PRERANA Scholarship

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PRERANA Odisha State Scholarship Portal has been created by the ST & SC Development and Minority & Other Backward Classes Welfare Department, Government of Odisha. Its main purpose is to provide financial assistance in the form of post-matric scholarships to economically weaker sections of the state. The primary intention behind PRERANA is to provide an ease of scholarship application process and timely payment of scholarship amount directly into the bank accounts of beneficiaries. 

This article contains all the valid information related to PRERANA Scholarships including the kind of scholarships, their benefits, eligibility, application process and more. 

PRERANA Scholarship – Schedule

Events Tentative Dates
Fresh Application Renewal Application
Deadline for online submission of applications November last week November last week
Deadline to submit the signed print out of applications December second-third week December second-third week
Deadline for verification and forwarding of online applications by institutes to the concerned DWOs January second week January second week
Deadline for online sanction of Applications by the DWOs January last week January last week
Note: The schedule mentioned above is based on previous years and is subject to change, as per the discretion of the scholarship provider. 

PRERANA Scholarship – What are the key functions of this online scholarship portal?

The PRERNA Odisha State Scholarship Portal helps students in the following ways:

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION, PROCESSING, TRACKING, MONITORING & RENEWALS

  1. The students are able to submit their applications online from anywhere at any time.
  2. The students are able to track the status of their application.
  3. The portal facilitates the students in applying afresh with the same credentials in a new course or programme of a new college.
  4. Regular SMSes and e-mail alerts are sent to the students and educational institutes at various stages of scholarship processing through this portal. 
  5. The portal allows ONLY the institutes to renew the applications by importing the applications from the previous year. 
  6. Institutes are also benefitted by the auto and bulk processing of scholarship applications. 
  7. The portal provides a provision for bar-coding which helps the officials detect and filter out fake applications. 
  8. The portal has made the monitoring of scholarships easier for the Department and State Authority. 

SANCTIONING AND DISBURSAL OF SCHOLARSHIPS

  1. The Sanctioning Authority has ensured that the scholarship sanctioning process is smooth and easy. 
  2. The portal facilitates auto disbursal of scholarships of the bank accounts of students/beneficiaries. 

PRERANA Scholarship – Types and Eligibility Criteria

PRERANA is an online scholarship portal wherein post-matric scholarship schemes for domiciled students of Odisha state are enlisted. There are 4 kinds of scholarship schemes that the PRERANA portal hosts. These are:

 

  1. Post Matric Scholarship – SC
  2. Post Matric Scholarship – ST
  3. Post Matric Scholarship – OBC/SEBC
  4. Post Matric Scholarship – EBC

 

Let’s look into the details of each of the above scholarship categories under PRERANA – 

 

Annual Income Criteria for PRERANA Scholarships

 

Scholarship Category Income Band Description
Post Matric Scholarship – SC Annual income not exceeding INR 2,50,000
Post Matric Scholarship – ST Annual income not exceeding INR 2,50,000
Post Matric Scholarship – OBC/SEBC Annual income not exceeding INR 1,50,000
Post Matric Scholarship – EBC Annual income not exceeding INR 1,00,000

 

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Other Eligibility Criteria for PRERANA Scholarships

 

Two common eligibility requirements to apply for PRERANA Scholarships are that:

  • The candidates should belong to the state of Odisha
  • The candidates must be pursuing studies at post-matric level in any of the course mentioned under Group I, II, III & IV.

 

But what these 4 groups all about? Each of these groups basically include different programmes and courses that the candidates must be pursuing at post matriculation level. Let’s look into the details of these 4 groups – 

 

Names of groups under which candidates can apply for PRERANA Scholarships Students who fall in the group
GROUP I Students pursuing the following courses are considered part of this group – 

  • Graduate/Postgraduate level courses in engineering, medical, agriculture and veterinary. 
  • Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) course, PG diploma course in management & medicine
  • Courses related to Accountancy M.Phil., Ph.D. and postdoctoral programme (D. Lit, D.Sc. etc), LLM
GROUP II Students pursuing the following courses are considered part of this group – 

  • Graduate/Postgraduate courses leading to degree, diploma certification areas like pharmacy, nursing, paramedical, LLB, mass communication, hotel management, interior decoration, etc. 
  • PG courses like MA, M.Sc., M.Com., M.Ed., M Pharma, etc.
GROUP III Students pursuing +3 courses are considered part of this group
GROUP IV Students pursuing the following courses are considered part of this group – 

