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Vidyasamunnathi Scholarship 2026-27: Kerala, ₹4,000 a year for Higher Secondary, apply by 7 November

By AiCoN | Published 13 October 2026 | Sources checked 13 October 2026

The Kerala State Welfare Corporation for Forward Communities (Samunnathi) is taking online applications for the Vidyasamunnathi Merit Scholarship 2026-27. Applications opened on 8 October 2026 and close on 7 November 2026. For Higher Secondary (Class 11 and 12) students in government or aided schools, the scholarship is ₹4,000 a year, with about 5,879 scholarships, depending on funds.

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Good to knowThis guide details only the Higher Secondary category, from its 2026-27 guideline sheet. The scheme also has other categories (high school, diploma, graduate, postgraduate, CA/ICWA/CS, national institutes and Ph.D.), each with its own guideline sheet on the corporation's site. Amounts and numbers there can differ, so read the sheet for your course.

Higher Secondary category at a glance

Amount: ₹4,000 per year
Number: 5,879 scholarships, approximate and based on funds
Institutions: government or aided schools in Kerala (Class 11 and 12)
Academic basis: SSLC or equivalent with a B+ grade or 70% marks
Last date: 7 November 2026, online

Who can apply?

Students from the non-reserved (unreserved) communities of Kerala, from economically backward families
Annual family income from all sources must not exceed ₹4,00,000
Studying in a government or aided institution in Kerala
The student needs an active, working account in a nationalised or scheduled bank, in the student's own name

Documents to upload

A school certificate in the prescribed format (available on the website)
Family annual income certificate from the Village Officer, in the name of a person on the ration card. Individual income certificates are not accepted
Caste proof: a certificate from the Village Officer naming the caste, or the SSLC certificate page that shows it
Mark list (SSLC or equivalent)
First page of the bank passbook, with account number, IFSC and branch clearly visible
Pages 1 and 2 of the ration card
First page of the SSLC certificate

Rules that trip people up

Register once on kswcfc.org, log in with the user name and password sent to your registered mobile number, create your profile, then apply. Students registered earlier log in with their existing details.
Apply afresh every year. Earlier applications are not considered.
Preference goes to lower-income applicants, subject to funds.
Money goes only to the bank account given in the application. Errors in the account number are the applicant's responsibility.
Students who receive other central or state scholarships or stipends are not eligible, except e-grants. A wrong declaration means the amount must be repaid with 12% compound interest. It also prevents future scholarship applications.
Incomplete applications, wrong details or missing uploads are rejected, and later complaints are not accepted. The corporation's decision is final.
Do not post printed copies to the corporation.

How to apply: step by step

Checked on the live Samunnathi portal on 19 October 2026.

Open the official portal: schemes.kswcfc.org (Samunnathi - Kerala State Welfare Corporation for Forward Communities). It opens on the Candidate Login.
New users: tap New User? Register Now..! and register - name exactly as on the Aadhaar card, email (this becomes your username), phone number, Aadhaar number, and a password of at least 8 characters with an uppercase letter, a lowercase letter, a digit and @ or ).
Log in on the Candidate Login with your username, password and the CAPTCHA shown.
Choose the Vidyasamunnathi Merit Scholarship - Higher Secondary - and fill the application form.
Upload the documents listed in this article (see Documents to upload) in the format and size the portal asks for.
Verify everything and submit well before 7 November 2026. Keep a note of your application/reference number and track status in the same login.

Samunnathi KSWCFC portal Candidate Login with New User Register Now link — Steps 1 and 3: the official portal's Candidate Login with the New User? Register Now..! link. Screenshot of the official KSWCFC portal, captured 19 October 2026 (mobile view).

Samunnathi registration page asking for name as per Aadhaar, email, phone number, Aadhaar number and password — Step 2: the official registration page (name as per Aadhaar, email becomes the username, phone, Aadhaar number, password rules). Screenshot of the official KSWCFC portal, captured 19 October 2026 (mobile view).

Steps 4-6 happen inside your own login, so they are not shown as screenshots.

Video guides

We searched YouTube on 19 October 2026 for a step-by-step application video for Vidyasamunnathi 2026-27 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.

A careful checklist

Open the scheme only from kswcfc.org.
Get the income certificate and school certificate ready first.
Check that the bank account is active and in the student's name.
Submit well before 7 November 2026.

We read the 2026-27 Higher Secondary guideline PDF in full (it is a Malayalam document) and the corporation's home page news on 13 October 2026. We did not open the application portal.

What changed since this post?

KSWCFC's homepage was opened on 13 October 2026 and still shows applications from 8 October to 7 November 2026. The full three-page Higher Secondary PDF was rechecked. This guide does not verify amounts for other categories. The scholarship count is approximate and depends on funds. No application was opened or submitted. No emblem or logo is used; this is an AiCoN explainer, not a government publication.

Sources: KSWCFC home (news flash with dates), Higher Secondary guidelines 2026-27 (PDF), all guideline sheets. Checked 13 October 2026; apply steps and video search re-checked 19 October 2026. This is an AiCoN explainer, not a government publication.