To uplift, the academics of the students of Odisha state, the chief minister of Odisha has started various schemes. Under these schemes, students will get monetary help from the government to complete their academic qualifications who need. Many students there are unable to complete their education due to a lack of finance. To support such students these schemes play a very important role. In this article, you will get detailed information about the schemes started by the Odisha Scholarship 2023 for students. You will get the list of schemes along with their eligibility conditions, benefits, the procedure to submit an application, and other relevant information.
What is Odisha Scholarship 2023?
To make it easy for the students to submit applications for the Odisha Scholarship started by the different departments of the Odisha Government, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has launched a State scholarship portal. On this portal, students will get information about different scholarships along with their benefits and more. Students can submit the application by using this portal of different departments. There are eight departments including the agriculture and F.E department, Higher Education Department, labor and ESR department providing more than 15 schemes to the students belonging to schedule caste category, schedule tribal category, and another backward class category. For more scheme-related information you have to read the further section.
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Key Highlights of Odisha Scholarship
- Name of the scheme: Odisha Scholarship
- Launched by: State Government
- Launched for: Students
- Benefits: Monetary
- Mode of application: Online
- Official website: scholarship.odisha.gov.in
Objective Of Odisha Scholarship
To get a better future, quality education is necessary. There are many students who are not able to get proper education and knowledge due to a lack of finance. Students or their parents are not able to finance their studies due to which they have to drop their education in-between. To avoid such dropouts and uplift the education sector State Government of Odisha has taken various initiatives. The main objective of this initiative is to provide monetary help to needy students so they can complete their academic qualifications.
Department Wise Odisha Scholarship List
| Department | Scholarships | |
| Agriculture & F.E Department | Kalia Scholarship | |
| Higher Education Department | e-Medhabruti | PG Merit |
| Technical and Professional | ||
| U.G Merit | ||
| Gopabandhu Sikhya Sahayata Yojana | ||
| Vyasakabi Fakirmohan Bhasabruti | ||
| Labour & ESI Department | Children of Building | |
| School & Mass Education Department | Junior Merit | |
| NRTS Scholarship (9 to 10) | ||
| Pathani Samanta Mathematics – 1 (Class – 6 to 8) | ||
| Pathani Samanta Mathematics – 2 (Class – 9 to 10) | ||
| Pathani Samanta Mathematics – 3 (Class – 11 to 12) | ||
| Primary Merit (Class – 3 to 4) | ||
| Primary Poverty cum Merit Poverty (Class 3 to 4) | ||
| Upper Primary (Class 5 to 6) | ||
| Upper Primary Poverty cum Merit Scholarship (Class 5 to 6) | ||
| Skill Development & Technical Education Department | Banishree – A Scheme of Scholarship for Students with Disability | |
| BOC Scholarship | ||
| Merit Scholarship | ||
| Merit-cum-Poverty Stipend | ||
| Sudakshya for Girls Child | ||
| ST&SC and MBC Welfare Department | Post Matric Scholarship | |
| Pre-Matric |
Benefits Of The Schemes
| Financial assistance to sports person | BPL Category students will get a 100% fee waiver Additional amount of 10,000 for diploma and long-term courses to meet traveling and another miscellaneous expense Additional amount of 5000 for six-week certificate courses to meet traveling and other miscellaneous expenses Non-BPL students will get a 75% fee waiver Additional amount of 5000 for diploma in long term courses to meet traveling and other miscellaneous expenses Additional amount of 2,500 for six-week certificate courses to meet traveling and other miscellaneous expenses |
| Junior merit scholarship | Rs. 3000 per annum for 2 years |
| Post matric scholarship for students with a disability | Reimbursement of compulsory non-refundable fees Maintenance allowance Additional allowance depending on the disability of the student |
| Postgraduate merit scholarship | Rs. 10000 per annum for 2 years |
