PM YASASVI YOJANA 2022

The Prime Minister Scholarship Scheme YET is for offering scholarships to 15,000 students every year ranging from Rs 75,000 to Rs 1,25,000 per year.

What is the amount of PM scholarship?

PM Scholarship Scheme (PMSS) 2022 Rewards The students will get benefits of INR 2,500 per month for the boys and INR 3000 per month for the girls. Auunally INR36,000 to each girl and 30,000 to each boy.

PM YASASVI Scheme The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MSJ&E), Government of India has started the PM Young Achievers Scholarship Scheme for a Vibrant India (YAASASVI) to provide scholarships to the students of various poor sections.  The benefit of this scheme will be provided to the students from the economically weaker sections of the country.  Through the Prime Minister’s Yashasvi Scholarship Scheme 2022, the students of the country who want to get higher education will be provided scholarship by the central government in the form of financial assistance.  To help these students to become financially independent and provide them with the necessary resources to continue their studies.  Through this scholarship, the students of the country will be able to become strong and self-reliant and can get their further higher education without being dependent on others.

Online Submission of Application Form 27.07.2022 to 26.08.2022( Upto 05.00 PM) 

Correction Window 27.08.2022 to 31.08.2022

Display of Admit Cards from NTA website 05.09.2022 onwards

Date of Examination 11.09.2022( Sunday)

Mode of exam Computer Based Test (CBT)

Timing of Examination 02.00 PM to 05.00 PM

Duration of Examination 3 hours

Exam fee No exam fee is to be paid by the candidates 

Exam Centre As indicated on the Admit Card

Display of Recorded Responses and 

Provisional Answer Keys on the Website 

for inviting challenge(s) from interested 

candidates. 

To be announced later through NTA website.

Declaration of Result on NTA Website To be announced later through NTA website.

Candidates are requested to fill in the Application Form carefully. No corrections will be

permitted once the correction period is over

Note: Multiple Application Forms submitted by a candidate will not be accepted at any 

cost.

1. Candidates must read carefully the Instructions (including how to fill up the Application 

Form online) given in the Information Bulletin available on the NTA Website. Candidates

not complying with the instructions shall be summarily disqualified.

2. Candidates can apply for YET 2022 through the “Online” mode only at https://yet.nta.ac.in The Application Form in any other mode will not be accepted.

INTRODUCTION : 

About National Testing Agency (NTA)

The Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India (GoI) has established the National

Testing Agency (NTA) as an independent, autonomous, and self-sustained premier testing 

organization under the Societies Registration Act (1860) for conducting efficient, 

transparent, and international standardized tests in order to assess the competency of candidates for admission to premier higher education institutions.

About Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India 

The vision of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is to build an inclusive society wherein members of the target groups can lead productive, safe and dignified lives with adequate support for their growth and development. It aims to support and empower its 

target groups through programmes of educational, economic and social development, and rehabilitation, wherever necessary. 

In order to achieve its vision, the Ministry implements various Central Sector and Centrally 

Sponsored Schemes (CS/CSS) for vulnerable groups comprising Other Backward Class 

(OBCs), Economically Backward Class. 

A Backward Classes Division has been constituted by the Ministry which is responsible for the policy, planning and implementation of programmes relating to the social and economic 

empowerment of OBCs.

Ministry has identified the key indicators for socio-economic development of OBC 

community by proposing an umbrella scheme for educational empowerment by giving all 

scholarship schemes a uniform pattern and platform to make it more competitive with other lucrative schemes to widen the network. 

About Young Achievers Scholarship Award Scheme for Vibrant India for OBCs and others

(YASASVI)

“PM YOUNG ACHIEVERS SCHOLARSHIP AWARD SCHEME FOR VIBRANT INDIA FOR OBCs AND OTHERS (PM –YASASVI)” is an umbrella Scheme for OBCs, EBCs and DNTs. It is a Central Sector Scheme for providing Top Class School Education to OBCs/EBCs & DNTs.Scholarship under the scheme will be available for studies in India only and will be awarded by the Govt. of the State/Union Territory to which the applicant belongs, i.e, where he/she

is domiciled. The Top Class School can be Public (Cental/State/Local body) or aided Schools or private

The award of scholarships is at two levels:

• For candidates who are in Class IX 

• For candidates who are in Class XI 

 It proposes to conduct an exam for selection of candidates for award of the

 scholarships.

The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment under Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Government of India has entrusted the responsibility of conducting the 

YASASVI ENTRANCE TEST to NTA.

The YET 2022 will be conducted for award of scholarships to OBC, EBS and DNT candidates studying in Class 9 and Class 11 in identified Top Schools . 

