The Uttar Pradesh Government scholarship is available to students in the General, OBC, SC, and ST categories, as well as to students from other minority communities. There are two types of scholarships offered: the UP Pre-Matric Scholarship 2026-27 for 9th and 10th-grade students, and the UP Post-Matric Scholarship 2026-27 for 11th and 12th-grade students. Registration for the UP Pre-Matric Scholarship 2026 is available on the official website at scholarship.up.gov.in. Applications for the post-matric scholarship 2026-27 opened on September 15, 2026, while the pre-matric scholarship opened on August 11, 2026. The direct application linkis provided below:
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Students need to apply for the UP scholarship 2026-27 through an online portal at scholarship.up.gov.in before the UP scholarship registration last date. They can also apply for some scholarship schemes via the National Scholarship Portal. According to the eligibility criteria for the UP Scholarship 2026-27, students from all categories who are domiciled in Uttar Pradesh are eligible to apply. The annual income of the parents of the student should not exceed Rs 1 lakh for pre-matric scholarships and Rs 2 lakh for post-matric scholarships. The amount of the UP Scholarship 2026-27 and any reimbursable fees will be directly deposited into the student's account.
The UP government has announced various scholarship schemes for students. We have tabulated the list of UP scholarships for Pre-matric and Post-matric along with the dates and other details. Check them out.
Students can go through the important dates related to the UP scholarship 2026-27 in the table below.
| Events | Dates |
|---|---|
Applications for UP pre-matric Scholarship 2026-27 for SC/ST/General | August 11 to September 21, 2026 |
Applications for UP pre-matric scholarship 2026-27 for OBC | August 11 to September 21, 2026 |
UP pre-matric scholarship 2026-27 application for the minority category | August 11 to September 21, 2026 |
UP post-matric scholarship application 2026-27 for SC/ST/General | September 15 to October 31, 2026 |
UP post-matric scholarship application 2026-27 for OBC | September 15 to October 31, 2026 |
UP post-matric scholarship 2026-27 application for the minority category | September 15 to October 31, 2026 |
| Process / Activity | Timeline |
|---|---|
| Preparation of Master Data by Educational Institutions | July 22, 2026 to August 15, 2026 |
| Verification of Fees, Course and other details by Universities/Affiliating Agencies | July 23, 2026 to August 30, 2026 |
| Verification of Master Data by District Social Welfare Officers | July 25, 2026 to September 14, 2026 |
| Mapping of Private-Sector Educational Institutions on the NSP Portal for Minority Welfare | July 25, 2026 to September 14, 2026 |
| Online application/renewal by students and submission of hard copies to the institution | September 15, 2026 to October 15, 2026 |
| Verification and forwarding of applications by Educational Institutions | September 15, 2026 to October 25, 2026 |
| Verification of actual students and locking of suspicious students/courses/institutions by University/Affiliating Agency | September 15, 2026 to November 5, 2026 |
| Scrutiny by NIC | November 6, 2026 to November 20, 2026 |
| Locking of data by District Scholarship Approval Committee | November 21, 2026 to November 26, 2026 |
| Demand Generation | November 27, 2026 to November 30, 2026 |
| Transfer of Scholarship Amount | December 1, 2026 to December 10, 2026 |
Uttar Pradesh Social Welfare Department offers various scholarships for students of UP from 9th to post-graduation.
Students who are interested in applying for the UP Scholarship 2026-27 must fulfil the eligibility criteria prescribed by the board. Here, we have discussed the criteria for students to check and apply for the scholarship.
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Minimum Income for UP Scholarship 2026-27
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All the students who are eligible for UP Scholarship 2026-27 can apply online via scholarship.up.gov.in. Below are simple steps that a student needs to follow while applying for UP pre-matric and UP post-matric scholarships. These steps to fill out the UP scholarship registration 2026-27 online form should be done carefully.
Uttar Pradesh Scholarship Registration Process

To fill out the Pre-matric and UP post-matric scholarship 2026-27 online form, students must follow the steps:
After logging in, go to the link to the application form and enter the details as asked:
After completing this step, click on the ‘Update’ button and save the details. You will see a message on your screen as given below.

