UP Scholarship 2026: Online Forms, Documents, Renewal, Dates, etc

UP SCHOLARSHIP 2026 is an initiative of the UP government for students who have a weak financial background and cannot incur the expenses of their education. This program will act as an aid for those students and they can continue their studies by securing this scholarship. The process of filling and securing the scholarship can be done through scholarship.up.gov.in . UP Scholarship 2026 Online Form – Sarkari Result

This article will help you with the step wise process of filling the form in the correct procedure and with all the important details without faults. This article will contain all the important details like How to fill the form, what are the documents required, important dates, necessary instructions, scholarship renewal, etc.

What’s new about the UP Scholarship 2026-27?

The Social Welfare Department of Uttar Pradesh has started to accept the Dashmottar Scholarship application. The candidates who are pursuing certification, degree, diploma, or other courses in colleges, universities of Uttar Pradesh, etc.

The verification process of the UP Scholarship application forms will start on 2nd June 2026. Interested students can fill up the UP scholarship form before the deadline of 24th May 2026.

UP Scholarship 2026-27 details:

Scholarship	UP Scholarship 2026
State	Uttar Pradesh
Category	UP Scholarship Application 2026
UP scholarship scheme	Pre matricPost matric intermediatePost matric other than intermediatePost matric from Other States
Responsible Department	Department of Social Welfare,Government of Uttar Pradesh
Official Website	https://scholarship.up.gov.in/
Mode of applying	Online
Apply online (New/ renewal)	Click here
Login for complete form(New/ renewal)	Click here
Download notification	Pre matric / post matric

Application Form

The form for this scholarship can be filled through online mode only. Only candidates of Pre Matric, Post matric and Dashmottar can apply for this scholarship. This article is your 101 guide on how to fill this form stepwise without making any errors, hence ensuring your receiving of the scholarship. Many times, candidates make minor errors while filling these forms, thereby resulting in cancellation of the form.

Documents Needed

While filling the form online, the candidates need to have certain important documents with them that are necessarily required. A list of all these required documents is listed below :

• Caste certificate
• Domicile certificate
• Annual income certificate
• Aadhar Card
• Bank passbook
• Bonafide Marksheet
• Fee Receipt
• Affidavit
• Scanned signature
• Latest passport size scanned photo
• Other Relevant Documents

Note: The Caste, Annual Income, and Domicile certificates have to be verified and will then be attached to the application form.

Last Year Summary

Scheme	Registration	Final Submission	Forwarded by Institution
Postmatric	1497358	623451	82447
Prematric	2148721	1401088	410216
Postmatric other than Inter	1191975	311375	25160
Total	4838054	2335914	517823

(PRE-MATRIC CLASS 9-10)

• Errors made by the students while applying online are to be displayed at Student Section of the portal of scholarship by the National Information Science Section, Lucknow and is to be done 3 working days prior of final completion and print out of the online form
• Hard copy of the online form along with all necessary requirements to be deposited in the concerned institution by the student within 7 days of filling the application, which is latest by October, 2026
• The hard copy of the online application with correct information, along with verified receiving by the educational institution and forwarding it to the next channel is to be done before November, 2026.
• The rectification of the errors, if any is to be done within 3 days of filling the application, latest by November 2026.
• The students can re-examine the doubtful data as rectified by students between December, 2026.
• Tha date for generating the demand from the state unit of N.I.C on the basis of locked data from the digital signature of District Level Department Officer is December, 2026.
• January, 2026 is the last day to transfer the amount of Scholarship directly in the saving backs account of students renewal through PFMS system under e-payment.
• Students can verify the recognition of the institution and actual number of students by District Inspector of Schools by November,2026.

Post Matric Intermediate

Fee Reimbursement for the students of class 10 and 11

• Last date of applying by the students is 1st August 2026
• National information Science centre Lucknow to display the errors and student section of the scholarship portal which was made by the student while applying online is to be done within 3 working days before completion of online application by the student and find the printout of the same.
• Hard copy of the online application form along with the required in closest to be deposited in the educational institution within 7 days of island online application which is latest by 1 September
• Recognition of agency by the district inspector of school concerned University for affiliating agency has to be done by 15 September.
• Taking decision regarding correct data by the district scholarship approval committee to approve the same and to lock the correct data but the digital signature of district level department officer has to be done between 16th to 28 September.
• To organise scholarship distribution ceremony or program in every district the last date is 2nd October
• Generation of the demand for students correctly due to renewal from the state unit of NIC based on the data loss to the digital signature of a district level departmental Store has to be done by 30th September
• Getting back data from PFMS software after verification to verify the Aadhar card number mention the application from the unique identification authority of India and examination in the state unit of NIC on various points to be done between 8 September to 15 September
• Educational institute to receive online application and match all the particular of students with the hard copy of enclosures and verify the same and forwarding to the next channel has to be done between 2nd August and 7th September

UP Scholarship 2026 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates who want to avail the UP Scholarship 2026 are required to fulfil certain basic eligibility criteria set by the UP Government. Those who fulfil the basic eligibility criteria will only be offered the scholarship. We have mentioned below the UP Scholarship 2026 Eligibility Criteria for you to refer and adhere to it.

