🗓️Updated June 2026  ·  All 36 States & UTs

National Scholarship for Minority Students

Select your state or UT below for a complete step-by-step guide — eligibility, documents required, NSP online application process, scholarship amounts, and solutions to common problems.

Eligibility
Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi students
Income Limit
Below ₹2 lakh/year
Apply At
scholarships.gov.in

📍 Select Your State or UT

Andhra Pradesh
Amaravati
Minority Scholarship Guide →
Arunachal Pradesh
Itanagar
Minority Scholarship Guide →
Assam
Dispur
Minority Scholarship Guide →
Bihar
Patna
Minority Scholarship Guide →
Chhattisgarh
Raipur
Minority Scholarship Guide →
Goa
Panaji
Minority Scholarship Guide →
Gujarat
Gandhinagar
Minority Scholarship Guide →
Haryana
Chandigarh
Minority Scholarship Guide →
Himachal Pradesh
Shimla
Minority Scholarship Guide →
Jharkhand
Ranchi
Minority Scholarship Guide →
Karnataka
Bengaluru
Minority Scholarship Guide →
Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram
Minority Scholarship Guide →
Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal
Minority Scholarship Guide →
Maharashtra
Mumbai
Minority Scholarship Guide →
Manipur
Imphal
Minority Scholarship Guide →
Meghalaya
Shillong
Minority Scholarship Guide →
Mizoram
Aizawl
Minority Scholarship Guide →
Nagaland
Kohima
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Odisha
Bhubaneswar
Minority Scholarship Guide →
Punjab
Chandigarh
Minority Scholarship Guide →
Rajasthan
Jaipur
Minority Scholarship Guide →
Sikkim
Gangtok
Minority Scholarship Guide →
Tamil Nadu
Chennai
Minority Scholarship Guide →
Telangana
Hyderabad
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Tripura
Agartala
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Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow
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Uttarakhand
Dehradun
Minority Scholarship Guide →
West Bengal
Kolkata
Minority Scholarship Guide →
Delhi
New Delhi
Minority Scholarship Guide →
Jammu & Kashmir
Srinagar (S) / Jammu (W)
Minority Scholarship Guide →
Ladakh
Leh
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Chandigarh
Chandigarh
Minority Scholarship Guide →
Puducherry
Puducherry
Minority Scholarship Guide →
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Port Blair
Minority Scholarship Guide →
Lakshadweep
Kavaratti
Minority Scholarship Guide →
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
Daman
Minority Scholarship Guide →

📋 How to Apply — Quick Summary

1Register on National Scholarship Portal at scholarships.gov.in
2Select the scholarship scheme and fill in personal and academic details
3Upload documents: Aadhaar, caste certificate, income certificate, marksheet, bank passbook
4Submit application and note down your application ID
5Institution verifies your application online — follow up within 15 days
6State nodal officer verifies and approves
7Payment disbursed directly to your Aadhaar-linked bank account via PFMS

🔗 Other Scholarship Schemes

Scheduled Caste Scholarship →Scheduled Tribe Scholarship →OBC Pre & Post Matric Scholarship →Central Merit Scholarship Scheme →Post Matric Scholarship for SC/ST/OBC →All Scholarship Types →
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