Punjab Scholarship 2025: Track, Eligibility, Document and Application Form

Punjab scholarship: Punjab Scholarship Schemes are designed to provide financial assistance to deserving students for higher studies. Punjab Scholarships are offered to students who face difficulty in paying the fees of the course. Punjab Scholarships are one of the ways the government can clear out hurdles in the field of education.
Under Punjab Scholarship Scheme, many benefits are provided to the students belonging to different categories.

It is important that students are not kept from education, especially just because they cannot afford the fees. Thankfully the state of Punjab offers many scholarships for the students in the state. Scholarships are available from class 1 to 12, for UG and PG as well. All scholarship applications are available on the Punjab scholarship portal. Many scholarships are available for minorities, SC and OBC. Students can apply for scholarships through the government portal or they can also apply from their schools. There are no fees to apply for scholarships. Students should keep their documents ready, the scholarship amount is deposited in the student’s account when verification for the documents is done. 

The students who have applied for the Punjab scholarship and waiting for the scholarship payment can check the Payment Status 2024 at the official website. The list of Adhaar not seeded list is also available on the official website. The students can view the list easily on the Punjab Scholarship website itself.

Punjab Scholarships for 2024-25

The PUNJAB SCHOLARSHIP 2024 is sponsored by the central and state government of Punjab. There are Pre- matric scholarships, post-matric, and higher education as well. To apply for the scholarship visit the Punjab state government scholarship official website – https://punjabscholarships.gov.in/.

The scholarship amount varies as per different scholarships. Students from standard 1 to 12, UG students and PG students can apply for this scholarship. For more inquiries contact the Director General School Education, contact no. 0172-2234531.

Punjab Scholarship Dates 

• Pre-matric scholarship dates- August 2024 to October 2024
• Post-matric Scholarship for Sikhs and other minority categories – September 2024/ October 2024
• Post-matric Punjab scholarship for SC/OBC- Aug 2024, last date
• Post Matric scholarship application for SC/OBC- November 4, 2024

Other scholarships in Punjab 

• National means-cum-merit scholarship (NMMS)
• Encouragement award to SC girls
• Dr.Hargobind Khurana scholarship scheme
• Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojna
• Free textbook scheme
• National Talent Search Examination

Punjab Scholarship Eligibility criteria

Eligibility criteria for pre-matric scholarships 

• Pre-matric scholarship for SC students

1. The scholarship is available for students of standard 9th and 10th
2. Their annual family income should not be more than 2.5 lakh
3. If the student receives other centrally-funded scholarships, they are not eligible to apply for this scholarship
4. The student must possess an Aadhar card

• Pre-matric scholarship for OBC students

1. The scholarship is available for students of standard 1st  to 10th 
2. Their annual family income should not be more than 50 thousand

• Pre-matric scholarship for students belonging to minority category 

1. The scholarship is available for students belonging to minority communities, ie. Sikhs, Muslims, Parsis, Jains, Christians, and Buddhists
2. The scholarship is available for students of standard 1st to 10th 
3. To qualify for the scholarship the student must have at least 50% marks in their last examination
4. Their annual family income should not be more than 1 lakh

Eligibility criteria for post-matric scholarships 

• Post-matric scholarship for SC 

1. The scholarship is available for students of standard 11th and 12th
2. Their annual family income should not be more than 2.5 lakh
3. If the student receives other centrally-funded scholarships, they are not eligible to apply for this scholarship
4. The student must have a minimum of 75% of marks in higher secondary.

• Post-matric scholarship for OBC 

1. The scholarship is available for students of standard 11th to post-doctoral level
2. Their annual family income should not be more than 2.5 lakh

• Pre-matric scholarship for students belonging to minority category 

1. The scholarship is available for students belonging to minority communities, ie. Sikhs, Muslims, Parsis, Jains, Christians, and Buddhists
2. The scholarship is available for students of standard 11th to post-doctoral level
3. To qualify for the scholarship the student must have at least 50% marks in their last examination
4. Their annual family income should not be more than 1 lakh

Other scholarships eligibility criteria

National means-cum-merit scholarship (NMMS)

1. The scholarship is available for students whose annual  family income is not more than 1.5 lakhs
2. The scholarship is available for students who are studying in standard 8th
3. To avail this scholarship the student has to qualify the NMMS exam

Encouragement award to SC girls

1. This scholarship is available to female students belonging to the SC category.
2. This scholarship is available for SC girls whose parents are not paying income tax. 
3. The student must be studying in 12th standard

