The Government of Maharashtra also operates its online scholarship application portal namely, mahadbt scholarship portal through which the students can apply for many Maharashtra scholarships. Following are the step to apply for the scholarships online.
Step 1: Online Registration at Mahadbt
The students are open to both UID based registration and non-UID based registration.
UID based registration for Maharashtra Scholarships
- Visit the mahadbt scholarship website.
- Click on “New Applicant Registration”.
- Click on “Yes” and enter your Aadhaar number to proceed.
- Authenticate your Aadhaar details either by using OTP (through linked mobile number) or by using Biometric (if the mobile number is not linked with Aadhaar)
- Once, the Aadhaar details are authenticated, fill in all the required details on the registration form.
- Create your login details (username and password)
- Verify your email ID and mobile number through OTP for successful registration.
- Save all details and proceed.
Non-UID based registration - Visit the mahadbt scholarship website.
- Click on “New Applicant Registration”.
- Click on “No” and register either by using the Aadhaar enrolment ID or by knowing the current status of your Aadhaar number.
- Fill in all required details.
- Verify your email ID and mobile number through OTP for successful registration.
- Create your login details (username and password)
- Upload your photograph as specified and other supporting documents (identity proof, address proof and birth proof.
- Click on “Register” to complete registration.
Step 2: User Login
- Once successfully registered, you can log in in mahadbt scholarship portal by clicking on “Applicant login”.
- Enter your registered username and password to log in.
- In case, you forget your password, you can click on “Forget password” button to retrieve it.
Step 3: Applying for Maharashtra scholarships through user dashboard
- Once you have successfully logged in, you will be directed to the user dashboard.
- Click on “Profile” to update your profile.
- If your profile is 100% complete, you will get the list of suggested eligible scholarship schemes.
- Select the scholarship you want to apply for.
- Click on the “Apply” button to proceed with the scholarship application.
- Provide all necessary information and upload supporting documents (if required).
- Finally, submit the application.
Step 4: Check the scholarship application status
- After successful submission of the scholarship application, the candidates can check the status of their application by clicking on “Applied Schemes”.
- If your application is under scrutiny, it will be visible under the head of “Under Scrutiny Applications”.
- If your application is approved, it will be visible under the head of “Approved Applications”.
- If your application is rejected, it will be visible under the head of “Rejected Applications”.