What is PFMS? How can I check my status? Know your payment. If you are looking for the answers to these questions then you are at the right place. Check all details about the PFMS scholarship registration, How to track the scholarship status, etc on this page.
PFMS आर्टिकल को हिंदी में पढ़े
Candidates will get all the information about the Public Financial Management System portal such as Eligibility Criteria, the process for how to apply for a scholarship, documents required for the online application, etc.
What is PFMS portal?
PFMS is an online web portal designed to track the flow of funds distributed under various central and state government schemes all over India and provides real-time analytics of all expenditures. It comes under the Controller General of Accounts (CGA), Ministry of Finance, Government of India and helps in the implementation of the Direct Beneficiary Transfer (DBT) scheme to everyone.
Initially, four Flagship schemes MGNREGS, NRHM, SSA, and PMGSYwere launched through PFMS for four states Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Punjab, and Mizoram. After the successful rollout of these four schemes, the portal was nationally rolled out in 2013 for all schemes in all states.
Direct Benefit Transfer
PFMS acts as a mediator for the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) and connected with the Indian Banking System to provide a transparent and effective payment processing system. All beneficiary’s account is first validated by the PMFS and then funds can be transferred. Currently, around 300 banks are connected with the portal including Public Sector Banks, India Post, Some Private Banks, etc.
“Scholarship for College and University Students” is introduced in 2008 by the Department of Higher education to help the poor students and scholarship was given to the students through the state education board
The central government has announced the Direct benefits transfer scheme in 2013 and since then crores of rupees have been transferred in the Beneficiaries Adhar linked Bank account through the portal.
Different Ministries and Departments, such as PM-KISAN, NSAP, MNREGASoft, MCTS, AwasSoft, and Kanyashree can transfer funds electronically to beneficiaries through the PFMS portal.
Direct Benefit Transfer Highlights:
- Presently the portal is connected with the 90 Banks nationally.
- Beneficiaries and Agencies both can be registered on the PFS portal
- It will track all types of funds and provide tracking information
- Agencies can check a different kind of reports at any time related to the Direct Benefit Transfer scheme
- Validation of the Beneficiaries is done on both sides. First Banks verify the Beneficiary data then PFMS verifies all details.
- After the verification Banks can transfer the funds directly to the Beneficiary Bank account through the portal.
Salary slip:
You can also download your salary slip and do the tax calculation through the employee information system. The employee information system can be accessed after login into the website. Check the PFMS salary slip article for more details.
Highlights
| Perticulars | Summary |
|---|---|
| Name of the portal | Public Financial Management System |
| Acronym | PFMS |
| Year Started | 2009 |
| Type of the portal | Web-based online portal |
| Department | Controller General of Accounts (CGA) |
| Ministry | Ministry of Finance, Government of India |
| Purpose | Releasing and Tracking of funds under various Indian government schemes |
| Total number of schemes | CS – 679; CASP – 104 |
| No of Agencies registered | 17,87,936 |
| Help Desk Number | 1800 118 111 (Toll-Free) or (011) 23343860 |
| Email Id | [email protected] |
Type of Schemes
There are generally three type of schemes running through the PFMS portal
- Centrally Sponsored Schemes are directly funded by the central government and implemented by the state government
- Additional Central Assistance (ACA) schemes are for the special needs of the state departments
- Central Sector Schemes are directly implemented and funded by the central government
Scholarship benefits
There are many students in India who belong to a poor family and not able to afford the financial needs for Higher education. These students can take the help of the scholarship given by the PFMS scholarship portal to the poor students so that they can continue their studies.
This scholarship is available to all poor students of different categories such as Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Other Backword Class (OBC). Please note that to get the benefit of the DBT through the scholarship Educational Institute must be registered with PFMS.
Candidates must register themselves in order to get the scholarship benefits. Please note that candidates must fulfill the eligibility criteria before applying for the scholarship online.
The financial year 2020-21 transactions
Since the starting of the portal in 2013 a lot of transactions done on the daily basis. Around 6.5 lakh transactions are done on daily basis worth rupees 1500 crores. In the financial year, 2020-21 a total of 1.2 Billion transactions have been done having a total worth of around 26 Lakh crores.
PFMS Scholarship list 2020-21
There are many types of educational scholarships provided to the students for higher education. All candidates must keep track of all scholarships if they want to get the scholarship benefits. We are giving all details about the different types of scholarships under various schemes. Please check all details given below.
