AICTE स्वनाथ स्कॉलरशिप 2026-27: अनाथ छात्रों और कोविड या शहादत में माता-पिता खोने वालों के लिए ₹50,000 सालाना
AICTE-अनुमोदित डिग्री या डिप्लोमा कोर्स में पढ़ रहे उन छात्रों के लिए ₹50,000 सालाना जो अनाथ हैं, जिन्होंने कोविड-19 में माता-पिता खोए, जो शहीद सैनिकों या CAPF कर्मियों की संतान हैं, या जिनके माता-पिता गंभीर बीमारी या दुर्घटना से गंभीर दिव्यांगता से पीड़ित हैं। पारिवारिक आय ₹8 लाख तक। हर साल 2,000 स्कॉलरशिप, नेशनल स्कॉलरशिप पोर्टल पर 31 अक्टूबर 2026 तक।
Who can apply
You must fall in at least one of these four categories:
- Orphan
- Either or both parents died due to Covid-19
- Ward of armed forces or Central Armed Police Forces personnel martyred in action (Shaheed)
- A parent is suffering from a critical life-threatening disease (such as cancer), or died or was severely disabled — above 80% under the RPwD Act, 2016 — in an accident
And all of the following must also be true:
- Family income from all sources not more than ₹8 lakh in the financial year of the application, with a valid income certificate from the state or UT government
- Currently studying in an AICTE-approved institution and course, at degree or diploma level, in regular mode, in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th year
- You are not receiving any other Central Government, State Government or AICTE-sponsored scholarship
What you get
₹50,000 a year, paid as a lump sum towards college fees, a computer, stationery, books, equipment and software. There is no extra grant for hostel or medical charges.
How long it runs: up to 4 years for degree students admitted in the first year, and up to 3 years for diploma students. If you are already in the 2nd, 3rd or 4th year of a degree, the duration reduces to 3, 2 or 1 year respectively; for diploma students in the 2nd or 3rd year it reduces to 2 or 1 year.
How many are given
A maximum of 2,000 scholarships a year — 1,000 for degree students and 1,000 for diploma students. Selection is purely on merit in the qualifying examination: Class 12 marks for degree candidates, Class 10 marks for diploma candidates. Ties are broken by Class 10 percentage, then age, then lower family income.
Documents to keep ready
What you need depends on your category. Broadly:
- Orphans: death certificates of both parents, or a certificate from the Tehsildar or SDM in the prescribed format
- Covid-19 cases: death certificate explicitly stating the death was due to Covid-19; if one parent is alive, a current-year income certificate showing family income under ₹8 lakh
- Wards of martyred personnel: death certificate, Shaheed certificate from the armed forces or CAPF, and a current-year income certificate
- Everyone: bonafide certificate from the institution, Class 10 and Class 12 marksheets as applicable to your level, and a category certificate if you have one
How to apply
Apply online at scholarships.gov.in once the notice is published on the AICTE or NSP website. Your institution verifies the application, and the state or UT Directorate of Technical Education verifies it at the second level. Payment is made annually by DBT into your Aadhaar-seeded bank account. Renewal is not automatic: you submit a promotion certificate and a bonafide certificate on NSP each year, and missing that window forfeits the scholarship.
Dates checked on 3 August 2026. Deadlines in India move without notice, so confirm on the official portal linked above before you apply.
प्रकाशित 3 अगस्त 2026. तारीख़ें बिना बताए बदल जाती हैं, इसलिए आवेदन से पहले आधिकारिक साइट पर ज़रूर देख लें। हम आपका आवेदन, आपके दस्तावेज़ या आपका पैसा कभी नहीं लेते। आवेदन हमेशा आप सीधे करते हैं।