{"id":39796,"date":"2023-11-24T06:03:21","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T06:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.entrancezone.com\/admissions\/?p=39796"},"modified":"2023-11-24T11:36:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T11:36:27","slug":"csss-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.entrancezone.com\/admissions\/csss-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"CSSS Scholarship 2023: Registration, Eligibility Criteria, Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>CSSS Scholarship 2023 or Central Sector Scheme Scholarship <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">registration is ongoing on the National Scholarship Portal (NSP). The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India, provides the <\/span><b>Scholarship <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to meritorious students from low-income families to meet a part of their day-to-day expenses while pursuing higher studies. The scheme is open for college and university students. The <\/span><b>CSS<\/b> <b>scholarships<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are awarded on the basis of the results of the Senior Secondary Examination. So the eligible candidates can do the registration online before the closing date of the Central Sector Scholarship scheme. To get more details about the <\/span><b>CSSS Scholarship\u00a0 2023 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">closing dates, eligibility criteria, scholarship distribution, amount, etc, read the complete article.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CSSS_Scholarship_2023_Status\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CSSS Scholarship 2023 Status<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contains<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69eb616b97d87\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.entrancezone.com\/admissions\/csss-scholarship\/#CSSS_Scholarship_2023_Status\" >CSSS Scholarship 2023 Status<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.entrancezone.com\/admissions\/csss-scholarship\/#CSS_Scholarship_2023_Exam_Dates\" >CSS Scholarship 2023 Exam Dates<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.entrancezone.com\/admissions\/csss-scholarship\/#CSSS_Scholarship_2023_Application_Form\" >CSSS Scholarship 2023 Application Form<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.entrancezone.com\/admissions\/csss-scholarship\/#CSSS_Scholarship_2023_Eligibility_Criteria\" >CSSS Scholarship 2023 Eligibility Criteria<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.entrancezone.com\/admissions\/csss-scholarship\/#CSSS_Scholarship_2023_Selection_Process\" >CSSS Scholarship 2023 Selection Process<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.entrancezone.com\/admissions\/csss-scholarship\/#CSS_Scholarship_Merit_List_2023\" >CSS Scholarship Merit List 2023<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.entrancezone.com\/admissions\/csss-scholarship\/#CSSS_Scholarship_2023_Award\" >CSSS Scholarship 2023 Award<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.entrancezone.com\/admissions\/csss-scholarship\/#CSSS_Scholarship_2023_Allocation\" >CSSS Scholarship 2023 Allocation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.entrancezone.com\/admissions\/csss-scholarship\/#CSSS_Scholarship_2023_Renewal_Process\" >CSSS Scholarship 2023 Renewal Process<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.entrancezone.com\/admissions\/csss-scholarship\/#CSSS_Scholarship_2023_Highlights\" >CSSS Scholarship 2023 Highlights<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.entrancezone.com\/admissions\/csss-scholarship\/#About_Department_of_Higher_Education_MHRD\" >About Department of Higher Education, MHRD<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.entrancezone.com\/admissions\/csss-scholarship\/#FAQs_on_CSSS_Scholarship_2023\" >FAQs on CSSS Scholarship 2023<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The candidates who are eligible for the <\/span><b>Central Sector Scholarship <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">must check the latest updates about the registration dates. The status of CSS Scholarship registration dates is given below:<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<caption><strong>CSSS Scholarship Status\u00a0<\/strong><\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 52.3636%;\"><b>Particulars<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 47.3939%;\"><b>Status<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 52.3636%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CSSS Scholarship 2023 Scheme Registration<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 47.3939%;\"><em>Ongoing<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CSS_Scholarship_2023_Exam_Dates\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CSS Scholarship 2023 Exam Dates<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The opening and closing dates of the <\/span><b>Central Sector Scholarship Scheme 2023 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will be notified on the National Scholarship Portal. However, candidates can check the tentative dates of the scholarship from the table given below:<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; height: 199px;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<caption><strong>CSSS Scholarship Important Dates\u00a0<\/strong><\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 21px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 55.7576%; height: 21px;\"><b>Event<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 44%; height: 21px;\"><b>Dates<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 21px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 55.7576%; height: 21px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Application Opening Date<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 44%; height: 21px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">August 2023<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 21px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 55.7576%; height: 21px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Application Closing Date<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 44%; height: 21px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30 November 2023<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 84px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 55.7576%; height: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Application Closing date for J&amp;K and Ladakh <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">domicile holders<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 44%; height: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15 November 2023<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 21px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 55.7576%; height: 21px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Defective Verification closing date<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 44%; height: 21px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last week of November 2023<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 21px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 55.7576%; height: 21px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Institute Verification closing date<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 44%; height: 21px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">December 2023<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 84px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 55.7576%; height: 84px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">District\/State\/Board\/Ministry level verification<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">closing date<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 44%; height: 84px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">December 2023<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CSSS_Scholarship_2023_Application_Form\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CSSS Scholarship 2023 Application Form<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The registration process for the Central Sector Scholarship Scheme is very convenient. For the ease of the students, the MHRD has made the <\/span><b>CSS Scholarship Application Online<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The eligible candidates can apply for the scholarship by registering online on the National Scholarship Portal. Candidates can follow the steps given below to register for the CSSS Scholarship online:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Initially, the applicants will have to register themselves on the National Scholarship Portal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter all the details like name, school name, contact number, email id, etc. to do the online registration. A student application ID and a password are generated on the registered email id.