Organisation : Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
Portal : National Scholarship Portal (NSP)
Scholarship Name : Pre Matric Scholarship For Students With Disabilities 2025-26
Applicable For : Student with Disabilities studying in classes IX or X
Application Last Date : 31st August 2025
Website: https://scholarships.gov.in/home
What is Pre Matric Scholarship For Students With Disabilities?
Pre Matric Scholarship For Students With Disabilities 2025-26 is provided by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. Students with Disabilities studying in classes IX or X are eligible to apply for this scholarship. The parental/guardian income from all sources should not exceed Rs.2.50 lakh per annum. A person with disability having not less than 40% disability and having a disability certificate issued by the competent medical authority. Last date of scholarship is 31st August 2025.
Related / Similar Scholarship : NSP Top Class Education Scholarship For Students With Disabilities 2025-26
Eligibility of Pre Matric Scholarship For Students With Disabilities
The candidate should be a regular, full time student studying in classes IX or X in a Government school or in a school recognized by the Govt. or by a Central/State Board of Secondary Education.
Note:
a. A citizen of India.
b. A person with disability having not less than 40% disability and having a disability certificate issued by the competent medical authority.
c. Not more than two disabled children of the same parents will be entitled to receive benefits of the scheme. In case if the second child is a twin, the scholarship under these schemes will be admissible to both twins.
d. Scholarship for studying in any class will be available for only one year. If a student has to repeat a class, he/she would not get scholarship for a second (or subsequent) year.
e. A scholarship holder under these schemes will not hold any other scholarship/stipend. If awarded any other scholarship/stipend, the student can exercise his/her option for either of the two scholarships/stipends, which is more beneficial to him/her and should inform the awarding authority through the Head of the Institution about the option exercised.
Rate of Pre Matric Scholarship For Students With Disabilities
a) Maintenance Allowance :
Rs.800/- per month for hostellers, Rs. 500/- per month for day-scholars
b) Disability Allowances :
a) Rs. 4,000/- per annum for Visual Impairment/ Intellectual Disabilities.
b) Rs 2000/- per annum for All other types of disabilities.
c) Book allowance Rs. 1,000/- per annum.
How To Apply For Pre Matric Scholarship For Students With Disabilities?
The Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for Disabilities is online schemes which are on-boarded on National Scholarship Portal. One can apply for scholarship under these schemes (both Fresh and Renewal), please visit the website through URL www.scholarships.gov.in.
There are two types of registration:
Fresh Application and Renewal application
Fresh:
Students Applying for the first time must register as a fresh in the portal through the option “Student Registration”, on the home page of NSP then have to fill up all the mandatory fields correctly as per the instructions given on the portal. After saving the application, student will get “Application ID and Password” which will be required each time to open the application till final submission and further to check the application status after final submission. The application ID will be conveyed to the student through SMS also, which will be required to apply for Renewal scholarship (if eligible) next year.
Renewal:
Students who had been selected for scholarship last year through NSP and the same course is continuing in current year will be considered as renewal. For renewal of application, student need to login on the portal with previous year Application Id and Password then have to update only minimal details i.e. fee details, previous year marks etc. in the existing application. In case, student has forgotten the password to apply for Renewal, he/she may use “Forgot Password” option to reset the password.
Important Dates of Pre Matric Scholarship For Students With Disabilities
Important Dates of Pre Matric Scholarship For Students With Disabilities are
** Scheme Open from : 25-06-2025
** Student Application Open till : 31-08-2025
** Defective Application Verification Open till:15-09-2025
** Institute Verification Open till:15-09-2025
** DNO/SNO/MNO Verification Open till:30-09-2025