| Pre-matric scholarship for students with a disability | Rs. 350 for 10 months to day scholars. 600 for 10 months to hosteller |
| Prerana post-matric scholarship for EBC | Rs. 350 for actual tuition fee, admission fee, library sports fee, and maintenance allowance to days scholar Rs. 750 rupees for actual tuition fee, admission fee, library sports fee, and maintenance allowance to hosteller |
| Prerana post-matric scholarship for OBC | |
| Prerana post-matric scholarship for SC | Rs. 550 for actual tuition fee, admission fee, library sports fee, and maintenance allowance to days scholar Rs. 1200 rupees for actual tuition fee, admission fee, library sports fee, and maintenance allowance to hosteller |
| Prerana post-matric scholarship for ST | |
| Professor Ghanshyam Das scholarship for higher education | 90% of the academic fee and other expenses for the duration of four years up to an amount of 1 lakh per annum |
| Scholarship to meritorious students under the Central sector scheme | Rs. 10000 per annum for the student of graduation level Rs. 20000 per annum for the student of post-graduation level Rs. 20000 per annum in the fourth and fifth year of professional degree courses |
| Senior matric scholarship | 5000 rupees per annum for 3 years |
| Technical and professional merit | 10000 rupees per annum as per the course duration |
| Vidyagyan scholarship program | 6000 rupees per annum |
| Vyasa Kabi Fakir Mohan Senapati scholarship | Rs. 20000 as a one-time payment |
Significant Dates
| Name of Scholarship | Application Between |
| Junior merit scholarship (medhabruti) | October to December |
| Senior merit scholarship (medhabruti) | |
| Post-graduation merit scholarship (medhabruti) | |
| Technical and professional Merit scholarship (medhabruti) | |
| Prerana post-matric scholarship for SC | August to October |
| Prerana post-matric scholarship for St | |
| Prerana post-matric scholarship for OBC | |
| Prerana post-matric scholarship for each | |
| Pre matric scholarship for students with disability | September and November |
| Post matric scholarship for students with disability | |
| Professor Ghanshyam Das scholarship for higher education | |
| scholarship to meritorious students under the Central sector scheme | August to October |
| Vidyadhan scholarship program | May to July |
| Vyasa Kabi Fakir Mohan Senapati scholarship | |
| Financial assistance to sportspersons | April to June |
Eligibility Criteria
| Department | Scholarship | Eligibility Criteria | |
| Agriculture & F.E Department | Kalia Scholarship | Children of all eligible beneficiaries under the KALIA Yojana | |
| Higher Education Department | e-Medhabruti | PG Merit | Applicant family annual income must not more than 6 Lakh per annumShould have completed under graduation degree |
| Technical and Professional | Applicant family annual income must not more than 6 Lakh per annumShould have completed 12th exam | ||
| U.G Merit | Applicant family annual income must not more than 6 Lakh per annumShould have completed 12th class exam | ||
| Gopabandhu Sikhya Sahayata Yojana | Applicant family annual income must not more than 1 Lakh 20 Thousand per annumMust be permanent resident of OdishaShould have taken admission in graduation or post-graduation degree courses Must belongs to the following familiesHlV/AIDS affected family (either father or mother or both).Households without shelter.Destitute/ living on alms.Manual scavengers.Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups.Legally released bonded labourers.Single mother family | ||
| Vyasakabi Fakirmohan Bhasabruti | Must be permanent resident of OdishaShould have taken admission in graduation or post-graduation degree courses | ||
| Labour & ESI Department | Children of Building | – | |
| School & Mass Education Department | Junior Merit | Applicant family annual income must not more than 6 Lakh per annum | |
| NRTS Scholarship (9 to 10) | – | ||
| Pathani Samanta Mathematics – 1 (Class – 6 to 8) | – | ||
| Pathani Samanta Mathematics – 2 (Class – 9 to 10) | – | ||
| Pathani Samanta Mathematics – 3 (Class – 11 to 12) | – | ||
| Primary Merit (Class – 3 to 4) | – | ||
| Primary Poverty cum Merit Poverty (Class 3 to 4) | – | ||
| Upper Primary (Class 5 to 6) | – | ||
| Upper Primary Poverty cum Merit Scholarship (Class 5 to 6) | – | ||
| Skill Development & Technical Education Department | Banishree – A Scheme of Scholarship for Students with Disability | – | |
