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The Indian Government offers scholarships to students who cannot afford their education. To facilitate this, they have introduced the National Scholarship Portal. In this article, we will provide you with essential details about the portal, including its purpose, advantages, characteristics, eligibility requirements, and application process.

National Scholarship Portal 2024

Students can apply for different scholarship schemes from both central and state governments through the National Scholarship Portal. This portal was created by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India.

Beneficiaries can also track their application status on this portal. To apply for a government scholarship, students must follow the online application process on the National Scholarship Portal. New applications are being accepted starting from 21st August 2020. Students no longer need to physically visit government offices to apply for scholarships; they can simply visit the official website and submit their application.

NSP Login Portal Details in Highlights

National Scholarship Portal Schemes (NSP) 2024

Central Schemes

• Ministry of Minority Affairs
  • Pre Matric Scholarships Scheme for Minorities
  • Post Matric Scholarships Scheme for Minorities
  • Merit Cum Means Scholarship For Professional and Technical Courses CS
• Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
  • Pre-matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities
  • Post-matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities
  • Scholarships for Top Class Education for students with disabilities.
• Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
  • Top Class Education Scheme for SC Students
• Ministry of Labour & Employment
  • Financial Assistance for Education of the Wards of Beedi/Cine/IOMC/LSDM Workers – Post-Matric
  • Financial Assistance for Education of the Wards of Beedi/Cine/IOMC/LSDM Workers – Pre-Matric
  • Aam Aadmi Bima Yojna Scholarship for Andhra Pradesh
• Ministry of Tribal Affairs
  • National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education of ST Students – Scholarship (Formally Top Class Education for Schedule Tribe Students) – only for scholarships
• Department of School Education & Literacy
  • National Scheme of Incentive to Girls for Secondary Education(NSIGSE)
  • National Means Cum Merit Scholarship
• Department of Higher Education
  • CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME OF SCHOLARSHIPS FOR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
• WARB, Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme For Central Armed Police Forces And Assam Rifles
  • PRIME MINISTER’S SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FORWARDS OF STATES/UTs POLICE PERSONNEL MARTYRED DURING TERROR/NAXAL ATTACKS
• RPF/RPSF, Ministry of Railway
  • Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme For RPF/RPSF

UGC- Schemes (University Grant Commission)

University Grants Commission (UGC) is the Apex body for the higher education system in India. University Grants Commission is also hosting some of its scholarships on the national scholarship portal. These scholarships will provide financial support to the students of college and university. The application procedure for NSP UGC Scholarship has started and the last date to apply for the scholarship is 5th February (Extended). You are required to read this article to grab all the information regarding the NSP UGC scholarship 2024-25.

Schedule of Central Sector Scheme

The detailed and latest schedule of the scholarship schemes can be check on the official website at https://scholarships.gov.in

Number of UGC Scholarships

National Scholarship Portal Award Details

Eligibility Criteria For Ishan Uday Special Scholarship Scheme

• The applicant must belong to domiciles of North Eastern states including Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, and Nagaland (for Ishan Uday special scholarship scheme only)
• The applicant must be a single girl child in the family (twin daughters can also apply) (only for PG Indira Gandhi Scholarship for single girl child)
• An applicant’s age should be less than 30 years
• The family income of the applicant must be less than 4.5 lakh
• The applicant must have taken admission in the first year of any degree course(Ishan Uday scholarship). The applicant must have taken admitted in the first year of the regular master’s degree program (PG Indira Gandhi scholarship)

Eligibility Criteria For PG Scholarship For University Rank Holders

• The applicant must be a rank holder in their graduation exam (for PG scholarship for university rank holders)
• The applicant must belong to SC/ST category (for the PG scholarship scheme for SC/ST students)
• An applicant must be pursuing the first year of post-graduation studies
• The applicant must have secured 60% marks in graduation (for PG scholarship for university rank holders)
• The maximum age limit of the applicant is 30 years

