Chandigarh, February 13 – The government has invited online applications from eligible students for post matric scholarship scheme. The eligible students are advised to ensure their registration for the academic session 2025–26 under the Post Matric Scholarship Scheme by February 28, 2026 in maximum numbers. Under this scheme, scholarships are provided to students belonging to Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes to enable them to pursue higher education so that they are not deprived of educational opportunities due to financial constraints.
An official spokesperson informed that efforts will be made to ensure maximum registration of eligible students on the National Scholarship Portal so that Scheduled Caste and Backward Class students, who have passed Class 10 and are pursuing higher education in government or private educational institutions, can avail the benefits of the scheme. Online applications have been invited for Post Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Caste and Other Backward Classes, Denotified Tribe students under Post Matric Scholarship Scheme (PM Yashasvi Component-2).
He further stated that as per government instructions, it has been made mandatory that the applications of students registering under the scheme will be verified by the Nodal Officer of the concerned institution. Thereafter, the District Nodal Officer and the City Magistrate will verify the applications, following which the State Nodal Officer of the concerned departments will transfer the scholarship amount directly into the bank accounts of the registered students.
He added that with the objective of ensuring that the full benefit reaches eligible students, greater transparency has been introduced in the implementation of the scheme, and now the entire benefit will be provided to eligible students only through the online process.
He informed that the student must belong to the Scheduled Caste category for PMS-SC and to the Other Backward Class or Denotified Tribe category for PM-YASASVI Component-2. The annual family income of the student should not exceed Rs. 2,50,000.
He further stated that the student must be a resident of Haryana, and eligible students for the academic year 2025–26 may submit fresh applications on the NSP through the portal https://scholarships.gov.in/ by February 28, 2026.
