The Board of Intermediate Education (BIE) on Friday notified Principals of junior colleges across Andhra Pradesh about the opening of applications for the Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students under the Department of Higher Education. The scheme is now available on the National Scholarship Portal (https://www.scholarships.gov.in) for the academic year 2025–26.

In a statement, BIE Secretary Kritika Shukla said that fresh applications from students who passed the Intermediate Public Examination in 2025 must be submitted by October 10, 2025. Students who were selected in previous years for the scholarship can renew their applications until October 31, 2025.

Ms. Shukla instructed department officials to ensure that Principals of junior colleges actively inform eligible students — especially those in the top 20 percentile — to apply online at the scholarship portal. She added that the relevant student data has been made available on the official BIE portal (http://bie.ap.gov.in) to facilitate the application process.