The Scholarship Guide: AP and Telangana (FREE) with Raghu Datta

A degree student in Andhra Pradesh or Telangana can often apply for more than one scholarship: a central scheme on the National Scholarship Portal, the state's post-matric scholarship on Jnanabhumi (AP) or ePASS (Telangana), and a private one. Applying is free. What decides whether the money arrives is doing a few things in the right order before the last date. This free guide walks through all of it.

Inside: which scheme is on which portal, with the eligibility rules that matter; the NSP 2026-27 calendar, fresh and renewal; getting your OTR number by Aadhaar face authentication; checking that your bank account is Aadhaar-seeded for DBT; every document, where to get it and the mistake that stops it; the application step by step on NSP, Jnanabhumi and ePASS; what happens after you submit, returned versus rejected, and renewal; nine common reasons applications stop, each with the fix; 15 copy-paste AI prompts; a one-week plan; and a printable checklist.

Free, 50 phone-friendly pages, with drawings throughout. Dates that change every year are marked, with the official portal to confirm them on.

What you'll learn:

Which scheme, which portal: Central schemes on NSP, AP's RTF and MTF on Jnanabhumi, Telangana's on ePASS, and a private option, with the income and marks rules for each.

The dates, written down: The NSP 2026-27 calendar for fresh and renewal applications, and how to track state dates that change every year.

OTR and your bank: Getting the NSP OTR number by face scan, and checking on UIDAI's site that your account is Aadhaar-seeded so DBT can reach it.

Documents that go through: Each paper, where to get it, and the mistakes that stop an application: an old income certificate, a name spelled two ways, a blurred scan.

Apply and follow up: The form step by step on all three portals, what verification means, and how to fix a returned application.

15 prompts, a plan, a checklist: Copy-paste AI prompts for finding schemes, checking papers, letters to the college and bank, and fixing problems, plus a one-week plan.

FAQs:

Is it only for NSP?

No. It covers the National Scholarship Portal, AP's Jnanabhumi, Telangana's ePASS and private scholarships, and how to apply to more than one.

Are the dates correct for this year?

The NSP dates are for 2026-27, from the portal. State and private dates change each year, so the guide shows where to confirm them.

Do I need to share my Aadhaar with an AI tool?

No. The prompts use brackets instead of ID numbers, and the guide asks you to keep Aadhaar, bank and OTR numbers for the official portal only.

Is it really free?

Yes. Download it, use it, and share it with a classmate who still has to apply.