If you missed the winter deadlines, take a deep breath. You have a second chance. The Uttar Pradesh Social Welfare Department has officially reopened the Saksham portal for a very limited window this April.
However, because this is a special phase, the servers are under immense load and the rules for OTR (One Time Registration) validation are stricter than ever. We noticed many students panicking and making the same critical rushing errors that lead to immediate rejection.
To help you use this specific phase safely, we wrote a highly conversational, human-tested guide over on Medium. It breaks down exactly what you need to do differently this time around so you don't miss this final lifeline.
For a live feed of all official scholarship dates, district-wise cutoffs, and daily portal server status updates, you can always check our main news hub: