Behind Keralam's run of scholarship notices: the Post-Matric Scholarship for Persons with Disabilities and the ministry behind it

Background

Scholarship notices are going out one after another in Keralam this week, and one of them belongs to a central scheme worth knowing by name. The Post-Matric Scholarship for Persons with Disabilities is a scheme of the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, and the College Education Department delivers it in Kerala. Fresh applications and renewals are both being taken. Students now have until November 30 to apply, the date having been extended. Institutions then have to finish the online verification of those applications by December 15. The application goes on the national scholarship portal, scholarships.gov.in, not on a State portal. A helpline number and an email address are given in the notice for questions about the scheme. The pairing is the point to carry: a central social justice ministry scheme, delivered in Kerala through the College Education Department.