Uttarakhand pre-matric scholarship for minority students 2026-27, Class 1 to 10: last date 31 August

Two things to know before anything else.

**This closes earlier than Uttarakhand's other pre-matric scholarships.** The state's SC, ST and disability pre-matric schemes run to 30 September 2026. This one — the minority scheme — closes on **31 August 2026**. Same state, same class range, five weeks apart. If you have heard "the Uttarakhand pre-matric deadline is end of September", that is a different scheme from this one.

**The amounts are small, and we would rather you knew now.** ₹50 a month is not going to change a family's finances. If your time is limited, the national pre-matric schemes on this site are worth more money. This is worth applying for if you are already eligible and the paperwork is in hand, and it is fully state-funded, so it does not compete with what you may be claiming from the central schemes — but go in with the right expectation.

Who can apply

The Directorate of Minority Welfare invites applications from students of the minority communities — the document names them as **Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain and Parsi** — who are studying in Class 1 to Class 10 in Uttarakhand, in:

- a government school, or
- a non-government (private) school or institution, or
- a madrasa registered with the Uttarakhand Madrasa Board

The eligibility conditions, as the department lists them:

1. The student must be a resident of Uttarakhand
2. The scholarship is only for followers of the Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Buddhist, Parsi and Jain religions
3. **The parents' annual income must not exceed ₹1 lakh**
4. The student must have passed the previous class
5. A student already receiving any other scholarship in the current academic session is **not** eligible for this one
6. Only students of government, council (parishadiya) and recognised schools or madrasas are eligible

On the income certificate, the department is specific: for this state-funded minority pre-matric scholarship, an income certificate issued by a competent authority authorised by the State Government is valid — the same way it works for the Government of India's scholarship schemes.

What you get

The rate schedule in the department's own document:

| Class | Rate per month | Maximum duration |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 to 5 | ₹50 | 12 months |
| Class 6 to 8 | ₹80 | 12 months |
| Class 9 to 10 | ₹120 | 12 months |

The income condition — parents' annual income not more than ₹1 lakh — applies across all three bands.

One caveat we are stating plainly rather than burying: the document carrying these rates is headed for the year **2022-23**. It is the specification the National Scholarship Portal currently serves for this scheme, and it is the only rate table the department publishes there. We have not found a later revision, and we are not going to invent one or assume the figures have moved. Check the amount on the portal when you apply.

The bank account condition that stops payments

This is the practical trap in this scheme, and the department states it directly: the student's own account or their guardian's account **must be in a CBS branch and should be Aadhaar-seeded**. If the account number or the IFSC code is wrong, the scholarship will not be paid.

So before you apply: check the account is Aadhaar-seeded at the bank, and copy the account number and IFSC from the passbook rather than from memory. A scholarship that is sanctioned but cannot be paid is the most common way this money is lost, and no one will call you to tell you.

How to apply

- Applications are invited **online, on the National Scholarship Portal (NSP 2.0)**, on the prescribed format, from students studying in Class 1 to Class 10
- The completed online application, with the necessary attachments, must be **verified by your school or madrasa** and then sent online to the District Minority Welfare Officer or District Social Welfare Officer
- Applications go through the head of the school — the Principal or Headmaster — within the prescribed time
- The workflow the department prints for the online application and verification is: **School / Institute → District**

The department is blunt about the alternative: an application filled in any other manner and sent offline directly to the government or the Directorate **will be cancelled**, and the full responsibility for that lies with the applicant, guardian or head of institution.

Nobody may charge you for this

The department includes this in its notes to applicants, and it is worth repeating on a site whose readers get approached by agents: if any individual or institution demands any kind of fee for applying for this scholarship, **action will be taken against them** once the matter comes to notice.

Applying on NSP is free. If someone in your neighbourhood is charging to fill the form, they are not part of the scheme.

What can cancel it

- If a student fills in incorrect information while applying, the applicant or head of institution is themselves responsible. The department states there will be **no correction process** at the District Minority Welfare Officer or District Social Welfare Officer level, and no correspondence about it. Check the form before you submit it, because there is no second pass
- Any breach of discipline, or violation of any other condition of the scholarship, can result in it being suspended or cancelled
- If a student is found to have obtained the scholarship through false particulars, it is cancelled immediately and the amount already paid is recovered, at the discretion of the State Government or the administration

The dates for this cycle

From the National Scholarship Portal's scheme board:

- Scheme open from: 3 July 2026
- **Student application open till: 31 August 2026**
- Defective application verification open till: 15 September 2026
- Institute verification open till: 15 September 2026
- District, State and Ministry verification open till: 30 September 2026

Your school has until 15 September to verify and forward what you submit — but you have only until 31 August to submit it. Those are two different deadlines and only the earlier one is yours.

The issuing office is the Directorate of Minority Welfare, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Colony, Aghoiwala, near Ashram Paddhati Vidyalaya, Dehradun.

Dates checked on 22 August 2026. Deadlines move without notice, so confirm on the official page linked above before you apply.