Post-matric scholarship portal reopened for 2025–26

The post-matric scholarship portal reopening: what happened?

Many eligible students in UP did not get their 2025-26 scholarship. The reasons were mostly paperwork and system delays, not the students’ own eligibility. The Cabinet has now allowed one more chance.

• The Cabinet approved reopening the post-matric scholarship portal for students who missed payment in 2025–26, paying from the 2026–27 budget. [UP Cabinet]

Why were students left out?

• Institutions or universities did not lock master data or forward applications.
• Verification of student data was pending at university level.
• Results of some courses, such as D.El.Ed., were declared late.
• Cases were pending or rejected on PFMS, or transactions failed.
• Some students attached income certificates in their own name; some had not paid fees.
• For General, OBC and minority students the rules do not let dues carry over to the next year, so a Cabinet decision was needed.

What can Prelims ask on the post-matric scholarship portal reopening?

• Dashmottar = post-matric (after Class 10).
• Payments run through PFMS.
• Dues of General, OBC and minority students cannot be carried forward under the rules.

What should UPPCS aspirants note?

• Relevant to GS-VI questions on welfare delivery and the role of institutions in DBT schemes.