The Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for Indians
Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship (CSSS) is the scholarship program that was introduced by the department of higher education for college and university students. This scholarship program mainly provides financial help to meet their daily expenses for the qualified students on a merit basis. Students who wish to benefit from this program need to submit their application through the National Scholarship Portal (NSP), http://scholarships.gov.in. Those who are applying for this scholarship should meet certain conditions, such as they should not be receiving other scholarships, family income is not exceeding Rs.8 lakhs per annum. Also, they should have at least 80% in Class XII from the respective streams. The qualified candidates for the CSSS scholarship will receive the amount of Rs.10,000 per annum during the 3 years and Rs.20,000 per annum at the post-graduation level i.e., in the 4th and 5th year of their professional course. A merit list will be drawn based on many factors from