Education Schemes in India 2025
Central and state government schemes for students, teachers, and lifelong learners
India's government offers hundreds of education schemes covering free schooling, scholarships, mid-day meals, digital learning, skill training, and higher-education loans for students from all backgrounds. Whether you are a primary school child, a college student, or an adult seeking vocational training, there is a government education scheme designed to support you. Explore all central and state-level education schemes below.
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View all 879+National Scholarship Portal – Central Schemes
The National Scholarship Portal is a single online platform run by the Ministry of Education where students across India can apply for various Central Government scholarships. It offers scholarships at different education levels — from school (Pre-Matric) to college (Post-Matric) — as well as merit-based awards. The portal helps deserving students from SC, ST, OBC, and minority communities access financial support to continue their studies.
View DetailsJunior/Senior Fellowship in the Field of Fine Arts
The scheme "Junior/Senior Fellowship in the Field of Fine Arts" by the Sports, Youth and Cultural Activities Department, Government of Gujarat, aims to support artistic innovation and research by offering fellowships to young and senior artists in Gujarat.
View DetailsState Art Exhibition Competition
The scheme "State Art Exhibition Competition" by the Sports, Youth and Cultural Activities Department, Government of Gujarat aims to promote fine arts and recognize artistic talents by providing awards and scholarships to artists, art students, and school children across Gujarat.
View DetailsPradhan Mantri Vidyalaxmi (PM-Vidyalaxmi) Scheme
The "Pradhan Mantri Vidyalaxmi (Pm-vidyalaxmi) Scheme" aims to provide financial support for higher education through education loans. Under this scheme, financial assistance of up to ₹10,00,000/- is provided to meritorious students seeking admission to domestic institutions.
View DetailsPradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Protsahan Yojana: Central Sector Interest Subsidy Scheme
The scheme provides full interest subsidy during the moratorium period on loan availed under Model Education Loan Scheme of Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) to students belonging to economically weaker sections whose annual parental income is up to ₹4.5 Lakhs from all sources.
View DetailsFinancial Incentive to SC Meritorious Girls Students
The scheme provides financial incentives worth ₹5,000/- to the meritorious girls from Scheduled Castes who have secured 80% or above marks in the HSLC examination. To objective is to motivate and encourage SC students to pursue higher studies and bring them at par with the rest.
View DetailsFinancial Assistance to SC Students Appearing in the Mains Examination of UPSC
The scheme provides financial grants to the SC students for appearing in the UPSC Mains Exam. An amount upto ₹50,000/- is provided to each beneficiary, subject to budget provision. The assistance is extended depending on the applicant satisfying the eligibility criteria and the documents submitted.
View DetailsNational Centre For Communication Security (NCCS) Internship Scheme
The National Centre for Communication Security (NCCS) Internship Scheme allows young talent to be associated with the NCCS work for mutual benefit. It will enable NCCS to interact with young scholars and to get fresh ideas and study/ research support from the field of academics.
View DetailsSanskrit Research Scholarship Scheme
The scheme provides an annual scholarship of ₹40,000/- for up to three years to selected students pursuing Ph.D. research in Sanskrit.
View DetailsMukhyamantri Chhatravritti Yojana
The "Mukhyamantri Chhatravritti Yojana" is a scholarship scheme for NCC cadets who have cleared 10th or 12th standard, completed two years of NCC training with 80% attendance, and are pursuing higher education.
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