Telangana Scholarships: The Complete Guide (2026)

Telangana keeps most of its scholarships on one main system, TS ePASS, which makes it simpler than many other states. The real challenge here is picking the right form on that one site — especially the overseas study schemes, which are easy to miss.

TS ePASS covers almost everything

TS ePASS stands for Telangana Electronic Payment and Application System of Scholarships. Nearly every Telangana scholarship — domestic Post-Matric for SC and BC students, the Minority Welfare scholarships, the disability scholarship, and even the overseas study schemes — runs through this one portal: telanganaepass.cgg.gov.in.

One scheme covers both tuition and living costs

Telangana's domestic Post-Matric scholarship bundles fee reimbursement and a monthly maintenance allowance into a single scheme. This is worth knowing if you've read about other states — some, like Andhra Pradesh, split tuition and hostel costs into two separately-named schemes. In Telangana, one Post-Matric application covers both.

Don't miss the overseas study schemes

This is the part students most often overlook. Alongside the domestic Post-Matric scholarship, Telangana runs separate scholarships specifically for studying abroad:

• Ambedkar Overseas Vidya Nidhi — for SC and ST students studying overseas.
• Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Overseas Vidya Nidhi — for BC and EBC students studying overseas.

If you are planning to study abroad, these are different applications from the regular domestic Post-Matric scholarship for your category — check the overseas-specific scheme directly rather than assuming the domestic one applies.

Documents Telangana almost always asks for

1. SSC Hall Ticket Number and passing year — used to verify your identity against your Class 10 board record.
2. Aadhaar Card, linked to your mobile number and bank account.
3. Caste Certificate, issued through Meeseva.
4. Income Certificate, also issued through Meeseva, and dated after April 1 of the current financial year.
5. College admission number and bonafide certificate.
6. Bank passbook with Aadhaar NPCI seeding.

How to find the right scheme — step by step

1. Check your category first — SC, BC, Minority, or disability — for the domestic Post-Matric scholarship.
2. If you plan to study abroad, check the overseas-specific scheme for your category instead of the domestic one.
3. Get a fresh income certificate, dated after April 1, rather than reusing an older one.
4. Keep your SSC Hall Ticket Number ready, since it's used to verify your identity on TS ePASS.
5. Apply on TS ePASS directly — almost everything runs through this one portal.