(i)- Scholarship to Universities/College Students:
| Title | Scheme Details |
|---|---|
| Name of Scholarship | Scholarship for College and University Students |
| Qualifying Level | XII (From Top 20%) |
| Process of selection | From top 20% on the Basis of the results of senior secondary examination, 41000 Girls and Boys total 82000 are selected from each of State boards |
| Scholarship Period | 1 year (Will have to renew for next year) |
| Amount | The rate of scholarship is Rs. 1000/- at the Graduation level for the first three years of College and University courses and Rs. 2000/- per month at Post-Graduation level. Students pursuing professional courses would get Rs. 2000/- per month in the 4th and 5th year. The scholarships would be paid for 10 months in an academic year. |
| Frequency of Payment | Monthly |
| Payment Authority | PFMS |
| Age Group | 18-25 year |
| Condition for Continuance | subject to annual renewal on the basis of stringent criteria. |
| Income Criterion | Family less than Rs.6 lakh per annum |
(ii)- Post-Matric Scholarship for SC Students:
| Title | Scheme Details |
|---|---|
| Name of Scholarship | Post Matric Scholarships for Scheduled Castes /Scheduled Tribes Students |
| Abbreviation | PMS-SC |
| Qualifying Level | Class X (From Top 20%) |
| Process of selection | All eligible SC Students for the senior secondary certificate (class XI and XII); Professional Courses leading to Degree, Diploma, Certificate; Graduate degree; L.L.M.; Commercial Pilot License; C.A./I.C.W.A./C.S./I.C.F.A.;M. Phil., Ph.D. and Post Doctoral Programmes; |
| Scholarship Period | 1 year (Will have to renew for next year) |
| Amount | maintenance allowance, reimbursement of compulsory non-refundable fees, study tour charges, thesis typing/printing charges for Research Scholars, book allowance for students pursuing correspondence courses, book bank facility for specified courses, and additional allowance for students with disabilities, for the complete duration of the course. |
| Payment Authority | PFMS |
| Age Group | Not applicable |
| Income Criterion | Family less than Rs.2.5 lakh per annum |
| Scheme Web-Site Reference | http://socialjustice.nic.in/schemespro.php |
(iii)- Pre-Matric Scholarship for SC Students:
(iv)- National Means cum Merit Scholarship:
| Title | Scheme Information |
|---|---|
| Name of Scholarship | National Means Cum Merit Scheme |
| Abbreviation | NMMS |
| Qualifying Level | Class VIII(55% for General and 50% for SC/ST) |
| Process of selection | State Level Exam in Mental Ability Test(MAT) and Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) |
| Scholarship Period | 4 Years |
| Scheme Administration Dept | Dept of elementary Education(HRD) |
| Amount | Rs.6000/- annually |
| Frequency of Payment | Rs.1500/- Quarterly |
| Processing Authority | State Through districts |
| Payment Authority | Program Division through PAO (HRD) |
| Restriction | Only one scholarship and does not take up part time/fulltime job |
| Condition for Continuance | 55% in 9th and 60% in Tenth (relax 5% for SC/ST) |
| Eligible Institutions | Govt/Local Body/Govt Aided Schools |
| Discontinuance | Discontinuance if gap of one session occurs |
| Parental Income Criterion | Not applicable |
(v)- National Scheme for Incentive for the girl child for secondary education:
| Title | Scheme Information |
|---|---|
| Name of Scholarship | National Scheme of Incentive to Girl Child |
| Abbreviation | NSIGC |
| Qualifying Level | Passing Class VIII |
| Process of selection | All Girl Child from SC/ST Passing Class IX//All passing Class VIII from KGBV |
| Scholarship Period | 2 Years |
| Scheme Administration Dept | Dept of elementary Education(HRD) |
| Amount | Rs.3000/- Once |
| Frequency of Payment | Rs.3000/-Once |
| Processing Authority | State Through districts |
| Payment Authority | Program Division through PAO (HRD) |
| Restriction | Amount paid after attaining age of 18 Years and 2 years of continuance in School after getting admission in IX, Passing X Class Examination |
| Eligible institutions | Govt/Local Body/Govt Aided Schools |
| Discontinuance | Forfeiture is condition not fulfilled |
| Parental Income Criterion | Not applicable |
(vi)- Top Class Education Scheme for SC:
| Title | Scheme Information |
|---|---|
| Name of Scholarship | Scholarship of Top Class Education For SC students |
| Process of selection | 207 institutions of excellence spread all over the country incl. all IIMs, IITs, NITs; Courses of study covered are Engineering, Medicine/Dentistry, Law, Management, and other Specialized Streams. |
| Scheme Administration Dept | Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment Through States /UT and Selected school’s Head of Institution |