State NSP Scholarship Schemes

Assam

• PRE-MATRIC
  SCHOLARSHIP TO THE CHILDREN OF THOSE ENGAGED IN OCCUPATIONS INVOLVING CLEANING
  AND PRONE TO HEALTH HAZARDS – ASSAM
  • PRE-MATRIC
    SCHOLARSHIP FOR SC STUDENTS (CLASS IX AND X) – ASSAM
  • POST MATRIC
    SCHOLARSHIP FOR SC STUDENTS – ASSAM
  • PRE MATRIC
    SCHOLARSHIP TO OBC STUDENTS –ASSAM
  • PRE-MATRIC
    SCHOLARSHIP TO ST STUDENTS –ASSAM
  • PRE MATRIC
    SCHOLARSHIP TO ST STUDENTS (CLASS IX AND X) – ASSAM
  • POST MATRIC
    SCHOLARSHIP TO OBC STUDENTS – ASSAM
  • POST MATRIC
    SCHOLARSHIP TO ST STUDENTS – ASSAM

Chandigarh

• POST MATRIC
  SCHOLARSHIP FOR SC STUDENTS-CHANDIGARH
  • POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP
    SCHEME FOR TRANSGENDER STUDENTS-CHANDIGARH
  • POST MATRIC
    SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR OBC STUDENTS-CHANDIGARH
  • DR.AMBEDKAR POST
    MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR ECONOMICALLY BACKWARD CLASS STUDENTS-CHANDIGARH
  • PRE-MATRIC
    SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR SC STUDENTS OF CLASS IX AND X-CHANDIGARH

Bihar

• BC-EBC POST MATRIC
  SCHOLARSHIP-BIHAR
  • ST-POST MATRIC
    SCHOLARSHIP –BIHAR
  • SC POST-MATRIC
    SCHOLARSHIP -BIHAR

Uttarakhand

• Pre-Matric
  Scholarship Scheme for Minority (100 percent State Sector)-Uttarakhand
  • Post Matric
    Scholarship for EBC Students-Uttarakhand
  • Pre-Matric
    Disability Scholarship (State Sector)-Uttarakhand
  • Pre-Matric
    Scholarship for SC Students (State Sector)-Uttarakhand
  • Pre-Matric
    Scholarship for ST Students (State Sector)-Uttarakhand
  • Pre-Matric
    Scholarship for OBC Students (State Sector 50% and Central Sector
    50%)-Uttarakhand
  • Pre-Matric
    Scholarship for SC Students (Center Sector)-Uttarakhand
  • Pre-Matric
    Scholarship for ST Students (Center Sector)-Uttarakhand
  • Post-Matric
    Scholarship for ST Students-Uttarakhand
  • Post-Matric
    Scholarship for SC Students-Uttarakhand
  • Post-Matric
    Scholarship for OBC Students-Uttarakhand

Tripura

• DR.AMBEDKAR POST
  MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR ECONOMICALLY BACKWARD CLASSES (EBC)(SECONDARY
  EDUCATION)-TRIPURA
  • PRE-MATRIC ST
    SCHOLARSHIP SCHEMES
  • POST-MATRIC ST SCHOLARSHIP
    SCHEMES
  • POST-MATRIC
    SCHOLARSHIP FOR SC STUDENTS TRIPURA
  • POST MATRIC
    SCHOLARSHIP FOR OBC STUDENTS TRIPURA
  • Dr. B.R. AMBEDKAR
    POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR ECONOMICALLY BACKWARD CLASSES (EBC). – TRIPURA
  • NEC Merit
    Scholarship Tripura
  • PRE MATRIC SC CLEANING
    AND HEALTH HAZARD –TRIPURA
  • PRE MATRIC SC (CLASS
    IX AND X)-TRIPURA

Karnataka

• POST MATRIC
  SCHOLARSHIP(PMS) FOR ST STUDENTS – KARNATAKA
  • CENTRALLY SPONSORED
    SCHEME OF PRE-MATRIC(IX & X) SCHOLARSHIP FOR SCHEDULED TRIBE
    STUDENTS-KARNATAKA

Meghalaya

• UMBRELLA SCHEME FOR
  EDUCATION OF ST CHILDREN – PRE-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP (CLASS IX & X) FOR ST
  STUDENTS – MEGHALAYA
  • UMBRELLA SCHEME FOR
    EDUCATION OF ST CHILDREN – POST-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP (PMS) FOR ST STUDENTS –
    MEGHALAYA

