Scheme deadlines & application windows
Most government schemes accept applications all year, but some open only on a yearly or seasonal window. This page brings together the schemes that are time-sensitive, so you do not miss a window. Always confirm the exact dates on the official portal before applying.
Dated deadlines
Schemes with a seasonal or yearly window
These schemes do not take applications all year — they open on a recurring window. Check the scheme page and the official portal for the current dates.
- 25% Capital Investment Subsidy SchemeAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- 40% Subsidy On Hank Yarn, Dyes & Chemicals SchemeQuarterly claims within 15 days after each quarter
- Accident Relief SchemeApply within 6 months of the death
- Accidental Death Assistance SchemeApply within 2 years of worker's accidental death
- Agriculture And Processed Foods Export Promotion Scheme Of APEDA For The 15th Finance Commission Cycle (2021-22 To 2025-26)Annual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Agroforestry component under RKVYAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- AICTE - Scheme For Promoting Interests, Creativity And Ethics Among StudentsApplications invited yearly at the academic session start.
- AICTE – Mitacs Globalink Research Internship (GRI) SchemeAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- AICTE-LILAVATI AWARDAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Alpasankhyak Post-Maitrik Chhaatravrtti YojanaAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Alpsankhyak Merit-Cum-Means Chatravriti YojanaAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Annual Insurance Premium for Boat OwnersAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Annual Tour to the Differently Abled PersonsApply after notification in local newspapers each year.
- Arjuna AwardsAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Arundhati Gold SchemeApply on the day of marriage registration
- Asangathit Karmakaar Silai Machine Sahayata YojanaAnnual application for sewing machines for eligible women.
- Assistance for Power Driven Chaff Cutter Scheme under Tribal Area Sub Plan (TASP- ST Category)Apply in the annual i-Khedut window for animal-husbandry schemes, while the scheme is shown as open on the portal.
- Attendance Scholarship Scheme for Girl Students with Disabilities of Rural AreasAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Award of Scholarships to Young Artists in Different Cultural FieldsAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Award to Scheduled Castes Students Who Secured Top Ranks at State and District Level in Standard X & XII (Sahuji Maharaj Assistance)Apply after results of Standard X and XII exams
- Bank Guarantee Charges Reimbursement SchemeAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Bhagwan Budhdh ScholarshipAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Bicycle Scheme (HBOCWWB)Apply once every 3 years for benefits.
- Bihar Rajya Fasal Sahayata YojnaApply after crop yield reduction due to natural calamities
- Biju Patnaik Bravery AwardAnnual window — apply between January 31 and March 31
- Biju Patnaik Sports Award for Excellence in CoachingAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Biju Patnaik Sports Award for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games for the YearAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Biotechnology Young Entrepreneur AwardApplications invited twice a year in January and June.
- BPL Scholarship for College StudentsApply from July to April each year
- Capital Investment Subsidy: Physically Handicapped Persons/ Ex-ServicemenApply within one year of production start date
- Capital Investment Subsidy: Thrust Area IndustriesApply within one year of commencement or expansion
- Cash Award to the Meritorious Visually Impaired Students Obtaining First Three Ranks at the State Level in the SSLC and HSC ExaminationApply after SSLC and HSC exam results.
- Cattle Shed Subsidy Scheme under Scheduled Castes Sub Plan (SC Category)Applications open in the annual i-Khedut window for animal-husbandry schemes — apply while the scheme is shown as open on the portal.
- Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) Internship SchemeApply between May to August for internships.
- Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Pre-matric Scholarship to Other Backward Classes (OBC) for Studies in IndiaAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Centrally-Sponsored Scheme Of Pre-Matric Scholarship For Scheduled Caste Students Studying In Classes 9th & 10thApply by 30th November each academic year
- Certification Program for Goan IT ProfessionalsApply quarterly, bi-annually, or annually after expenses.
