A variety of scholarships are available for aspiring engineers, especially those belonging to financially weaker sections. Check the list of the scholarships for engineering students in India along with its eligibility criteria, application process and dates.
Engineering as a career in India attracts plenty of students every year in a big way. A large number of students appear for some of the major engineering exams such as JEE Main, BITSAT, SRMJEEE, JEE Advanced, VITEEE with an aim to grab admissions in the best engineering courses at the top engineering colleges in the country. While doing that, scholarships for engineering students in India are explored by a large chunk of candidates. In this article, we have tried to describe the different engineering scholarships in India for different category of students along with the dates of applications and other eligibility and application process details.
The field of engineering studies is considered to be a very diverse one as it opens up numerous job opportunities and career growth avenues for technologically driven enthusiasts in the country. Pursuing courses such as B.Tech and B.E., M.Tech and M.S. and Ph.D. in engineering disciplines is extremely rewarding and allows scope for creativity and thinking where one gets to work as a part of a team and make a real impact on the world around. However, at the same time, pursuing engineering can prove to be a costly affair and a lot of students may not be able to pursue it due to the financial constraints. There are some government funded institutes where the fee structure may not be very high (such as IIT B.Tech fee structure) and then there are other private engineering colleges in India that have a very high fee structure.
To support and encourage meritorious students and help them in fulfilling their dream, several universities and organisations offer various scholarships. The eligibility criteria and how to apply for these scholarships are listed below.
Eligibility Criteria for Engineering Scholarships
There are three main eligibility criteria to avail engineering scholarships in India. These are:
- Merit of the student matters
- Community to which the student belongs as special arrangements are made for SC/ ST/ OBC and minority classes
- Overall income of the student’s family during a financial year
Most of the fellowships and scholarships are based on the student’s merit. Also, the JEE rank and JEE score and family income play an important role in determining the award of engineering scholarships.
How to Apply for Engineering Scholarships
- To apply for the engineering scholarships in India, interested and eligible candidates must visit the official website of the body that offers the scholarship or the exclusive scholarship website that may have been developed.
- After logging on to the official website, interested applicants must register themselves there and fill out the engineering scholarship application form.
- After filling in the form, candidates must attach relevant educational/academic and proofs of financial status such as aadhar card, bank passbook etc. and submit the scholarship application online or offline (as directed).
Scholarships Funded by Central Government
Listed below are the scholarships available for the engineering students which are funded by the Central government of India:
Scholarship Name | Offered by | Guidelines | Application Period |
Post Matric Scholarships Scheme for Minorities | GOI's Ministry of Minority Affairs | Download scholarship guidelines here | July-September |
Merit Cum Means Scholarship for Professional & Technical Courses CS (Minorities) | GOI's Ministry of Minority Affairs | Download scholarship guidelines here | July-September |
Post Matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities | GOI's Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities which comes under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment | Download scholarship guidelines here | July- October |
Scholarships for Top Class Education for Students with Disabilities | GOI's Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment | Download scholarship guidelines here | July-October |
Prime Minister Scholarship Scheme for Central Armed Police Forces, Assam Rifles | GOI's Welfare and Rehabilitation Board which is a part of the Ministry of Home Affairs | Download scholarship guidelines here | July-October |
Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College & University Students Central Sector Scheme | Department of Higher Education of the Ministry of HRD, GOI | Download scholarship guidelines here | July-October |
S.N Bose Scholar’s Program | SERB which is a part of DST (Govt of India), IUSSTF & WINStep Forward | Download scholarship guidelines here | Sept-October |
Financial Assistance for Education of the Wards of Beedi/ Cine/ IOMC/ LSDM Workers – Post-Matric | GOI's Ministry of Labour and Employment | Download scholarship guidelines here | July-October |
AICTE PG (GATE or GPAT) Scholarship | All India Council for Technical Education or AICTE | Download scholarship guidelines here | June -August |
Digital India Internship Scheme | GOI's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology | Download scholarship guidelines here | April-May |
AICTE's National Doctoral Fellowship Scheme | Higher Education Body - All India Council for Technical Education or AICTE | Download scholarship guidelines here | April-June |
Khorana Program for Scholars | Indo-US Science + Technology Forum, also known as IUSSTF | Download scholarship guidelines here | December-January |
Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF) | GOI's Ministry of HRD | Download scholarship guidelines here | February-April |
Ramanujan Fellowship | Science & Engineering Research Board | Download scholarship guidelines here | Throughout the year |
Scholarships Funded by the State Government
Listed below are the scholarships for engineering students funded by the different state governments:
Scholarship | Offered by | Guidelines | Application Period |
Suvarna Jubilee Merit Scholarship, Kerala | State Government of Kerala | Download scholarship guidelines here | June-August |
PRERANA Post Matric Scholarship for SC/ ST/ SEBC/ OBC/ EBC Communities | State Government of Odisha | Download scholarship guidelines here | July-October |
Swami Vivekananda Merit Cum Means Scholarship for the Minorities in West Bengal | State Government of West Bengal | Download scholarship guidelines here | July-September |
Post-matric (Other Than Intermediate) Scholarship for OBC, Uttar Pradesh | Backward Class Welfare Department, State Government of Uttar Pradesh | To be updated soon | July-August |
State Merit Scholarship, Kerala | State Government of Kerala | Download scholarship guidelines here | June-August |
Post-matric Scholarship for Disabled, Maharashtra | Social Justice & Special Assistance Department, State Government of Maharashtra | To be updated soon | June-December |
Post-matric (Other than Intermediate Scholarship for Minorities, Uttar Pradesh) | Social Welfare Department, State Government of Uttar Pradesh | To be updated soon | July-August |
Book Bank for SC Students | Social Justice and Special Assistance Department, State Government of Maharashtra | To be updated soon | June-December |
Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj Scholarship | Social Welfare Commissionerate Office, State Government of Maharashtra | Download scholarship guidelines here | June-December |
Professional Training Allowance and Subsistence Stipend Attached to the Hostel Students | Social Justice and Special Assistance Department, State Government of Maharashtra | To be updated soon | June-December |
Technical Education Scholarships for PG or Degree or Engineering Courses | Directorate of Technical Education, Vocational and Industrial Training, State Government of Himachal Pradesh | To be updated soon | June-December |
Post-Matric Scholarship for Schedule Tribe Students | Department of Higher and Technical Education, State Government of Nagaland | To be updated soon | June-July |
Nagaland State Merit Scholarship | Department of Higher Education, State Government of Nagaland | Download scholarship guidelines here | June-July |
NEC Merit Scholarship | Directorate of Higher Education, State Government of Tripura | Download scholarship guidelines here | March-April |
Rajasthan Yuva Vikas Prerak (RYVP) Internship Programme | State Government of Rajasthan | Download scholarship guidelines here | April-June |
Merit Scholarship for ST/SC/OBC/Minority Students | Department for the Welfare of SC/ST/OBC, State Government of NCT of Delhi | To be updated soon | March-April |
Private Funded Scholarships
There are many privately funded scholarships available for meritorious engineering aspirants. These privately funded scholarships can be offered by the government/private colleges, institutions, foundations, NGOs or private organisations. The table below has a list of all the private-funded scholarships for engineering students in India:
Scholarships | Offered by | Guidelines | Application Period |
Gaurav Foundation Scholarship | Gaurav Foundation | To be updated soon | July-October |
Nirankari Rajmata Scholarship Scheme | Sant Nirankari Charitable Foundation | Download scholarship guidelines here | July-September |
Energy & Mobility for the Future Scholarship | KPIT | To be updated soon | July-September |
Harish Chandra Research Institute Visiting Students Program in Physics | Harish Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad | To be updated soon | July-October |
Siemens Scholarship Program | Siemens India | Download scholarship guidelines here | July- August |
Baba Gurbachan Singh Scholarship Scheme | Sant Nirankari Mandal | Download scholarship guidelines here | July-September |
Sitaram Jindal Foundation Scholarship | Sitaram Jindal Foundation | Download scholarship guidelines here | Throughout the year |
Swami Dayanand Education Foundation Merit-cum-Means Scholarships | Swami Dayanand Education Foundation | Download scholarship guidelines here | June-August |
HDFC Educational Crisis Scholarship | HDFC Bank | To be updated soon | June -August |
Nurturing Brilliance Cummins Scholarship Program | Cummins India Foundation | Download scholarship guidelines here | June- August |
DST and Texas Instruments India Innovation Challenge Design Contest | Texas Instruments in collaboration with Department of Science and Technology (DST) | To be updated soon | June-August |
Sahu Jain Trust Loan Scholarship | Sahu Jain Trust | Download scholarship guidelines here | June-August |
Yashad-Sumedha Scholarship Programme | Sumedha in partnership with Hindustan Zinc Limited, Udaipur | Download scholarship guidelines here | July to September |
North South Foundation (NSF) Scholarship | North South Foundation | Download scholarship guidelines here | June- September |
Foundation for Excellence Scholarship | Foundation for Excellence | To be updated soon | September-December |
National Scholarship Exam | National Institute of Career Education Foundation | To be updated soon | June-September |
