Scholarships

Official portals and step-by-step instructions for government and private scholarships open to Bihar students.

Scholarship and student-support schemes run by the Government of Bihar — each with the official portal and how to apply.

Bihar Post-Matric Scholarship (BC / EBC) Education Dept. / Backward & Extremely Backward Classes Welfare, Govt. of Bihar Course-fee support and maintenance allowance (amount depends on the course) Bihar PMS Online (PMS Edu) How to apply

Bihar Post-Matric Scholarship (SC / ST) SC & ST Welfare Dept., Govt. of Bihar Maintenance allowance + course-fee reimbursement as per scheme rules Bihar SC/ST PMS Online How to apply

Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana Education Dept., Govt. of Bihar One-time cash incentive for girls who pass Inter and for unmarried girls who graduate (amounts are revised from time to time) Medhasoft (Bihar) How to apply

Bihar Student Credit Card Scheme (Saat Nischay-2) Dept. of Planning & Development, Govt. of Bihar Education loan for higher education (up to the limit set by the scheme) — a loan, not a grant 7 Nishchay Yuva portal How to apply

Government of India schemes that Bihar students can apply for, mostly through the National Scholarship Portal.

National Scholarship Portal (NSP) — one window for central schemes Govt. of India Depends on the scheme (pre-matric, post-matric, merit-cum-means, top-class and more) National Scholarship Portal How to apply

PM YASASVI Scholarship (OBC / EBC / DNT) Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India Yearly scholarship for school and college students (amount varies by class / course) National Scholarship Portal How to apply

Central Sector Scholarship for College & University Students Dept. of Higher Education, Ministry of Education Yearly amount for meritorious students from low-income families (amount per scheme guidelines) National Scholarship Portal How to apply

Minority Scholarships (Pre-Matric, Post-Matric, Merit-cum-Means) Ministry of Minority Affairs, Govt. of India Course-fee and maintenance support depending on level National Scholarship Portal How to apply

AICTE Pragati (Girls) & Saksham (Differently-abled) Scholarship AICTE, Ministry of Education Yearly support for technical-course students (amount per AICTE guidelines) National Scholarship Portal How to apply

Scholarships offered by companies, foundations and trusts, with step-by-step instructions.

Reliance Foundation Undergraduate Scholarships Reliance Foundation Financial support during the undergraduate degree (amount set by the foundation each year) Reliance Foundation website How to apply

HDFC Bank Parivartan's ECSS Scholarship HDFC Bank Parivartan Yearly support for school, college and professional-course students in financial need Buddy4Study (application partner) How to apply

Tata Capital Pankh Scholarship Tata Capital Yearly support for students from Class 11 to higher courses (amount set each year) Tata Capital website How to apply

Kotak Kanya Scholarship Kotak Education Foundation Yearly support for meritorious girl students pursuing professional undergraduate courses Kotak Education Foundation How to apply

Vidyadhan Scholarship Sarojini Damodaran Foundation Support for higher education for bright students from low-income families Vidyadhan How to apply

Vidyasaarathi — corporate scholarship platform NSDL e-Governance Many corporate and foundation scholarships on one site (amounts vary) Vidyasaarathi How to apply

Buddy4Study — find scholarships (govt + private) Buddy4Study Free search of hundreds of scholarships; amounts vary by programme Buddy4Study How to apply

Applying for scholarships is free. Never pay anyone to "guarantee" a scholarship — apply only on the official portals.