Mode of Examination

YET 2022 will be conducted in Computer Based Test(CBT) mode.

Scheme of Examination

The Exam will be of Objective type with Multiple Choice Questions.

Medium of Question Paper

The question paper will be Bilingual (Hindi and English)

Note: In case of any ambiguity in translation of any question, English version shall be 

treated as final.

Syllabus of Examination

NCERT Syllabus of Class 8th for admission in class 9th and NCERT Syllabus of Class 10th for 

admission in class 11th.

The eligibility requirements for appearing in the exam are as follows:

• Applicants should be Indian Nationals

• They should be belonging to OBC or EBC or DNT category.

• They should be studying in identified Top Class Schools.

• They should have passed Class 8 or Class 10( as the case may be) in 2021-22

• The annual income of the parents/guardian from all sources should not be more than Rs. 2.5 lacs 

• Candidate applying for Class 9 Exam should have been born between 01-04-2006 to 

31-03-2010 (both days inclusive).

• Candidate applying for Class 11 Exam should have been born between 01-04-2004 

to 31-03-2008 (both days inclusive). 

• Both boys and girls are eligible to apply. Eligibility requirements for girls are the 

same as for boys. 

Provisions relating to Persons with Disability (PwD):

As per Section 2(t) of the RPwD Act, “Persons with Disability (PwD)” means a person with long term physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory impairment which, in interaction with barriers, hinders his full and effective participation in society equally with others.According to Section 2(r) of the RPwD Act, 2016, “persons with benchmark disabilities”means a person with not less than forty percent (40%) of a specified disability where specified disability has not been defined in measurable terms and includes a person with disability where specifieddisability has been defined in measurable terms, as certified by the certifying authority.

Facilities for PwD candidates to appear in the exam As per the guidelines issued by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) under Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment issued from time 

to time on the subject: “Written Examination for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities”, A candidate with one of the benchmark disabilities [as defined in Section 2(r) of RPwD Act, 

2016], holding a Disability Certificate in the format prescribed in Annexure-II, is entitled to the following facilities:

a. The facility of Scribe, in case he/she has a physical limitation and a scribe is essential to write the Examination on his/her behalf, being so certified in the aforesaid format by a CMO/Civil Surgeon/ Medical Superintendent of a Govt. Health Care Institution. 

NTA will provide a scribe to eligible PwD candidates who had indicated the 

requirement in their application form. Candidates will not be allowed to bring their own scribe.Compensatory time of one hour for Examination of three hours duration, whether such candidate uses the facility of Scribe or not.Services of a Scribe: 

As per the office memorandum of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment 

(Reference: F.No. 34-02/2015-DD-III dated August 29, 2018), the PwD candidates who are visually impaired OR dyslexic (severe) OR have a disability in the upper limbs OR have lost fingers/hands thereby preventing them from properly operating the Computer Based Test platform may avail the services of a scribe (amanuensis). 

The scribe will help the Candidate in reading the questions and/or keying in the answers as per the directions of the Candidate. A scribe will NEITHER explain the questions NOR suggest any solutions. PwBD candidates who desire to avail the services of a scribe need to opt for this during the online registration of YET – 2022. 

It is to be noted that the Scribe will be provided by the National Testing Agency only. The candidate will NOT be allowed to bring his/her own scribe. The Candidate cannot change the category, PwD status, after the submission of the Online Application Form, and in any case, no change will be entertained by NTA after the declaration of YET 2022 Scores. Therefore, the candidates are advised to fill the category / sub-category column very carefully. 

General Information 

YET 2022 is an Examination for selection of eligible candidates for award of scholarships under the YASASVI Scheme. Merely appearing in YET 2022 does not confer any right to the candidate for award of scholarships.The selection and award of scholarship is subject to fulfilling the eligibility Criteria, Eligibility, 

Rank in Merit List, verification of original documents and such other criteria as may be prescribed by the concerned State Govt. under the Scheme.Applications of candidates submitting false and fabricated information will be rejected and such candidates will be further debarred from appearing in examinations conducted by NTA. 

NTA reserves the right to withdraw permission granted inadvertently (if any), to any candidate who is not eligible to appear in the YET 2022, even though the Admit Card had been issued by the NTA.

Services of a Scribe: 

As per the office memorandum of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment 

(Reference: F.No. 34-02/2015-DD-III dated August 29, 2018), the PwD candidates who are visually impaired OR dyslexic (severe) OR have a disability in the upper limbs OR have lost fingers/hands thereby preventing them from properly operating the Computer Based Test platform may avail the services of a scribe (amanuensis). 

