NSP Scholarship Biometric Authentication: In order to disburse the scholarship under scholarship schemes to the Ministry of Minority Affairs, the Government has decided to re-validate the applications and verification of SNO/DNO/INO/HoI/applicants based on the findings of the physical verification of Institutes/beneficiaries for academic year 2022-23 conducted by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), wherein various discrepancies in the authenticity of institutes/beneficiaries were noted.
In the interest of expeditious disbursement of Scholarship funds, applicants are advised to ensure that their Aadhaar number is linked to their bank account, as Scholarship payments will be made exclusively through the Aadhaar-based Payment System.
To facilitate Aadhaar-based authentication, all parties involved (SNO, DNO, HoI, INO, and applicants) will update their Aadhaar on the NSP portal before August 25, 2023, in accordance with the posted guidelines and instructions. If the applicant is under 18 years old, his or her parents or legal guardian’s Aadhaar information must be updated.
NSP Scholarship Biometric Authentication: Check Complete Guide
All pupils who submitted an application for the NSP Scholarship 2022-23 received the following text message on their mobile devices:
“Dear candidate, You are required to undergo biometric authentication for your 2022-23 Scholarship. Please update your or your parents’/guardian’s Aadhar on NSP by August 25, 2023, if you have not already done so.”
These students are required to undergo NSP Scholarship Biometric Authentication for their scholarship applications at CSC centers in the presence of the HoI or INO by August 25, 2023.
Where can Aadhaar for NSP Biometric Authentication be updated?
All students are required to complete the NSP biometric authentication procedure for their scholarship applications by August 25, 2023. Biometric Authentication must be performed at respective Institute Camps organized by CSC in the presence of the Head of Institution / Institute Nominating Officer. Common Service Center (CSC) has been given permission to conduct Biometric Authentication. If a candidate fails or does not complete biometric authentication, his application will be designated ‘Rejected’.
Biometric Authentication must be performed at respective Institute Camps organized by CSC in the presence of the Head of Institution / Institute Nominating Officer.
NSP Scholarship Biometric Authentication: Documents
Remember to bring your NSP Account Details (Aadhar Card, Application ID, Username, and Password) to the CSC Centre when submitting your scholarship application for biometric authentication.
NSP Scholarship Biometric Authentication: Procedure
- Common Service Centre (CSC) Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) will organize programs in the institutions to perform biometric authentication on the re-validated applicants.
- Applicants will present their Aadhaar number and NSP user ID to the CSC VLE for biometric authentication.
- The CSC VLE will validate the information provided by Applicants via the NSP biometric authentication application.
- If the information provided by the Applicants matches an entry in the NSP database, the details of the Applicants will be returned to the NSP-BA application, which will be displayed to the Applicants for confirmation, and the CSC VLE will then take a live photograph of the Applicants.
- After a successful validation, the CSC VLE will conduct biometric authentication on Applicants.
- On successful biometric authentication, data will be recorded in the CSC database, and the NSP portal will be updated with the success/failure of biometric authentication, in addition to other transaction details.
Methodology of Applicants Re-certification by INOs/DNOs
- Successfully biometrically authenticated applications will be made available for revalidation via INO logins.
- Only if the bio-auth of the HoI and INO of that institute are successful will re-validation be permitted for INO.
- These students will also receive an SMS informing them that their application has been returned to their INOs for revalidation.
- In the event that applications are not re-validated by INO by the final cut-off date for application re-validation by INO, they will be escalated to the SNO’s/DNO’s login for re-validation.
- The application will be marked Accepted or Rejected during re-validation by L1 or L2 officers. During revalidation, no other option will be accessible.
FAQs
Where will the Biometric Authentication initiative be conducted?
At corresponding Institutes in CSC Camps
When will NSP Biometric Authentication be discontinued?
The deadline for NSP Biometric Authentication is the 25th of August, 2023.
What is the official website for the National Scholarship Portal Biometric Authentication Utility?
The official site can be found at www.nspbau.in.
Can I complete my Biometric Authentication at a different Institute or District?
No, Biometric Authentication must be completed at respective Institute Camps organized by CSC in the presence of the Head of Institution or Institutional Nominating Officer.
What are the complete forms of HoI, INO, and DNO?
HoI, INO, and DNO stand for Head of Institution, Institution Nodal Officer, and District Nodal Officer, respectively.
