How to fill the online Dakshana Scholar Application (DSA)

It is mandatory for all the invited students to fill accurate information in DSA to appear in
the Dakshana Selection Test. Any inaccurate or misleading information will lead to the
disqualification of the student.

Read this document completely before filling your DSA.

To fill DSA, go to scholarship.dakshana.org

Enter your Dakshana Roll No. and Password.
Your password is your Date of Birth in “YYYY-MM-DD”.

For e.g. If your Dakshana Roll No. is “22512591528” and Date of Birth is “June 25, 2004”. Enter
22512591528 in Dakshana Roll No. field and “2004-06-25” in password field. (Including the ‘–‘)

JNV School System If you are invited in the JDST after applying at
apply.scholarship.dakshana.org

Ask your school for Dakshana Roll number and You should have received Dakshana Roll number
password. Your password is your date of birth in your email. Login with your Dakshana roll
provided by the school in YYYY-MM-DD format. number and password. Your password is your
date of birth in YYYY-MM-DD format.
School can check the above data by logging at
school.scholarship.dakshana.org/ If you have not received Dakshana Roll number,
After school login, click on Invited Students tab get your Dakshana Roll number by entering
visible in the left panel. Apply filter on the exam Dakshana Registration number (Starting with DK)
(NCST or JDST) to see the list of students invited at dakshana.org/jdstinvitation.php
from your school.

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Ravi Ranjan Pandey Pandey
Date: 2023.10.26 16:38:49 +05'30'
After login you will see First page of the Dakshana Scholar Application.

Image 3: First page of the Dakshana Scholar Application (Student Information)

In the form, you will see some boxes with pre-filled information such as Full Name, Date of Birth, Gender,
Category, Disability etc.

The pre-filled information has been submitted earlier by your school/provided by you. In case you feel this
data is incorrect, you can update the same, now. There will no option to update later.

Questions with red star mark (*) are mandatory fields and you MUST fill that information.

Student Information:

Fields What you should fill Example

First Name Fill your name by separating the First, Middle, Last For Nisha Kumari
Middle Name name/Surname. (First name) (Last name)

Last Name Middle name is not mandatory, however the last

name is required. For Rohit Raja Roy
(First name) (Middle name) (Last name)
If you don’t have a last name just insert a ‘.’ (dot) in
the box.
Your Full Name will be automatically shown as a
combination of the three names you fill now. Please
ensure that your Full Name matches your name in
your Class X CBSE registration.
Physically If you have any physical disability you must select
Disabled? ‘Yes’ and provide relevant information; otherwise
select ‘No’.

If ‘Yes’, provide information for Disability: type,

affected body part, percentage of disability,
condition, and upload the Disability Certificate.

In the Percentage field, please fill the % of disability.

Disability less than 40% are not eligible for
reservation.
 Fields What you should fill Example
Aadhar Card If you have any of these documents, select ‘Yes’ and Aadhar Card: 547185265895
PAN Card provide the registration number. PAN Card: ABNP8855H
Providing Aadhar number will ease the process of
identification later.
Gender Select your Gender
Category The category you see has been provided by your GEN
school. In case your category is different, you can
change it now. You will not be allowed to change it
later.
Category Except GEN, students of all other categories must
Certificate upload a Category Certificate issued by the Govt. In
case you don’t have a certificate upload a
document issued by your Principal mentioning your
Category. However, this document will not be valid
at the time of admission. You must submit Category
Certificate issued by a Govt. authority during the
document verification process.
Passport Upload a colour passport size photograph.
Photo Background must be light in colour.

The best photo to upload is the one used by your

school for board registration.

Signature Upload your own signature.

School Identity Upload your School Identity card.

Card
Mobile & You must enter a valid mobile number – either 7845259578
Email ID yours or your Parents’/Guardian’s/Relative’s etc.)
[email protected]
The mobile number and email ID will be used to
receive OTP for Dakshana Online Test. Hence
this needs to be a unique number. Please do not
use a number that has already been used by any
of your classmates to fill the DSA or your
teacher’s number.

Email ID: Enter your OWN email ID.

PLEASE DO NOT GIVE YOUR SCHOOL EMAIL ID.

We will be communicating with you only on the

mobile number and email ID you provide here.
Once you have filled all the information on the “Student Information” page click on the Save button.

After clicking on the Save button, you may receive either of the following messages:

Message 1: “There are validation errors in the form. Please fix those and try saving again.”

Check where you have not filled/entered/uploaded the data. Enter those correctly and Save again.

Message 2: “Your form is saved. Please click Next button to continue with your application.”

Click on the Next button. Ensure you save the information before clicking on Next.

In case you wish to change some information, you can click on the ‘Back’ button and edit the form;
otherwise click on the ‘Continue’ button to move ahead.

Image 4: Confirmation message for moving to next page.

Clicking on Continue button will take you to the next page (Parent’s/Guardian Info).

On the next page you will be asked to provide details on your:

1. Father 2. Mother 3. Siblings 4. Other Adults

Image 5: Second page of Scholar Application (Parents’/Guardian’s Information)
 Fields What you should fill Example
Father’s/Mother’s Details
Late/Deceased Tick the box, in the respective section, if your
father/mother is not alive.
Father’s Full Name Enter your Father’s, Mother’s full name without Umesh Singh
Mother’s Full Name adding any salutation like “Mr./Mrs./Dr. etc” Anjali Singh
Father’s Mobile Enter your Father’s/Mother’s Mobile number, 9875268545
Father’s Email Email ID. In case either information is [email protected]
Mother’s Mobile unavailable, leave the field blank.
Mother’s Email
Education Select the highest education level your father Class 10 (For Father)
and mother have completed. Uneducated (For Mother)
Language Tick on the respective box of the language that
your father can read/write/speak.
Enter the local language you speak in your
area.
Occupation Tick on multiple options if your father is
earning income from different sources. In case
the option for your parents’ occupation is not
available, please select the ‘Other’ option and
mention your father/mother’s occupation.
Organization Mention the organization name where your Organization: Indian Army
Designation father/mother works and their designation fully Designation: Subedar
(no short form).
Land owned Mention the measurement of land owned by 05 Guntha
your father, mother. Choose the appropriate
unit from those provided (Hectare, Acres,
Bigha, Kattha, Biswa, Guntha, Decimal, Cent,
Kanal).
Please include all agricultural land and the land
on which your home is built while filling this
field.
Father’s Age Enter your father’s/mother’s current age in Father’s Age: 45
Mother’s Age numbers. Mother’s Age: 40
Father’s Annual There are two fields for each of your parents’ Drop Down: More than 2.5
Income income. One field shows a drop-down menu lakhs
Mother’s Annual where you will choose the income range. In the Income field:
Income other field you need to enter the income in 360000
digits. You can only fill numbers in this field.
PLEASE MENTION THE ACTUAL INCOME
FROM ALL THE SOURCES.
Annual Pension Select the range of pension, in digits, if your
father/mother receives pension every month.
Sibling Info (Own brother & sister)
(Add siblings if you have more than one brother or sister)
Relation Choose from drop-down (Brother/ Sister) Brother
Name Name of your sibling Rohit Singh
Age Age of your sibling 28
 Fields What you should fill Example
Education Highest/Current qualification of your sibling Graduate
qualification
Current Occupation Please mention what your sibling is doing: Govt. Employee, Delhi
Student, Govt. Employee, Private Employee,
Business & mention their current location.
Monthly income Mention the income earned by your sibling 50000
Marital status Mention whether your sibling is married or Unmarried
unmarried
Is/has been a Click on the ‘Yes’ button if your sibling is/has No
Dakshana Scholar been a Dakshana Scholar
Other Adults in your household
(Please mention details of grandparents/uncles living in your home only)
(Click on Add button, if more than one adult is living in your home)
Relation Mention the adult’s relation with you Uncle
Name Name of your relative Mohit Singh
Age Age of your relative 55
Occupation Mention what your relative is doing Farmer
Typical Monthly Income earned by your relative 10000
income Include if they are receiving any pension also

Who is your Select your guardian (Father/ Mother/Other) Other

Guardian? In case your father and mother are not alive,
providing information on Guardian is
mandatory

After clicking on the ‘Save’ button you may receive any one of the following messages:

Message 1: There are validation errors on the form. Please fix those and try saving again.

Check where you have not filled/entered/uploaded data. Enter correctly and ‘Save’ again.

Message 2: “Your form is saved. Please click Next button to continue with your application.”

Click on Next button at the bottom right corner.

In case you wish to change some information, you can click on the Back button and edit the form,
otherwise click on the Continue button to move ahead.

Image 6: Confirmation message for moving to next page.

