Kerala State Welfare Corporation for Forward Communities (KSWCFC) Limited, a Government of Kerala undertaking, functioning with an objective to promote the comprehensive development and welfare of the economically backward sections among the forward communities of Kerala, has invited applications for financial assistance under various Schemes for 2025-26.

Financial assistance in the form of Vidya Samunnathi Scholarships is given in the following categories: (i) High School Category – for study in Class 8/9/10 in Government /Aided Schools (ii) Higher Secondary Category- for study in Class 11/12 in Government /Aided Schools (iii) Graduate Category – For study in Professional/Non- Professional UG Courses (iv) Post Graduate Category - For study in Professional/Non- Professional PG Courses (v) CA/ICWA/CS Category- For courses of Institute of Chartered Accountants, Institute of Company Secretaries, Institute of Cost Accountants (vi) National Institute Category – for study in Premier National Institutes such as IIT, IIM, AIIMS, JIPMER, IISc, NIT, National Law School, National Film Institute, NIFT etc (vii) Diploma Category and (viii) Ph.D Category.

Coaching Assistance is given under the following categories: (i) Medical/Engineering/Law/CUET, (ii) PSC/Bank/UPSC/SSC, (iii) Civil Service Exam, and (iv) Eligibility Test.

Applicants should be from economically backward families among forward communities of Kerala and should belong to non-reservation categories of Kerala state.

The annual family income of the applicant from all sources should not exceed Rs. 4,00,000/-. Annual family Income certificate should be in the name of a person (applicant, Father, mother, guardian) included in the ration card containing the name of the applicant. Individual income will not be considered.

Details of the schemes, including eligibility for applying, mark requirements of the qualifying course, amount of scholarships/assistance, number of Scholarships/assistance, etc, are available in the Notifications at https://www.schemes.kswcfc.org/guidelines

Applicants must do one-time registration at www.kswcfc.org and thereafter create a profile using the username and password obtained via SMS received in the registered mobile number during the registration. Those who have registered in the previous year should log in using the same user ID and password and submit the new scholarship application.

The last date for submission of application for both Vidyasamunnathi Scholarship and Coaching Assistance Scheme 2025-26 is 19.11.2025