- Chief Minister’s Girl Child Protection Scheme-IApply before the child turns 3 years old
- Chief Minister's Overseas Scholarship Scheme for MinoritiesAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Chief Minister’s UPSC Combined Civil Services Coaching SchemeAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Chief Ministergi Artistesinggi Tengbang (CMAT) - Scheme For Award To Distinguished ArtistesAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Chief Ministergi Artistesinggi Tengbang (CMAT) – Scheme Of Festival Assistance For Participating In International & National FestivalAnnual window — apply at least one month before travel
- CM’s Lairik Heiminnashi Programme (CMLH)Annual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- D. D. Kosambi Research Fellowship SchemeAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal.
- Dayanand Bandodkar Scheme For Higher Education For OrphansAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- DBT-Research Associateship (DBT-RA) ProgrammeAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Deepawali Cash Gift Scheme (PULWS)Apply during the Diwali festival period
- Development of HandicraftsApplications invited through advertisements every year.
- Development Support for Coffee in Traditional Areas: Eco-certification of CoffeeApply during the same financial year as certification
- Devnarayan Gurukul YojanaApplications open in the annual admission cycle on the SSO Rajasthan portal, followed by an entrance test — apply within the notified window.
- Disability Assistance For Registered Worker (HBOCWWB)Apply within one year of becoming disabled
- Diwali Gift Benefit Scheme (PBAOCWWB)Annual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Dr. Ambedakar Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Post-Matric Scholarships for the Economically Backward Class (EBC) StudentsAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Dr. Ambedkar Medhavi Chhatravriti Yojna to Other Backward Classes StudentsAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Dr. D.S. Kothari Research Grant For Newly Recruited Faculty MembersAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Dr. Dharmambal Ammaiyar Ninaivu Widow Remarriage Assistance Scheme-IApply within six months of remarriage
- Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy Ninaivu Inter-caste Marriage Assistance Scheme-IApply within two years of marriage
- E-YUVA Scheme: BIRAC’s E-YUVA FellowsAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Educational Assistance (A.B.O.C.W.W.B)Apply during the scholarship intake on the ABOCWWB portal; keep the parent’s board registration active.
- Educational Assistance For Children Of Victims Of CrimeAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Entrepreneurship Development by SC & ST Women in Science Technology Engineering MathematicsAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Family Pension (GBOCWWB)Apply within three months of pensioner's death
- Festival Gift Coupons (Sainik Welfare)Coupons collected annually between November and January.
- Financial Aid For Providing Hostel Facility To Transgender StudentsAnnual window — submit application at academic year start.
- Financial Assistance For Education Of Children Of Registered Worker (HBOCWWB)Annual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Financial Assistance for Marriage of Poor Scheduled Caste BridesApply 30 days before the marriage date
- Financial Assistance for Purchase of Spectacles, Denture, Hearing Aid (CBOCWWB)Apply within one year of eligibility
- Financial Assistance For Widows, Divorced, Separated / Destitute Deserted Or Abandoned WomenApply within 60 days before or after marriage date
- Financial Assistance To Inter-Caste Married Couples (Except SC/ST Category)Apply within 1-2 years after marriage
- Financial Assistance To Poor & Needy Widow WomenAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Financial Assistance To Purchase Singel Net / Small Rampon Net & Its AccessoriesApply every five years for subsidy
- Financial Assistance to the Fish VendorsApply once every three years
- Food Bill Assistance to SC StudentsApply for up to 10 months each year
- Free Distribution of Blankets and Chappals to Senior CitizenAnnual application — confirm dates on the official portal.
- Funeral Assistance Scheme (PBAOCWWB)Apply within two months of the worker's death
- Gaon Ki BetiAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Gen Next CompetitionAdvertisements released in June every year
- General Pre Matric Scholarship-Uttar PradeshAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Generator SubsidyApply within six months of generator purchase or installation
- Goa State Cultural Award for InstitutionApply within 30 days of advertisement in newspaper.
- Gomant Vibhushan AwardAward presented once every two years.
- Gopabandhu Sikhya Sahayata YojanaAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Grant for the Purchase of Work Related Tools for the Construction WorkersApply once every 5 years for the grant.
