North Matric Scholarship 2026-27: 100% fees of college students will be refunded, last date of application extended; Know eligibility

The online application process for ‘Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme 2026-27’, run by the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment (SJE) to provide financial assistance to the economically weaker and meritorious students of reserved category pursuing higher education, is going on actively. The primary objective of this scheme is to provide reimbursement of compulsory non-refundable tuition fees and annual maintenance allowance to the students studying in Higher Secondary (11th-12th), Undergraduate (BA, BSc, BCom, BTech, MBBS), Postgraduate (MA, MSc, MCom, MBA) and various recognized technical and professional diploma courses after passing 10th class.

The pre-determined deadline for application for the session 2026-27 was about to end, but due to the delay in the admission process in universities and technical institutes and Jan Aadhaar e-KYC updation, the department has extended the last date of application, giving great relief to the students.

• Online Application Start Date: 15 August 2026

• Pre-determined Last Date: 31 October 2026

• Extended Revised Last Date: 31 December 2026 (With verification at institute level)

• Session: Academic session 2026-27

• Application Portal: Rajasthan Single Sign On (SSO Portal / SJE Portal)

To avail benefits under the Post Matric Scholarship Scheme, the following standards must be fulfilled:

1. Native Residence: The applicant should be a native/local resident of Rajasthan state.

2. Eligible Classes/Categories:

   
   

   • Students of Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) category.

   • Special Backward Class (SBC/MBC) and Mirasi and Bhishti communities.

   • Other Backward Classes (OBC) and Economically Backward Classes (EBC – Dr. Ambedkar Scheme).

   • Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic (DNT) communities.

   • Students of any category studying in national level institutions (IIT, IIM, AIIMS etc.) listed under Mukhyamantri Sarvajan Uchcha Shiksha Yojana.

3. Family Income Limit (Gross Annual Family Income):

   
   

   • SC, ST, MBC, OBC and EBC Categories: Annual family income from all sources ₹2.50 lakh Should not exceed. (In OBC category, special preference is given to BPL card holders, orphan students, single female dependents or disabled students).

   • Chief Minister Sarvajan Yojana: Annual family income for students studying in national institutions ₹5.00 lakh Should be less than.

4. Institute and Courses: The student should be regularly enrolled in any college, university or technical institute recognized by the Central or State Government. In some specific courses through distance or correspondence medium, only book allowance and prescribed fee is payable.

5. Single Scholarship Rules: The applicant should not be availing the benefit of any other similar scholarship scheme of the Central or State Government in the same academic year.

• Compulsory Tuition & Non-refundable Fees: The entire amount of actual non-refundable fees (except caution money and security deposit) of the institute approved by the State Level Fee Fixation Committee is refunded directly to the account.

• Maintenance Allowance: Annual maintenance allowance ranging from ₹2,300 to ₹13,500 per year is provided separately depending on the group of the course (Group 1 to 4) and being a hostler/day-scholar.

While filling the form on the portal, all the details are auto-fetched directly from the Jan Aadhaar card. Therefore the data of the following documents should be completely updated in Jan Aadhaar:

1. Jan Aadhar Card/Bhamashah ID: It is mandatory for the head of the family and the student to have Aadhaar linked.

2. Aadhar card: Student’s individual Aadhaar card and active mobile number linked to it (for OTP verification).

3. Domicile Certificate: Digitally signed original residence.

4. Caste Certificate: Digital caste certificate issued by the competent revenue officer.

5. Family Income Certificate: Income declaration form for the current financial year in the prescribed format (Form I/J).

6. Last year’s mark sheet: Original 10th mark sheet and passing mark sheet of previous class/semester.

7. Original fee receipt for the current session: Authorized fee receipt for the current session (bearing receipt number and date) issued by the college or university.

8. DBT Activated Bank Account: The student must have his own active savings bank account, which is seeded with Aadhaar and mapped with NPCI/DBT.

9. Hostel Certificate: Hostel certificate issued by the warden, if the student stays in a college or government hostel.

1. Login to SSO Portal: First of all the official portal of Rajasthan Government sso.rajasthan.gov.in Go to and login by entering your SSO ID and password.

2. Choose Scholarship App: Among the citizen apps (G2C) available on the dashboard ‘Scholarship (SJE)’ Click on the icon.

3. Profile Registration/e-KYC: If you are applying for the first time, enter Jan Aadhaar ID by choosing ‘Student’ option and complete biometric/Aadhaar authentication through OTP.

4. Upload Academic Details and Fee Receipt: Select your current institute, university, year of course and roll number. After this, scan and upload the original college fee receipt in PDF format.

5. Verification and Final Submission: Review all the details entered in the form and tick the agreement and press the final submit button.

6. College Forwarding: Once the form is submitted, the application online goes to your respective college/university login ID for verification. Download the acknowledgment slip from the student portal and keep it safe with you.