Scholarships for Engineering Students In India - Check Out List for ST, SC, OBC, General

Updated On: August 07, 2023 02:18 PM

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.

Table of Contents

Eligibility Criteria for Engineering Scholarships
How to Apply for Engineering Scholarships
Scholarships Funded by Central Government
Scholarships Funded by the State Government
Private Funded Scholarships
Scholarships for Engineering Students Especially for Girls

Scholarships for Engineering Students In India - 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 , and 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.

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Eligibility Criteria for Engineering Scholarships

There are three main eligibility criteria to avail of 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 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-November
Merit Cum Means Scholarship for Professional & Technical Courses CS (Minorities)	GOI's Ministry of Minority Affairs	Download scholarship guidelines here	July-November
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-November
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	Download scholarship guidelines here	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	Download scholarship guidelines here	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	Download scholarship guidelines here	June-December
Post-Matric Scholarship for Schedule Tribe Students	Department of Higher and Technical Education, State Government of Nagaland	Download scholarship guidelines here	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	Download scholarship guidelines here	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	Official Website	October - November
Nirankari Rajmata Scholarship Scheme	Sant Nirankari Charitable Foundation	Download scholarship guidelines here	July-September
Energy & Mobility for the Future Scholarship	KPIT	Official Website	July-September
Harish Chandra Research Institute Visiting Students Program in Physics	Harish Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad	To be updated soon	January-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	Download scholarship guidelines here	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	Official website	September-December
National Scholarship Exam	National Institute of Career Education Foundation	Official website	June-September
Nationwide Education and Scholarship Test (NEST-Senior)	S. U. Foundation of India	Official website	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	Official website	June-August
Harish Chandra Research Institute Visiting Students Program in Physics	Harish-Chandra Research Institute	Official website	June-October
SEST Shoolini Engineering Scholarship Test	Shoolini University	To be updated soon	February-April
GV School Development Programme (GVSDP), VIT Scholarships	Vellore Institute of Technology	Official website	January- March
Amrita Entrance Examination-Engineering (AEEE)	Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	Official website	January-March
All India Engineering Entrance Scholarship Examination (Primary)	Brainstorm Technical Excellence Pvt. Ltd	Official website	January-March
Marubeni India Meritorious Scholarship	Marubeni India Private Limited	To be updated soon	November-January
LPU National Entrance and Scholarship Test (LPUNEST)	Lovely Professional University	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	KIET Group of Institutions, Uttar Pradesh	Download scholarship guidelines here	June-July
RGIPT M.Tech Fellowship	Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology	Official website	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	Noida International University	Official website	April-May
Padala Charitable Trust Scholarship	Padala Charitable Trust	Download scholarship guidelines here	April-May
IISc Summer Fellowship in Science and Engineering	Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore	Download scholarship guidelines here	March-April
Shiv Nadar University Scholarship	Shiv Nadar University	Download scholarship guidelines here	April-May
Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Admission Test (SAAT)	Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University	Official Website	March-April
Chandigarh University Scholarship and Admission Test (CU-SAT)	Chandigarh University	View scholarship guidelines here	March- April
SRM University Scholarships	SRM University	View scholarship guidelines here	February-March
Ajmal National Talent Search (ANTS) Examination	Ajmal Foundation	Official Website	February-March
IITB-Monash Research Academy Ph.D. Scholarships	IIT Bombay - Monash Research Academy	View scholarship guidelines here	February- March
All India Youth Scholarship Entrance Examination	All India Youth Scholarship Entrance Examination	View scholarship guidelines here	December-February
AOEC Talent Test	Academy of Engineering Competence	View scholarship guidelines here	December-January
Indian Engineering Olympiad	GATEFORUM Engineering Success	To be updated soon
Karunya Varsham Scholarship	Lourdes Matha College of Science and Technology	View scholarship guidelines here	December-January
Vel Tech Mahatma Gandhi National Merit Scholarship	Dr. RR & Dr. SR University	View scholarship guidelines here	To be updated soon

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 private as well as government organizations:

Scholarship	Offered by	Guidelines	Application Period
Fair and Lovely Foundation Scholarship	Fair and Lovely Foundation	View scholarship guidelines here	August-October
Dr. Reddy’s Foundation Sashakt Scholarship	Dr. Reddy’s Foundation	View scholarship guidelines here	June-August
Adobe India Women-in-Technology Scholarship	Adobe-India	View scholarship guidelines here	July-October
Bigyani Kanya Medha Britti Scholarship (JBNSTS), West Bengal	Jagadis Bose National Science Talent Search (JBNSTS), Kolkata	View scholarship guidelines here	May-July
Tata Housing Scholarships for Meritorious Girl Students	Tata Housing	View scholarship guidelines here	February-March
L’Oréal India For Young Women in Science Scholarship	L’Oréal India	View scholarship guidelines here	May-July
UGAM-Legrand Scholarship Program	Legrand India	View scholarship guidelines here	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)	View scholarship guidelines here	January-February
RWTH International Academy-Women in Engineering Scholarship	RWTH Aachen University, Denmark	View 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.

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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