| Amount | full tuition fee and other non-refundable charges (there will be a ceiling of Rs. 2.00 lakh per annum per student towards fee in the private institutions and Rs.3.72 lakh per annum per student in private commercial pilot training institutions). Living expenses @ of Rs.2220 per month per student books and stationery @ Rs.3000 per annum per student and a latest computer with full accessories limited to Rs. 45000 per student as one time assistance. Living expenses, cost of books and stationary and computer are subject to actual. |
| Parental Income Criterion | Rs. 4.50 lakh per annum |
(vii)- Up-gradation of Merit of SC Students:
| Title | Scheme Information |
|---|---|
| Name of Scholarship | UPGRADATION OF MERIT OF SC STUDENTS |
| Process of selection | For arranging the coaching for SC/ST students studying in class 9th to 12th. 2050 students will be covered under the scheme. Coaching should start at the 9th level and continue up to 12th for a period of 4 years. The entry point is class 9th however students may be enrolled in class 10th and 11th if shown excellent performance. State Govt. may use their discretion to decide the allotment of seats among SCs on the basis of the illiterate population of their communities. |
| Scholarship Period | 4 Years |
| Scheme Administration Dept | Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment Through States /UT and Head of Institution |
| Amount | Package of Rs.25,000 thousand per student per year. Rs. 15,000 per student per year as under a. Boarding & Lodging charges @ Rs. 900 pm for 10 months b. Pocket Money @ Rs. 300 for 10 months c. Books and Stationery Rs. 3,000 Rs. 10,000 per year per student for honorarium to Principal, Experts and other incidental charges. |
| Eligible institutions | schools in different districts/towns on the basis of their illiterate population of SCs. The schools selected under the scheme should have; a. Facility for all-round development b. Hostel facility c. Good academic result in past few years consistently. d. Kendriya Vidyalaya with hostel facility. |
| Scheme Web-Site Reference | http://socialjustice.nic.in/upgrade.php |
(viii)- Post-Matric Scholarship for OBCs:
| Title | Scheme Information |
|---|---|
| Name of Scholarship | Post-Matric Scholarship for students belonging to OBCs (PMS-OBC) |
| Abbreviation | PMS-OBC |
| Process of selection | All eligible OBC Students for senior secondary certificate (class XI and XII); Professional Courses leading to Degree, Diploma, Certificate; Graduate degree; L.L.M.; Commercial Pilot License; C.A./I.C.W.A./C.S./I.C.F.A.;M. Phil., Ph.D. and Post Doctoral Programmes; |
| Scheme Administration Dept | Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment Through States /UT and Head of Institution |
| Parental Income Criterion | Rs.1 lakh p.a. |
| Scheme Web-Site Reference | http://socialjustice.nic.in/schemespro.php |
Eligibility Criteria
Candidates must fulfill the complete eligibility criteria if they want to apply for any type of scholarship scheme given above. The eligibility criteria are given below. Please have a look.
- Candidates must be Indian citizens.
- Candidates must have passed the required educational qualification for the scheme they are applying for.
- The candidate’s family income must be less than 6 lac per year.
- Some schemes have family income criteria which we have already mentioned above.
How to register on the portal
First of all, students must check the eligibility criteria of the scholarship they want to apply for. After that students can easily register themselves on the PFMS portal and apply for any type of scholarship provided by the government for higher education.
Documents required for the online registration
Please check that you must have the below-given documents/ Information if you want to register.
- A valid and currently working mobile number to receive important information through SMS
- A working personal email id
- Scanned photograph and signature image
- Scanned copy of the educational documents/ certificates
- Adhar card details Pin code of the address
- Fee receipt in pdf format
- Bank Account Number and IFSC code
- Aadhar Number
- Mobile Number
- Email Id
- Education Board details
Photograph and signature criteria: Photograph and Signature must fulfils the below mentioned criteria.
| Type | Size | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Photograph | Less than 1 mb | jpeg, jpg, png, bmp, tiff, tif, gif |
| Signature | Less than 1 mb | jpeg, jpg, png, bmp, tiff, tif, gif |
Scholarship registration process 2021
Please follow below steps for the online registration
- Open the portal home page here
- On the home page click on the Scholarship portal link
- Now a new student registration page will appear
- Click on the “Student Registration” link given on the right side
- Select the below-given information.
