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Jaipur/New Delhi: ‘Chief Minister Higher Education Scholarship Scheme’ (Mukhyamantri Uchch Shiksha Chhatravriti Yojana 2026-27) is a very important initiative of the Rajasthan Government to support the meritorious students who leave college or technical institutes after 12th class due to financial constraints. The online application process of this scheme has been started by the College Education Commissionerate for the academic session 2026-27. As per the official notification, eligible students are applying online from 1st October 2026 and the last date to submit the form is fixed as 30th November 2026. The main objective of this scheme is to provide financial assistance to talented students from low income group to pursue higher studies, so that they can complete their undergraduate and postgraduate studies without any financial pressure. The most important thing is that no fee is charged from the students to apply for it.
Under the Chief Minister Higher Education Scholarship Scheme, the government has prescribed separate financial assistance for general eligible students and specially abled (disabled) students, which is paid on the basis of a maximum academic session of 10 months. An annual scholarship of Rs 500 per month with a maximum of Rs 5,000 is provided to eligible students of general category. At the same time, eligible students with 40 percent or more disability are given double the assistance i.e. Rs 1,000 per month to a maximum of Rs 10,000 annually. According to the rules of the scheme, if the student continues his higher education regularly, he can get the benefit of this scholarship for a maximum of 5 years. However, if a student drops out before the completion of five years, the scholarship will be payable only for the period of study.
To avail this scholarship, it is mandatory for the applicant student to be a native of Rajasthan. Under educational qualification, the student must have passed 12th class examination from Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education (RBSE), Ajmer with minimum 60 percent marks and his/her name must be included in the first one lakh merit list of the board. Along with this, it is necessary for the student to be currently studying as a regular student in any government or recognized private higher or technical educational institution. Talking about financial eligibility, the total annual income of the applicant’s parents or guardian from all sources should not exceed Rs 2.50 lakh (Rs 2,50,000). Apart from this, the student should not be availing the benefit of any other similar government scholarship scheme and it is mandatory for him to have an active account in a nationalized bank in his own name.
Before filling the online form, students should keep all their original documents and their self-attested scanned copy ready. These include the student’s Aadhar Card and Jan Aadhaar Card, 10th and 12th class marksheet, latest income certificate (not older than 6 months), domicile certificate of Rajasthan, receipt of admission and fees deposited in the current college or educational institution, passbook of the student’s own bank account (account number and IFSC code should be clearly visible), passport size color photograph and valid disability certificate issued by the Medical Board for disabled category applicants. Are. Keep in mind that the student’s name, date of birth, bank details and income data should be already updated on the Jan Aadhaar portal, because the portal automatically gets most of the information from there.
Interested and eligible students can apply from home or through the nearest e-Mitra center by visiting the official single sign-on portal of Rajasthan Government, sso.rajasthan.gov.in. First of all log in with your SSO ID and password; If the ID has not been created then go to the ‘Registration’ option and create a new ID from Jan Aadhaar or Aadhaar number. After logging in, go to ‘Citizen Apps’ on the dashboard and click on the ‘Scholarship (CE/TAD/Minority)’ icon. Now update your student profile and select ‘Chief Minister Higher Education Scholarship Scheme 2026-27’ from the list of available schemes. Fill in your personal, academic and current college details carefully in the application form, upload the required documents and download the acknowledgment receipt by pressing ‘Submit’ button.
Students of all the districts of the state including Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Kota, Ajmer, Bikaner and Bharatpur will have to ensure that after filling the online form, they contact the Principal or Nodal Officer of their respective college and get the original documents verified (Institute Level Verification). After verification from the college level and approval from the District Nodal Officer, the scholarship amount will be directly transferred to the student’s bank account through DBT. For any more information or to see a copy of the order, students can visit the official portal of Higher and Technical Education Department hte.rajasthan.gov.in.