  • +2
  • ITI
  • 3-year diploma 
  • 2 years vocational courses

 

Other Eligibility Criteria for PRERANA Scholarships in Detail

 

Scholarship Name Eligibility Requirements Common Eligibility Criteria
Post Matric Scholarship – SC
  • The applicant must be continuing his/her post-matriculation studies in any of the courses mentioned under Group I, II, III & IV.
  • The applicant must be studying in a government or government-recognised private institution.
 The applicant must be a permanent resident of Odisha
Post Matric Scholarship – ST
  • The applicant must be studying post-matriculation studies in any of the courses mentioned under Group I, II, III & IV.
  • The student must be pursuing studies in a government or government-recognised private institution.
Post Matric Scholarship – OBC/SEBC
  • The applicant must have secured at least 50% marks in the previous exam.
  • The applicant must be continuing his/her post-matriculation studies in any of the courses mentioned under Group I, II, III & IV.
  • The applicant must be studying in a government or private institution.
Post Matric Scholarship – EBC
  • The candidate must be pursuing any of the courses mentioned under Group I, II, III & IV.
  • This scholarship scheme is only applicable for the EBC of General category.

PRERANA Scholarship – Benefits

Candidates will receive variable scholarship benefits based on the scholarships they have applied for. The table below enlists the awards provided under each of the 4 PRERANA scholarships. 
Scholarship Name Benefits
Post Matric Scholarship – SC
  • Actual tuition fee/course fee
  • Admission fee
  • Library & sports fee
  • Maintenance allowance of up to INR 550 for day scholars & INR 1,200 for hostellers
Post Matric Scholarship – ST
  • Actual tuition fee/course fee
  • Admission fee
  • Library & sports fee 
  • Maintenance allowance of up to INR 550 for day scholars & INR 1,200 for hostellers
Post Matric Scholarship – OBC/SEBC
  • Actual tuition fee/course fee
  • Admission fee
  • Library & sports fee 
  • Maintenance allowance of up to INR 350 for day scholars & INR 750 for hostellers
Post Matric Scholarship – EBC
  • Actual tuition fee/course fee
  • Admission fee
  • Library & sports fee 
  • Maintenance allowance of up to INR 350 for day scholars & INR 750 for hostellers

 

PRERANA Scholarship – Application Process 

Candidates who wish to avail the benefits of PRERANA scholarships have to first ensure that they comply with the eligibility criteria. Thereafter, they have to visit the official website of PRERANA to fill in and submit the scholarship application within the pre-determined deadline of the current year. PRERANA, being an e-scholarship portal, is fairly easy to navigate for the candidates. The application process, therefore, is a very simple process. 

 

How to Apply for Various PRERANA Scholarships

Scholarship Name How to apply?
Post Matric Scholarship – SC Apply online through PRERANA (Post Matric Scholarship Registration Release and Network Automation) Scholarship Portal.
Post Matric Scholarship – ST
Post Matric Scholarship – OBC/SEBC
Post Matric Scholarship – EBC

 

PRERANA Scholarship – Documents Required for Application

Candidates have to upload the scanned copies of the below-mentioned documents during the online application process – 

  • Caste Certificate
  • Matriculation Certificate
  • Income Certificate
  • Aadhar Card/Enrolment slip
  • Copy of 1st page of the applicant’s bank account passbook containing details such as account number, IFSC code of the branch

 

Please note: The proof of possession of aadhaar card or undergoing aadhaar authentication has been made mandatory for availing PRERANA post-matric scholarship from academic year 2019-20 onwards. Aadhaar number provided by the students in Post-matric Application portal “PRERANA” are being verified with the UIDAI and applications with successful verification will be prioritized for disbursement. The Aadhaar verification status will be notified to the applicants through SMS in the mobile number registered in PRERANA Portal as well as in their Application ID. Accordingly, applicants are requested to check their Aadhaar Verification status in their login ID and if the Aadhaar verification status is Not-Verified, they are requested to take necessary steps, as mentioned in their Login ID. After making the necessary correction/generation of Aadhaar in any Aadhaar enrolment centre, applicants are required to update their Aadhaar in their Login ID in PRERANA for re-processing of their Scholarship Application.