National Scholarship: It is a well-known fact that the cost of higher studies has only increased over the years and this cost is likely to continue moving upwards. Many deserving students in India are not able to the afford cost of higher studies due to financial challenges. To aid the cause of suchtalented and deserving students, the Government of India has stepped in to provide a level-playing field to all students irrespective of their socio-economic backgrounds.
The National Scholarship Portal is the Government of India's initiative to provide financial assistance to deserving students by awarding them scholarships to pursue higher education.
The National Scholarship Portal (NSP) is a unique and simplified platform to help
students get benefits of educational scholarships in an efficient and transparent nanner. It is a one-stop
solution through which a number of services like student application, application receipt, processing, sanction, and disbursal of various scholarships to
students are enabled.Nationał Scholarship Portal is taken as Mission Mode Project under the National
e-Governance Plan (NGP) The initiative aims at providing a Simplified,Mission-oriented, Accountable, Responsive, and
Transparent (SMART) System for faster and effective disbursal of scholarships applications and the delivery of funds directly into the beneficiaries account without any leakage. The primary objectives are to ensure timely disbursement of scholarships
to students, to provide a common portal for various scholarships schemes of Central & State Governments, to create a transparent database of scholars, avoid duplication in processing and harmonization of different scholarships schemes and norms.
