Read or download the official PDF of this gazette notification issued by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on 13th August 2026. Classified under Press Release.
Executive Summary
This report highlights the impact of the PM YASASVI Scholarship through the success story of Prince Yadav, a B.Tech student at MANIT Bhopal. For the 2025-26 academic year, the scholarship provided ₹1,15,400 to cover tuition and hostel expenses, removing the need for educational loans. The support is part of a broader initiative by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment to help students from limited-income families overcome financial barriers to higher education.
Key Points / Main Content
Scholarship Provisions
Funding Amount: A total of ₹1,15,400 in financial assistance was provided for the 2025-26 period.
Expense Coverage: The funds specifically address the costs of tuition and hostel-related living expenses.
Target Demographic: The scheme supports students from the Other Backward Class (OBC) category and families with limited income, such as those reliant on agriculture.
Academic and Professional Impact
Enhanced Focus: By removing financial stress, the scholarship allows students to focus fully on academic pursuits and maintain high performance (CGPA).
Extracurricular Engagement: The support has enabled active participation in technical clubs and campus activities.
National Contribution: The scholarship aims to foster a generation of engineers capable of contributing to India’s technological self-reliance and advancement.
Impact Analysis
Prince Yadav (Student Recipient)Impact
The scholarship acted as a turning point by eliminating the financial burden of tuition and hostel fees. It removed the pressure of taking educational loans, allowing him to maintain a good CGPA and engage in technical clubs.
Action Required
Continue focusing on engineering studies and participating in technical activities to achieve career aspirations and contribute to national technological progress.
The Recipient’s FamilyImpact
The financial assistance significantly reduced the economic burden on the family, whose primary source of income is agriculture.
Action Required
Utilize the relieved financial resources to support the family's overall financial stability while the student completes his higher education.
Ministry of Social Justice & EmpowermentImpact
Demonstrates the efficacy of the PM YASASVI Top Class Education Scheme in providing timely assistance to students facing economic constraints.
Action Required
Continue the administration and timely disbursement of scholarship funds to ensure eligible students can pursue higher education without financial interruption.
Key Entities Referenced
PM YASASVI Scholarship: A financial assistance scheme that provides support for tuition and hostel-related expenses to students from marginalized backgrounds pursuing higher education.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment: The primary government ministry responsible for implementing and overseeing the PM YASASVI scholarship program.
Other Backward Class (OBC): The specific socio-economic category of students eligible for the scholarship as highlighted in the policy's impact case.
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal: The educational institution serving as the location where the scholarship assistance is applied for B.Tech education.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
From Financial Barriers to Engineering
Aspirations:
How PM YASASVI Scholarship Support Helped PRINCE
YADAV Pursue His B.Tech. Education
प्रव तथ: 13 AUG 2026 6:46PM by PIB Delhi
Access to quality higher education can play an important role in helping students pursue their aspirations
and build better opportunities for the future. However, for students from families with limited incomes,
financial difficulties can become a major challenge in meeting tuition and living expenses.
Demonstrating how scholarship assistance can help students overcome economic barriers, Prince Yadav,
a 19-year-old student belonging to the Other Backward Class (OBC) category, is pursuing his
B.Tech education at Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal.
Coming from a family whose primary source of income is agriculture, he faced significant financial
difficulties in meeting the costs of tuition and living expenses in Bhopal. Despite these challenges, Prince
remained determined to become a successful engineer and contribute to technological advancements that
can help make India self-reliant in technology, while also improving his family's financial situation.
In 2025-26, financial assistance of ₹1,15,400 was provided to Prince under the PM YASASVI
Scholarship. The support helped meet his tuition and hostel-related expenses, significantly reducing the
financial burden on his family. It also enabled him to continue his higher education without the pressure of
taking an educational loan and allowed him to focus more fully on his academic pursuits.With the financial burden related to his education reduced, Prince is currently pursuing his B.Tech. degree
at MANIT Bhopal with greater confidence. He is maintaining a good CGPA and actively participating in
technical clubs on campus. The scholarship support has helped him concentrate on his studies and
continue working towards his aspirations in engineering and technology.
Expressing his contentment over the Ministry’s financial support, Prince Yadav said,
“The PM YASASVI Scholarship was a turning point in my academic journey. It completely
removed the financial burden of my tuition and hostel fees, allowing me to focus entirely on my
studies rather than worrying about educational loans. Currently, I am successfully pursuing my
degree at MANIT Bhopal, maintaining a good CGPA, and actively participating in technical clubs
on campus.”
Prince's story highlights how timely scholarship assistance can provide meaningful support to students
facing financial constraints. By reducing the pressure of educational expenses, PM YASASVI has enabled
him to continue his higher education and pursue his aspiration of becoming a successful engineer,
contributing to India's technological progress and supporting his family financially.
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