Deen Dayal Sparsh Yojana Scholarship 2026 NOTIFICATION Dated 01.08.2026
Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana for the students of class VI to IX

Department of Posts has launched a philately scholarship scheme Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana (Scholarship for Promotion of Aptitude & Research in Stamps as a Hobby) in 2017 for generating interest regarding Philately amongst students.

About scheme:

Students of classes VI to IX having good academic record and pursuing philately as a hobby will be awarded a scholarship based on the Philately Quiz & Philately Project to be conducted by Circle office. The amount of Scholarship per awardee is Rs. 6000/- per annum @ Rs. 500/- per month.

Salient Features:

1. Eligibility Conditions:

i. A Candidate must be a student (class VI to IX) of a recognized School within India.
ii. Concerned School should have a Philately Club and the candidate should be a member of the Club.
iii. In case the School Philately Club hasn’t been established, a student having his own Philately Deposit Account may also be considered.
iv. The requirement of having a Philately Account/Membership of the School Philately Club would concern the Date of Application, and the student applying would have to mention the same in his/her application form as mandatory.
v. A candidate must have good academic record. At the time of selection for award of scholarship the candidate must have scored at least 60% marks or equivalent grade/ grade point in the recent final examination in 2026 (i.e V, VI, VII & VIII final exams for students studying in VI, VII, VIII & IX respectively), copies of progress report/marks card/certificate from the school authorities should be enclosed along with the application. There will be 5% relaxation for children belonging to SC/ST.

2. Selection Process:

The Selection Process will be consisting of two levels (Level 1- Philately Written Quiz & Level- 2- Philately Project.

i. Level 1: A Philately Written Quiz at Regional level will be conducted on 30th September, 2026 by postal authorities in their respective Divisions, which would act as a Screening Test for the second level. The last date for submission of the application is 16th September, 2026. The philatelic written quiz consists of 50 multiple-choice questions. Each question will be of one mark with no negative marking. The time duration for the written quiz test will be One Hour. Department of posts reserves the right to change the dates at a later stage.

ii. Level 2: Philately Project: Students selected in the written Quiz will have to submit a Philately Project for final selection within Fifteen days after the announcement of written test results. There will be no weightage of the marks secured in Philately Quiz in the final evaluation and the final selection would be decided solely on the basis of the marks secured in Philately Project. The results of 1st level quiz are communicated to the selected candidates for detailing them on the list of Philately Project Topics & broad guidelines to be given list by the Department of Posts within 15 days. The projects should be addressed to Assistant Director (Philately), O/o CPMG, A.P Circle, Krishnalanka, Vijayawada-520013.

3. Syllabus:

Philately Written Quiz: Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) quiz consisting of 50 (Fifty) questions from following subject: Current Affairs(5), History(5), Science(5), Sports/Culture/Personalities(5), Geography(5), Local Philately(10) and National Philately(15).

Philately Project: The project should not be of more than 4 to 5 pages. While preparing the project, Students may use not more than 16 stamps and not more than 500 words. Detailed guidelines regarding the Project & sample project template will be issued after the announcement of Philately written quiz to the selected candidates.

4. Amount of Scholarship:

The amount of Scholarship is Rs. 6000/- per annum @ Rs. 500/- per month for a selected candidate. The top 40 students selected in Level 2 (10 students maximum from each of the VI, VII, VIII & IX Class) will be awarded scholarships.

5. Disbursement of Scholarship:

The scholarship will be transferred in the joint account (with parents) of awardees in India Post Payment Bank or Post Office Savings Bank in any branch, which has a core banking facility.

6. General Conditions:

i. An awardee is eligible for the scholarship provided he/she maintains good conduct and continues his/her studies as a regular student.
ii. Scholarship may be revoked at any point of time by the Competent Authority on finding any irregularities in the eligibility criteria.
iii. A student must continue to have a Philately Deposit Account during the scholarship period.
iv. Student selected in previous DDSY scheme has to apply afresh. The Philately Deposit Account opened by them earlier should be live without a break.

7. Application Procedure:

Interested candidates may submit the application addressed to the concerned Postmaster General Vijayawada/Visakhapatnam/Kurnool with postage of Philately Stamps through Speed Post in prescribed form on or before 16th September, 2026 (see the list below as Annexure). Proof/Certificate in fulfilling the eligibility condition prescribed in para 1 above should be enclosed along with the application. Applications received through courier will not be accepted.

ANNEXURE

8. Department reserves the right to change the dates/modify the scheme/eligibility criteria. The decision of Chief Postmaster General, Andhra Pradesh Circle, Vijayawada is final.

Assistant Director (Philately)
O/o Chief Postmaster General, A.P. Circle
Vijayawada-520 013

Application Form Fields

1. Name of the Student
2. Father’s Name
3. Mother’s Name
4. Date of Birth (Age proof to be enclosed)
5. Name of the School
6. Class
7. Academic Year
8. Percentage of marks (in final examination 2026)
9. PDA Account holder (Yes/No) : If yes, PDA A/c No.:
10. PDA A/C holder since :
11. Member in the school philatelic club (Yes/No) :
12. Club membership No. :
13. Medium of instructions for written Philately quiz (Telugu/English) :
14. Address for communication :
15. Contact details
a. Mobile No.
b. Landline No./ Alternate mobile No. :
c. Email ID

Place: ________   Date: ________   (Signature of the candidate)

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