Clicking on Continue button will take you to next page (Household Info).
Image 7: Third page of Scholar Application (Household Information)

Fields What you should fill Example

Address
House No Mention your house number. In 410/12
case your house doesn’t have a
number, leave it blank.
Nearest Landmark Mention the nearest landmark Near Kadus Dam
for your home.
Village Mention your village or colony Audar
name.
Post office & Pin Code Mention your post office and pin Kadus
code of your area. 412404
State/ District Select drop-down values of your Maharashtra/ Pune
home state and district
 Fields What you should fill Example
Family Financial Information
Total approximate Mention the total value of land, More than 10 Lakhs
value of all household house, and other assets owned
assets by family but not including cash 2500000
in the house and bank account.
This is a total number and not a
monthly number.
Total earning Mention number of earning 2
members in the house members in your house. Two
Total typical annual Mention total annual household More than 5 Lakh
household income income earned by your parents,
siblings and other adults living in 1080000
your house.
Total household cash Mention the total value of cash More than 10 Lakhs
savings held in your house and the value
of cash in bank account. 1500000
This is a total number not a
monthly number.
House Details
Your house is Select appropriate choice: Owned
Owned - Mention the area of 1200 Sq Ft.
your home.
Rented - Mention the monthly
rent.
No of Bedrooms Mention the number of 2
bedrooms in your home.
City/Town Type you Fill here the type of area Semi Urban
live in “Urban/ Semi Urban/ Rural” that
your home is in.
Do you belong to If you are covered under BPL No
Below Poverty Line category, select Yes.
(BPL) Category?
Does your family hold If your family has a Ration Card No
a ration card? issued by the Govt. select ‘Yes’.
Color of Card Fill the color of cover of the
Ration Card held by your family.
Ration available to Tick the items available to your
you family through the Ration Card.
Which of these does Tick on the box for the item that
your family own? is owned by your family.
(Please Tick Mention the name of the
Appropriate) manufacturing company and
model name of the item.
After clicking on the ‘Save’ button you may receive any one of the following messages:

Message 1: There are validations errors on the form. Please fix those and try saving again.

Check where you have not filled/entered/uploaded the data. Enter correctly and ‘Save’ again.

Message 2: “Your form is saved. Please click Next button to continue with your application.”

Click on Next button at the bottom right corner.

In case you wish to change some information, you can click on the Back button and edit the form,
otherwise click on the Continue button to move ahead.

Image 8: Confirmation message for moving to next page.

Clicking on Continue button will take you to next page (Academic Info.).

Once you provide all the information, click on the ‘Save’ button and ‘Continue’ to the next page (Academic
Info.)

Image 9: Fourth page of Scholar Application (Academic Information).

 Fields What you should fill Example
School Details
School Details Select your school category, State, District, and
school name, in case your school’s name is not
available in the school drop down, click on Add
new and enter your school details.
Ensure you do not select wrong schools in the drop
down.
School Fees Mention the Annual School fees you pay every year. 10000
In case you are paying nothing mention 0
Applying For Select the stream you would like to appear for in Medical
the Dakshana Selection Test.
Class X Details
Class X Board Select the Board in which you are appearing from CBSE
in Class 10 or 12.
Maths %, Science %, In case you are in Class 12, mention the % secured Maths 80%,
Aggregate % by you in Class X. In case you are in Class X, provide Science 90%
your 2nd pre-board result. Aggregate 87%
To convert GPA (under 10 point grading system)
to %, please multiply your GPA with 9.5. For
example, if your GPA is 9.2, then 9.2 * 9.5 = 87.4%.
Your Overall aggregate % is 87.4%
Class X Roll No & Provide your Class X roll number and upload Class
Marksheet X marksheet
Click on the ‘Save’ button once you fill all the information on the Academic Info page. You will see the
below message:

Image 10: Message after clicking on Save button on the last page.

Click on ‘OK’ button and preview your form.

Imp Note: Your Form is still not complete. Check the information you have filled by scrolling the page.
Once you have confirmed that the information is correct, click on the ‘Submit’ button at the bottom of the
page. Otherwise, click on the ‘Cancel’ button and edit the form.
When you click on the ‘Submit’ button, a confirmation message will be seen as shown below:

Image 11: Confirmation message to finally submit the application form.

If you are sure you have filled all the information correctly, click on the Submit button.

After clicking on the ‘Submit’ button you will receive a confirmation message as:

Image 12: Confirmation message after submitting the application form.

Once you receive the above message it means your application is successfully submitted.

Click on the ‘x’ mark in the pop-up window and download the form.
Image 13: Page view after application is submitted.

Important note: Even after submitting your application, it can be edited if required, till the last date
of application submission. In case you would like to edit the application, click on the ‘Edit’ button in
the top right corner. Do not forget to submit the application after your edit is over.

After this step, your application is successfully submitted.

You can download Admit card from this portal once it is generated and available to you.