AICTE-Saksham Scholarship Scheme 2022-23

AICTE-Saksham Scholarship Scheme 2022-23 is an initiative for differently-abled students admitted This Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD)* Scheme is being implemented by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) with an aim to encourage and support specially-abled children to pursue technical education. The students will be awarded INR 50,000 per annum for every year of study. *The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) is now officially known as the Ministry of Education.

To be eligible, an applicant must -
• be a specially-abled student having a disability of not less than 40%
• be admitted to the first year of degree/diploma level course or second year of degree/diploma level course through lateral entry in any of the AICTE approved institutions of the respective year
• have a family income of less than INR 8 lakh per annum

The following documents are required:
• Marksheet of Class 10 and 12 (as applicable)
• Annual family Income certificate for the previous financial year in the prescribed format issued by an official, not below the rank of Tahsildar
• Admission letter for getting admission in a degree/diploma course issued by the Directorate of Technical Education
• Certificate issued by the Director/Principal/Head of the Institute
• Disability certificate issued by the competent authority
• Receipt of tuition fee
• Bank account passbook seeded with the Aadhaar card indicating applicant's photograph, account number, and IFSC code
• Caste certificate (applicable for SC, ST, or OBC candidates)
• Aadhaar card
• Duly signed declaration by the parents confirming the accuracy of information provided in the application form

Eligible candidates can apply for the scholarship through the following steps -
1. Step 1: Click on the 'Apply Now' link below.
2. Step 2: Navigate to 'Applicant Corner'and click on 'New Registration'.
3. Step 3: Now click on 'Click here for other Scholarship Schemes hosted on NSP for AY 2022-23'.
4. Step 4: Read the guidelines carefully, select the undertaking, and 'Continue'.
5. Step 5: Select the state of domicile, scholarship category (Pre Matric), scheme type (scholarship scheme), gender, and write the applicant's name, date of birth, mobile number, and email ID.
6. Step 6: Provide the bank details (Bank name, IFSC Code, Account Number)
7. Step 7: Select Aadhaar or Bank Account Number as identification detail and click on the 'Register' button.
8. Step 8: The mobile number will be verified and an OTP will be generated.
9. Step 9: Now, log in using OTP and fill out the application form.
10. Step 10: After successful submission of the application form, an application ID and password will be generated which can be used for future references.