National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS)
Ministry of Education
Meritorious students from economically weaker sections get a scholarship of Rs 12,000 per annum (Rs 1,000 per month) from Class IX to XII to…
For: Student
Ministry of Education
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PM POSHAN, formerly the Mid Day Meal Scheme
Ministry of Education
One hot cooked meal daily to school children, ensuring at least 450 calories and 12 grams of protein for Classes I to V and…
For: Child
The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009
Ministry of Education, Department of School Education and Literacy
The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act gives effect to Article 21A of the Constitution, which made elementary education a fundamental…
The Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025
Ministry of Education
This is the government's attempt to finally build the single higher education regulator that the National Education Policy called for. The Bill sets up…
Savitribai Jyotirao Phule Fellowship for Single Girl Child (SJSGC)
University Grants Commission, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India
The Savitribai Jyotirao Phule Fellowship for Single Girl Child is a University Grants Commission scheme with an unusual qualifying condition. The applicant must be…
ICSSR Doctoral Fellowship
Indian Council of Social Science Research, Ministry of Education, Government of India
The Indian Council of Social Science Research doctoral fellowship supports PhD scholars working in the social sciences, a field where laboratory style funding is…
CSIR-UGC NET Junior Research Fellowship (JRF)
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Human Resource Development Group, in association with the University Grants Commission
The Junior Research Fellowship awarded through the joint CSIR UGC National Eligibility Test is the standard route into funded doctoral research in the sciences…
Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF)
Ministry of Education, Government of India
The Prime Minister's Research Fellowship is the most richly funded doctoral fellowship the Government of India offers. It was created to keep the country's…
AICTE Pragati Scholarship Scheme for Girl Students
All India Council for Technical Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India
Pragati is the All India Council for Technical Education scholarship for girls entering technical education. It is aimed squarely at the moment a family…
For: Student, Woman
Ishan Uday Special Scholarship Scheme for North Eastern Region
University Grants Commission, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India
Ishan Uday is the University Grants Commission scholarship built specifically for students from the eight north eastern states. The qualifying condition is geographic rather…
For: Student
PM-USP Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students (CSSS)
Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India
The Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students, now branded under Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Protsahan, rewards students who did well…
For: Student, Woman
National Means cum Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS)
Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, Government of India
The National Means cum Merit Scholarship Scheme is a competitive award rather than an entitlement. Students in class eight sit a state conducted examination…
For: Student