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Please noteAs of 5 August 2026 the National Scholarship Portal shows only the RENEWAL window open for this scheme — 1 June to 30 September 2026. The window for FRESH applications for 2026-27 has not been announced on the portal, so no fresh application dates are shown on this page and no fresh-application reminder will be sent. Everything else here — eligibility, the rates and the renewal conditions — is fro
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PM-USP CSSS Scholarship for College and University Students 2026-27
Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education
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Check my eligibility in 30 secImportant dates
| Renewals open | 1 Jun 2026 |
| Last date to renew | 30 Sep 2026 |
Posts & who can apply
| Post | Minimum qualification | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Regular degree or post-graduate course at a recognised college or university | 12th pass | See notification |
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⚠️ Only renewals are open right now
- The National Scholarship Portal currently lists this scheme with a renewal window only: 1 June 2026 to 30 September 2026. If you already hold a PM-USP CSSS scholarship, that is your deadline.
- The window for fresh applications for 2026-27 is not on the portal yet. This page will show it when the portal does.
- Two other dates follow the renewal deadline: defective-application and institute verification to 15 October 2026, and state/ministry verification to 30 October 2026.
What you get
| Stage of study | Per year |
|---|---|
| Graduation, first three years | ₹12,000 |
| Post-graduation | ₹20,000 |
| Professional or integrated course of 5 years — 4th and 5th year | ₹20,000 |
| Technical courses such as B.Tech / B.E. — 1st, 2nd and 3rd year | ₹12,000 |
| Technical courses such as B.Tech / B.E. — 4th year | ₹20,000 |
- Paid by DBT straight into a savings bank account in your own name. You can track payment on the PFMS portal by Aadhaar number, bank account number or NSP application ID.
Who can apply
- You must be above the 80th percentile of successful candidates in your stream, from your own Board of Examination, in class 12 of the 10+2 pattern or equivalent.
- Gross parental or family income up to ₹4,50,000 per year. The income certificate is required only from fresh applicants.
- You must be pursuing a regular degree course — NOT correspondence, NOT distance mode, and NOT a diploma.
- Your college or institution must be recognised by AICTE and the relevant regulatory body, and hold a valid AISHE code. You can check it at https://aishe.gov.in/aishe/aisheCode
- ⚠️ You must not be availing any other merit scholarship, State-run scholarship, fee waiver or reimbursement scheme.
- Changing your college is allowed and does not end the scholarship, as long as the course and the new institution have a valid AISHE code.
How the 82,000 scholarships are shared out
- A maximum of 82,000 fresh scholarships a year. They are divided among the State Education Boards by each State's population aged 18-25, after separating the CBSE and ICSE shares by the number of students passing out.
- 50% of the scholarships are earmarked for girls.
- Within a Board's allocation, the scholarships are split between Humanities, Science and Commerce pass-outs in the ratio 3:3:1.
- Reserved categories get the Central Reservation Policy — 15% SC, 7.5% ST, 27% OBC, and 5% horizontal reservation for students with benchmark disabilities (40% or more) across all categories.
- Where a category or a State quota is not filled, the unused slots move to other categories so that the maximum number of students benefit.
- Of the slots earmarked for the UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, 3% are for students from Ladakh.
How to apply
- Apply online on the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) at https://scholarships.gov.in/ — it is the only route. Applications sent directly to the ministry or the institute are not accepted.
- One Time Registration (OTR) comes first. You register once at https://scholarships.gov.in/otrapplication/ with Aadhaar-based e-KYC and get an OTR number, then use it for this and every other NSP scholarship, this year and in later years.
- There is no application fee.
- After you submit, your institute verifies the application, and then the district/state/ministry nodal officer verifies it. Both happen after the student deadline and neither is something you can do for them — submit early enough that they have time.
- Caste and educational qualifications are verified through DigiLocker.
- Verification is at two levels — first your institute, then your State Higher Education Department or the state nodal agency — for fresh and renewal applicants alike.
Official documents & links
- Scheme guidelines (PDF, scholarships.gov.in) — Official notification · Official — scholarships.gov.in
These are the documents this page was written from. Where the government portal published a PDF, the copy above is the one we read — open it and check anything that matters to you.
See notification ↗ — Applications are submitted here, on the government's own site.
Frequently asked
What is the minimum qualification for PM-USP CSSS Scholarship for College and University Students 2026-27?
12th pass.
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