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Uttar Pradesh Scholarship 2026-27 Applications Open August 11

Uttar Pradesh Scholarship 2026-27 Applications Open August 11
UP Govt Scholarship 2026-27: Applications Begin August 11, 22 Crore Students Benefited · freepressjournal.in

The government of Uttar Pradesh, a big state in India, wants to help kids from families that don't have much money go to school and college.

To do this, they give out special money called scholarships.

This money can pay for school fees and other things needed for learning.

The new sign-up period for these scholarships starts on August 11.

Students can sign up until August 25, and new students have until September 21.

In the last nine years, more than 22 crore students got this help, and a crore means ten million.

Last year alone, more than 36 lakh students got money, and a lakh means one hundred thousand.

The government checks each application and then puts the money straight into the student's bank account.

This way, kids from families with less money can keep studying and even go to college.

Key facts

Scheme
Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Scholarship and Fee Reimbursement Scheme (Backward Class Welfare Department)
Applications open
August 11, 2026
Application deadline
August 25, 2026 (new 2026-27 students: September 21, 2026)
Income eligibility
Parents/guardians annual income of Rs 2 lakh or less
Total beneficiaries (9 years)
More than 22 crore students
2025-26 beneficiaries
More than 36 lakh Backward Class students
Pre-Matric disbursal (2025-26)
Rs 219.64 crore to 8.88 lakh students of Classes 9 and 10
Post-Matric disbursal (2025-26)
Rs 2,882.02 crore to 27.86 lakh students, Intermediate to higher education

Quotes

Umesh Pratap Singh

Director, Backward Class Welfare, Uttar Pradesh

“The scholarship distribution process has been made transparent and hassle‑free, and after verification, the funds are transferred directly into the bank accounts of eligible students.”
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