Instructions to make students aware of students for the National Bursary Scheme, another 15 application objective - concerns about the national scholarship for 2026 to 27 exam

Updated: Sat, 13 Sep 2025 11:23 am (IST) in Lucknow, the Department of Education is concerned about the slow pace of applications for the national income and suitability-based bursary scheme examination 2026-27. The department has instructed all district school inspectors and basic education officers to promote the scheme. Online applications can be made from August 27 to September 24. Selected students get a scholarship of Rs 1000 per month. Instructions to the officers to apply under the National Bursary Scheme. Jagran Photo State Bureau, Lucknow. The sluggish rate of applications for the national income and suitability-based bursary scheme examination 2026-27 has raised concerns of the education department. Under the scheme, the state aims to apply 15 percent more than the prescribed quota. The department has now asked all District School Inspectors (DIOs) and Basic Education Officers (BSA) to promote the scheme and apply to the students. Remove ad, just read the news, under the scheme, the process of online application started from August 27, which runs until September 24. In connection with this, detailed information can be obtained on the website www.entata.co.in. For the application, the students studying in class eight are eligible, who passed the examination of class seven in session 2024-25 with a minimum of 55 percent points and the annual income of their parents no more than Rs 3.50 Lakh. In this, there is a five percent discount in the percentage of class seven for students of scheduled castes and scheduled stems. The investigation will be held at various centers on November 9. In the examination, the discussion will apply according to the rules of the state government and selected students on merit will be given 12 thousand per month at a rate of a thousand rupes per month as a scholarship. The instructions provided by the Director of Education, Dr. Mahendra Dev, issued, said that all the DIOs and BSA should direct the principal of the schools of their district, non-governmental aid and local bodies (board) of their district to meet the principal, block education officials and academic resources (ARP) of their districts and apply the students of the students of their school.