The Dr. Hargobind Khurana Scholarship Scheme is a Punjab state scholarship for school students. The Government of Punjab’s Department of School Education runs it. It gives Rs. 3,000 a month for Class 11 and Class 12 to students who scored 90% or more in their matric exam and study in government schools or in Adarsh schools run by the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB).
This page covers only the Punjab scheme. The official documents we checked do not publish a 2026-27 application window, a last date or an online application page for it. The gaps are marked below so you know what to confirm with the school or the Department.
What you get
Eligible students get Rs. 3,000 a month for Class 11 and Class 12, which covers senior secondary study. The Punjab Council of Ministers approved this change at its 4 March 2021 meeting, and the Education Department issued it as a notification dated 12 March 2021. Other copies of the guidelines online show Rs. 2,500 a month and 80% marks. Those copies are not from an official site and do not match the 2021 notification, so this page does not use them.
Who can apply
- Students studying in government schools in Punjab, or in Adarsh schools run by the PSEB.
- Students who scored 90% or more in their matric exam.
- Students in Class 11 or Class 12.
- Category: the notification sets no caste, category or family income limit.
- Not covered: students in any other kind of school. The notification names only these two school types.
- Age, domicile, course and institution: the notification does not set these rules.
How to apply
The official documents we checked do not give application steps or an online portal for this scheme. The Department’s scholarship circulars page is the official starting point. An older official guideline lists the OSD (Scholarship), Office of the Director General School Education, Punjab, on the Department’s scholarship page, with the contact number 0172-2234531. Confirm that number before you rely on it.
Documents you need
The official documents we checked do not list the documents for this scheme. The Department’s circulars page lists a general note on required documents for various scholarship schemes, dated 1 August 2022. We could not open that note, so this page does not list its contents.
How students are selected
Marks decide eligibility: a student needs 90% or more in matric. For Adarsh school students, the PSEB pays the scholarship from its own funds and sends a yearly report to the government. The official documents we checked do not describe any further selection steps.
Renewal
The scheme covers both Class 11 and Class 12. The official documents we checked do not set out separate renewal rules or what happens if a student does not pass a year.
Important dates
- Notification: 12 March 2021, after the 4 March 2021 Council of Ministers meeting.
- 2026-27 cycle: the official documents we checked do not publish a last date or application window.
- Some unofficial pages give 8 October 2026 as a 2026 deadline. We could not confirm this from an official source, so check with your school or the Department before that date.
- The Department’s page lists guidelines dated 29 August 2022 in new and old versions. We could not open them for this page.
