The Auqaf, Hajj, Religious and Minority Affairs Department of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has opened the Rahmatul-lil-Alameen Scholarship Program for the 2026-27 cycle, offering a Rs. 100,000 stipend to 1,832 students enrolled at registered religious seminaries (deeni madaris) across the province. Applications close on 14 October 2026, giving eligible students roughly two weeks to prepare and submit a complete application. Here's a closer look at who qualifies, what you'll need, and how the application actually works.

Who Is Eligible

The scholarship is open to both male and female students, provided they meet all of the following:

• Permanent Khyber Pakhtunkhwa domicile
• Enrollment at a registered deeni madrassa within the province
• Enrollment specifically at the Aalia, Alimiyah, or Takhassus level -- students outside these three levels are not covered by this round
• A minimum of 59.99% marks in their most recent examination

That last requirement is worth checking carefully: 59.99% sits just under the more commonly cited 60% threshold, so a student who assumes they need a full 60% and falls slightly short might mistakenly rule themselves out. If your most recent result sits at or above 59.99%, you meet the academic bar.

How Many Scholarships Are Available

This cycle covers 1,832 scholarships in total, each carrying a stipend of Rs. 100,000. That's a meaningful number of seats, but with madaris across the entire province eligible to put forward students, competition for a fixed pool of scholarships means eligible students shouldn't wait until close to the deadline to apply.

Documents You'll Need Before You Start

Gathering paperwork is usually the slowest part of any scholarship application, so it helps to have everything ready before you sit down at the portal. You will need:

1. Your CNIC
2. A domicile certificate proving your Khyber Pakhtunkhwa residency
3. An income certificate for your household
4. Educational transcripts or certificates from your madrassa covering your most recent examination
5. A recent passport-style profile photograph

Missing even one of these documents at submission time is one of the most common reasons scholarship applications get delayed, so it's worth assembling the full set first rather than starting the online form and hunting for documents midway through.

How to Apply

Applications are submitted online through the KP Scholarships Portal. The process follows three steps: create an account on the portal, fill in the application form with your personal, academic, and domicile details, and then upload each of the required documents listed above. No walk-in or paper-based alternative has been described for this cycle -- the online portal is the route to use.

Before you start the form, it's worth doing a quick self-check against each eligibility point one more time: confirm your domicile document actually shows a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa address, confirm your madrassa is registered (rather than an informal or unregistered setup), and confirm which of the three levels -- Aalia, Alimiyah, or Takhassus -- your current enrollment actually falls under, since portals like this typically ask you to select your level from a fixed list rather than describe it in your own words. Getting this classification right the first time avoids having to restart the form later.

A Few Practical Notes

Because the scholarship is administered by the KP Auqaf, Hajj, Religious and Minority Affairs Department rather than a university admissions office, questions about your specific application are best directed to the department itself, though your madrassa may still help verify your enrollment and academic standing for the paperwork. If anything on the portal is unclear, students and parents should reach out to the department directly rather than relying on secondhand information, given how much of the scholarship's value depends on getting each document right the first time.

With 1,832 scholarships on offer and a deadline that is now just over two weeks away, eligible students at Aalia, Alimiyah, and Takhassus levels across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's registered madaris have a real, time-limited opportunity worth acting on now rather than later in October.