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, the applicants need to log in to NSP using the newly generated ID and password. An OTP is sent on the registered mobile number using which the candidate must change his\/her password.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After changing the password, the candidates are directed to Applicant\u2019s Dashboard Page, where applicants need to click on the \u2018Application form\u2019 to start the application process.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then start filling in all the mandatory fields like personal details, academic details, contact information, etc in the application form.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After that, the candidates must upload the required documents and certificates as well as a passport size photograph in the same prescribed format.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before submitting the application form, the candidates must click on the \u201cPreview\u201d button to verify all the details in the application form.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If all the information in the form is correct, the candidate should click on the \u201cSubmit\u201d button to finally submit the application form for CSS Scholarship.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Documents Required to Apply for Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The candidates must have a few supporting documents in order to fill the <\/span><b>CSSS Scholarship Application Form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. These documents have to be uploaded in the same format as prescribed in the brochure. The list of documents required for the Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship are given below:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bank passbook issued in the name of the applicant for filling bank details<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aadhaar card number (In case Aadhaar is not yet assigned, alternatives like Aadhaar enrolment ID slip, voter ID card, driving license, PAN, passport, etc. can be used<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Income certificate of the parents issued by the competent authority<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Caste certificate, if applicable<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disability certificate, if applicable<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Class 12 mark sheet<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CSSS_Scholarship_2023_Eligibility_Criteria\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CSSS Scholarship 2023 Eligibility Criteria<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The MHRD will offer the scholarship benefit to only those candidates who fulfill the desired eligibility criteria. Therefore, all the applicants must read the eligibility criteria before applying for the CSSS Scholarship award. The following students are eligible for the <\/span><b>Central Sector Scholarship Scheme 2023<\/b><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Applicants who are above the 80th percentile of successful candidates in the relevant stream from a particular Board of Examination in Class XII are eligible for the scholarship.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An applicant must be pursuing a regular course (not correspondence or distance mode)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A candidate must be having a family income of less than Rs.8 lakh per annum\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A candidate must not be receiving any other scholarship and fee reimbursement of any kind.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students pursuing Diploma courses are not eligible for the Central Sector Scholarship Scheme.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CSSS_Scholarship_2023_Selection_Process\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CSSS Scholarship 2023 Selection Process<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The eligible candidates who have applied on the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) can be selected for the <\/span><b>CSS Scholarship<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The online applications would be verified at two levels: (i) By the Institute where the student is studying. (ii) By the respective State Education Board.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An application that is not verified either by the institute or by the concerned State Education Board or by both will be treated as \u201cInvalid\u201f.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Merit list as per the State allocated quota would be generated from the verified applications.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CSS_Scholarship_Merit_List_2023\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CSS Scholarship Merit List 2023<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The merit list would be released by the MHRD for the eligible candidates who will be awarded the scholarship.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the eligible applicants, a merit list is drawn based on gender (50 boys: 50 girls)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Based on stream (3-Science : 2-Commerce: 1-Humanities)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Based on social Category (SC-15 % \/ ST-7.5 % and OBC-27 % ), and 5 % horizontal reservation is provided for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) from the allocated quota of individual State Education Boards.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CSSS_Scholarship_2023_Award\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CSSS Scholarship 2023 Award<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The eligible candidates under the CSS Scholarship will be awarded monetary help by the Government of India. The award money for various categories is given below:<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<caption><strong>CSSS Scholarship Award 2023<\/strong><\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 39.6364%;\"><b>Level of Study<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.1212%;\"><b>Scholarship Amount<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 39.6364%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Graduation<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.1212%;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An annual scholarship amount of INR 10,000 for 1st three years of graduation.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the case of a 5-year integrated course (professional studies), INR 20,000 per year is given to students during the 4th and 5th years of study.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the students are pursuing technical courses such as B.Tech., B.Engg., the scholarship is given up to graduation level.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 39.6364%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Post-graduation<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.1212%;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An amount of INR 20,000 is provided to students studying at the postgraduation level.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"query-text ng-tns-c1005533499-127 ng-star-inserted\" dir=\"ltr\">Central Sector Scheme Scholarship analytics<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<caption>CSSS Scholarship 2023 analytics<\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Criteria<\/th>\n<th>Value<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of scholarships awarded<\/td>\n<td>82,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total amount of scholarships awarded<\/td>\n<td>\u20b91,640 crore (US$21.7 million)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Average scholarship amount<\/td>\n<td>\u20b920,000 (US$2660)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Highest scholarship amount<\/td>\n<td>\u20b950,000 (US$6650)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lowest scholarship amount<\/td>\n<td>\u20b910,000 (US$1330)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>States with the most scholarships awarded<\/td>\n<td>Uttar Pradesh (16,000), Maharashtra (12,000), and Bihar (10,000)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>States with the least scholarships awarded<\/td>\n<td>Lakshadweep (100), Andaman and Nicobar Islands (100), and Dadra and Nagar Haveli (100)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CSSS_Scholarship_2023_Allocation\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CSSS Scholarship 2023 Allocation<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is awarded on the basis of the results of the Senior Secondary Examination.