Bihar Government Launches Portal to Rerun Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme: Know More About This


The Bihar government has launched a new portal to resume the post-matric scholarship scheme (PMSP) for students from the Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), and Scheduled Tribe (ST) for the academic years 2019-20, 2020-21, and 2021-22.

The Bihar education department announced on social media that education minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary and Additional Chief Secretary Sanjay Javin spoke at the launch of the New Portal of PMSP i.e., pmsonline.bih.nic.in

“Honorable Minister Shri Shri Vijay Kumar Choudhary, Additional Chief Secretary Shri Sanjay Kumar, and other officials participating in the launch programme of the new PMSP portal. #BiharEducationDept,” the Bihar education department said in a social media post.

Initially, the government had launched the National Scholarship Portal to carry out the scheme. However, the portal experienced technical difficulties, and students from previous years were unable to apply for the scholarship as a result.

According to a report in The Hindu, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar directed the state education department on August 10 to quickly resume the post-matric scholarship scheme.