UP PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP (CLASS 9 AND 10)

• The candidates must be a resident of Uttar Pradesh
• Only candidates that are in classes 9 or 10 can fill in the form for pre matric.
• The annual family income of the candidate must not be more than 1 Lakh.

• The candidate must produce the income certificate as a supporting document while filling in the application form for the UP PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP (CLASS 9 AND 10).
• Besides this, the candidate must excel in studies and extracurricular activities and maintain a good record.

Category	Maximum annual income
General	Rs. 1,00,000
Minority	Rs. 1,00,000
OBC	Rs. 1,00,000
SC/ST	Rs. 1,00,000

UP Post Matric Scholarship

(CLASS 11 AND 12)

• The candidates must be a resident of Uttar Pradesh
• The students who have passed the secondary education examination that is 10th standard are eligible to fill the UP scholarship 2026 form.
• The family income of the candidates must be as mentioned below :

Category	Maximum annual income
General	Rs. 2,00,000
Minority	Rs. 2,00,000
OBC	Rs. 2,00,000
SC/ST	Rs. 2,00,000

UP scholarship application form 2026:

Application forms are available on the official website. There are such steps given please follow them:

• First visit the scholarship portal Scholarship.up.nic.in
• After that on the home page click on student tab.
• Then open UP Scholarship Registration page by click on it.
• Fill correct details in the form and click on submit.
• Download the UP Scholarship Application Form in the PDF format.

HOW TO APPLY

The application can be filled by visiting the following site :

https://scholarship.up.gov.in/

STEP 1. REGISTRATION

The first step to registration is to click on the link above. After this step, the candidates will receive a registration number. The registration number will be used for further procedure.

STEP 2. THE RIGHT CATEGORY SELECTION

The candidate will have to select his or her category very carefully. The amount of scholarship given by the government will depend on the category he or she belongs to. The category of the students is taken into consideration when allocating the scholarship amount to the selected students. The SC/ST category has more benefits as compared to other categories.

STEP 3. APPLICATION FORM

The next step is to fill out the application form.
The candidate has to log in using the credentials such as registration number, and password. The personal details such as name, date of birth, course, category, state, etc. Upload the documents such as income certificate, domicile certificate, mark sheets, caste certificates, etc. if it is asked.

STEP 4. SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FORM

After complete filling of the form, the students have to submit the hard copy of the form to the institute. It is absolute necessary to attach a self attested copy of all the documents specified above. By entering the Login id and password on the official site, the candidate can easily check by his/ her status.

STEP 5. APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL

The students can renew their forms by carefully selecting their category in the renewal section. Logging in can be done by entering the date of birth, mobile number and the registration number generated the time of registration.

How To Correct Mistakes In UP Scholarship Form

If by chance anyone had fill their wrong details, they can correct it by following the below steps:-

1. Students need to first login to UP Scholarship portal.
2. After the login, students need to start making the corrections by clicking on the ‘modify application after initial test’ button. Application page will be opened and students can start doing corrections and after that submit the form.
3. After correcting all the mistakes, students need to printout the application and required to submit the hard copy of the application to the college.

HOW TO CHECK UP SCHOLARSHIP STATUS

The following steps can be followed to check the UP scholarship status.

1. Check UP scholarship status : click here
2. Now the Registration No. And Date of Birth
3. Now you can see the status.
4. The status displays at what stage is the process of the scholarship form gone.

SUSPICIOUS DATA

• The candidates whose application is found suspicious will be disregarded for the scholarship.
• Following are some of the cases, when an application form is rejected.
• If the annual income of the family does not abide by the category
• If the details of the candidate are found to be incorrect.
• If the necessary documents are found missing.
• If the bank account details are incorrect.

CONTACT DETAILS

Backward classes Welfare Department UP: Toll- free no. 18001805131

Minority Welfare Department UP: Toll- Free No. 18001805229

FAQs

Q. How can I check my UP scholarship 2020?

A.Follow these steps:

1. Visit the official website of scholarship.up.nic.in.
2. Click on the tab status on the homepage and select application status from the drop down menu.
3. Now enter your registration number and password.
4. Your scholarship status will be displayed on the screen.

Q. Is Adhar card mandatory for UP Scholarship?

A. Yes, Aadhar Card Number is necessary.

Q. If a student is studying outside of UP, can he apply for the scholarship?

A. No, the student must be a resident of Uttar Pradesh, then only he/ she can apply for the scholarship.

Que. Who is eligible for this scholarship program?

Ans. For becoming eligible for this scholarship program the candidate must belong to Uttar Pradesh domicile.  

Que. In how many parts this scholarship is divided? 

Ans. This scholarship program is divided into two parts one for the general ST, SC, OBC and minority candidates and another one is for the candidates who are in 9th and 10th standard.

Que. Are the UP Scholarship 2026 applications being accepted?

Ans. The UP Scholarship 2026 will be announced in July, or August 2026. Here is some advice for all the students, please keep checking the official website.

Que. How to apply for a UP Scholarship 2026?

Ans. The UP Scholarship application can be filled out online on the Scholarship portal.

Que. What are the contact details for the UP scholarship?

Ans. The students must contact the given toll-free numbers according to their category.  

The toll-free number for the Backward Classes Welfare Department UP is 18001805131

The toll-free number for the Minority Welfare Department UP is 18001805229