- Scholarship scheme “Scholarship to Universities/College Students”
- 12th pass-out year
- Education Board
- Three new boxes will appear. Now enter the below information
- Bank Account Number
- IFSC Code
- Select category
- A few more box will appear where you will have to fill in the below-mentioned information
- Student First Name
- Middle Name
- Last Name
- Mobile Number
- Click on the “Send OTP” button to generate an OTP.
- Enter the OTP received on your mobile number and click on the “Verify” button
- After the OTP verification, you will have to enter the below-given information
- Valid Email Id
- A unique user name
- Password
- Re-enter password
- Select the “Hint question“
- The answer to the question
- Re-enter the answer
- Finally, Enter the security code and click on the “Submit button“
If you see a “Student registered successfully” message on the next screen then Now you have successfully registered yourself on the portal.
How to renew the scholarship application
The scholarship renewal process can be completed from the Student Registration page. Please follow the below steps in order to renew your scholarship application.
- The first step is to open the official website
- Now click on the login link given on the home page. A new login page will appear on the screen
- Enter your User Id and password on the login page and click on the login button.
- On the student, dashboard click on the Apply for scholarship under scholarship management
- Enter the below-given details in the application form
- Application Type (Select Renewal)
- Scheme
- First Name
- Middle Name
- Last Name
- Date of Birth
- Gender
- Stream
- Category
- Address
- State District
- Pin Code
- Mobile Number
- Email Id
- Pan Number
- Aadhar Number
- Upload your Photograph and signature scanned image
- Enter your Bank Name Account Number and IFSC Code
- Enter Institute name, Course, Branch, Course Duration, and date of joining
- Upload your mark sheet and fee receipt in the document section
- Finally, Click on the “Save” button to complete the renewal process
Your renewal process will be completed if there is an Application saved successfully message that appears on the screen. Please note down the system-generated Application reference number.
Track your National Scholarship Portal (NSP) Payments
National Scholarship Portal provides various scholarships related to the student’s education. If you are pursuing any higher education or you are currently pursuing any technical course then your institute provides you scholarships through the National Scholarship Portal. You can easily track your NSP Payments status on the PFMS portal by following the below-given steps.
- First of all, visit the official website
- On the homepage click on the “Track NSP Payments” link to open a payment tracking page
- On the next page, you can see a payment tracking page where you can check the payment through the account number
- On this page enter the below-given details
- Bank Name
- Account Number
- NSP Application Id
- Security Code
- Click on the Search button to track your NSP Payments status
Know your payments
If you want to check your scholarship payments status then it can be done easily. Candidates can check the status through the Know your payments link given on the homepage of the PFMS portal. Please follow the below-given steps to know your scholarship payment status.
- Go to the official website
- Check the Know your payment link given on the main page of the website and click on that link to open another online form.
- A new know your payments status form will open in front of the computer screen
- Enter below-given details in the form
- Bank Name
- Account Number
- Re-enter account number
- Security code
- Now click on the search button to track your NSP Payments.
How to login on to the portal
You can easily login on the PFMS portal by following the below steps.
- Click on the official website link, the home page will open on the screen
- You can see a login button on the top-right side of the website
- Click on the login button and a new login form will appear on the computer screen
- Now enter the below-given details in the login form given on the right side of this page.
- Select the academic year
- Enter Username
- Enter Password
- Click on the login button
How to check the Scheme listing on the portal?
We can find the details about the Schemes running by the PFMS portal. To get the Scheme details please follow the below-given steps.
- Go to the home page
- Click on the Scheme Listing link given on the left side on the home page under Scheme details
- On the next page enter the below-mentioned information to search any scheme detail
- Scheme Name or Code
- Grant Name or Code
- Scheme type
- Financial year
- Click on the search button to get all information about the scheme
Scheme wise contact details
Contact details related to any scheme can be found on the PFMS portal. The government of India has introduced this facility under the portal so that anyone can easily find the scheme-wise contact list for any scheme implemented by the central government or state government. Please check the steps given below.
- Open the main website
- Click on the Schemes contact listing under the Scheme details column on the left side of the website
- A new online scheme-wise contact listing form will appear on the screen
- Enter the below-given details in the listing form
- Scheme Name
- Scheme Group Type
- Scheme Type
- Click on the search button to check the contact details for the scheme
Submit your feedback
You can submit your feedback also on the portal. If you like the service and you want to suggest anything for the improvement of the PFMS portal then there is a feedback form on the portal and you can share your experience with this feedback form. This feedback from the users will help the government to improve the services offered through the portal.
