School Education Shagun is an over reaching initiative to improve the school education system. The initiative involves creating a junction in the form of a platform for all portals and websites of the Department of School Education in the Government of India and all States and Union Territories (UTs).
The word 'Shagun' is coined from two different words 'Shala', meaning Schools and 'Gunvatta' meaning Quality. NMMS Scholarship 2025 - Get ₹12,000/year, Check eligibility, selection process, cutoff, results & how to fill the form online. NMMS Scholarship 2025 - Financial aid for meritorious school students from Class 8 onwards. Know eligibility, benefits, and application steps. The amount of scholarship is Rs. 12000/- per annum from 1st April 2017 (earlier it was Rs. 6000/- per annum). The Cabinet has approved continuation of the Scheme from FY 2021-22 to FY 2025-26 with total allocation of Rs.1827 crores.