The scribe will help the Candidate in reading the questions and/or keying in the answers as per the directions of the Candidate. A scribe will NEITHER explain the questions NOR suggest any solutions. PwBD candidates who desire to avail the services of a scribe need to opt for 

this during the online registration of YET – 2022. 

It is to be noted that the Scribe will be provided by the National Testing Agency only. The candidate will NOT be allowed to bring his/her own scribe. The Candidate cannot change the category, PwD status, after the submission of the Online Application Form, and in any case, no change will be entertained by NTA after the declaration of YET 2022 Scores. Therefore, the candidates are advised to fill the category / sub-category column very carefully. 

General Information 

YET 2022 is an Examination for selection of eligible candidates for award of scholarships under the YASASVI Scheme. 

Merely appearing in YET 2022 does not confer any right to the candidate for award of scholarships.The selection and award of scholarship is subject to fulfilling the eligibility Criteria, Eligibility, Rank in Merit List, verification of original documents and such other criteria as may be prescribed by the concerned State Govt. under the Scheme.Applications of candidates submitting false and fabricated information will be rejected and such candidates will be further debarred from appearing in examinations conducted by NTA. 

NTA reserves the right to withdraw permission granted inadvertently (if any), to any candidate who is not eligible to appear in the YET 2022, even though the Admit Card had been issued by the NTA.

In case of any ambiguity in interpretation of any of the instructions/ terms/ rules/criteria regarding determination of eligibility/conduct of examination/ registration of candidates/information contained therein, the interpretation of the NTA/MSJ&E (as the case may be), shall be final and binding.

It is suggested that the candidate should keep the following ready before filling of the online 

Application Form:

o A computer with proper internet connectivity;

o The particulars of a valid Government ID proof;

o The Date of Birth;

o Govt Identity Details like Aadhaar Number (last 4 digits)/Passport number/Ration 

Card Number/ Bank Account Number/PAN Number/ Other valid Govt ID/Identity 

Card issued by the Schools etc;

o Educational/Qualification details;

o Scanned clear passport photograph in JPG/JPEG format (size between 10 kb–200 kb) 

either in colour or black & white with 80% face (without mask) visible including ears

against white background;

o Scanned clear signature in JPG/JPEG format (size between 4 kb–30 kb;

o Scanned copies of the category certificate, income certificate and PwD certificate, if 

applicable. ( size 50 kbs to 300 kbs);

o List of City of your Choice (Refer Annexure-I );

o A valid e-mail ID as important communications will be made in this e-mail ID;

o A valid mobile number as important information via SMS will be sent to this number.

Information Bulletin and Replica of Application Form may be downloaded and read carefully by the 

candidate to ensure about his/her eligibility and acquaint themselves with requirements for 

submission of Online Application Form. 

In order to avoid correction in the particulars at a later stage, the candidate should exercise utmost 

caution while filling up the details in the Application Form. 

Check List for filling the Online Application Form:

The candidates are advised to ensure the following points before filling the Online Application 

Forms:

(i) Whether they fulfill the eligibility conditions for the Test as prescribed under the 

heading ‘Conditions of Eligibility’.

(ii) That they have filled their gender and category in the relevant column correctly.

(iii) That they have filled their City of Examination in the relevant column correctly.

That the Person with Disability (PwD) candidate has filled the relevant column in 

the Online Application Form. 

(v) Whether they have kept a Printout of Application Form (confirmation page) for 

their own record.

Steps to be followed to Apply Online:

Step-1: Register for Online submission of form using your own Email ID and date of birth and 

note down system generated Application Number. 

Step-2: Complete the Online Application Form and note down the system generated Application 

Number. Upload legible scanned images of: 

(i) A recent photograph (in jpg/ jpeg file, size 10Kb – 200Kb) either in colour or black & white 

with 80% face (without mask) visible including ears against white background; 

(ii) Candidate’s signature (file size: 4kb – 30kb); 

(iii) Category Certificate (file size: 50kb – 300kb);

(iv) Income Certificate and (file size: 50kb – 300kb);

(v) PwD Certificate (file size 50 kb-300 kb), if applicable. 

Both the Steps can be done together or in separate sittings. 

After (successful completion of Step-2, Confirmation Page of the Application Form, should be 

downloaded and a printout of the same may be retained for future reference. 

The application will be deemed to be complete and submitted only when the form is 

filled in completely and the necessary documents are uploaded. In case the necessary 

documents are not uploaded, the form will be deemed to be not submitted and hence 

you will not be considered a candidate for the exam and no Admit Card will be issued 

to you. Hence, take care to see that you fill all the mandatory fields and also upload 

the required documents before you leave the system. Print the Confirmation Page 

without fail and keep a copy for your record.