Ministry of Science & Technology
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: INSPIRE-SHE SCHOLARSHIP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
Posted On:
13 AUG 2026 3:48PM by PIB Delhi
The Government has not shelved its flagship INSPIRE-SHE (Scholarship for Higher Education) Scheme. The scheme is presently under redesign to further strengthen its objectives, improve its implementation framework, and align it with emerging priorities in science education and research.
The state-wise details of the total scholarship amount disbursed and the number of students benefited under the scheme since its inception are given below:
|
S. No.
|
State/UTs
|
Students benefitted
|
Amount disbursed
(Rs.in Cr.)
|
|
1
|
Andaman And Nicobar Islands
|
02
|
0.06
|
|
2
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
1059
|
14.82
|
|
3
|
Assam
|
1043
|
23.66
|
|
4
|
Bihar
|
3136
|
48.39
|
|
5
|
Chandigarh
|
1290
|
13.91
|
|
6
|
Chhattisgarh
|
2531
|
53.13
|
|
7
|
Delhi
|
670
|
28.71
|
|
8
|
Goa
|
37
|
0.97
|
|
9
|
Gujarat
|
1045
|
24.23
|
|
10
|
Haryana
|
2044
|
42.34
|
|
11
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
2219
|
42.16
|
|
12
|
Jammu And Kashmir
|
251
|
6.03
|
|
13
|
Jharkhand
|
451
|
9.83
|
|
14
|
Karnataka
|
26164
|
157.37
|
|
15
|
Kerala
|
5393
|
108.22
|
|
16
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
7795
|
133.75
|
|
17
|
Maharashtra
|
5487
|
103.22
|
|
18
|
Manipur
|
1452
|
21.62
|
|
19
|
Meghalaya
|
319
|
5.38
|
|
20
|
Mizoram
|
39
|
0.59
|
|
21
|
Nagaland
|
156
|
2.86
|
|
22
|
Odisha
|
2385
|
35.35
|
|
23
|
Punjab
|
859
|
20.17
|
|
24
|
Puducherry
|
13
|
0.25
|
|
25
|
Rajasthan
|
23467
|
472.57
|
|
26
|
Sikkim
|
1
|
0.018
|
|
27
|
Tamil Nadu
|
384
|
6.51
|
|
28
|
Telangana
|
269
|
6.32
|
|
29
|
The Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu
|
2
|
0.02
|
|
30
|
Tripura
|
18
|
0.74
|
|
31
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
60263
|
916.64
|
|
32
|
Uttarakhand
|
6554
|
131.31
|
|
33
|
West Bengal
|
15958
|
353.00
|
|
Total
|
136298
|
2784.15
|
The Government supports Indian students pursuing scientific research abroad through several scholarship schemes. Under the INSPIRE-SHE Mentorship Grant of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), 271 scholars have successfully completed summer research mentorship project abroad so far. The Water Advanced Research and Innovation (WARI) Fellowship, implemented by DST in collaboration with the Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF), enables young researchers to undertake advanced water research at leading U.S. institutions, with 63 participants (43 interns and 20 fellows) supported across two phases. Additionally, the National Overseas Scholarship Scheme of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment provide financial assistance to eligible persons with benchmark disabilities to pursue Master's and Ph.D. programmes, including scientific research, at foreign universities, under which 55 beneficiaries have pursued Ph.D. studies abroad during the last five years.
This information was given by the Minister of State (Ind. Charge) Science & Technology; Earth Sciences and Minister of State PMO; Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy and Space Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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