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A merit-cum-means scholarship with income, regular-course, board-merit and selection-allocation criteria; current intake dates are unverified.
The Department of Higher Education's PM-USP CSSS FAQ for academic year 2025–26 describes a scholarship for eligible students above the 80th percentile in the relevant Class XII board stream, enrolled in a regular (not correspondence/distance) course, with annual family income up to ₹4.5 lakh, and not receiving another scholarship or fee reimbursement. Diploma students and students taking a gap after Class XII are ineligible for fresh applications. Selection uses board/state slots and specified stream, gender and category allocations, with a horizontal reservation for students with benchmark disabilities. The FAQ documents 2025–26 application details; it does not establish a 2026–27 application window.
Scheme status: unknown. Application window: unknown.
The official FAQ is for AY 2025–26 and records opening on 2025-06-02; no AY 2026–27 deadline/status was verified.
Annual scholarship for first three years of college/university courses; course-specific technical provisions apply.
₹12,000 per annum for first three years (Annual, subject to selection and renewal conditions)
The FAQ lists ₹20,000 per annum at postgraduate level and for technical courses in the fourth and fifth years; B.Tech/BE is specified for four years only, with the fourth-year rate at ₹20,000.
₹20,000 per annum for specified PG/technical-course years (Annual, subject to selection and renewal conditions)
Fresh eligibility, ₹4.5 lakh annual family income threshold and exclusions
Ministry of Education, Department of Higher Education, PM-USP CSSS FAQ 2025–26, questions 1 and 10Document date: Academic year 2025–26; publication day not stated; reviewed: 2026-10-04.
Award rates and renewal duration/attendance/marks criteria
PM-USP CSSS FAQ 2025–26, questions 3–5Document date: Academic year 2025–26; publication day not stated; reviewed: 2026-10-04.
Application process and document checklist; 2025 portal open date
PM-USP CSSS FAQ 2025–26, questions 14, 16 and 19Document date: Academic year 2025–26; publication day not stated; reviewed: 2026-10-04.
The 2025–26 official FAQ states annual family income up to ₹4.5 lakh, alongside the merit, regular-course and other eligibility conditions.
The FAQ lists ₹12,000 per year for the first three undergraduate years and ₹20,000 per year at postgraduate level or for specified technical-course years.
The reviewed FAQ covers academic year 2025–26 and does not verify the 2026–27 application window. Check NSP for current dates.