Nationwide Education and Scholarship Test (NEST-Senior) | S. U. Foundation of India | To be updated soon | June to September |
OP Jindal Engineer & Management Scholarship | O.P Jindal Group | Download scholarship guidelines here | June-August |
IndusInd Foundation Merit-Cum-Means Scholarship | IndusInd Foundation | Download scholarship guidelines here | June-September |
R D Sethna Loan Scholarship | R. D. Sethna Scholarship Fund | To be updated soon | June-August |
Harish Chandra Research Institute Visiting Students Program in Physics | Harish-Chandra Research Institute | To be updated soon | June-October |
SEST Shoolini Engineering Scholarship Test | To be updated soon | February-April | |
GV School Development Programme (GVSDP), VIT Scholarships | To be updated soon | January- March | |
Amrita Entrance Examination-Engineering (AEEE) | To be updated soon | January-March | |
All India Engineering Entrance Scholarship Examination (Primary) | Brainzstorm Technical Excellence Pvt. Ltd | To be updated soon | January-March |
Marubeni India Meritorious Scholarship | Marubeni India Private Limited | To be updated soon | November-January |
LPU National Entrance and Scholarship Test (LPUNEST) | Download scholarship guidelines here | January-March | |
M-Scholarship | Magma Fincorp | To be updated soon | June-August |
Shubh Aarambh Scholarship | Mondelez International | To be updated soon | June-August |
Vidyasaarathi-SNL Bearings Scholarship (B.E/B. Tech) | Vidyasaarathi in association with the SNL Bearings Ltd | Download scholarship guidelines here | May-July |
JSPN Scholarship | Jaya Satya Pramoda Nidhi | Download scholarship guidelines here | June-July |
G.P. Birla Education Foundation Scholarship | G.P. Birla Educational Foundation | Download scholarship guidelines here | June-July |
KIET Group of Institutions Merit Scholarship | To be updated soon | June-July | |
RGIPT M.Tech Fellowship | To be updated soon | April-June | |
DAIICT Admission Cum Scholarship | Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology | Download scholarship guidelines here | May-July |
NIU Scholarship cum Admission Test | To be updated soon | April-May | |
Padala Charitable Trust Scholarship | Padala Charitable Trust | Download scholarship guidelines here | April-May |
IISc Summer Fellowship in Science and Engineering | Download scholarship guidelines here | March-April | |
Shiv Nadar University Scholarship | Download scholarship guidelines here | April-May | |
Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Admission Test (SAAT) | To be updated soon | March-April | |
Chandigarh University Scholarship and Admission Test (CU-SAT) | To be updated soon | March- April | |
SRM University Scholarships | To be updated soon | February-March | |
Ajmal National Talent Search (ANTS) Examination | Ajmal Foundation | To be updated soon | February-March |
IITB-Monash Research Academy Ph.D. Scholarships | IIT Bombay - Monash Research Academy | To be updated soon | February- March |
All India Youth Scholarship Entrance Examination | All India Youth Scholarship Entrance Examination | To be updated soon | December-February |
AOEC Talent Test | Academy of Engineering Competence | To be updated soon | December-January |
Indian Engineering Olympiad | GATEFORUM Engineering Success | To be updated soon | December-January |
Karunya Varsham Scholarship | To be updated soon | December-January | |
Vel Tech Mahatma Gandhi National Merit Scholarship | To be updated soon | December-January |
Scholarships for Engineering Students Especially for Girls
There are a few scholarships available exclusively for girls who are aiming for a career in engineering. The table below compiles a list of engineering scholarships for girls which are offered by the private as well as government organisations:
Scholarship | Offered by | Guidelines | Application Period |
Fair and Lovely Foundation Scholarship | Fair and Lovely Foundation | To be updated soon | August-October |
Dr. Reddy’s Foundation Sashakt Scholarship | Dr. Reddy’s Foundation | To be updated soon | June-August |
Adobe India Women-in-Technology Scholarship | Adobe-India | To be updated soon | July-October |
Bigyani Kanya Medha Britti Scholarship (JBNSTS), West Bengal | Jagadis Bose National Science Talent Search (JBNSTS), Kolkata | Download scholarship guidelines here | May-July |
Tata Housing Scholarships for Meritorious Girl Students | Tata Housing | To be updated soon | February-March |
L’Oréal India For Young Women in Science Scholarship | L’Oréal India | To be updated soon | May-July |
UGAM-Legrand Scholarship Program | Legrand India | To be updated soon | June-July |
Indo-U.S. Fellowship for Women in STEMM | Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India and Indo-U.S. Science & Technology Forum (IUSSTF) | Download scholarship guidelines here | January-February |
RWTH International Academy-Women in Engineering Scholarship | RWTH Aachen University, Denmark | Download scholarship guidelines here | January-March |
Note: The application period and dates given above are on the basis of usual trends. Interested applicants are advised to check the official websites before proceeding.
Also Read: Top 20 Private Engineering Colleges in India: Entrance Exam and Fees
We hope that the above lists of scholarships for engineering students in India are helpful for you and can assist you in making a successful career in the field without any financial constraints. Good luck!
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