Dr. Shivanand Nautiyal Scholarship

What is the Dr. Shivanand Nautiyal Scholarship?

Dr. Shivanand Nautiyal Scholarship is a merit-based scholarship of the Department of School Education, Government of Uttarakhand, named after the educationist and former state minister Dr. Shivanand Nautiyal. According to the myScheme listing and the Uttarakhand School Education Department, the scholarship rewards top-performing government-school students of the state and is intended to encourage academic excellence in both the hill and valley regions.

Dr. Shivanand Nautiyal Scholarship pays Rs 1,500 per month for a duration of 10 months, which totals Rs 15,000 in an academic year. Reports of the revision note that the monthly amount was raised sharply from an earlier figure of about Rs 250, and the number of beneficiaries was widened to 100 students in total. The scholarship is a state-funded merit incentive, not a need-based welfare payment, so selection turns on performance rather than family income.

The scheme deliberately balances the two historic divisions of Uttarakhand. 50 students are selected from the Garhwal division and 50 from the Kumaon division, so that meritorious children from both parts of the state benefit equally. Selection is decided by an examination conducted by the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), Uttarakhand.

Who is eligible for the Dr. Shivanand Nautiyal Scholarship?

You can be considered if:

• You are studying in Class 8 at a government, local-body or government-aided school in Uttarakhand at the time of the selection examination.
• You passed the annual Class 7 examination with at least 50% marks (40% for reserved-category students).
• You belong to the Garhwal or Kumaon division of the state.
• You rank among the top performers in the selection examination conducted by SCERT Uttarakhand.
• You have the domicile and enrolment documents needed to establish that you are a genuine Uttarakhand government-school student.

You cannot apply / are not eligible if:

• You study in a central government school or a residential school, these are excluded; the scheme is aimed at state government, local-body and government-aided school students.
• You scored below 50% in Class 7 (below 40% for reserved categories), which is the minimum bar to sit the selection test.
• You do not appear in, or do not qualify through, the SCERT selection examination.
• You are outside the class range and division quota fixed by SCERT for the current cycle.

Once selected, a student draws the scholarship as they progress through Classes 9 to 12, provided they continue to meet the scheme's conditions.

Because this is a merit scholarship with a fixed quota of 100 seats, meeting the basic eligibility does not guarantee the award. Only the highest-ranking students within each division's quota of 50 are selected.

What documents are required?

How to apply for the Dr. Shivanand Nautiyal Scholarship

Dr. Shivanand Nautiyal Scholarship now runs through the SCERT online scholarship portal alongside the school. On 15 April 2026, SCERT Uttarakhand launched scholarshipscert.uk.gov.in, a single portal that handles the Dr. Shivanand Nautiyal Scholarship (SNSS) together with the National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship (NMMSS) and the Shridev Suman Scholarship for Class 8, and the Chief Minister Merit Student scholarship for Classes 6 and 9. The practical route is:

1. Register on the SCERT portal: open scholarshipscert.uk.gov.in at the start of the session, create the student login and select the Dr. Shivanand Nautiyal Scholarship (SNSS) for Class 8.
2. Fill the online form and upload documents, enter the student's details and upload the bonafide certificate, Uttarakhand domicile, Class 7 marksheet, Aadhaar and bank passbook. Students who cannot apply from home can complete the form with the school's help.
3. Get the school to verify, the government school checks the application at its level and forwards it, so confirm with your class teacher or head of school that the school-level verification is done.
4. Appear in the SCERT selection examination. The test has two papers, a Mental Ability Test (MAT) and a Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), each carrying 90 one-mark questions. Sit it on the notified date; selection and division-wise ranking are decided from this examination.
5. Track the result and bank seeding — the portal shows application status ("आवेदन की स्थिति"), examination centre and test date in one place. If selected, ensure your Aadhaar-seeded bank account details are correct so the monthly instalments reach you without a mismatch.

If you cannot get clear information at the school, contact your District Education Officer or the SCERT Uttarakhand office for the current year's notification.

Applying online at the SCERT scholarship portal

Before April 2026 the Dr. Shivanand Nautiyal Scholarship was handled mostly on paper through schools, and readers routinely asked where the online form was. There now is one. SCERT Uttarakhand describes the portal at scholarshipscert.uk.gov.in as a fully online system meant to simplify applications and improve transparency, with monitoring that runs from the school up to the state level. An orientation programme for school heads and education officials was held across the state when the portal went live. For a Class 8 family, the single most useful change is that the same login shows the application status, the allotted examination centre and the test date, so there is no need to chase the school for each of these separately. Keep the login details safe, because the same portal is used to check the result after the MAT and SAT papers are marked.

How much benefit does the scholarship provide and when?

Dr. Shivanand Nautiyal Scholarship provides Rs 1,500 every month for 10 months, a total of Rs 15,000 for the year. Payment is made to the selected student's bank account. Because the payment is a monthly instalment over a 10-month academic cycle rather than a single lump sum, the account details recorded at selection must stay valid throughout the year; a closed or dormant account is a common reason instalments fail to land.

How to check your selection status

Since April 2026, the SCERT scholarship portal itself shows application status, examination centre and test date. To check status:

1. Log in at scholarshipscert.uk.gov.in and open the application-status ("आवेदन की स्थिति") section for the current cycle.
2. Follow up with the head of your school, who also receives the selection list, if the portal is unclear.
3. Contact the District Education Officer for your district if the school cannot confirm.
4. Confirm with your bank that the monthly credit has been received once the list is published.

Common reasons a nomination fails, and how to fix them

• Incomplete school nomination. A missing bonafide certificate or domicile proof is the most common problem; submit a complete set to the school on time.
• Not appearing in the SCERT examination. The award is decided on this examination, so missing it removes you from consideration.
• Bank or Aadhaar mismatch, a name mismatch between Aadhaar and the bank account can hold up the monthly transfer even after selection; correct it before the cycle begins.
• Ranking below the division cut-off, only 50 students per division are selected, so a student can be eligible yet not make the merit list in a competitive year.

Key facts and grievance route

• Benefit: Rs 1,500 per month for 10 months (Rs 15,000 per year).
• Beneficiaries: 100 students, 50 from Garhwal and 50 from Kumaon division.
• Selection: examination conducted by SCERT Uttarakhand.
• Department: Department of School Education, Uttarakhand.

For grievances or clarification, contact your school, your District Education Officer, or the State Project Office of the School Education Department at 0135-2781942, Nanoorkhera, Tapovan Road, Raipur, Dehradun. Because exact class eligibility, the examination date and the nomination deadline are set fresh each cycle and were not published on an official page at the time of writing, confirm those specific details directly with SCERT Uttarakhand before relying on them.