Arunachal Pradesh

• Umbrella Scheme for Education
  of ST Students-Pre Matric Scholarship (Class IX & X) for ST Students
  Arunachal Pradesh
  • Umbrella Scheme for
    Education of ST Children -Post Matric Scholarship (PMS) for ST Students
    Arunachal Pradesh
  • Scheme for Award of
    Stipend to the schedule tribe students of Arunachal Pradesh

Jammu Kashmir

• POST MATRIC
  SCHOLARSHIP TO ST STUDENTS -JAMMU AND KASHMIR

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

• PRE MATRIC
  SCHOLARSHIP TO OBC STUDENTS-DADRA NAGAR HAVELI
  • PRE MATRIC
    SCHOLARSHIP TO SC STUDENTS-DADRA NAGAR HAVELI
  • PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP
    TO ST STUDENTS-DADRA NAGAR HAVELI

Himachal Pradesh

• CENTRALLY SPONSORED
  POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR SC STUDENTS-HIMACHAL PRADESH
  • CENTRALLY SPONSORED
    POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR ST STUDENTS-HIMACHAL PRADESH
  • CENTRALLY SPONSORED
    POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR OBC STUDENTS-HIMACHAL PRADESH
  • CENTRALLY SPONSORED
    PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR ST STUDENTS-HIMACHAL PRADESH
  • CENTRALLY SPONSORED
    PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR SC STUDENTS-HIMACHAL PRADESH
  • CENTRALLY SPONSORED
    PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR OBC STUDENTS-HIMACHAL PRADESH
  • DR.AMBEDKAR POST
    MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR ECONOMICALLY BACKWARD CLASS STUDENTS-HIMACHAL PRADESH
  • MUKHYA MANTRI
    PROTSAHAN YOJANA-HIMACHAL PRADESH
  • MAHARISHI BALMIKI
    CHATRAVRITI YOJANA-HIMACHAL PRADESH
  • INTEGRATED RURAL
    DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM(IRDP)-HIMACHAL PRADESH
  • KALPANA CHAWLA
    CHATRAVRITI YOJANA-HIMACHAL PRADESH
  • INDIRA GANDHI
    UTKRISHT CHATRAVRITI YOJANA -HIMACHAL PRADESH
  • THAKUR SEN NEGI
    UTKRISHT CHATRAVRITI YOJANA -HIMACHAL PRADESH
  • SWAMI VIVEKANAND
    UTKRISHT CHARAVRITI YOJANA-HIMACHAL PRADESH
  • DR.AMBEDKAR MEDHAVI
    CHATRAVRITI YOJANA FOR SC STUDENTS-HIMACHAL PRADESH
  • DR.AMBEDKAR MEDHAVI
    CHATRAVRITI YOJANA FOR OBC STUDENTS-HIMACHAL PRADESH

Manipur

• Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students (For Class IX and X)-Manipur
  • Post Matric Scholarship for ST students-Manipur

National Scholarship Portal Objective

The main objective of the NSP Scholarship 2024is

• To ensure the distribution of the scholarships will be done timely to the students.
• Now To make an application procedure easier for the students
• To make a common platform for Central and State Government’s scholarship plans
• For no duplication in the processing and creating of a learner’s database.

National Scholarship Portal Benefits

• Information about all the scholarships in one portal
• Easy application procedure
• Single integrated application
• Suggest for the students about the best scholarship scheme to apply
• No double applications
• Transparent records.
• Up to date data available
• Help as a decision support system (DSS) for Ministries and departments

Documents Required for National Scholarship Portal

• Aadhar Card
• Bank account Passbook.
• Caste Certificate if you belong to a special category.
• Income certificate as per your scholarship type.
• Mobile Number
• Passport Size Photograph
• Previous Year Education Qualification certificate.
• Self-declaration certificate.

National Scholarship Portal Registration

First Step

• To register yourself you need to go to the official website of the National Scholarship Portal

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• From the home page of the website, you need to click “new registration”

• Read the instructions appear on the screen, tick the checkbox and click the “continue” option
• Enter the details as asked on the screen such as name, date of birth, mobile number, gender, email ID, bank details, etc.
• Enter the captcha code and click the “Register” option

Second Step Login

• Log in through your “Student Registration ID”
• Click on “Application Form” Icon

• The application form will be displayed on the screen
• Fill in the asked details i.e State of Domicile, Name of the student, Date of Birth, Community/ Category, Father’s Name, Aadhaar card Number, Mobile Number, Scholarship Category, Gender, Religion, Mother’s Name, Annual Family Income, Email ID etc.

