Scholarship money received in account or not? Check your payment status sitting at home like this, know the new rule related to OTR:

Education Desk, New Delhi. Scholarships given by the Central and State Governments to SC, ST and OBC category students are a big support for their educational future. The application process on the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) for the academic session 2025-26 is in its final stages. Many students have a question in their mind that when will their scholarship amount reach their bank account.

As per the latest update, the application deadline for many pre- and post-matric schemes has been extended to January 2026. If you have also applied, then it has now become very easy to check the status of your payment through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).

OTR becomes mandatory on NSP portal

From the session of 2025-26, the government One Time Registration (OTR) Has been made mandatory. If you have not yet completed the OTR process, you will not be able to receive the payment even though you are eligible for the scholarship. Along with this, it is mandatory for your bank account to be linked to Aadhaar (Aadhaar Seeding), because now all the money is being sent directly to the Aadhaar-linked bank account.

How to check your payment status? (Step-by-Step Guide)

If you want to know where your scholarship money stands, follow these simple steps:

Use PFMS Portal: First of all pfms.nic.in Go to.

Know Your Payment: Click on the option of ‘Know Your Payment’ on the homepage.

Fill details: Enter your bank name and account number or your NSP Application ID.

View Status: Search by filling the captcha code. here you Payment Success, Pending Or Rejected The status will appear as follows.

If the status shows ‘Payment Success’, the amount will be credited to your account soon.

Main reasons for delay in scholarship

Often students complain that the money has not come even after their verification is completed. There could be three main reasons behind this:

Error in bank details: Mismatch of name or IFSC code.

Absence of Aadhaar seeding: The biggest hurdle is that the bank account is not linked to Aadhaar.

Verification Pending: Incomplete verification of documents at institute or district level.

These students get special benefits

This scholarship scheme is mainly for those students whose family income is below a certain limit. Post-Matric Scheme for SC and ST category students for tuition fees, hostel expenses and books. Up to 100% funding Can get. At the same time, meritorious students of OBC category are also given financial assistance of thousands of rupees for higher education.