- Grant of Financial Assistance for Performance of Marriage of Poor Brides Living Below Poverty LineApply at least 30 days before marriage date
- Grant of Financial Assistance to Poor Scheduled Caste Pregnant & Lactating WomenApply from 6 months of pregnancy to 3 months post-delivery.
- Grant of Marriage Allowance to the Widow's DaughterApply at least 30 days before the marriage date
- Grant Of Retention Scholarship to Scheduled Caste Girl StudentsAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Grant of Subsidy for Purchase of Mangalyam to the Bridegroom of Weaker SectionApply 15 days before the marriage date
- Grant to Subsidy for Raw Materials ProcurementAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- H.P. Swaran Jayanti Middle Merit Scholarship Scheme For Govt. SchoolsAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Handicrafts Export AwardAdvertisements released in June every year
- Harvesting Tools Assistance for Scheduled Tribes (HRT-3)Assistance available once in five years
- Housing Subsidy Scheme (GBOCWWB)Apply within one year of house purchase document
- IASRI Scholarship For M.Sc And Ph.DAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- ICAR Junior Research Fellowship For Post-Graduate Studies In Agricultural SciencesAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- ICAR Post Matric Scholarship For Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribes CandidatesAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- ICMR- Post Doctoral FellowshipApply by June 30 and December 31 each year
- Incentive For Eye DonorsApply within 90 days after transplantation
- Incentive For The Devadasi Children’s MarriageApply within 18 months of marriage
- Incentive For The SC Widow RemarriageApply within 1 year of marriage
- Indian Agricultural Research Institute - ScholarshipAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme - SikkimAnnual window — submit Life Certificate in November
- Indira Gandhi Utkrisht Chattervriti Yojana for Post Plus Two StudentsAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Indirect Tax Internship SchemeAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Infrastructure SubsidyApply within one year of project commencement
- Innovation In Science Pursuit For Inspired Research (INSPIRE) - InternshipAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Reimbursement SchemeAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Interest Subsidy Scheme for Smaller Business UnitsApply annually after incurring relevant expenditure
- Interest Subvention Scheme For Housing Loan For Regular State Government Employee Under APUN GHARApply within 2 years of government notification
- Internship Policy of Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR)Annual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Internship Policy Of The Madhya Pradesh Tourism BoardApply one month before internship periods
- Internship Programme By The Ministry Of External AffairsAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Internship Programme Of The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (MoEFCC)Apply before summer and winter internships
- Internship Scheme by UIDAIAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Internship Scheme Of The Ministry Of Woman And Child DevelopmentFour terms a year (May–Jun, Aug–Sep, Nov–Dec, Feb–Mar); apply on the 1st–10th of the month, two months before the term you want.
- IVRI Institute Scholarship For M.V.Sc. And Ph.D.Annual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Junior Merit ScholarshipApply in the 1st year of Class XI
- Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) And Research Associateship (RA) For Foreign NationalsAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Jyotiba Phule Shramik Kanyadan YojanaApply 3 months before or after marriage date
- Kabir Puraskar SchemeAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Kala Samman SchemeAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- KALIA ScholarshipAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- KARMASHREE- The Chief Minister's Award For Excellence In Public AdministrationAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- KSCSTE Post-Doctoral Fellowship ProgrammeAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Lakshadweep Scholarship SchemeApplications open in April each year.
- Laxman Award / Rani Laxmi Bai Award SchemeAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Livelihood Support To Marine Fishermen During Fishing Ban PeriodAnnual window — apply between November to March
- Madhugram Scheme UttarakhandApply at the District Horticulture Office; assistance runs on the State Horticulture Mission’s annual targets, so confirm the current intake.
- Madhyamik Drop-out CoachingApply for coaching during the 7-month program period.
- Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Mandi Shramik Kalyan YojanaApply 90 days before the marriage
- Mai Ramabai Ambedakar Saat Phera Samuh Lagna YojanaApply within two years of marriage
- Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna AwardAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Market Support Scheme for Smaller Business UnitsApply quarterly or bi-annually after incurring expenses
- Marriage Assistance Scheme (PBAOCWWB)Apply within six months from the date of marriage
- Marriage Assistance To Daughters Of Differently Abled Parents (Parinayam-I)Apply at least one month before the marriage date
- Marriage Grant for One Daughter (Sainik Welfare)Apply within three months of marriage
- Marriage Grant SchemeApply online 90 days before or after marriage date.
- Maternity Assistance SchemeApply within one year from the date of delivery
- Maternity Assistance Scheme (GBOCWWB)Apply within six months from conception
- Maternity Benefit (CBOCWWB)Apply within three months of childbirth
- Medhavi Chhatr/Chhatra Shiksha Protsahan YojanaAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Merit AwardsAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Merit Based Award and Recognition Of High Performance In The Board Exams Of SSC And HSSC In The State Of GoaAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Merit-cum-Means Scholarships For Under Graduate Studies In Various Branches Of Agriculture And Animal Science SubjectsAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- MMKY-Financial Assistance for New Boat, Engine, and NetAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Modernisation And Removal Of ObsolescenceMaximum 3 proposals per institute per year
- Mrityu Ki Dasha Me Antyeshti Evam Anugrah Sahayata YojanaApply within 6 months of the worker's death
- Mukhiya Mantri Protsahan YojnaAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Mukhya Mantri Vivah Shagun YojnaSubmit application before the date of marriage
- Mukhyamantri Covid-19 Bal Seva YojanaApply for benefits for deaths between March 1 and July 31.
- Mukhyamantri Kisan Sahay YojanaRelief is for Kharif-season (June–November) crop loss and is opened after the state notifies affected areas — apply through the E-Gram Centre once a calamity is declared for your area.
- Mukhyamantri Noni Babu Medhavi Shiksha Sahayata YojanaBenefits disbursed once per academic year.
- Mukhyamantri Samajik Sahayata Prakalpa - Unorganized WorkersAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Mukhyamantri Samuhik Vivah YojanaAssistance is tied to government-organised mass-marriage ceremonies held periodically through the year — check the next date with your district Social Welfare office.
- Mukhyamantri Vidyarthi Pratibha YojnaAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Mukhyamantri Yuba Yogajog YojanaAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Mukhyamantri Yuva Swavalamban YojanaAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Nagaland State Merit ScholarshipApply before the last date of online form submission
- Namo Shetkari Mahasanman Nidhi YojanaAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Nanda Gaura YojanaApply within 6 months of birth; second phase by November 30.
- National Award For Senior Citizens (Vayoshreshtha Samman)Annual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- National Award For Senior Citizens (Vayoshreshtha Samman)Annual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- National Award For Senior Citizens (Vayoshreshtha Samman)Annual window — confirm dates on the official portal.
- National Award For Senior Citizens (Vayoshreshtha Samman)Annual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- National Award For Senior Citizens (Vayoshreshtha Samman)Annual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- National Award For Senior Citizens (Vayoshreshtha Samman): Creative ArtAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal.
- National Awards For Empowerment Of Persons With DisabilitiesAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- National Awards For Empowerment Of Persons With DisabilitiesAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- National Awards For Outstanding Services In The Field Of Prevention Of Alcoholism And Substance (Drug) AbuseApply every two years before June 26
- National Awards For Outstanding Services In The Field Of Prevention Of Alcoholism And Substance (Drug) AbuseApply every two years before June 26
- National Awards For Outstanding Services In The Field Of Prevention Of Alcoholism And Substance (Drug) AbuseApply every two years — confirm dates on the official portal.