• Click on “Save & Continue”, next page appeared.
• Upload the scanned copies of the documents.
• Click on “Final Submission’’
• Thus, Application have to finally submit.

National Scholarship Portal Application Status

• First of all, go to the official website of the national scholarship portal
• The home page will open in front of you
• On the home page, you need to click on the login link and select your year
• Now you have to enter your application ID and password
• After that, you have to click on check your status
• The application status will be on your screen

Procedure to check Scheme Wise Scholarship Sanctioned List

• To check you need to go to the Official Website
• From the home page of the website you need to click “new registration”
• Now click “Scheme Wise Scholarship Sanctioned List”

• Choose an academic year, application type, ministry, scheme, state and district
• Enter captcha code and click submit option
• The list will appear on the screen

National Scholarship Scheme Renewal

• To check you need to go to the Official Website
• From the home page of the website you need to click “Login”

• Now enter the application ID, password and captcha that appears on the screen
• Click the “login” option and apply for renewal of the application

Procedure to Search Institute/School/ITI at National Scholarship Portal

• To check you need to go to the Official Website
• From the home page of the website you need to click “Search for Institute/ School/ ITI”

• Enter the details Institution State, Institution District, Institute /College/ITI and School/College/ITI Name(Optional)
• Now click “Get Institution list” option and information will appear

Check Eligibility At National Scholarship Portal

Any applicants who want to apply for a scholarship under NSP have to check their eligibility by following a few easy steps:

• To check eligibility you need to go to the National Scholarship Website
• From the home page of the website you need to go “services” option
• Click “scheme eligibility” from drop-down options

• Enter the details such as Domicile State/UT, Course Level, Religion, Caste/Community Category, Gender, Parent Annual Income, Whether Disabled and captcha code
• Click the “check eligibility” option

Registration Procedure of National Scholarship Portal

Procedure to search district-wise nodal officer

• Go to the Official Website
• From the home page of the website you need to click “services”
• Click “Search Nodal Officer Detail” option

• Select ministry, state, district, and scheme
• Enter captcha code appears in the image
• Click the “submit” option and information will appear on the screen

Check List of Ministry Coordinators

• Go to the official website of the national scholarship portal
• A Home page will be open in front of you
• On the homepage click on the services link
• From the services link select check the list of ministry coordinators
• A new window will be open in front of you with the list of all we ministry officers along with their contact details

Know Your AISHE Code

To know your AISHE Code applicants have to follow few easy
steps as mentioned further:-

• Go to the National Scholarship
• From the home page of the website you need to click “services”
• Click “know your AISHE Code” from the drop-down list

• Select your institution type, state, district, university type and name
• Click submit option and list of colleges with AISHE code appears

Know Your Payment-National Scholarship Portal

• To know your payment information you have to go to the official website
• From the home page click the “know your payment” option.

• Now enter the asked details such as
  • Bank
  • Account no
  • Confirm account number
  • Verification code
• Click search option and information will display

Track NSP Payment Status Online

• To track NSP payment information you have to go to the official website
• From the home page click the “Track NSP payments” option

• Now enter the asked details such as
  • Bank
  • Account no or NSP application ID
  • Verification code
• Click the search option and information will display

Download App Of National Scholarship Portal

• First of all, go to the official website of the national scholarship portal
• A home page will be open in front of you

• On the home page, you have to click on get it on Google Play
• Now you have to click on install
• The application will download on your mobile phone

Procedure To Fill Institute’s Registration Form

• Visit the official website of the national scholarship portal
• A home page will be open in front of you
• On the homepage, you need to click onInstitute login

