The Bhinnaseshy Souhrida Scholarship is a Government of Kerala scheme for students who are blind, physically handicapped (PH) or deaf. The Directorate of Collegiate Education runs it. It is open to students in government or aided arts and science colleges, music colleges, and higher secondary or vocational higher secondary schools in Kerala, and it covers fee charges for blind students and hostel or boarding charges for PH students, subject to family income limits.
The Directorate’s portal shows the 2023-24 cycle open till 10 January 2024. The official pages I read do not show a notice for 2026-27. Check the portal for one before you plan your application.
What you get
The official table lists the rate as N/A and carries the year 2017. So the support comes as charges covered, not as a cash payment:
- Blind students: fee charges, if family annual income is below Rs. 2.5 lakhs.
- PH students who live in hostels: hostel charges, if family annual income is below Rs. 4.5 lakhs.
- PH students who are day scholars: boarding charges, if family annual income is below Rs. 4.5 lakhs.
The official pages I read do not give amounts or income limits for 2026-27. Confirm them with the Directorate before you apply.
Who can apply
- Blind, physically handicapped (PH) or deaf students.
- Students in a government or aided arts and science college, a music college, or a government or aided higher secondary or vocational higher secondary school in Kerala.
- Blind students whose family annual income is below Rs. 2.5 lakhs, for fee charges.
- PH students whose family annual income is below Rs. 4.5 lakhs, for hostel or boarding charges.
The official pages I read do not set marks, age limits or course lists for this scheme. They also do not say who cannot apply.
How to apply
- Go to the Directorate of Collegiate Education scholarship portal.
- Check the news section for a notice on the Bhinnaseshy Souhrida or Blind/PH scholarship for 2026-27.
- If you need help, call the help desk. The portal lists the help desk number as 0471-2306580.
The official pages do not describe the application form or the upload steps.
Documents you need
The official sources I read do not list the documents for this scheme.
How students are selected
The official sources I read do not describe how applicants are chosen.
Renewal
The official sources I read do not give renewal rules. The portal news also notes a second phase for hostel fees in the 2022-23 cycle. Ask the Directorate whether hostel and boarding support continues each year.
Important dates
- 2022-23: the date was extended to 8 March 2023.
- 2023-24: applications were open till 10 January 2024.
- 2026-27: no notice on the official pages I read.
Official sources
- dcescholarship.kerala.gov.in/he_ma/he_maindx.php
- Blind/PH Scholarship, Directorate of Collegiate Education
Checked against these official sources on 5 November 2026.
