Central Government ICAR National Talent Scholarship for UG: ₹3,000 a Month

11 November 2026, 10:29 AM • Harish Sharma • Category: All India Schemes

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News: Central Government ICAR National Talent Scholarship for UG: ₹3,000 a Month
Date: 11 November 2026, 10:29 AM
Author: Harish Sharma
Category: All India Schemes
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If you are studying agriculture at the undergraduate level outside your home state, the ICAR National Talent Scholarship (NTS-UG) is for you. It is a scheme of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). A selected student gets a scholarship of ₹3,000 a month. The scholarship is given for the entire undergraduate degree. Its aim is that meritorious students should be able to study at any agricultural university in the country, even outside their home state. The scholarship is given through the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) and the money comes directly into the bank account.

How much money is given

The NTS-UG pays as follows.

Scholarship: ₹3,000 a month — the monthly amount.
Duration — for the entire undergraduate degree, subject to performance.
Payment — the money is paid directly into the bank account through DBT.
No separate contingency — apart from the ₹3,000 a month, no separate contingency is given under this scheme.
Renewal — a minimum OGPA of 7.00/10.00 is needed to continue every year; for SC and ST students, 6.50/10.00 is enough.

This scholarship is given only to students admitted through the ICAR All India Quota process.

Who can apply

This scholarship is for meritorious undergraduate agriculture students.

The applicant must have taken admission through CUET (ICAR-UG) or AIEEA-UG under the ICAR All India Quota.
The applicant must study at an ICAR-recognised agricultural university located outside the home state of domicile.
The applicant must be in a full-time undergraduate course in agriculture or allied sciences.
The applicant must not be receiving any other scholarship.
The applicant must not take up any job, even part-time.
The applicant must not leave the course within 1 month of admission, otherwise no scholarship will be paid.

How to apply

Applications are made online on the National Scholarship Portal (NSP), scholarships.gov.in. Applications for 2026-27 closed on 31 October 2026. So this year’s cycle is now closed. Institute and district-level verification runs till 15 November 2026, and DNO, SNO and MNO-level verification till 30 November 2026. Check the NSP notice for next year’s applications. Never pay anyone for applying.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1: How much money is given under NTS-UG? A: ₹3,000 a month, for the entire undergraduate degree. Q2: Who can apply? A: Students admitted through the ICAR All India Quota to an agricultural university outside their home state. Q3: What marks are needed to continue the scholarship? A: A minimum OGPA of 7.00/10.00; 6.50/10.00 for SC and ST students. Q4: When did the 2026-27 applications close? A: On 31 October 2026; check the NSP notice for the next cycle.