EducationSocial Welfare Department, Government of Bihar
Bihar e-Kalyan Scholarship
बिहार ई-कल्याण छात्रवृत्ति
Post-matric scholarships for SC/ST/BC/EBC and minority students pursuing higher studies.
Benefit type
Scholarship
For
Student
Age
Any age
Highest education
Senior secondary (class 12) (or above)
Who can apply
For
Student
Age
Any age
Highest education
Senior secondary (class 12) (or above)
Gender
Any
Social category
SC, ST, BC, EBC
Income
No income bar
Domicile
Bihar resident
Details
- Benefit type
- Scholarship
- Benefit detail
- Tuition fees + annual maintenance (reported ₹2,000–₹25,000+/year by level). Verify current rates at the portal.
- Target beneficiary
- SC/ST/BC/EBC/minority students of Bihar.
- Launch date
- —
Status evidence
Active — Bihar Post-Matric Scholarship (SC/ST/BC/EBC) operational for 2025-26 (fresh applications ~Sept–Nov 2025, correction window to 25 Dec 2025). Tuition + maintenance, Class 11 to graduation/PG/professional. Income limit ₹2.5 lakh for BC/EBC; no income bar for SC/ST. For 2025-26, post-matric applications run via pmsonline.bihar.gov.in; status/history via e-Kalyan. Verified 2026-06-19.
Sources:ekalyan.bih.nic.in ↗
- Last budget year
- —
- Last notification
- —
- Last verified
- 19-06-2026 · 8 days ago
Data & impact
Public figures where available; where Bihar publishes nothing, the data request itself is shown. Every number is sourced — none are estimated.
Data provenance
Budget & disbursement
From budget.bihar.gov.in (public — to extract)
Beneficiaries
From department reports / portal
District-wise distribution
District / social-category / gender splits and per-scheme outcomes not published. RTI filed via Bihar RTI Online to the Social Welfare Department on 26 June 2026; awaiting reply.
Demographic breakdown
Category / gender — needs an RTI
Outcomes
Completion / outcomes — needs an RTI
Sources
- Primary source:https://www.ekalyan.bih.nic.in ↗
- Application portal:https://www.ekalyan.bih.nic.in ↗
- Department:https://state.bihar.gov.in/socialwelfare ↗