Suvarna Jubilee Merit Scholarship, Kerala 2026‑27

The Suvarna Jubilee Merit Scholarship (SJMS) is a Kerala state scholarship for first-year students in undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) courses. It pays Rs. 10,000 per annum to selected students. It is for students from Below Poverty Line (BPL) families who scored 50% or above in the qualifying Examination.

The official pages I could read do not publish a 2026-27 notice, last date or application window. The most recent Suvarna Jubilee item on the official portal that I could read is the 2023-24 renewal. Check the portal for the 2026-27 notice before you plan.

What you get

The official rate is Rs. 10,000 a year, and the official pages I read give one rate for all levels. A college handbook for 2024-25 says the award runs for UG and PG Rs. 10000 per annum or 3 years and 2 years respectively. That handbook is the only source I found for the length of the award.

Who can apply

• Course and year: A first-year student of an undergraduate or postgraduate course is eligible.
• Institution: The course must be in a government or aided college, or a university department.
• Family: The student must belong to a BPL family. The official pages do not give a separate family income limit.
• Marks: The student should have scored 50% or above in the qualifying Examination.
• Category: The official criteria do not limit the scheme to any caste or category.
• Not eligible: Students in private (unaided) colleges are not named in the official criteria. Students past their first year are also outside them.
• Age: The official pages do not state an age limit.

How to apply

1. Go to the Department of Collegiate Education scholarship portal at dcescholarship.kerala.gov.in. In order to apply online, visit the website through the URL www.dcescholarship.kerala.gov.in.
2. Find the Suvarna Jubilee Merit Scholarship on the portal and read the notification for your session. The portal’s own help page says to see the notifications for corresponding scholarship.
3. Open the scholarship’s page to find its start and end dates for online registration.
4. The official pages I read do not set out the form steps in detail. Follow the notification on the portal.

Documents you need

The official pages I read do not list the documents. Check the notification for your session on the portal before you gather papers.

Renewal

The portal has run renewal sessions for this scheme in past years. Its news shows a 2022-23 renewal reopened till 09 06 2023 for students and 17 06 2023 for institutions. A 2023-24 renewal was also opened, and the portal news for it is dated 3 April 2024. The renewal rules are not on the pages I read.

Important dates

• 2026-27: No notification dates are published on the official pages I could read.
• 2023-24 renewal: The Suvarna jubilee renewal 2023 24 scholarship opened on the portal, dated 3 April 2024.

Some non-official listing sites give estimated windows for 2026-27. This page does not use them, because they are not official. The official portal is at dcescholarship.kerala.gov.in, and the department’s scheme page is at collegiateedu.kerala.gov.in.