PMSS Scholarship Exservicemen — Calculations & Slabs for FY 2026-27
Check eligibility for PMSS -- the Prime Minister's Scholarship Scheme -- covering Rs 2,500-Rs 3,000/month for ex-servicemen's children in professional degree courses.
1. Student & Service Profile
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Scholarship Values
Why This Verdict?
Cumulative Scholarship Benefit Over Time
Required Documents Checklist
Military / Service Verifications
- Discharge Certificate / Book (Mandatory for ESM)
- Ex-Servicemen Identity Card
- Annexure-1 (Self-declaration profile form)
- Pension Payment Order (PPO) for retired personnel
Student & Academic Records
- 10+2 / Diploma / Graduation Marksheets (showing 60%+)
- Bonafide student certificate from current college
- Admission fee receipt showing current enrollment
- First page of student bank passbook (Aadhaar linked)
About Prime Minister's Scholarship Scheme (PMSS)
The PM Scholarship Scheme (PMSS) was introduced to encourage higher technical and professional education for the dependent wards and widows of Ex-Servicemen (ESM) and former Coast Guard personnel. It is also extended to the wards of RPF/RPSF and State Police personnel disabled or killed in action.
Priorities and Categories
Scholarship seats are limited and allocated based on a strict priority ladder:
- Priority 1: Wards & Widows of ESM killed in action.
- Priority 2: Wards of ESM disabled in action and boarded out of service.
- Priority 3: Wards & Widows of ESM who died in service with death attributable to military service.
- Priority 4: Wards of ESM disabled in service with disability attributable to military service.
- Priority 5: Wards & Widows of ESM in receipt of gallantry awards.
- Priority 6: Wards of Ex-Servicemen retired below officer rank.
Renewal Conditions
For subsequent years of study, scholarship renewals are granted automatically provided the student passes all semesters/years in the first attempt with at least 50% marks. Any year backlog or failure disqualifies the student from receiving future benefits under PMSS.
Last verified: June 2026