Part of Pillar 3 — RTI for Students & Youth. Related: generic scheme delay RTI.

• Institute verification delay — your college hasn't endorsed your continuing-student status.
• PFMS batch rejection — Aadhaar / bank / NPCI mismatch.
• Bank account not pre-validated on NSP.
• Income-certificate dispute.
• Renewal application issues — first-year disbursed, second-year held.
• District Welfare Officer's sanction pending.

• NSP shows “approved” but money not in account for 60+ days.
• NSP shows “institute verification pending”.
• Bank account fails pre-validation.
• Renewal rejected without stated reason.
• Institute claims NSP shows “rejected” — but you don't know why.

• NSP application status + progress log.
• Institute's AISHE code + institute-verification submission date.
• District / State Welfare Officer's sanction status.
• PFMS Fund Transfer Order (FTO) reference + UTR.
• Bank account pre-validation result.
• Income certificate verification status (if applicable).
• If rejected, specific ground + scheme clause.
• Appeal procedure.
• Nodal officer contact.

• Central schemes (NSP) → Ministry of Social Justice / Tribal Affairs / Minority Affairs via rtionline.gov.in.
• State schemes → state RTI portal → Social Welfare.
• Institute certification → RTI to college's registrar / CPIO.
• Rs. 10 fee.

To,
The Central / State Public Information Officer,
[Ministry of Social Justice / Tribal Affairs / Minority Affairs / State Social Welfare Department],
[Address]

Subject: Information under Section 6(1) of the RTI Act, 2005, regarding my scholarship application.

Sir/Madam,

I, [Name], citizen of India, resident of [Full Address], submit:

Scheme name (Pre-Matric / Post-Matric / Top Class / Merit-cum-Means / etc.): ________
NSP Application ID: ________
Academic Year: ________
Institute name + AISHE / DISE code: ________
Aadhaar (last 4 digits): XXXX
Bank account (last 4 digits): XXXX

Please provide:

1. Current status of my application in NSP / state portal with the progress log.
2. Institute's endorsement / verification submission date.
3. District / State Welfare Officer sanction status and date.
4. PFMS Fund Transfer Order (FTO) reference + UTR for the last attempted disbursement.
5. Bank-account pre-validation result (success / failure with reason).
6. Income-certificate verification status, if applicable.
7. If rejected / held up, the specific ground and the scheme-clause relied on.
8. Appeal procedure and timeline.
9. Nodal officer at district / state level + direct contact.
10. First Appellate Authority contact.

I enclose Indian Postal Order / Challan No. __________ for Rs. 10.
I declare I am an Indian citizen.

Yours faithfully,
[Signature, Date, Place]

1. NSP application status.
2. Institute endorsement date.
3. DSWO sanction status.
4. PFMS FTO / UTR.
5. Bank pre-validation.
6. Income certificate verification.
7. Rejection ground.
8. Appeal procedure.
9. Nodal officer contact.
10. FAA contact.

• Day 0–10 RTI routed.
• Day 10–25 Institute / DSWO often resolve the stuck step during this window.
• Day 30 Reply mandatory.

• Full Aadhaar — use only last 4.
• Not citing NSP Application ID.
• Missing institute's AISHE code — required for institute lookup.
• Skipping the bank pre-validation question.

• Pre-validate your bank on NSP early — IFSC + account holder name must match Aadhaar.
• For institute verification delays, parallel RTI to the college Registrar.
• Renewal year is often where things break — file RTI at the renewal stage, not retrospectively.
• Parallel NSP helpline 0120-6619540.

Q1. Do I need to re-apply every year?
Post-matric schemes are annual renewals. Pre-matric usually yearly as well.

Q2. Can CIC compel disbursement?
RTI surfaces the stuck step. Disbursement follows from fixing that step.

Q3. Institute refusing to verify?
RTI to the institute + complaint to State Higher Education Council.

Q4. What's the PFMS UTR?
The 22-character Fund Transfer Order reference confirming a bank's credit. Ask for it in Question 4.

Scholarships are rule-bound and trackable. Stalls usually sit at a specific step (institute, DSWO, bank, PFMS). RTI identifies which.

• Pillar 3 — Students & Youth
• Scheme delay RTI
• RTI for students
• PIO framework — education

• National Scholarship Portal (NSP) Operational Guidelines
• Scheme-specific (Pre-Matric, Post-Matric, Merit-cum-Means, Top Class, etc.)

Last reviewed: 21 April 2026.