Har Chhatravritti: Haryana Scholarship Apply Online

📖What Har Chhatravritti Is

Har Chhatravritti was launched to improve the Gross Enrolment Ratio of SC and BC students in higher education by removing the financial barrier of upfront fee payment. Any eligible SC or BC student who has not yet applied is missing financial support that directly covers their institutional fee obligations.

To be eligible for the Post Matric Scholarship for SC students, the applicant must be a permanent resident and domicile of Haryana. The annual income of the parents or guardian from all sources must not exceed Rs 2,50,000 as reported in the Parivar Pehchan Patra Family ID.

The applicant must belong to a Scheduled Caste as recognised in Haryana and must be studying in a government, government-aided, or self-financing college recognised by the state. The student must maintain an attendance of at least 75 percent throughout the academic year for the scholarship to continue.

The Post Matric Scholarship covers a wide range of institutions including government universities, UGC-recognised colleges, deemed universities, and private professional institutions affiliated with state or central universities. Students from Class 11 onwards up to the post-doctoral level are eligible to apply through the portal.

Har Chhatravritti also accepts students enrolled in courses at institutions of national importance such as IITs, NITs, and central universities, provided the student meets the Haryana domicile, category, and income criteria. Applications from students at these institutions follow the same process on the portal.

✅Who Is Eligible

The scholarship has two main financial components: full reimbursement of compulsory non-refundable fees including tuition fees, and an academic allowance that varies by course group and hostel status. Both components are disbursed to the student's bank account or the institution after the application is verified and approved.

Course groups for the SC academic allowance are divided into four categories. Group 1 covers degree and postgraduate level professional courses such as MBBS, B.Tech, LLB, and MBA, where hostellers receive Rs 13,500 per year and day scholars receive Rs 7,000 per year.

✅Who Is Eligible More

Group 2 of the academic allowance covers other professional courses leading to a degree, diploma, or certificate, where hostellers receive Rs 9,500 per year and day scholars Rs 6,500 per year. Group 3 covers graduate and postgraduate courses not in Groups 1 or 2, with hostellers getting Rs 6,000 and day scholars Rs 3,000 per year.

Group 4 covers all post-matriculation non-degree courses, which are courses at the level of Class 11 and 12 or equivalent diploma programmes, where hostellers receive Rs 4,000 per year and day scholars receive Rs 2,500 per year. Students with disabilities receive an additional 10 percent on top of the applicable group allowance.

The scholarship plays a critical role in preventing dropouts among SC and BC students at the post-secondary level, where tuition and hostel fees can be a significant financial burden for households near the income threshold. The freeship card and direct benefit transfer together ensure that no eligible student needs to arrange fees personally before starting their course.

📋SC Post Matric Scholarship: Academic Allowance by Course Group

🆔The Role of the PPP Family ID

The scholarship is payable for ten months in an academic year. Students who are not promoted to the next class or level at the end of the year lose their scholarship for that year, and the award is never extended beyond the standard duration of the course.

The Freeship Card is an important feature of the Har Chhatravritti system that allows eligible students to register at a college without paying fees at the time of admission. The institution accepts this card as a formal commitment from the state government that the scholarship amount will be transferred to the student's account within seven working days.

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To obtain a Freeship Card, students must register on the portal before the admission date and provide their Aadhaar number, intended course details, and a signed undertaking committing to pay fees within seven working days of receiving the scholarship. The freeship registration window remains open throughout the year on the portal.

The Post Matric Scholarship for BC and OBC students is a centrally-sponsored scheme that also runs through the Har Chhatravritti portal. BC and OBC students receive tuition fee reimbursement and a maintenance allowance as per central scheme norms applicable to other backward class students.

All components of the Har Chhatravritti scholarship are disbursed through the Direct Benefit Transfer system into the Aadhaar-linked bank accounts of students or directly to the institution's account for the tuition component. The PPP-integrated application process and DBT payment together make the scheme one of the most efficiently administered scholarship programmes in Haryana.

📝How to Register and Apply

For BC students, the income limit of parents or guardians is Rs 2,50,000 per year and the student must be a Haryana domicile belonging to a Backward Class recognised in the state. Attendance of at least 75 percent is mandatory for BC scholarship beneficiaries just as it is for SC students.

The centrally-sponsored scheme for OBC, EBC (Economically Backward Class), and Denotified Tribe (DNT) students follows the national post-matric scholarship guidelines as revised by the Government of India. The Har Chhatravritti portal coordinates data collection, verification, and disbursement for all these categories in one platform.

Beyond the SC and BC post-matric scholarships, the portal also manages the Consolidated Stipend Scheme for SC students and the Free Books for SC Scheme, both available only at government colleges. These two schemes require a minimum 60 percent attendance and are not subject to any income limit.

The State Merit Scholarship for UG Girls and the Haryana State Meritorious Incentives Scheme are also hosted on the portal and are open to students of any category who meet the merit criteria. The Lower Income Group Scheme provides support to students of any category whose family income is Rs 12,000 or less per year.

