Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme For Minority (100 Percent State Sector)-Uttarakhand (Welfare Based Scheme) 2026‑27

The Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme For Minority (100 Percent State Sector)-Uttarakhand is a monthly scholarship for minority students in Classes 1 to 10 in Uttarakhand. It is listed on the National Scholarship Portal as a welfare based scheme. The Minority Welfare Department’s scheme page lists it under the state sector. The site content is owned by the Minority Welfare Department of the Government of Uttarakhand.

The 2026-27 application window has closed. The National Scholarship Portal listing shows the student application window for this scheme shut on 31 August 2026. The official sources I found do not give a date for the next round.

What you get

The department’s scheme page lists the monthly rates by class, each payable for a maximum of 12 months.

The rate document is linked to a government order dated 3 September 2005. I found no separate rate for 2026-27 in the official sources. The application notice I read for this scheme is for 2022-23. Money goes into the student’s bank account, so a wrong account number or IFSC code means no payment.

Who can apply

• Domicile: You must be a resident of Uttarakhand.
• Community: Only Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Buddhist, Parsi and Jain students qualify.
• School: You must study in Class 1 to 10 in a government, non-government or recognised school or institution in Uttarakhand, or in a madrasa registered with the Uttarakhand Madarsa Board. Only students of government, council and recognised schools or madrasas qualify.
• Family income: Your parents’ or guardian’s annual income from all sources must not be more than Rs. 1 lakh.
• Previous class: You must have passed the previous class. The notice gives no minimum percentage of marks.
• Age: The official sources do not publish an age limit.

Students from other communities, students outside the recognised schools and madrasas listed above, and students who already get another scholarship in the same session cannot apply. On the National Scholarship Portal, a student may apply for one merit-based scheme and one or more welfare-based schemes in 2026-27, if each scheme’s rules are met.

How to apply

1. Create your One Time Registration (OTR). Go to scholarships.gov.in. The OTR can be generated using your Aadhaar or Aadhaar Enrolment number. The OTR is applicable for the entire academic career of the student.
2. Fill the online form. Log in and fill the form for this minority state sector scheme on NSP. The notice says the form is filed on NSP 2.0 in the prescribed format.
3. Attach your documents. Use the list in the section below.
4. Get the institute to verify and forward. Your school or institute head verifies the form and sends it online to the district Minority Welfare Officer or District Social Welfare Officer. Paper forms sent directly to the department are rejected, and the applicant, parent or institute head is responsible for them.

At a Common Service Centre, the fixed charge for the full process, including OTR, biometric authentication and the application, is Rs 30. You can find the nearest centre at the CSC locator. The notice also says no person or institution may charge a fee for the form. If face authentication fails, check that the biometric lock on your Aadhaar is set to unlocked.

Documents you need

• A minority certificate, or a self-declaration in the prescribed format. The format asks for the student’s name, community, and home address down to village or town, tehsil, block, district and state.
• An income certificate issued by a competent authority of the state government. The notice says it is valid in the same way as income certificates for central scholarship schemes.
• A bank account in the student’s or parent’s name, at a core banking branch, seeded with Aadhaar as far as possible.
• Your Aadhaar or Aadhaar Enrolment ID, for the OTR.

The 2022-23 notice I read does not list a marksheet or photograph.

How students are selected

• The notice describes eligibility checks and no merit ranking. Forms move from the school to the district office for verification.
• If wrong information is entered, the applicant and the institute head are responsible. The district office does not correct it.
• A scholarship can be suspended or cancelled if a rule is broken. If it was obtained through wrong details, it is stopped and the amount can be recovered.

Renewal

The official sources I found do not set out a renewal procedure or renewal rules. The department’s page reports 533 fresh awards and 41 renewal awards for 2024-25.

Important dates

• The portal opened for academic year 2026-27 on 1 June 2026.
• For this scheme, the student application opened on 3 July 2026 and closed on 31 August 2026.
• Defective application and institute verification closed on 15 September 2026, and the later DNO/SNO/MNO verification closed on 30 September 2026.

All 2026-27 stages are over as of 5 November 2026. The official sources do not give dates for the next round.