- National Fellowship For OBC StudentsAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP): Scholarship ComponentAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- National Science Chair- Science LeadershipAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- National Solar Science Fellowship ProgrammeAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- National Talent Scholarship PostgraduateAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Natural Death Benefit Scheme (PBAOCWWB)Apply within two months of the worker's death
- Nekar Samman YojanaAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Netaji Subhas - ICAR International FellowshipAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- NIELIT Internship ProgrammeAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- NPC Students Internship ProgramAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- OBC Pre Matric Scholarship-Uttar PradeshAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- One Time Cash Incentive towards Learning DrivingApply within three months after course completion
- Overseas Visiting Doctoral FellowshipAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Partial Travel Support SchemeApply one month before the event takes place
- Pathani Samanta Mathematics Talent ScholarshipAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Pichda Varg Post Matric ChhatravrittiAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- PM-KISAN (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi)Annual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- PM-YASASVI: Post-Matric Scholarship for OBC, EBC and DNT StudentsAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- PM-YASASVI: Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBC, EBC and DNT StudentsApply during the annual scholarship season on the National Scholarship Portal (NSP); renew each year to keep it.
- Popularisation Of Fishery Machinery/ Equipments/ Implements For Intensive Aquaculture In Odisha For The Financial Year 2021-22Annual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Post Doctoral Fellowship To Women CandidatesAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Post Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship For Single Girl ChildAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Post Metric Scholarship - Madhya PradeshAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Post-Graduate Scholarships for Professional Courses for SC/ST CandidatesApply during the current academic year for first-year courses.
- Post-matric Scholarship SchemeAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Post-Matric Scholarships for Scheduled Castes Students- GujaratAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima YojnaApply within 2 weeks of sowing season start
- Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima YojanaAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana YojanaApply within 270 days from childbirth
- Pre-Matric ScholarshipAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Pre-matric Scholarship For Scheduled Tribe Students Studying In Classes IX & XAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Prime Minister's Scholarship Scheme for Railway Protection ForceAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme for the Wards of States/UTs Police PersonnelAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Private Tuition Assistance to Scheduled Caste Students Studying in Standard 11th & 12th (Science Stream)Annual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Promotion of Literature on Art & Culture of Local Authors/ OrganizationAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Quality Improvement Programme (QIP)Annual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Raja Harishachandra Shramik Mratak Antyeshti Sahayata YojanaApply within one year of the worker's death
- Rajbhasha Gaurav Puraskar Scheme for Writing Original Book in HindiAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Bhoomihin Krishi Majdoor Nyay YojanaAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship For Scheduled Caste CandidatesAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Rajiv Gandhi Scholarship For Academic ExcellenceAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Reimbursement of Expenses for Startups Operating from Leased/Privately Owned Premises SchemeAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Reimbursement of Membership Fee in Government promoted E-Commerce PortalsAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Rent SubsidyApply within one year of production commencement
- Rise TogetherAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- RMEWF-Financial Assistance For Vocational Training Of Widows Of Ex-ServicemenApply after completing vocational training, check official portal for details.
- RMEWF-Financial Assistance To 100% Disabled Child Of Ex-ServicemenAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Scheme For Assistance For Start Ups/ InnovationAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Scheme For Award Of Financial Assistance For Education To The Wards Of Beedi/Cine/IOMC/LSDM Workers – Pre & Post-MatricAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Scheme For Award Of Stipend To The Schedule Tribe Students Of Arunachal PradeshAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Scheme for Promoting Young Talents in Science-IProposals invited in June every year
- Scheme Of Coaching & Allied For Scheduled TribesFresh proposals invited for each financial year.
- Scheme Of Post Matric Scholarships To The Students Belonging To Scheduled Tribes For Studies In IndiaAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Scholarship For Transgender StudentsAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Shaikshanik Chatravriti YojanaAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- Shram Kalyan Shaikshanik Chatravriti YojanaApply during the notified annual scholarship window on the MP labour scholarship portal.
- Skill Development Promotion SchemeAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- SMILE - Comprehensive Rehabilitation For Welfare Of Transgender PersonsAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- SnehasparshamLife certificate to be submitted every June.
- State Agriculture Scholarship for B.Sc. & M.Sc. AgricultureAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
- State Award for the Welfare of the HandicappedApply by 3rd December each year
- Summer Internship Scheme Of DGFTAnnual window — confirm dates on the official portal
Dates change every cycle. This page is a guide only — always confirm the latest deadline on the official scheme portal before applying.