Kerala minority scholarship for CA, CMA and CS students: ₹15,000, apply by 25 November

By AiCoN | Published 14 October 2026 | Sources checked 14 October 2026

Scoped recheck 24 October 2026: current English and Malayalam guidelines and public schedule compared. Printout/documents go directly to the Directorate by 30 November, not a generic institution handoff. Prior-recipient limit, 50% female reservation, Foundation/degree wording and displayed 25 November at 23:59:59 clarified. Public registration page opened; no registration, scheme form, upload or payment tested. Emblem-bearing historical menu screenshot removed; emblem-free instructions retained. Decorative logo removed after a broken-image check; text-only.

The Kerala Directorate of Minority Welfare is taking online applications for a ₹15,000 scholarship for minority-community students studying Chartered Accountancy, Cost and Management Accounting (CMA) or Company Secretaryship (CS). The notice is dated 9 October 2026. The online last date is 25 November 2026.

At a glance

• Amount: ₹15,000, paid as one amount
• Who: permanent residents of Kerala studying in Kerala who belong to the Muslim, Christian (all denominations), Sikh, Buddhist, Jain or Parsi communities
• Courses: CA, CMA and CS, for students preparing for the Intermediate or Final exam
• Online last date: 25 November 2026
• Print and documents to the Directorate by: 30 November 2026

Eligibility

• Intermediate students must have passed Foundation, or a degree, with 60% marks, as worded in the Malayalam notice. The English guidelines phrase this as completing Foundation or possessing a degree with at least 60%; confirm with the Directorate if this distinction affects eligibility. Final students must have passed Intermediate
• Families below the poverty line (BPL) get preference and must attach a ration card copy. If there are no BPL applicants, APL families with annual income up to ₹8 lakh are considered
• The student must have a bank account in their own name in a scheduled or commercial bank

The current English guidelines reserve 50% of scholarships for female applicants; male applicants may be considered if there are not enough female applicants. The award is only once during the course period.

How to apply: step by step

Checked on the live Minority Welfare scholarship portal on 19 October 2026.

1. Open mwdscholarship.kerala.gov.in and choose Register / Login → Student Registration (on mobile, open the menu first). Register with the student's name, Aadhaar and phone number, then log in with Student Login.
2. Complete the Student Profile first - the portal's own instructions ask you to finish the profile steps, add all earlier qualifications through Add Qualification, and update Institution Details before applying.
3. Choose Apply For Scholarship and pick the CA/CMA/CS scholarship (read the notification PDF on the portal for the exact scheme name and conditions).
4. Fill personal, bank account and institution details, then upload your photo, signature, SSLC certificate, income certificate, bank passbook, Foundation or Intermediate pass certificate, fee details and registration details in the prescribed format and file size.
5. Verify all details before final submission - the portal warns that editing may not be permitted afterwards. Submit before 25 November 2026.
6. Print the application and send the completed printed set with documents directly to the Directorate of Minority Welfare, 4th Floor, Vikas Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram 695033, by hand or post, to reach by 30 November 2026. Do not substitute a generic institution handoff for this notice's Directorate requirement. Track status under Submitted Applications.

Public Student Registration and Student Login links were present on 24 October. The public registration page opened, but no registration was made and no scheme form, upload or submission inside an account was tested. The public Guidelines table displays 13 October 2026 at 10:00 through 25 November 2026 at 23:59:59. Review sensitive identity, bank and income files before uploading them; no account or uploaded-record deletion route was verified.

Video guides

We searched YouTube on 19 October 2026 for a step-by-step application video for the 2026-27 CA/CMA/CS scholarship on this portal in English and in Malayalam. We could not verify one that matches this scheme and the current portal, so we are not linking any rather than risk outdated or unrelated instructions.

Documents for the printed set

• Online registration printout
• Mark lists (SSLC, Plus Two or VHSE, degree)
• Foundation or Intermediate pass certificate, and proof of the current course (admission card, fee receipt, ID card)
• First page of the student's bank passbook, and bank details checked by the student. A wrong bank detail leading to rejection is not the department's responsibility
• Aadhaar copy, nativity certificate, community or minority certificate, village-office income certificate, ration card copy

Send the printout and documents to: Directorate of Minority Welfare, 4th Floor, Vikas Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram 695033, by hand or post, by 30 November 2026. Only complete applications are considered. Helpline: 0471-2300523, 0471-2300524.

We read the portal home page and the 3-page notice (a Malayalam PDF, read as page images) on 14 October 2026. We did not register or open the application form.

Sources: Minority Welfare scholarship portal, Notice for CA/ICWA, CMA and CS scholarship 2026-27 (PDF), current English guidelines, public Guidelines schedule. Checked 14 October 2026; apply steps and video search re-checked 19 October 2026. This is an AiCoN explainer, not a government publication.