🔑The One-Time Registration Step

A student can apply for only one scholarship at a time under the Har Chhatravritti portal rules. If a student is receiving any other scholarship or stipend from any source simultaneously, they must choose the more beneficial option and formally notify the institution and the scholarship department.

Application for the Har Chhatravritti scholarship is done entirely online at harchhatravratti.highereduhry.ac.in at no cost. The process begins with student registration using the Parivar Pehchan Patra Family ID, which auto-fills name, address, income, and category data without any manual entry.

The PPP integration in Har Chhatravritti significantly reduces paperwork because income and demographic data is pulled directly from the household Family ID database. Students whose Family ID at meraparivar.haryana.gov.in shows the correct category and income data will complete the application process with minimal document uploading.

After registering, the student selects their department and college from the portal list, sets a login password, and submits the application with course, roll number, and eligibility group. The system validates the information against the PPP database and flags any discrepancies for correction before final submission.

📄Documents and Attendance

The scholarship application must be submitted before the annual deadline, which is typically around February 28 or March 31 of the academic year. Students should not wait until the last few days as high portal traffic near the deadline can cause technical delays that prevent timely submission.

Documents that must be uploaded at the time of application include the Aadhaar card, photograph, signature, income certificate, Haryana domicile certificate, caste certificate, Class 10 and 12 mark sheets and certificates, and the fee receipt for the current academic year. First-year students are not required to upload a last exam passed certificate from the current college.

A BPL certificate must be submitted if the student is from a below poverty line household, and a father's death certificate must be provided where it is relevant to the applicant's eligibility. All uploaded documents must be legible, current, and in the format accepted by the portal.

After application submission, the file is forwarded to the college principal for verification and then to the district authority for final approval. Students can track the real-time status of their scholarship application at harchhatravratti.highereduhry.ac.in by clicking the Track Application option on the portal home page.

🔎Tracking Your Application

Once the application is approved, the tuition fee component is transferred directly to the institution and the academic allowance is credited to the student's Aadhaar-linked bank account. Any mismatch between the bank account and Aadhaar details will delay disbursement, so students must verify their account seeding before applying.

Scholarship renewal for the second and subsequent years of the same course is subject to submission of the annual progress report from the college and maintenance of the prescribed attendance. Students must ensure their college head submits the progress report on the portal before the renewal deadline each year.

A student who changes their course midway is generally not permitted to continue the scholarship under the new course. The scholarship is course-specific, and a change in department or discipline typically requires a fresh application evaluated under the applicable group for the new subject.

Students pursuing courses through correspondence or online distance education are eligible for fee reimbursement but will not receive the academic allowance component. Only students physically attending an institution qualify for the annual academic allowance addition to their scholarship amount.

Har Chhatravritti links your PPP Family ID to scholarship eligibility, making income verification instant and freeing SC and BC students from arranging college fees before financial support arrives in their account.

🏫Scholarships for Students Studying Outside Haryana

Students pursuing CA, ICWA, CS, or ICFA professional examinations are treated as day scholars for calculating the academic allowance, regardless of their physical accommodation arrangement. These students fall under Group 2 or Group 3 depending on the classification of the specific professional course.

Har Chhatravritti has a dedicated mobile application available on the Google Play Store under the name Har Chhatravratti. Students can use the app to register, apply, upload documents, and track application status from their smartphones without needing a desktop browser.

Grievances related to scholarship delays, rejection, or payment failures can be registered at harchhatravratti.highereduhry.ac.in/Grievance and tracked through the portal. Students should have their application reference number ready before submitting a grievance as it is mandatory for the system to match the complaint to the correct record.

The Directorate of Higher Education, Haryana, oversees the Har Chhatravritti system and can be contacted by email at cru-sec.he@hry.gov.in for escalation of unresolved issues. The office is located at Shiksha Sadan, Sector 5, Panchkula, Haryana 134105.

📑Har Chhatravritti: Quick Reference

⚠️Common Reasons for Rejection

Students who are domiciled in Haryana but hold an SC or BC certificate from another state are not eligible for the Haryana Post Matric Scholarship. Both the Haryana domicile certificate and the Haryana state-issued category certificate are mandatory for the application to be accepted.

All children of the same parent or guardian are individually eligible to apply for the scholarship if each child independently meets the eligibility criteria. The scheme does not limit scholarship awards to a single child per household, unlike some other state welfare programmes.

The Know Your AISHE feature on the portal helps students find the correct AISHE code for their institution before filling the application form. Entering an incorrect AISHE code is one of the most common reasons for application delay, and using this tool in advance prevents the error.

Students who have already paid their fees for the current semester can still apply for the scholarship, and the reimbursement will be credited to their account after approval. The scholarship is not restricted to students who registered via the freeship card route at the time of admission.

❓Frequently Asked Questions