The Directorate of Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes, Assam invites online application from the Students belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC) and Other Backward Classes (OBC) community of Assam through National Scholarship Portal (NSP) for both Fresh and Renewal for the academic year 2026-27 for the schemes:
- Pre-Matric Scholarship for SC Students (Class- IX & X)
- Pre-Matric Scholarship for SC Students of Parents or Guardians Engaged in Unclean Occupation (Class- I to X)
- Post-Matric Scholarship for SC Students
- Pre-Matric Scholarship to OBC Students (Class- IX & X)
- Post-Matric Scholarship to OBC Students
Eligibility Criteria/ Documents Required:
1)For Pre & Post -Matric Scholarship for SC & OBC Students:
a)Caste Certificate: Only SC and OBC Community Students are eligible to apply for the respective Scholarship. (Caste certificate only issued by Office of the District Commissioner of their respective Districts is accepted).
b)Parents/ Guardians Annual Income Certificate: Income Ceiling – Scholarships will be granted to the SC and OBC community students whose Parents/ Guardians annual income from all sources does not exceed Rs.2.5 lakhs per annum. The income certificate should be obtained only from the Circle Officer of respective Revenue Circle.
c)Bonafide Certificate: A Bonafide Certificate is required to be obtained from the Head of the Institutions is to be submitted.
2)For Pre-Matric Scholarship for SC Students of Parents or Guardians Engaged in Unclean Occupation (Class-I to X) [Component-II]:
a)No Income Ceiling for the Students of Parents or Guardians Engaged in Unclean Occupation.
b)Unclean Occupation Certificate of Parents/ Guardians: For the Students of Parents or Guardians Engaged in Unclean Occupation, eligible students will submit a certificate from District Social Welfare office, identified officer of Local body, Civic Agency or any such authority as designated by State Government.
c)Bonafide Certificate: A Bonafide Certificate is required to be obtained from the Head of the Institutions is to be submitted.
How To Apply:
1)Students while applying for scholarships for the above 5 (five) schemes are hereby required to register themselves in NSP through “NSP OTR” app available in Google play store and perform Face-authentication for generating One Time Registration (OTR) number which has been made mandatory for applying for scholarship. (for details visit https://scholarships.gov.in)
2)Aadhaar and mobile number registered with Aadhaar are mandatory for generating OTR. However for minor applicants who apply without Aadhaar, it will be mandatory for parent to provide Aadhaar.
Important Information
| Sl. No. | Name of the Scheme | Students Application (opening date) | Students Application Closing (last date) | Institute Level Verification (last date) |
| 1 | Pre-Matric Scholarship for SC Students (Class-IX & X) [Component-I] | 1st June 2026 | 30th September 2026 | 31st October 2026 |
| 2 | Pre-Matric Scholarship for SC Students of Parents or Guardians Engaged in Unclean Occupation (Class-I to X) [Component-II] | 1st June 2026 | 30th September 2026 | 31st October 2026 |
| 3 | Post-Matric Scholarship for SC Students | 1st June 2026 | 30th September 2026 | 31st October 2026 |
| 4 | Pre-Matric Scholarship to OBC Students (Class-IX & X) | 1st June 2026 | 30th September 2026 | 31st October 2026 |
| 5 | Post-Matric Scholarship to OBC Students | 1st June 2026 | 30th September 2026 | 31st October 2026 |
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