• Login: Now a login form will be open in front of you where you have to:-
  • Select academic year
  • Enter user ID
  • Now Enter password
  • Enter captcha code
  • Click to login into the NSP profile
• Now a dialogue box will appear on your screen which will ask you to click on the ok option. You need to click on the ok option.
• Registration form: Now a registration form will be open in front of you.
  • On the registration form, first of all, you have to upload the identity proof of the institute’s Nodal officer. For this purpose, you need to click on choose file and select the image. Keep in mind that the image should be in PDF or JPEG format and not more than 200 KB in size. After that, you need to click on upload identity proof.
  • Now you need to enter all the required details in the registration form like:
    • AISHE/DISE/NCVT code
    • Name of Institute
    • Do you want to change the name as per AISHE/DISE directory in NSP?
    • Institute nature
    • Affiliated board/university name
    • Total student strength in the institute
    • Institute address
    • Institute state
    • District
    • URL of the institute’s website
    • Head of institution detail
    • Details of designated Institute Nodal officer for NSP
• OTP: An OTP will be sent on the registered mobile number of the Nodal officer of the Institute. You need to enter the OTP in the OTP box and fill all other relevant information
• You need to fill in all this information very carefully and before finally submitting the form you have to save the entered information by clicking the save form option after that you need to click on the final submit
• Reference ID: After finally submitting the form a reference ID will be generated and the form will be transferred to district Nodal officer
• Print Out: You need to take the printout of this form and submit it to the district Nodal officer. The form should be duly signed and stamped.

Update Profile Of The Institute

If the registration form is approved by the district Nodal officer then the new password will be sent on the registered mobile number of the Institute Nodal officer. In order to make the profile functional, the institute Nodal officer is required to login with a new password and follow the steps given below:-

• Visit the official website of the National Scholarship Portal
• A home page will be open in front of you
• On the homepage, you need to click on Institute login

• Login: Now a login page will appear before you where you have to:
  • Select academic year
  • Enter password
  • Now enter the user ID
  • Enter captcha code
  • Click to login into the NSG profile
• OTP: Now OTP will be sent to the institute Nodal officer’s registered mobile number. You are required to enter the OTP and click on confirm OTP
• Reset Password: Now a new page will be open in front of you where you have to reset your password. After that, you are required to click on submit. Now you need to click on continue to login.
• Update Profile: Now the institute Nodal officer is required to update the profile. For this purpose click on administration. After that click on update profile .
• OTP: Now OTP will be sent on the registered mobile number. You are required to enter the OTP and click on confirm OTP.
• Institute profile update form: Now a form will be open in front of you where you have to update information (if any):
  • Institute details
    • NameThe institute natureBoard or university nameCourse level offeredBoard stateDISE/AISHE/NCVT codeInstitute addressInstitute stateDistrictInstitute PincodeInstitute taluka aur blocUpload registered certificateInstitute taluka aur blocUpload registered certificate
    • Institute taluka aur bloc
    • Upload registered certificate
  • Contact person details
    • Name
    • Mobile number
    • Phone
    • Email
    • OTP
  • Bank details
    • IFSC code
    • Bank account number
• Final Submit: Now you need to click on final submit. After that, a message stating your profile has been updated successfully will be displayed on your screen.

Do’s and Don’ts on While Apply Online National Scholarship

Do’s For NSP Scholarship Form

• Read the guidelines carefully: Applicants are required to read the guidelines of scholarship very carefully. The eligibility criteria, application guidelines, ineligibility etc are to be read very carefully in order to avoid any confusion in the next stage.
• Deadline should be tracked carefully: The deadline of the scholarship has to be tracked very carefully. Applicants should keep in mind the last date of the application while planning to apply for any scholarship.
• Documents to be kept handy: All the documents like identity proof, address proof, income proof, bank account details etc have to be kept handy before filling the application form. The application remains incomplete without all the required documents. The applicants are also advised to keep a soft copy of all the documents in their devices so that a hassle-free application process can be ensured.
• Proofread the application form: Before submitting the application the applicants are required to proofread the application and check every detail before final submission. Some scholarships do not allow correction after submission. Due to incorrect information sometimes your scholarship can also get rejected
• Copy of submitted application should be kept: Keep the copy of the submitted application with you so that you can track its status. Applicants are required to make sure that the mobile number and email ID provided in the application form are working as the scholarship provider may contact for further selection or confirmation.
• Fill application form yourself: Always try to fill the information in the scholarship form by yourself as it will reduce the chances of filling any kind of wrong information

