The National Scholarship Portal (NSP) is an online portal by the

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for applying, processing, verifying and sanction of Government scholarships to students. It aims to reduce discrepancies and provide a common, effective and transparent way to disburse scholarships to students. It aims to be a "one stop" portal for Indian students applying for scholarships by bringing together hundreds of scholarships run by both states and the central government. The portal is a part of the government's

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initiative and the

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History

In 2016 Government of India launched National Scholarship portal. and in 2018, the Indian government launched the National Scholarship Portal mobile app to allow poor and rural students to access the portal. It was developed by the

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. The full web-based portal launched in 2020. In 2022, the portal was criticized for failing to verify the scholarship applications of over 1,000 girls from

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, leading to them being denied a scholarship.

Funding

The portal distributes funds through the

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system. The official helpline for National Scholarship Portal is 0120 - 6619540. It also has an email address helpdesk@nsp.gov.in .

References

External links

*{{official, https://scholarships.gov.in/ Government services web portals in India Higher education in India Digital India initiatives