Students can renew their previous scholarship; they will have to go through the same process as a fresh one. Below are the steps that need to be completed.
Students need to upload their passport-size photograph, and it should be in JPEG/JPG format. The size of the passport photograph should not be more than 20 KB. Below is the list of documents that students need to submit with their application.
After applying, students should keep track of their scholarship online form status. It can be checked by entering the User ID and Password on the login page.
Students will see a similar image in the status window:

| Scheme | Registrations (Fresh) | Final Submission | Forwarded by Institution |
| Post Matric(11-12) | 2104505 | 1960380 | 1789465 |
| Post Matric(Institute) | 3618757 | 4017183 | 3654131 |
| Pre Matric(9-10) | 2638821 | 2207823 | 1994820 |
| Scholarship Name | No. of Students Registered | No. of Students Submitted Final Form | Approved by Institutes |
| Post-matric Scholarship (class 11-12) | 1497358 | 623451 | 82447 |
| Post-matric Scholarship (other than 11-12) | 1191975 | 311375 | 25160 |
| Pre-matric Scholarship | 2148721 | 1401088 | 410216 |
| Total | 4838054 | 2335914 | 517823 |
| Scholarship Name | No. of Students Registered | No. of Students Submitted Final Form | Approved by Institutes |
| Post-matric Scholarship (class 11-12) | 2954649 | 2462498 | 2192688 |
| Post-matric Scholarship (other than 11-12) | 5439627 | 4061113 | 3462735 |
| Pre-matric Scholarship | 3171244 | 2434153 | 2142773 |
| Total | 11565520 | 8957764 | 7798196 |
| Scholarship Name | No. of Students Registered | No. of Students Submitted | Final Form Approved by Institutes |
| Post-matric Scholarship (class 11-12) | 2780783 | 2288898 | 2288898 |
| Post-matric Scholarship (other than 11-12) | 5348273 | 4172117 | 3707253 |
| Pre-matric Scholarship | 3225859 | 2467862 | 2135536 |
| Total | 11354935 | 8928877 | 7854843 |
Helpline Toll-Free Number: 18001805131 (Backwards Class Welfare) and 18001805229 (Minority Welfare).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
For login, you need to enter date of birth, application number and password (generated during UP scholarship registration).
Students will have to apply in online mode only, but after final submission, they will have to submit the hard copy of their UP 2026-27 scholarship form to the respective school/college along with the required documents.
Yes, Post-matric Scholarships will be available for students of 11th class. Check the eligibility criteria and other details from the article above.
The eligibility criteria of UP scholarship 2026-27 can vary based on a number of factors such as category of students, level of education and scholarship scheme specifications. Check the detailed eligibility criteria in the article above.
No, you can not as it is mandatory to enter the Aadhar number while UP scholarship registration.
It means that the form is not sent to the government officials by the school/college.
No fee is required for UP scholarship registration, login and final submission.
Pre-matric and post-matric UP scholarships are best for UP state students.
Yes, UP scholarships are primarily intended for the students who are residents of the state of Uttar Pradesh.
You will have to go for UP scholarship registration by entering details as entered previously and your application number will be shown on the screen.
On Question asked by student community
Hi Ananya Gupta
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Given below is the link to access the Class 10th UP Board Question Papers:
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Given below are the links for UP Board Class 10th Previous Year Question Papers:
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Hello Student,
You can refer to the UP Board Class 9 Half-Yearly Sample/Question Papers 2025-26 from the link given below. Subject-wise papers are available for Maths, Science, Social Science, Hindi and English.
https://school.careers360.com/boards/upmsp/up-board-class-9-half-yearly-exam-question-paper-2025-26
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