phil/Ph.D courses.

Maximum 36 years, as on the first day of July of the scholarship year.

M.Phil - Rs 31,000/-per month

Ph.D - Rs 31000/- for first two years and Rs 35000/- for the remaining 3 years

Annual contingency and other scholarship amounts will also be provided.

Scholarship Name

Eligibility Criteria

Scholarship Amount

National Means Cum Merit Scholarship

Students of Class 8th with a minimum of 55% marks in Class 8 can appear in the NMMS Exam, and family income up to Rs 3.50 lakh

Rs 12,000/- per annum @ Rs 1,000 per month.

Scholarship Name

Eligibility Criteria

Scholarship Amount

Central Sector Scheme of Scholarships for College and University Students

Class 12 passed students with above 80th percentile, family income upto Rs 4.5 lakh

• Graduation level- Rs 12,000 per annum for first three years of College.

• Post-graduation level- Rs 20,000 per annum.

• Professional courses- Rs 20,000 per annum in the 4th and 5th year.

• Technical courses - Rs 12,000. for 1st, 2nd and 3rd year and Rs 20,000 in the 4th year

Scholarship Name

Eligibility Criteria

Scholarship Amount

Prime Minister's Scholarship Scheme For Central Armed Police Forces And Assam Rifles

Wards of deceased CAPFs & Assam Rifles personnel, minimum 60% marks in 10+2/Diploma/Graduation

• For Male - Rs 2,500/- p.m

• For Female- Rs 3,000/- p.m

Prime Minister's Scholarship Scheme for Wards Of States/Uts Police Personnel Martyred during Terror/Naxal Attacks

Wards of deceased CAPFs & AR personnel, minimum 60%marks in 10+2/Diploma/Graduation

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  For Male- Rs 2,500/- p.m

• For Female- Rs 3,000/- p.m

Scholarship Name

Eligibility Criteria

Scholarship Amount

Prime Minister's Scholarship Scheme For RPF/RPSF

Minimum 60% marks in 10+2/Diploma/Graduation.

Wards of RPF/RPSF personnel.

• For Male- Rs 2,500/- p.m

• For Female- Rs 3,000/- p.m