Government gives 82 thousand scholarships for engineering-medical, graduation-post graduation, apply by 31 October..

Central Sector Scholarship 2025-26: Lack of money will no longer come in the way of undergraduate and post-graduation studies, including professional courses like engineering and medicine. For your higher education, you can apply for the Central Sector Scholarship given by the Union Ministry of Education. The Ministry of Education gives 82 thousand scholarships every year. The application process for this year's scholarship has started.

Let us know what is the Central Sector Scholarship given by the Union Ministry of Education? Who can apply for this scholarship? What is the application process?

Apply online till 31 October.

Application can be made till 31 October for the Central Sector Scholarship given by the Union Ministry of Education. An application can be made online by visiting www.scholarships.gov.in. An application can be made for a new scholarship and a renewal of an old scholarship. After receiving the application, it will be verified. The institute-level verification will be done by 15th November. Whereas SNO level verification will be done till 30th November.

Scholarship based on 12th marks
Youth between 18 and 25 years can apply for the Central Sector Scholarship given by the Union Ministry of Education. This scholarship is given for admission to post-graduation courses along with graduation. This scholarship is mainly given to students on the basis of their 12th-grade marks.

82 thousand scholarships with this formula, 50% quota for girls
The Government of India gives 82 thousand Central Sector Scholarships for higher education. These scholarships are given under a certain formula. While 50 percent of scholarships are reserved for women. Talking about the formula set for scholarship, it is divided among the state population, students of state educational boards, including CBSE and CISCE.

How much scholarship is given
Talking about the amount of Central Sector Scholarship given by the Union Education Ministry, the selected students are given Rs 12,000 annually for the first three years. For example, students taking admission in professional courses like medical and engineering are also given Rs 12,000 annually for the first three years. After this, Rs 20,000 annually is given to the students in the fourth and fifth year. Students doing post graduation are also given Rs 20,000 annually for scholarship.

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