Nagaland Board of School Education has notified that the following steps need to be taken for availing the Central Sector Scholarship Scheme (CSSS) as directed by the Ministry of Education, Department of Higher Education, NS.I Section, Government of India.

1. Application for fresh as well as renewal of Scholarship is open from 18/08/2021. For submission of application, go to the portal http://scholarship.gov.in
2. Aadhaar seeding is mandatory for disbursement of all scholarships.
3. Every beneficiary needs to have a separate bank account and get their Aadhaar number linked with their bank account number.
4. Principal/Head of the Institutions must register their institution first in the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) (http://scholarship.gov.in). They are requested to inform their eligible students for CSSS to apply through the NPS portal within the time frame.
5. The Head of the institution must verify the application of the CSSS beneficiary students (new and renewal) before forwarding to the given portal. The beneficiary students must be advised to submit the application within the stipulated time notified in the portal.
6. The beneficiary students/applicants in preceding years are directed to check whether their given bank account is still active and Aadhaar linked.

(DIPR)