SBI Platinum Jubilee Asha Scholarship: Eligibility and Apply

The SBI Platinum Jubilee Asha Scholarship is a CSR programme run by the SBI Foundation, the social-responsibility arm of the State Bank of India. It supports students from Class 9 up to postgraduate, medical, IIT and IIM level, with awards ranging from Rs 15,000 to Rs 20 lakh a year. Apply only on the official portal, sbiashascholarship.co.in. Details last checked October 2026.

What is the Asha Scholarship?

“Asha” means hope, and the scheme was launched to mark SBI’s Platinum Jubilee. According to an AICTE circular dated 10 November 2025, it covers 23,230 students in total: 20,000 in the school category and 3,230 at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The scholarship continues until the course is completed, as long as the student keeps meeting the programme’s conditions.

Quick facts

Which category fits you?

Eligibility: marks and income

The AICTE circular does not state marks or income limits and sends readers to the official portal. A news summary of the 2025-26 round gave the following, and an education portal listing agrees on the 75% marks and the Rs 6 lakh limit for college-level categories:

One education portal states a Rs 6 lakh limit for all categories, which conflicts with the Rs 3 lakh school figure above. Because the sources disagree, read the current guidelines on the official portal before you decide you are ineligible or eligible. Applicants must be Indian nationals.

How much is the scholarship?

The AICTE circular says awards range from Rs 15,000 to Rs 20,00,000 per year. Third-party pages give a lower top figure of Rs 15 lakh in some places, so we only repeat the circular’s range. The exact amount for each category, such as school, engineering or IIT, is set in the official guidelines, which we could not open. Money goes directly to the student’s bank account. The account should be in the student’s own name and match the Aadhaar details; an SBI account is preferred in some summaries but not mandatory in others, so check the guidelines.

How to apply

1. Type sbiashascholarship.co.in in your browser. Do not click links from unknown messages.
2. Register with your email or mobile number and log in.
3. Choose the category that matches your current class or course.
4. Fill in the form and upload documents.
5. Check every detail. One summary warns that a submitted application cannot be edited.
6. Submit and save the acknowledgement.

Documents

• Aadhaar card and passport-size photo
• Previous year marksheet
• Income certificate
• Proof of admission
• Bank passbook or account details
• Fee receipt or bonafide certificate; some summaries say government school students who pay no fees can use a school letter
• Category-specific papers such as an entrance exam scorecard or offer letter, if asked

Selection process

A summary of the scheme describes four steps: screening on marks and family income, a possible telephonic interview, verification of uploaded documents, and final declaration based on seats in each category. This comes from a third-party page, not the Foundation, so treat the exact steps as indicative.

Renewal

The scholarship is meant to continue until the course ends. Third-party summaries say renewal depends on meeting the marks and income criteria each year, but the official renewal rules were not available to us. Keep your yearly marksheet and fee proof ready.

Tips before you apply

First, decide your category from your current class or course, because a wrong choice can waste an application. Second, check whether your college falls in the NIRF top 300 or has NAAC Grade A, since the circular ties the college-level awards to this. Third, get your income certificate early from the revenue office, as it can take several days, and make sure the year on it matches what the form asks. Fourth, keep a bank account in your own name linked with Aadhaar. Parents\’ accounts may not be accepted. Finally, save PDFs of every document in a single folder so uploads are quick and clear.

School students should also ask their teacher or principal about the process, since a bonafide letter or fee proof from the school is usually needed. Families in rural areas can take help from a nearby cyber cafe, but should never hand over passwords or OTPs to anyone.

Last date

We could not find an official deadline for the current cycle. The previous round appears to have closed in November 2025, but that is from a headline, not a notice. Check the portal for the live date.

Avoid fake sites

Scholarship names like this are copied by scam pages. The official website for this programme is sbiashascholarship.co.in, as named in the AICTE circular. Do not pay a fee to anyone, and do not share OTPs or banking passwords. Remember that this is a scholarship, not a loan, so no one should ask for a processing charge.

What we could not verify

• The official guidelines page and brochure, so category amounts are not confirmed.
• The school-category income limit (Rs 3 lakh versus Rs 6 lakh).
• The deadline and selection steps for the current cycle.

Conclusion

The Asha Scholarship is a large, genuine programme from SBI Foundation with something for school pupils as well as IIT and IIM students. Read the current guidelines on the official portal, confirm your category, and apply only there.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Who runs the SBI Platinum Jubilee Asha Scholarship?
It is run by the SBI Foundation, the CSR arm of State Bank of India.

How much is the SBI Asha Scholarship?
Awards range from Rs 15,000 to Rs 20,00,000 per year depending on the category, according to an AICTE circular.

Is it only for SBI account holders?
Summaries conflict on this. Check the official guidelines; a bank account in the student’s own name is needed.

What marks are required?
Reported criteria are 75% in the previous year for school and 7 CGPA or 75% for college categories. Confirm on the portal.

What is the official website?
sbiashascholarship.co.in