RTI for scholarship · exam grievance · marksheet error

One-line answer: If your government scholarship is delayed/rejected, your exam grievance is unanswered, or your marksheet has an error — file an RTI to the disbursing/examining body's PIO. Plain paper, ₹10, 30-day reply.

NSP · NMMS · INSPIRE · AICTE Pragati/Saksham · UGC fellowship · ICSSR · State scholarships (Maharashtra Mahadbt, TN Adi-Dravidar Welfare, Karnataka SSP, etc.)

Ask: NEFT/RTGS UTR + bank account number to which it was credited. ~5–8% of NSP-routed scholarships go to stale accounts. RTI is the only fast remedy.

Ask the body for: correction procedure · documents required · fee with rule citation · timeline. For CBSE, see the dedicated CBSE correction guide.

• NSP-routed: nodal ministry PIO (Tribal Affairs / Minority Affairs / Social Justice etc.)
• INSPIRE: CPIO, Department of Science & Technology
• UGC: CPIO, University Grants Commission
• AICTE: CPIO, AICTE
• State scholarships: respective state social welfare / education department PIO

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RTI Wiki — citizen-first legal content. April 2026. Forward to every parent / student / teacher you know.

Issues like this are common — every year lakhs of Indian citizens face the same hurdle. The core legal frameworks are the Right to Information Act, 2005, the Information Technology Act, 2000 (for online matters), and the Consumer Protection Act, 2019. The enforcement bodies vary by issue but most start with a complaint to the relevant department PIO + a parallel CPGRAMS filing.

1. Step 1 — file an RTI under §6 of the RTI Act 2005 to the relevant department PIO. Use AI RTI Drafter for free.
2. Step 2 — parallel CPGRAMS complaint at pgportal.gov.in for service-delivery push.
3. Step 3 — if PIO refuses, §19(1) First Appeal in 30 days. Use First Appeal Builder.
4. Step 4 — for fraud / criminal matters, FIR at local police station + cybercrime portal (cybercrime.gov.in) + NCRP helpline 1930.
5. Step 5 — for consumer issues, Consumer Court under Consumer Protection Act 2019 (e-filing at edaakhil.nic.in).

• Right to Information Act, 2005 — full text
• Bhagat Singh v. CIC (Delhi HC, 2007) — procedural objections cannot defeat RTI
• CPGRAMS — pgportal.gov.in (DARPG)
• Cybercrime portal — cybercrime.gov.in
• National Consumer Helpline — 1915

• AI RTI Drafter
• First Appeal Builder
• AwaazRTI (voice in 11 Indian languages)
• Case-law database (300+)
• RTI Act, 2005