Dr.Hargobind Khurana scholarship scheme

1. Government school students and students of Adarsh school, who have scored a minimum of 80% in the 10th standard PSEB exam can apply and avail of this scholarship

Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojna

1. This scholarship is available for students of standard 11th, 12th, and 1st year undergraduate students who are studying a basic science course. The student can apply for KVPY exam subject if they have other eligibility conditions

• Free textbook scheme

1. SC female students whose family belong to BPL can apply for this scholarship

• National Talent Search Examination

1. Students of standard 10th who have qualified the NTSE exam can avail this scholarship

Documents required for Punjab scholarship 2024

Following is a brief list of the documents which are necessary for the Punjab Scholarship 2024.
These documents have to be scanned and uploaded at the time of filling out the online application form. Only the original documents must be scanned.

• Attested photograph of the student
• Attendance certificate obtained from the school
• Last years admit card of the student 
• Mark sheet of the previous class
• Students caste certificate
• Family’s annual income certificate 
• Student’s caste certificate 
• Standard 10th passing certificate 
• student’s bank passbook’s photocopy
• Undertaking by the student 

Steps to register for the Punjab scholarship 2024

• To apply for the Punjab scholarship 2024, first students need to register themselves on the official website – punjabscholarships.gov.in.
• On the scholarship’s website go on the homepage and find the student registration link, click on it and a registration link for the Punjab scholarship will open. 
• Enter the required details for registration, the student’s basic details will be asked like name, contact number, address, and other such details. 
• The student will have to fill a captcha code for verification and then submit the form.
• Post submission the student will get their login id details, students should note their id and password as it is very important. 

Steps to login into the Punjab scholarship 2024 portal and filling the scholarship form

• After the student has successfully registered themself on the scholarship portal, the student should find the login button for the scholarship registration. 
• Now enter the id and password the student has received after the registration for logging in.
• Next, fill the verification captcha and then click on the login button
• The student’s Punjab scholarship dashboard for login will open
• Find the apply online button, the application form for the Punjab scholarship 2024 will open.
• The student will be asked to fill the details of their school/ college and select the scholarship scheme they want to apply for.
• The student will be asked to fill details of their current and previous academic year. 
• Next, the student has to fill details regarding their eligibility and their bank account details. 
• The student has to select the undertaking and the click on the register scholarship application form button.
• The student will be asked to upload all the required documents.
• Next, the student should click on the edit lock print button and print their application form. The student is required to get their form verified from their school authority before they can lock the form and submit their application for the scholarship.
•  After the verification is done the student can lock their form and submit their application through the Punjab scholarship portal.

Punjab Scholarship 2024 Renewal

The previous year students of Punjab Scholarship does not need to register again, they can directly use their last years scholarship login information and then they can fill Punjab scholarships 2024 form to apply for renewal of their scholarship.

The students must remember the login ID and the password to log in to the website. Every student has been allotted a unique ID and password to avoid duplicates. The students can change the password also as per their convenience.

When you are renewing your profile, you have to update certain information such as current grade, percentage, certificates of the current year (income certificate), mark sheets of the previous year, etc.
If you are an existing student, you cannot apply for the scholarship without the renewal of your profile. The students must renew their application without fail otherwise they won’t be benefitted from the Punjab Scholarship 2024.

For every year till the completion of your course, you have to update/ renew your application to get benefitted from the schemes under the Punjab scholarship 2024.

FAQs

Read the FAQs to clear the concerns.

Que. Who oversees this scholarship program? 

Ans. This is overseen by the Punjab government to the aspirant of Punjab with a weaker economical background. 

Que. What is the full name of this scheme? 

Ans. Name of the scholarship program is PUNJAB PRE MATRIC AND POST MATRIC scholarship. 

Que. What is the starting date of the scholarship program?

Ans. The Punjab Scholarship program will start on the Feb 2024.

Que. What is the last date for applying for the Punjab scholarship?

Ans. The last date for applying for the scholarship is the Feb 2024.

Que. What is the eligibility condition for the National Means-Cum-Merit Scholarship (NMMS)?

Ans. The candidate applying for the National Means-Cum-Merit Scholarship (NMMS) must be studying in 8th grade and must score well on the NMMS exam. The family income should be 1.5 lakhs or less than 1.5 lakhs.

Que. What are the eligibility criteria for the Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojna?

Ans. The students studying in the 11th, 12th standard, and first-year science UG students can available for the Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojna.