Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh/Death Post Matric Scholarship 2026-27: Government will refund the entire college fees, apply online immediately before October 31

There is news of great relief for the students from poor and middle class families taking admission in higher education, technical and vocational courses in Uttar Pradesh. The online application process under the ‘UP Post-Matric / Dashmottar Scholarship & Fee Reimbursement Scheme’, run by the Social Welfare Department, Backward Class Welfare Department and Minority Welfare Department, has reached its final stage. The biggest feature of this scheme is that 100% reimbursement of scholarship (maintenance allowance) as well as valid non-refundable tuition fees deposited in the college or university is done directly into the student’s bank account through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). The government has made huge provisions in the budget to ensure that no meritorious student leaves his studies midway due to financial constraints.

Post Matric/Post Matric Scholarship Scheme is applicable to all recognized courses starting after class 11 and 12:

• General Bachelors and Masters: BA, B.Sc, B.Com, MA, M.Sc, M.Com etc.

• Professional and Technical Degree: B.Tech, MBA, MCA, BCA, BBA.

• Medical and Nursing courses: MBBS, BDS, B.Pharma, D.Pharma, B.Sc Nursing, GNM/ANM.

• Diploma and ITI: Polytechnic Diploma, ITI, B.Ed, D.El.Ed (BTC) and other recognized certificate courses.

According to the official timetable released by the Social Welfare Department, only a few days are left for the online registration window to close for fresh applicants:

• Last date of Fresh Online Registration: 31 October 2026

• Last date for submission of hard copy to the college/institute: 04 November 2026 till

• Date of forwarding of online form by the institute: till first week of november

• Scholarship and Fee Reimbursement Credit (DBT) in Bank Accounts: The amount will be sent directly to the Aadhaar-seeded bank accounts of the students in the last week of January 2027.

To avail the benefits of the scheme, it is mandatory for the students to fulfill the following eligibility criteria:

1. Residence Proof: The applicant should be a native of Uttar Pradesh (Domicile of UP).

2. Family Income Limit:

   
   

   • Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST): The annual income of parents/guardian should not exceed ₹ 2,50,000 (Rs 2.5 lakh).

   • General, Other Backward Classes (OBC) and Minorities: The total annual income of the family should be less than ₹2,00,000 (Rs two lakh).

3. Minimum Attendance: The student’s biometric or official minimum attendance must be at least 75% recorded in the educational institution.

4. Recognized Institutions: The college or university in which the student is studying must be duly affiliated with the concerned regulatory body (UGC/AICTE/BTEUP/University) and registered in the master database on the scholarship portal.

While filling the form on the portal, students must keep ready the scanned copies of all these documents and details:

• One Time Registration (OTR) Number: OTR is mandatory before making new registration on the portal.

• Valid Proof of Identity (PoI) and Aadhar Card: It is mandatory for the student’s active mobile number to be linked to Aadhaar.

• Digital Income Certificate of the current financial year: Verified online by Revenue Department.

• Caste Certificate: For SC, ST and OBC category candidates.

• Domicile Certificate

• Last Qualifying Marksheet: Original mark sheet of last passed examination.

• College Fee Receipt: Fee receipt for the current session and valid enrollment number of the college.

• Bank Account Passbook: Bank account must be fully active, mapped on NPCI mapper and Aadhaar seeded (DBT enabled).

• Passport size latest color photograph and active email ID.

Follow these steps to avoid any errors in the form:

1. Visit Website: Official website of Uttar Pradesh Scholarship scholarship.up.gov.in Visit at.

2. Registration in Student tab: Click on ‘Student’ option on the homepage and go to ‘Registration’ and select ‘Postmatric Other Than Inter (Fresh)’ as per your category (General/OBC/SC/ST/Minority).

3. OTR and e-KYC: Complete your One-Time Registration (OTR) and e-KYC through Aadhaar authentication and mobile OTP.

4. Fill in the academic and fee details: Enter correct details of your High School, Intermediate, Graduation roll number, marks obtained and current college non-refundable compulsory tuition fees.

5. Documents Upload and Verification: Verify them online by entering the serial number and application number of income, caste, residence certificate.

6. Final Submission and Print: First take out the ‘draft print’ of the filled form and get it checked by the scholarship nodal officer of your college. After this ‘Final Submit’ the form on the portal. After 3 days, take the final printout and submit it along with self-attested copies of all the certificates to the concerned department of your institute by 4th November and get the receipt.