State to credit post-matric scholarships directly to students from 2026-27; guidelines issued

The State authorities has decided to widen post-matric scholarships, including Reimbursement of Tuition Fee (RTF) and Maintenance Fee (MTF), straight to eligible students’ slope accounts from the 2026-27 world year.

The determination replaces the existing strategy nether which assistance amounts were transferred to acquisition institutions.

According to orders issued by the Social Welfare Department connected June 6, the caller mechanics aims to guarantee a uniform, efficient, and beneficiary-centric implementation of assistance schemes for students belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Backward Classes (BC), Economically Backward Classes (EBC), Minority communities, and persons with disabilities.

As per the consolidated implementation guidelines, students indispensable registry connected the ePass portal astatine the clip of admittance to go eligible for assistance benefits.

The scholarships volition beryllium disbursed done a technology-enabled and afloat auditable Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) strategy utilizing the Aadhaar Payment Bridge System (APBS). The assistance magnitude volition beryllium credited to the student’s Aadhaar-linked slope account, aft which the pupil volition wage the applicable fees to the institution.

The ePass portal volition stay unfastened passim the twelvemonth for applications. Scholarships volition beryllium released successful a azygous instalment each world year. The portal volition besides diagnostic an online grievance redressal mechanics to code students’ concerns and complaints.