List of Scholarships for Polytechnic/Diploma Students in 2025

Students who are pursuing Diploma or Polytechnic courses from government colleges can take leverage of the 9 scholarships offered by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. Students can visit the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) where they will be able to apply for these scholarships. Do you also want to apply for a polytechnic scholarship? If the answer is yes, then this blog will help you greatly! Read on to know more.

Scholarship	Polytechnic Scholarships
Portal	National Scholarship Portal
Ministry	Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
No. of Scholarships Offered	9
Objective	To provide scholarships to students pursuing Diploma or Polytechnic courses.
Applicable to	Citizens of India
Beneficiary Categories	PwD, Minority and OBC

About Polytechnic Scholarships 

The scholarship award will be given to the student based on their academic record and the marks scored in the previous year’s examination. There are only 3 categories that are eligible for these scholarships – OBC, Minority, and PwD. 

Students must have received 50% to 60% on their last year’s exams and have 75% attendance in their academic records. Students must also ensure that their family’s annual income does not exceed Rs. 1,50,000 or Rs. 8,00,000. There are certain courses covered under polytechnic scholarships – vocational courses, medical courses, paramedical courses, professional courses, and technical degree courses. The scholarship amount will cover various educational expenses of students like study tour charges, learning device expenses, maintenance expenses, admission fees, tuition fees, reader fees, and thesis typing charges. 

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Benefits Provided Under Polytechnic Scholarships 

Mentioned below is the list of benefits provided under Polytechnic scholarships:

• There are 9 kinds of Scholarships offered to students who are pursuing diploma or polytechnic courses. 
• The amount rewarded under the scholarship will cover various educational expenses of the students, such as tuition fees, admission fees, study tour charges, maintenance allowance, etc. 
• Under the NEC Scholarship students get an amount ranging between INR 20,000 to INR 30,000 per annum. 
• Students who are residing in NER regions of India will get a scholarship ranging between INR 5,400 to INR 7,800 who are pursuing general, vocational, and technical courses.  
• Students part of the PwD category with 40% disability, who are pursuing a diploma or degree in technical courses will get a scholarship amount of INR 50,000 per annum. 

Documents Required 

To apply for a Polytechnic scholarship, the student needs to provide the following documents:

• The Aadhar Card of the student 
• PAN card
• Caste Certificate 
• Educational Certificates 
• Income Proof / Certificate 
• Bank Account Details 
• A residence certificate issued by the competent authority
• Latest passport size photographs of the student
• Self Declaration form 
• Course fee receipt

Along with the above-mentioned documents, students also need to provide other information like college registration number, mobile number, and email ID. 

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Eligibility Criteria for Polytechnic Scholarships 

The applicants need to fulfil certain eligibility criteria to be considered for a polytechnic scholarship. The table below contains the eligibility criteria for various polytechnic scholarships.

Scholarship	Eligibility Criteria
NEC Scholarship	The student must be pursuing technical education such as a diploma, degree, PG, ME, and Mtech.
NSP Scholarship	The student should be pursuing a polytechnic course from a Govt. college in India.  The student should be a citizen of India.
Post Matric Scholarship	The student should belong to the OBC category. They should be pursuing a Polytechnic or diploma course. Have an annual income of INR 1.5 Lakh.
State Engineering & Technology Merit Scholarship	The student should be pursuing a technical or professional course from the Polytechnic College. The applicant must have secured at least 50% marks in the previous year’s examination.
Ishay Uday Special Scholarship Scheme for North Eastern Region	The student should belong to a minority community. Have 50% marks in the previous year’s examination.  Have an annual income of INR 2 Lakh.
Post Matric Scholarship for Minorities	The student must be a girl student pursuing a diploma enrolled for the first year. Have an annual income of INR 8 Lakh.
Pragati Scholarship for Girl Students	The student must be a girl student pursuing a diploma enrolled for the first year. Have an annual income of INR 8 Lakh.
Saksham Scholarship for Disabled Students	The student should belong to the PwD category having 40% disability. Must be admitted for the first-year degree or diploma-level course in the technical stream.Must have an annual income of INR 8 Lakh.
Merit Cum Means Scholarships For Professional and Technical Courses	The student should be pursuing a technical or professional course from the Polytechnic College. The applicant must have secured at least 50% marks in the previous year’s examination.

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