🗓️Updated June 2026  ·  All 36 States & UTs

Central Merit Scholarship Scheme

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
Top 20% students in Class 8 board exam
Income Limit
Below ₹3.5 lakh/year
Apply At
scholarships.gov.in

📍 Select Your State or UT

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