Kerala Higher Education Scholarship (KSHEC) 2026-27 for first-year undergraduates

Introduced in 2009, the scheme selects about 1,000 first-year undergraduates every year (the Council proposes to raise this to 1,200) on merit within categories. The scholarship is renewable through the degree and, if standards are kept, into postgraduate study. More than 25,000 fresh applicants compete each year and about 4 per cent succeed. The guidelines on the official page (2015-16 edition) set category-wise minimum Plus Two marks and an increasing annual amount from ₹12,000 in the first year of the degree.