1. National Scholarships Portal
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2. National Scholarships Portal
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Description 1
Introduction
About National Scholarships Portal 2
Current Mandate
Ministries & Schemes on-boarded for Phase I 3
Services available
Services made available in National Scholarships Portal 4
Student Registration Process
Student registration process in National Scholarships portal 5
Institutional Role
Role of College/University 6
Role of District & State Officer
Responsibilities include verification/scrutiny, generation of merit list & digital signature 7
Role of Central Ministry
Scheme Configuration 8
Helpdesk 9
Open Discussions

4. Objectives National Scholarships Portal- An initiative of PMO
Launched by Hounrable Prime Minister Of IndiaNational Scholarship Portal (NSP) is one-stop solution through which various services starting from student application, application receipt, processing, sanction and disbursal of various scholarships to Students are enabled
This initiative aims at providing a Simplified, Mission-oriented, Accountable, Responsive & Transparent 'SMART' System for faster & effective disposal of scholarship applications and delivery of funds directly into beneficiaries account.
Objectives
Ensure timely disbursement of Scholarships to students
Provide a common portal for various Scholarships schemes of Central and State Governments
Create a transparent database of scholars
Avoid duplication in payments
Harmonization of different Scholarships schemes & norms
Application of Direct Benefit Transfer

5. Benefits of National Scholarships Portal
For States and Ministries
Saving of Money, Effort and Time
Can be implemented for State Scholarship Schemes also
States need not procure any Hardware and Network Software.
States need not to develop and maintain separate Software
Elimination of duplicates across the schemes and across the country
Centralized UID Services: States need not have Locally
Centralized Mobile Services and Mobile APPS
Open APIs
Multi Lingual Support
Centralized application Hosting in CLOUD-No Charges for the states
Centralized Payment Gateways for Release of the Scholarship Funds.
Easy to Track & Monitor
Configurability in the work flow and rules
Comprehensive MIS and Dash Boards for all levels
Content Management System (CMS) for States to publish the content

6. Services available in National Scholarships Portal
Scheme Eligibility
Student Registration, Institutional/College Registration
Student Status tracking & Grievance Redressal
Verification/Scrutiny of student applications
Merit list generation wherever applicable
Scheme configuration
Integration with Public Financial Management system of CGA & with state treasuries and Banking system (in future)

7. Agenda for next academic year
On-boarding of UGC, DST & AICTE schemes
On-boarding of state schemes
On-boarding of Central sponsored schemes
Integration with State treasury or Banking Infrastructure to facilitate DBT from state to student bank account.

8. Participating Ministries & Departments
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Department of Social Justice and Empowerment
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Ministry of Human Resources & Development
Department of Higher Education
Department of School Education
Ministry of Minority Affairs
Ministry of Labour & Employment
UGC
AICTE

9. Schemes being on-boarded on National Scholarships Portal
Ministry of Human Resource & Development (Department of School Education & Literacy)
Schemes being on-boarded on National Scholarships Portal
National Means-Cum Merit Scholarship Scheme
National scheme Incentive for Girl Child for Secondary Education.

10. SBI/CANARA Bank Upload the File to PFMS
Payment flow for NMMSS/NSIGS
Applicants Login
Applicants will fill up application form.
School
School will verify the information of Applicant.
District
Application verified by District Nodal Officer(Personal Details, Uploaded Documents etc.
Ministry
Ministry will sanction the scholarship amount & release d it to SBI/CANARA Bank.
PFMS
PFMS will check the Benificiary details & generate a response code.
Finally , PFMS Disbursed the scholarship amount in applicants account.
State
State Nodal officer will finally verify the application & check availablity for no. of scholarship alloted to the state for particular scheme.
SBI/CANARA Bank Upload the File to PFMS

11. National Scholarships Portal Live Demonstration
Student Registration Process
Scheme Eligibility
Content Management system
Institutional Role and/or District and/or State Verification/Scrutiny
Submission of proposal by State
Digital Signature - signing payment file

12. Open the Browser (Google Chrome, Mozilla, Firefox).
Enter the URL:- test.scholarships.gov.in
Home Page will appear:

13. Student Registration for National Means Cum Merit Scholarship

14. Student Registration in the case of National Scheme for Incentive for Girl child for Secondary Education

15. School Login

16. Register Application
First, You have to select Academic year .

17. Select Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS/NSIGS).

18. Show Registered Application
In School Login, Admin can view scheme wise all Registered Application by clicking on Show Registered Application.

19. Register Application
School can also Register Application at their end. There is scheme wise 19/20 column Performa for register application.

20. Upload Excel Data
Even school can upload excel sheet (List of student in particular Performa) to register application.
Note: Use .xls format for to upload excel sheet.

21. Application Verification
For Application Verification, Select Academic year & Application type(Fresh/Renewal) then click on Get Application.

22. Get Application
School will get the list of Registered applications for verification purpose.

23. Forward Applications
Here school will verify applicant’s details & scanned documents then forward it to next level i.e. District Nodal Officer.

24. District Nodal Officer Login

25. Home Page
Enter username, password & capture value, then click on Login button for login.

26. Register Application

27. District Nodal Officer will also able to:-
1.View Registered Applications
2. Register Applications in 19/20 column Performa
3. Upload excel sheet to Register Applications
Same as shown above in School Login.

28. Application Verification
For Application Verification, Select Academic year, scheme, Institution Location & application type. Then click on Get Application.

29. List of Application to be verified
List of applications are displayed for verification by District Nodal officer .

30. Forward Verified Application
Here District Nodal Officer will verify applicant’s details & scanned documents then forward it to next level i.e. State Nodal Officer.

31. State Nodal Officer Login

33. Register Application

34. State Nodal Officer will also able to:-
1. View Registered Applications
2. Register Applications in 19/20 column Performa
3. Upload excel sheet to Register Applications
Same as shown above in School Login.

35. Application Verification
For Application Verification, Select Academic year, scheme, Institution Location & application type. Then click on Get Application.

36. List of Application to be verified
List of applications are displayed for verification by State Nodal officer

37. Forward Verified Application
Here State Nodal Officer will verify applicant’s details & scanned documents & forward application for Confirmation from Ministry.

39. Generate Payment Request
State Nodal Officer will click on Generate Payment Request. Select Academic Year, Scheme type & Fresh/Renewal (DBT). Press submit button.

40. List of Applications pending for Response
After clicking on Submit button, State Nodal Officer will get List of application for Generate Payment Request.

41. Send List of Applications to PFMS
State Nodal Officer will Create Payment Data File & send it to PFMS signing by Digital Signature.

42. PFMS PFMS will check the Beneficiary details like Account Number etc.
After Verification by PFMS, the beneficiary file would be visible to Ministry in their PFMS Login.
Ministry will sanction the scholarship amount for eligible students & send the list of beneficiary(Payment File) to SBI/CANARA Bank.
SBI/CANARA Bank will upload the payment file to PFMS for Disbursement.

43. National Scholarships Portal Helpdesk
to 505 (For public)
Online complaint management system on scholarships.gov.in (For public).
  ( For official)
Contact: ( Only for official purpose)

44. Thank You