Fact Check: Are students being rewarded with Scholarship up to Rs 1 Lakh through National Scholarship Exam?

A viral post claiming that a website under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs is providing students a scholarship up to Rs 1 lakh through National Scholarship Exam (NSE) is going viral on social media.

The post claims that M&N platform under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs values the efforts of the students in their journey to attain knowledge and to help them, and through National Scholarship Exam, the students will be rewarded with a cash scholarship up to 1 lakh.

However, PIB has claimed that the post is fake, and no such scholarship is being offered to the students

In a tweet, PIB said, “Claim: A website stating to be working under Ministry of Corporate Affairs is claiming to reward students with scholarship upto 1 Lakh through National Scholarship Exam. #PIBFactCheck:This website is #Fake. MCA is not conducting National Scholarship Exam to offer any scholarship”