Bihar Post Matric Scholarship (PMS) 2025 – Apply Online

All interested students are notified that from August 25, 2025, to September 25, 2025, online applications will be accepted for academic aid and scholarships for the academic year 2024–2025. Students who meet the requirements should apply via the PMS portal by the deadline.

By covering their educational expenses for post-secondary courses, the "Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme-Bihar" seeks to assist students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Only members of the Other Backward Classes (OBC) and Extremely Backward Classes (EBC) are eligible for this scholarship. By doing this, the program helps families in these communities by reducing financial burdens and providing access to higher education.

→ The applicant should be a permanent resident of Bihar state.

→ The caste of the applicant should be included in the list of Backward Class and Extremely Backward Class issued by the state government.

→ The applicant should be studying in higher classes after passing the Matriculation/Entry Examination.

→ The family’s annual income must not exceed the below-mentioned limit:

→ Extremely Backward Classes (EBC): ₹2,50,000/-.

→ Other Backward Classes (OBC): ₹3,00,000/-.

→ The scholarship will be awarded to only two (2) sons of the applicant's parents. This rule will not apply to daughters.

Student's Documents:

→ Recent Passport Size Photograph (with white background recommended).

→ Student's Signature (on white paper with a black/blue pen).

→ Aadhaar Card (linked with mobile number).

→ Domicile Certificate of Bihar (प्रमाणपत्र).

→ Caste Certificate (SC/ST/OBC/EBC) issued by a competent authority in Bihar. (General category students need an Income Certificate).

→ Income Certificate of parents/guardian from competent authority (should be recent, usually for the financial year).

→ Bank Account Passbook (First page with Name, Account Number, IFSC Code). The account should be active and preferably in a nationalized bank. The student's name must be on the account.

→ Previous Year's Marksheet (e.g., Class 10 for Class 11 students, Class 12 for UG students, Graduation for PG students).

→ Fee Receipt of the current academic year (if available).

Institute-Related Documents:

→ Bonafide Certificate or College/School ID Card.

→ Registration/Admission Letter from the institution.

The Selection Process for MPS 2025 is:

Stage 1: Verification Process:

This is a two-step verification process:

1. Institute Verification (College/School):

• After you submit your application online, your respective Institute Nodal Officer (usually a teacher or admin staff) will log in to the portal with their credentials.

·         They will verify your details, confirm your admission and fees, "Forward" the application to the next level (Department).

2. Department Verification:

• The concerned District Welfare Officer or Departmental Nodal Officer will verify your caste, income, and domicile certificates against government records.
• If all documents are genuine and correct, they will "Approve" the application.

Stage 2: Tracking and Disbursement:

• Track Application Status: You can log in to the portal anytime to check your application status. It will show stages like "Submitted", "Under Verification", "Approved", or "Rejected" (with a reason).

All students are requested to keep checking the status of their application through their Aadhaar number and date of birth, if your record is not available then apply again. Tracking link is: https://pmsonline.bihar.gov.in/bcebcpms2425/pms/pms_online/studentApplicationStatus.aspx

• Scholarship Disbursement: Once approved by all authorities, the scholarship amount (tuition fees, maintenance allowance, etc.) will be directly transferred to the bank account you provided in the application. Keep checking your bank account.

Stage 1: Pre-Application Preparation (Most Important)

Collect all these documents before you begin the online application. These documents need to be scanned and uploaded in the correct format (usually JPEG, PNG, or PDF under a specific file size limit).

Stage 2: Online Application on the Bihar Scholarship Portal

1. Visit the Official Portal: Go to the Bihar Student Credit Card Scheme & Scholarship Portal: https://pmsonline.bihar.gov.in/bcebcpms2425/pms/pms_online/Default.aspx

2. Create your account or login to your account

3. After login to your account fill all the mandatory fields carefully.

4. Upload Scanned Documents

5. Final Submission:

• Review the entire application form thoroughly. Once submitted, edits are usually not allowed.
• Click on the "Submit" button.
• After submission, download or take a printout of the final application form for your future reference. This is your acknowledgement copy.

Important Instructions for Student and Institution 

All the concerned students are informed that online applications for scholarship/academic assistance for the academic session 2024-25 are being invited from 25.08.2025 to 25.09.2025.

Interested and eligible students should apply through PMS portal within the prescribed date.

Note: At present, PMS portal has been opened for students studying in all types of eligible courses.

1. All students are requested to regularly check the status of their application through SMS, Email and PMS Portal and make necessary amendments if required.

2. The amount of Post Matric Scholarship Scheme will be given only after successful verification of the Caste, Income and Residence Certificate uploaded by you.

3. All students, if you fail to provide any documents or the documents provided by you are found incorrect, then log in again and update the correct document number and documents.

4. All students are requested to regularly check the status of their application through their Aadhaar number and date of birth. If your record is not available, please apply again.

5. All students are requested to get their Aadhaar number seeded with their bank account for DBT and ensure that the correct account has been seeded with Aadhaar by the bank, otherwise scholarship amount will not be received.

6. Student needs to submit the hard copy of the application to the institute.

7. Check the status of bank account seeding with Aadhaar from UIDAI site