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every year <strong>82000 fresh scholarships<\/strong> are awarded. Among this, 41000 is for boys and 41000 for girls.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The total number of scholarships are divided amongst the <strong>State Education Boards<\/strong> based on the State\u2019s population in the age group of 18-25 years, after segregating the share of CBSE and ICSE on the basis of a number of students passing out from various Boards in the country.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50 % of the scholarship is earmarked for girls.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The number of scholarships allotted to a State Education Board is distributed amongst pass outs of the Science, Commerce, and Humanities streams in the ratio of 3:2:1.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In case of a shortfall in the number of applications, the scholarship slots could be inter-changed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CSSS_Scholarship_2023_Renewal_Process\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CSSS Scholarship 2023 Renewal Process<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CSS Scholarship is valid for a maximum period of 5 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, a scholarship under the scheme is renewable on year to year basis up to Post Graduate level in the same stream (except for the students pursuing technical courses leading to a degree at graduation level).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A scholar would be allowed to continue\/renew his\/her scholarship if, he\/she changes the course of study to a stream not offered by his school Board in Class XII (e.g. Law, Fashion Technology, etc.).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students changing their college\/institute of study would be allowed to continue\/renew the scholarship provided the course of study and the institution is recognized.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>CSS Scholarship Update<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"fa fa-info-circle\">Applicants for the CSSS scheme can apply for renewal, but fresh applicants from only these states can currently apply &#8211; ASSAM, BIHAR, ANDHRAPRADESH, UTTARAKHAND, CHATTISGARH, MANIPUR, KARNATAKA, TAMILNADU, GOA, J&amp;K, MIZORAM, NAGALAND, TELANGANA, Maharashtra, CISCE, Himachal Pradesh, Puducherry, Punjab, Tripura Meghalaya, Kerala and Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, CBSE, Madhyapradesh and West Bengal. Other state applicants, please wait for some time<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CSSS Scholarship Reservation Policy<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following percentage of seats are reserved in <\/span><b>CSS Scholarship Scheme <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0for the candidates belonging to different social categories:<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Category<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Percentage of Reservation<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SCs<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">STs<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OBCs<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">27%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Physically Handicapped\/ PWD\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5% (horizontally)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CSSS_Scholarship_2023_Highlights\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CSSS Scholarship 2023 Highlights<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<caption><strong>Overview of CSSS Scholarship 2023<\/strong><\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.3939%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Name of the Scholarship<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.3636%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.3939%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Short Name<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.3636%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CSSS 2023<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.3939%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Official Authority<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.3636%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Department of Higher Education, MHRD, Govt. of India<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.3939%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Purpose of the Scholarship<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.3636%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to provide financial assistance to the meritorious students, to meet a part of their day-to-day expenses while pursuing higher studies.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.3939%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Validity Period<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.3636%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maximum up to 5 Years<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.3939%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Renewability<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.3636%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.3939%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Applicable for<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.3636%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">College\/ University Students<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.3939%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Official Website<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.3636%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scholarships.gov.in\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">scholarships.gov.in<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_Department_of_Higher_Education_MHRD\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About Department of Higher Education, MHRD<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Department of Higher Education is one of the bodies under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. This government-regulated body functions through the National Scholarship Portal (NSP). National Scholarships Portal is a one-stop solution through which various services starting from student application, application receipt, processing, sanction, and disbursal of various scholarships to Students are enabled. National Scholarships Portal is taken as Mission Mode Project under National e-Governance Plan (NeGP).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQs_on_CSSS_Scholarship_2023\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FAQs on CSSS Scholarship 2023<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q1. Where can I apply for the Central Scheme of Scholarship (CSS) 2023?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ans: Candidates can apply online for the CSSS Scholarship on the National Scholarship Portal (NSP).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q2. Can I renew my CSS Scholarship?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ans: Yes, candidates can renew their CSS Scholarship, provided they fulfill all the eligibility criteria.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q3. I have completed my 12th class from the state board. Can I apply for the Central Scheme of Scholarship?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ans: Yes, candidates who have passed in class 12, irrespective of their boards, can apply for the CSS Scholarship.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CSSS Scholarship 2023 or Central Sector Scheme Scholarship registration is ongoing on the National Scholarship Portal (NSP). The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India, provides the Scholarship to meritorious students from low-income families to meet a part of their day-to-day expenses while pursuing higher studies. 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