Merit cum Means Scholarship (MCM) 2025-26 - Check Eligibility, Application Dates

Ministry of Minority Affairs offers Merit cum Means Scholarship (MCM) 2025-26 to minority category students. The merit-cum scholarship known as the MCM Scholarship 2025-26 provides monetary assistance to meritorious students from the minority community. This type of scholarship in India enables students to pursue their professional and technical courses.

MCM Scholarship helps students (for studies in India in a government or private institution) with their academic goals without financial strain. Selected students will get Rs 20000 per annum as the MCM scholarship amount 2025. Get all MCM scholarship updates here, read the entire article to know more on merit cum scholarship.

MCM Scholarship Details

Merit cum means scholarship provides financial support to talented minority students who are planning to pursue professional or technical courses in India. It will be given to students who are studying in government or private educational institutions.

Merit cum Means Scholarship Eligibility 2025

• Students must belong to a minority category: Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Buddhist, Jain and Zoroastrian (Parsis)

• The parents' annual income should not exceed Rs 2.5 lakh.

• He/she must score at least 50% marks in the previous examination.

Merit cum Means Scholarship Selection Procedure

• The number of scholarships in each state is fixed, and during state-wise allocation, the students from the listed institutions will be added first to the merit list.

• Other students will be selected in the merit list based on merit (percentage or marks in the previous examination).

• If the marks are the same, the income will be considered to make the merit list.

Merit cum Means Scholarship Amount

List Of Institutes For Full Course Fee Reimbursement

The students studying in any of the 85 reputed premier institutes will be eligible for full Course Fee reimbursement as a scholarship during an academic year. Click here to download the complete list of eligible institutes (pages 9 to 12).

Where and How to apply for Merit cum Means Scholarship (MCM) Scholarship 2025-26

• Fresh Applicant: Eligible students need to register on the NSP portal after the applications go live on scholarships.gov.in.

• Renewal of MCM Scholarship: Students who were selected last year and are studying in a professional or technical course can renew their scholarship through the online portal by providing the required documents.

MCM Scholarship 2025-26 Dates

Swami Vivekananda Merit Cum Means Scholarship for Minorities, West Bengal

SVMCM for minorities is offered by the Government of West Bengal to deserving and economically backwards students. These SVMCM scholarship awards range from Rs 1000 - 8000/- per month, based on merit. It helps students who wish to pursue higher studies.

Students studying in classes 11 and 12 can get the benefits of this scholarship. However, the family income should not exceed INR 2,50,000/- and they must be a permanent resident of West Bengal.