MahaDBT scholarship application status

The portal shows: Submitted, or pending at the institute (your college).

It means: Your form reached your college. The college must check your documents and send it forward. Until it does, nothing moves.

What to do next: Go to your college scholarship desk with your application ID and original documents and ask them to verify it. Do this well before the last date.

The portal shows: Under scrutiny, or pending at the department.

It means: Your college approved it. Now the government department for your scheme (for example social justice, tribal, OBC welfare or higher education) is checking it.

What to do next: Wait and check again in a week or two. Keep your bank account active and linked to Aadhaar. If it is stuck for long, call the helpline 022-49150800 or raise a grievance after login.

The portal shows: Sent Back (returned to you for correction), with a reason.

It means: Something is missing or wrong, for example a document, income certificate, caste certificate or marks. The application is not rejected yet.

What to do next: Read the reason, log in, fix only the fields it lets you edit, upload the right document and submit again. Do it quickly: a sent-back form that is not resubmitted before the last date can lapse.

The portal shows: Approved.

It means: Your scholarship is sanctioned. The payment is prepared next and sent to your bank account through DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer: money sent straight to the account linked to your Aadhaar).

What to do next: Make sure your Aadhaar is linked (seeded) to an active bank account. Dial *99*99# from your phone to check which bank your Aadhaar is linked to. Money goes to the account linked last.

The portal shows: Disbursed, or payment in process.

It means: The government has started or finished sending the money. 'In process' does not always mean the money is in your account yet.

What to do next: Check your bank SMS or passbook. If nothing comes in a few weeks, or the portal shows a payment failure (for example account closed, frozen or KYC (the bank's identity check) pending), fix it at your bank, then tell your college or raise a grievance.

The portal shows: Rejected, with a reason.

It means: The college or department decided you do not qualify for this scheme this year, for example because of income, course, attendance or a duplicate application.

What to do next: Read the reason. If you think it is a mistake, take your documents to the college scholarship desk and ask, or raise a grievance on the portal. Use 'Find Eligible Schemes' to see if another scheme fits you.

The portal shows: Canceled, or still in draft.

It means: A draft was saved but never submitted, or the application was cancelled. The college cannot see it.

What to do next: If the application window is still open, finish and submit the form, then take the printout to your college. If it is closed, ask your college about the next round.