Don’ts For NSP Scholarship Form

• Incomplete information should not be submitted: Never submit incomplete application forms. If the applicant has submitted an incomplete application form then his or her application will be rejected. As it is the responsibility of the applicant to submit complete application form by entering all the mandatory details.
• Misleading information sources should be avoided: Avoid all the misleading information sources while applying for a scholarship. Get information from the trusted sources only. Always apply for the scholarship through the official website. For information purposes, different websites can be referred but applications must only be filled through the official website.
• Keep login details secret: Applicants are required to keep their login details secret. Sharing your login details too many people may result in your scholarship getting rejected.
• Avoid misleading information: Always fill the clear and concise information in the Application Form as misleading information will result in your application getting rejected. The provider considers all the information entered by you correct but if any information filled by you is found incorrect or misleading then your scholarship can get rejected.
• Never wait for the last date: Always fill the application form before the last date in order to avoid any last-minute hassles. Sometimes the official portal stops working on the last day due to heavy traffic on the website. As a result of which you will not be able to submit the application. So all the applicants are advised to fill the application form before the last date.

Workflow Of National Scholarship Portal

• Registration and submission of application by student
• Level 1 verification of application at Institute level
• Level 2/3 verification of application at district/state/ministry level
• Beneficiary record creation and account validation by PFMS
• Application de-duplication and merit list generation
• Payment file generation and financial approval
• Scholarship disbursement through DBT

Users Of NSP

• Student/Applicant
• Institute nodal officer
• District/State/Ministry nodal officer
• Scheme owner ministries/department/other government bodies
• Ministry of electronics and information technology
• Direct benefit transfer mission, cabinet secretariat
• National informatics centre
• Help desk

Precautions To Be Taken While Registering At National Scholarship Portal

Role Of Ministry Of Electronics And Information Technology

• The Ministry of Electronics and information technology is overall the owner of the National Scholarship Portal
• The ministry is also responsible for end to end processes of NSP
• Ministry of Electronics and information technology is responsible for providing administrative approval for NSP to NIC
• Other than that ministry is also responsible for providing input for value addition in NSP
• MietY it is also responsible for monitoring and review of the NSP

Role Of Direct Benefit Transfer Mission, Cabinet Secretariat

• DBT’s mission plays an important role in the administration of National Scholarship Portal
• DBT is also responsible for overall coordination with all the scheme owner ministries, departments and other government bodies
• DBT mission will also streamline the process and provide guidance to the Ministry of Electronics and information technology and NIC from time to time
• Review of standard operating procedures, guidelines, user manuals, and other documents which are circulated with NSP users is also done by the DBT mission
• The designated officers from the mission is responsible for providing various approval for the important dates and deadlines of schemes that are onboarded on NSP
• DBT mission is responsible for providing time-to-time guidance and suggestion for improvisation in NSP
• Review of forms, reports, workflows, etc for NSP is also done by the DBT mission
• DBT mission is also responsible for providing guidance and coordination for integration and data sharing with key bodies

Role Of National Informatics Centre

• National informatics center is a possibility for developing and maintaining NSP
• NIC is responsible to develop and maintain NSP infrastructure which includes software and hardware components
• For the operation of NSP helpdesk is managed by the National informatics center
• Integration and data exchange with external applications is also managed by NIC
• The security audit of NSP is also undertaken by NIC
• Important processes like standard operating procedure, guidelines, user manual etc is also drafted and updated by NIC
• The changes in the NSP application as per the recommendations is done by the National informatics center
• The configuration of scheme as per detail provided by the key scheme owner is done by NIC
• NSP guidelines is shared with this scheme owners by the national informatics centre

Role Of Helpdesk

• The role of the help desk is to provide first level assistance to the users of the national scholarship portal
• The helpdesk is also responsible in assisting the students for filling the registration application forms
• Technical support is also provided through the helpdesk
• The helpdesk is also responsible for escalating the critical issues to the National scholarship portal team as and when required
• The list of users category wise frequently asked questions will be maintained by the helpdesk
• Helpdesk will also keep the operators of call center agencies updated about the processes of national scholarship portal

