The PRERANA Scholarship is a post-matric scholarship portal developed by ST & SC Development and Minority & Other Backward Classes Welfare Department, Government of Odisha. Launched with the overarching goal of providing financial assistance to the country's poorest economically disadvantaged students, PRERANA aims to reduce the process associated with scholarship applications and timely payment of tuition fees to the relevant student bank account.
As given below are some of the key functions of an online learning site:
- The site allows students to submit their applications online at any given time from any location.
- Helps students track the status of their app.
- Helps students re-apply the same qualifications in a new college course.
- There is also a bar-coding provision that allows officials to filter out false applications.
- Students and educational institutions receive SMS and email alerts at various stages of processing.
- Applications may be renewed (submitting last year's applications) only by institutions.
- Institutions benefit from automated and comprehensive review of learning programs.
- Scholarship punishment process has been simplified for the Sanctioning Authority.
- Automatic withdrawal of bursaries into student bank account.
- It has been easier for the Department and the Federal Government to monitor bursaries.
PRERANA Scholarship - List of Scholarships
PRERANA, an e-scholarship site, has a number of postgraduate study programs for students studying at postgraduate level. These students belong to ST, SC, OBC, SEBC and retreating classes in Odisha. Find below a list of courses that applicants can use through the government portal.
PRERANA Scholarship - Qualifications
Post-matriculation scholarships included in PRERANA can be used by candidates in the province of Odisha. Also, one of the key elements in the eligibility process is that baptismal candidates must continue their postgraduate studies in any of the subjects listed under Group I, II, III & IV.
Group I: Graduate / Postgraduate level studies in engineering, medicine, agriculture and animal husbandry. Commercial Pilot License (CPL) course, PG diploma courses in management and medicine, Accountancy-related courses M.Phil., Ph.D. and postdoctoral system (D. Lit, D.Sc. etc.), LLM
Group II: Graduate / graduate courses leading to diploma, diploma certification areas such as pharmacy, nursing, emergency services, LLB, mass communication, hotel management, interior decoration, etc. Eg, M.Pharma, etc.
Group III: +3 subjects
Group IV: +2, ITI, 3-year diploma and 2-year course
How to apply prerana schoolarship
Step 1: Visit the official State Scholarship Portal website.
Step 2: Click the 'Register' button to register on the portal (if you are a new user), or sign in using the 'Sign In' button.
Step 3: In the time of registering, enter the Aadhar number and proceed further. Once you have successfully signed up, you will receive your user ID and login password on your registered mobile number and email.
Step 4: Now login using User ID and password. The application form will open.
Step 5: Fill in all the required details on the application form and click the 'Save as draft' button to save the draft and then click on the 'Next' button to proceed. Upload all supporting documents.
Step 6: A preview of your completed application will appear after the form fill-up. So that you can check and download. Download and print in the app again.
PRERANA Scholarship document required
Nominees who wish to apply for the PRERANA bursaries need to keep copies of other documents. These documents are uploaded by applicants while completing the online study form. Find below a list of documents to download:
- Aadhaar number
- Photo of the applicant
- Caste Certificate
- Income certificate
- Matric certificate
- Residence certificate
- Copy of the first page of the applicant's bank account account containing the details of the account number, IFSC branch code
- Previous test certificate(like 10th, +2 and +3)