CBSE Invites Applications For Scholarship For College And University Students

Students who want to renew or submit a fresh application for the scholarship can do so through the scholarships.gov.in by July 31.

By EB Bureau On Jul 8, 2025

NEW DELHI: The National Scholarship Portal (NSP) has started the online application process for the Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship (CSSS) for College and University Students.

The scholarship for the 2025-26 academic year and 1st renewal for the year 2024, 2nd renewal for the year 2023, 3rd renewal for the year 2022 and the 4th renewal for the year 2021 are available on the National Scholarship Portal, said a notification issued by the CBSE.

To view the detailed notification, click here.

Students who want to renew or submit a fresh application for the scholarship have to visit scholarships.gov.in.

The NSP comes under the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education.

The last date for submission of the online application form for the renewal and fresh scholarship is July 31.

Candidates need to verify their online applications with the respective institutions and show the required documents in original; otherwise, their application will be considered invalid.

Students need to register themselves using a time registration number (OTR), password, and a Captcha code.

Using the OTR way, details of the student, like photography and demographics, will be fetched automatically.

In case of any changes, students need to update their Aadhaar card. These changes will be reflected in the student’s OTR profile through fresh eKYC.

After updating, the details in the NSP OTR will be reflected in the NSP application form automatically.

Instruction to students

Students need to register their mobile number and mention the OTP received on the registered mobile number.
Any wrong or false information can result in rejection of the scholarships.
Students, parents or legal guardians need to submit active mobile number and e-mail address in the OTR registration form.
All correspondence and communication from the authority will be done on the submitted mobile/e-mail only.

All the respective modal officers of the institutes have been requested by the NPS officials for a timely verification (defection or rejection) of the online applications at their institute login.