Role Of Scheme Owner Ministries/Departments/Other Government Bodies

• The scheme owner/ministry/department/other government bodies will be responsible for operating the National scholarship portal for all activities
• For answering the queries of any law enforcement agency or RTI related to Scheme The scheme owner/ministry/department/other government bodies are responsible
• The scheme owner/ministry/department/other government bodies are required to abide by the IT act, Aadhaar act, and all other government rules and regulations
• The data and report concerning the schemes are required to be provided by The scheme owner/ministry/department/other government bodies to the government organizations
• The scheme owner/ministry/department/other government bodies are required to store all the data of the portal
• The verification of the correctness of scheme configuration on NPS are required to be done by The scheme owner/ministry/department/other government bodies
• The overall progress of the scheme will also be monitored by The scheme owner/ministry/department/other government bodies
• The scheme owner/ministry/department/other government bodies are required to issue timely instructions to district/state/ministry nodal officers
• Training to the state and district nodal officers from time to time are required to be provided by The scheme owner/ministry/department/other government bodies
• The scheme owner/ministry/department/other government bodies are required to provide the name of Central and state nodal officers along with their contact details. This information is required to be displayed on the portal
• PFMS detail’s authenticity should be maintained by The scheme owner/ministry/department/other government bodies at PFMS
• The details on the PFMS portal should be provided by The scheme owner/ministry/department/other government bodies
• The confirmation for adherence of NPS guidelines are required to be provided by The scheme owner/ministry/department/other government bodies

Institute Nodal Officer Registration Process

• From the academic year 2019-20 those institutes that are logining in for the first time will have to fill out the institute nodal officer registration form
• The Nodal Officer is required to login on to NSP by using the user credentials and complete the registration form by entering all the required details
• After that identity document is to be uploaded by the Nodal Officer
• Nodal Officer is required to lock the form and take a printout of it
• After that, the Nodal Officer has to get it attested by the head of the institute
• The form is required to be submitted physically to the respective district/state/ministry Nodal Officer
• The district/state/ministry Nodal Officer will verify this form and details entered in the form
• After that he or she is required to approve or reject the institute Nodal Officer registration form details on the portal by using the option verify Institute registration form
• After approval the user credential and new password will be sent on the registered mobile number of the institute Nodal Officer
• Duplicate copy of the application form will be shared with Institute Nodal Officer
• Institute Nodal Officer can login on the portal by using user credentials

First Level Verification Process Of National Scholarship Portal

• The correctness of details in the application form should be verified by the institute Nodal Officer
• The documents uploaded by the students should also be verified by the institute Nodal Officer and Institute level officer is required to keep the copies of supporting document which is submitted by the student as the district/state/ministry Nodal Officer can ask for copies from the institute Nodal Officer from time to time
• The institute Nodal Officer can verify the application, reject the application or defect the application
• If the institute Nodal Officer rejected or defect the application the reason for rejection or defect must be provided so that it can be provided to the student
• Defected application will be returned to the student for correction
• The student is required to correct the mistakes and then submit the application
• It is the responsibility of the Institute Nodal Officer to make sure that all the appropriate due diligence is done in accordance to the scheme guidelines and internal processes
• Institute Nodal Officer is also responsible for scrutinizing the applications well in time by the institute
• It is the responsibility of the Institute Nodal Officer to ensure that no pending applications as on the last date of Level 1 verification is available
• The institute Nodal Officer can also mark an application as fake at any stage before the payment is made

District/State Level Nodal Officer Creation

• When the ministry Nodal Officer create the user for state the login credentials for state nodal officers are created
• The ministry Nodal Officer enters all the required details
• After the entry of details in the system a unique username will be generated by the system and the username and password will be sent to the mobile number of the state Nodal Officer registered by the Ministry
• When the state Nodal Officer creates the user for the district then the login credentials for district nodal officers are created
• The state nodal officers enter all the required details
• After the entry of details in the system, a unique username will be generated by the system and the username and password will be sent to the registered mobile number of the district nodal officer registered by the state Nodal Officer
• If there is change in the district Nodal Officer then he or she shall approach the state Nodal Officer with the request to reset the password on change mobile number
• If the state Nodal Officer is changed then he or she can approach the ministry level Nodal Officer and request to reset the password and change the mobile number

Some Important Information Regarding Stakeholders

• If there is any unauthorized activity on NSP the government can take legal action
• NIC cannot directly answer any RTI related queries
• The outcome of validation that are done by external agencies will be treated as final
• Any grievance arising with such outcome will be dealt by the nodal verifying agency
• NIC will be responsible for the safety of the data
• The parties has required to take all the reasonable measures to achieve the objective of the project

Helpline Number

For any query, you can contact on the following number and email id

• helpline number:- 0120 – 6619540
• email:-he lpdesk[at]nsp[dot]gov[dot]in.