| BOC Scholarship | – | ||
| Merit Scholarship | – | ||
| Merit-cum-Poverty Stipend | – | ||
| Sudakshya for Girls Child | – | ||
| ST&SC and MBC Welfare Department | Post Matric Scholarship | Applicant family annual income must not more than 6 Lakh per annum | |
| Pre-Matric | – |
Documents Required
- Aadhaar Number
- Applicant’s Photograph
- Income Certificate
- Caste certificate
- Special category certificate
- Resident certificate
- Frontpage of Passbook for bank account details of the student
- Matriculation Certificate
- Previous Examination Certificate
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Apply Online For Odisha Scholarship 2023
- You may submit the online application through the official website of the state scholarship portal, government of Odisha
- Home page of the portal will open, select “Apply scholarship” option
- Now click on the scheme name for which you desire to apply
- Press Apply button and login window will open on the screen
- Enter the login details in the given space
- If not registered then register yourself by follow the below mentioned procedure
- Form will open on the screen
- Fill the application form with required information
- Upload the necessary documents scanned copy
- Preview the application form and if no change is needed submit it
- Keep one copy of filled application
Registration Procedure
- Open the official website of the state scholarship portal, government of Odisha
- From home page choose registration option and a new page will open
- Read the information appears on the screen, tick the checkbox and select I agree button
- Enter the Aadhaar card number
- Choose verify option and complete the verification
- Now enter the information as asked on the screen
- Name,
- DOB,
- gender,
- Mobile number
- Other details as asked
- Hit register button to submit the registration form
Know Application Status
- Open the official website of the State Scholarship Portal
- Home page will open on the screen
- Choose know your status option
- Enter Aadhaar ID or application ID
- Choose get OTP option
- You will receive an SMS with OTP
- Enter the OTP in the given space
- Submit it to see the application status
Check IFSC Code
- Open the official website of the state scholarship portal
- Home page will open on the screen
- Choose view IFSC Code option
- Anew page will open, select bank name and district
- Hit search option to view the IFSC code
View Institution List
- Open the official website of the State Scholarship Portal
- Home page will open on the screen
- Choose the “institution list” option
- List of institutes including district name, institute type and address will show on the screen.
File A Complaint
- Open the official website of the State Scholarship Portal
- Home page will open on the screen
- Choose query/ grievance from menu bar
- A new page will open, choose complaint option
- Fill the form shown on the screen
- Name,
- Email Id,
- Mobile Number,
- Department,
- Scheme Name and more
- Upload the supporting document
- Hit submit button and a token number generate.
Submit Feedback
- Open the official website of the State Scholarship Portal
- Home page will open on the screen
- Choose query/ grievance from menu bar
- A new page will open, choose Feedback option
- Fill the form shown on the screen
- Name,
- Email Id,
- Mobile Number,
- Message
- Hit submit button to submit the feedback
Helpline Number
| Department Of Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment Government of Orissa, Bhubaneswar-751001 | scholarshipagri@gmail.com 155335 / 1800-345-6770 |
| Department of School & Mass Education Department Government of Orissa, Bhubaneswar-751001 | scholarshipsmed@gmail.com 155335 / 1800-345-6770 , (0674)2536755 |
| Higher Education Department Government of Odisha, Bhubaneswar -751001 | scholarshiphed@gmail.com 155335 / 1800-345-6770 |
| Labour & ESI Department Government of Orissa, Bhubaneswar-751001 | scholarshiplabour@gmail.com 155335 / 1800-345-6770 | 0674-2394981 |
| Skill Development and Technical Education Department Government of Orissa, Kharavela Bhawan Bhubaneswar-751001 | scholarshipsdtp@gmail.com 155335 / 1800-345-6770 | 0674-2391307 |
| ST & SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare Department Government of Orissa, Bhubaneswar-751001 | scholarshipstsc@gmail.com 155335 / 1800-345-6770 |