- To submit the feedback you will have to open the official website
- On the home page, you can find the feedback form link on the left side of the website
- Click on the Feedback Form link to open the Feedback form on the computer screen
- Now enter the below-given information in this feedback form
- Your Name
- Email Id
- Subject
- Select category
- Enter your feedback
- Enter security code
- Finally, click on the submit button to share your feedback
Bank list 2021
Please find below the list of Banks integrated with the PFMS portal.
| Sr. No. | Bank Name | Sr. No. | Bank Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABU DHABI COMMERCIAL BANK | 32 | KARNATAKA BANK |
| 2 | ALLAHABAD BANK | 33 | KARUR VYSYA BANK |
| 3 | ALLAHABAD UP GRAMIN BANK | 34 | KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK |
| 4 | ANDHRA BANK | 35 | MADHYA BIHAR GRAMIN BANK |
| 5 | ANDHRA PRAGATHI GRAMEENA BANK | 36 | MAHARASHTRA GRAMIN BANK |
| 6 | AXIS BANK | 37 | MANIPUR STATE CO-OP.BANK LTD. |
| 7 | BANK OF BAHRAIN AND KUWAIT | 38 | NEW INDIA CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD |
| 8 | BANK OF BARODA | 39 | NKGSB CO-OP BANK LTD |
| 9 | BANK OF INDIA | 40 | ORIENTAL BANK OF COMMERCE |
| 10 | BANK OF MAHARASHTRA | 41 | PUNJAB AND SIND BANK |
| 11 | BASSEIN CATHOLIC CO-OP.BANK LTD. | 42 | PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK |
| 12 | BOMBAY MERCANTILE CO-OP.BANK LTD. | 43 | RBL BANK |
| 13 | CANARA BANK | 44 | SARVA U.P. GRAMIN BANK |
| 14 | CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA | 45 | SOUTH INDIAN BANK |
| 15 | CITIBANK | 46 | STANDARD CHARTERED BANK |
| 16 | CITY UNION BANK LTD | 47 | STATE BANK OF INDIA |
| 17 | CORPORATION BANK | 48 | SVC CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD. |
| 18 | CSB BANK LIMITED | 49 | SYNDICATE BANK |
| 19 | DCB BANK LIMITED | 50 | TAMILNAD MERCANTILE BANK LTD |
| 20 | DENA BANK | 51 | THE COSMOS CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD. |
| 21 | DEUTSCHE BANK | 52 | THE FEDERAL BANK LTD |
| 22 | DHANLAXMI BANK LTD | 53 | THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR BANK LTD |
| 23 | HARYANA GRAMIN BANK | 54 | THE KALUPUR COMMERCIAL CO. OP. BANK LTD. |
| 24 | HDFC BANK LTD | 55 | THE LAKSHMI VILAS BANK LTD |
| 25 | HSBC | 56 | THE SARASWAT CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD |
| 26 | ICICI BANK LTD | 57 | THE THANE JANATA SAHAKARI BANK LTD |
| 27 | IDBI BANK LTD | 58 | UCO BANK |
| 28 | INDIAN BANK | 59 | UNION BANK OF INDIA |
| 29 | INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK | 60 | UNITED BANK OF INDIA |
| 30 | INDUSIND BANK LIMITED | 61 | VIJAYA BANK |
| 31 | JHARKHAND GRAMIN BANK | 62 | YES BANK LTD |
Frequently asked questions
What if i forgot the PFMS login password?
If you forgot the login password then you can easily recover the password. Follow the below steps for password recovery.
1-Visit the login page
2- Click on the login button on the top-right side
3- On the next page click on the Forgot Password link
4- Enter your Login Id and click on the verify button
5- Enter your Email Id which you have used while registering on the portal and click on the “Send OTP” button
6-Enter the OTP received on the Email Id
7- Enter the security code and click on the “Submit” button to recover your password.
If any student enter the invalid Bank account details?
If any students accidentally enter the wrong details related to the Bank account then the system will automatically verify the details and send an SMS on the registered mobile number if any incorrect data found.
If my institute is not registered on the PFMS portal?
Candidates can search the registered agency on the portal. If your institute is not found then you can raise a complaint through the Register/Track Issues link given on the home page. Please enter all required details in the form and select category scholarship and sub-category as Institute not found and enter the other details. Click on the submit button to submit your complaint.