Higher Education Scholarship Scheme

The “Higher Education Scholarship Scheme” was launched by the Education Department, Government of Gujarat. The scheme objective is that students studying in various courses at Government and Grant-In-Aid Schools and Colleges are eligible for this scheme. It begins with students studying in class 11th and extends across different Graduate-level study sequences.

• ₹1,000/- for school students.
• ₹1,000/- for college students.
• ₹1,000/- each for Arts and Commerce streams students.
• ₹2,000/- for the Science stream students.

1. The applicant must be a resident of Gujarat.
2. The applicant must be a student of standard 11 or 12, or a college student enrolled in government or grant-in-aid institutions.
3. The applicant must have passed standard 10 (for school-level scholarship) or standard 12 (for college-level scholarship).
4. The applicant family's annual income must not exceed ₹2,50,000/-.
5. The applicant must be studying in the Arts, Commerce, or Science stream at the college level.
6. The applicant must have secured admission on merit in proportion to available seats.

Online

Step 1: The applicant may visit the Digital Gujarat Portal: https://www.digitalgujarat.gov.in/
Step 2: On the home page, click on ‘Register’ and the applicant will be redirected to the registration form page.
Step 3: Enter your Mobile Number, Email, Set Password, and then click on ‘Save’.
Step 4: After successful registration, the applicant can login through his/her Username (Mobile No./Email ID) and Password.
Step 5: Now, click on ‘My Profile’ to update your profile and fill in all the mandatory information.
Step 6: After filling in profile details, click on ‘Update Profile’. The profile will be updated after entering the verification Code (OTP).
Step 7: Now under services, select ‘Scholarship Services’ and then click on ‘SC Scheme’.
Step 8:**** Select the Financial Year for which you want to apply for and then click on ‘Change Financial Year’.
Step 9: Select the scheme, read the interaction carefully, and then click on ‘Continue to Service’.
Step 10: Fill in the application form completely and upload all the relevant documents.
Step 11: Now, click on ‘Save as Draft’ and agree with the terms & conditions, and submit the application form by clicking on ‘Confirm & Final Submit’.
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> Instructions

• Photo uploading for all applicants is mandatory.
• Application will be considered complete only when all sections are completed.
• Only one application per applicant will be acceptable for a scholarship. If any student submits more than one application either from a single institute or from multiple institutions his/her all applications will be rejected by the competent authority and no request from any side will be entertained.
• In case of any wrong/misleading information provided in the application shall lead to rejection of the application by Department Authorities.
• All required documents must be carefully scanned as per the instructions given.
• The student has to fill his/her application carefully as there is no provision for institution change once the application is submitted successfully.
• The unreadable uploaded documents will allow the competent authority to reject the student application.
• Direct Individual submission of this application form will not be accepted in case of students studying inside the state. Only outside students have to fill out their form online and submit his/her application form to their native district officer.

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User Manual- English
User Manual- Gujarati

• Aadhaar Card
• Caste Certificate
• Passport-size Photo
• Bank Passbook/Cancelled Cheque
• Income Certificate
• Self-attested copies of marksheets of 10th/12th Standard