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Uttar Pradesh Scholarship 2026-27 Applications Open August 11
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.
The 2026-27 application process for Uttar Pradesh's Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Scholarship and Fee Reimbursement Scheme begins August 11.
Students can apply from August 11 to August 25, 2026, while new 2026-27 academic session students can apply until September 21, 2026.
More than 22 crore students have received financial assistance under the scheme over the past nine years.
In 2025-26, over 36 lakh Backward Class students benefited, including 8.88 lakh Pre-Matric students (Rs 219.64 crore) and 27.86 lakh Post-Matric students (Rs 2,882.02 crore).
Eligible students must have parents or guardians with an annual income of Rs 2 lakh or less, and verified funds are transferred directly into bank accounts.
- Who
- Economically weaker students from Backward Classes in Uttar Pradesh, the Backward Class Welfare Department led by Director Umesh Pratap Singh, and the Yogi Government.
- What
- Applications opened for the 2026-27 Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Scholarship and Fee Reimbursement Scheme.
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh, India, with the announcement made from Lucknow.
- When
- Applications begin August 11, 2026; the general window closes August 25, 2026, and new 2026-27 students can apply until September 21, 2026.
- Why
- To help children from economically weaker families continue their education and pursue higher studies.
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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