In a few days.. The Punjab Government is going to open the Dr. Ambedkar Post-Matric Scholarship Portal soon and eligible students will be able to apply to avail this year’s scholarship in a few days. In this regard, Social Justice, Empowerment and Minority Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur said that the Punjab Government is actively working for the progress of all sections of the society, especially the Scheduled Caste (SC) students, and is making dedicated efforts to bring them into the mainstream through mutual empowerment.
She announced that the Dr. Ambedkar Post-Matric Scholarship Portal is being opened for the academic year 2025-26 to streamline the process of providing financial assistance to Scheduled Caste students. Eligible students will soon be able to submit their applications online through the portal. The government has set a target of benefiting 2.70 lakh students under this scheme in 2025-26. Under this scheme, free-ship cards are issued to new students, which enable them to get admission in institutions with less tuition fees as per the prescribed rules. During 2024-25, a target of 2.60 lakh students was set and a total of 2,60,015 applications were received through the portal. Out of these, 2,37,456 cases were found eligible and the Punjab government released Rs 267.54 crore as its share for scholarship distribution.
