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Navi Mumbai municipal scholarship portal opens for underprivileged students

NAVI Mumbai, June 21 (UNI) The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has launched its comprehensive educational scholarship scheme for the 2025-26 financial year, inviting online applications from economically disadvantaged students within its jurisdiction, officials said on Saturday.
The initiative targets learners from Class 1 through post-graduation across seven priority categories.
Eligible beneficiaries include children of widows/divorced women, economically backward students, meritorious backward-class scholars, project-affected local families, sanitation/contract workers' children, and offspring of quarry/construction/sand/bridge workers.
Scholarship amounts vary by academic level: Primary (Classes 1-4): 4,000, Secondary (Classes 5-7): 6,000, Higher Secondary (Classes 8-10): 8,000, Junior College (Classes 11-12): 9,600, Undergraduate: 12,000, postgraduate: 16,000 and technical/vocational trainees: 8,000.
Prospective applicants must register at www.schemenmmc.com by July 31, 2025, with completed submissions due August 15. The municipal corporation urges all qualifying students to utilize this financial support opportunity, emphasizing its commitment to accessible education through the streamlined digital portal.
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