In the post-globalisation era, Engineering has become one of the most sought-after career choices for the Indian middle class. An industry estimates say, roughly around 15 lakh engineers graduate from thousands of colleges across the country. But, the fees required to complete an Engineering degree is also steadily increasing, leaving many financially weaker students in limbo. This is where scholarships play a vital role in educating the underprivileged. Let’s look at the list of scholarships available for Engineering students in India.
List of Private Funded Scholarships for Engineering Students
|
Serial No. |
Name of the Scholarship |
Scholarship Provider |
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1 |
SEST Shoolini Engineering Scholarship Test |
Shoolini University |
|
2 |
All India Engineering Entrance Scholarship Examination (Primary) |
Brainzstorm Technical Excellence Pvt. Ltd. |
|
3 |
Amrita Entrance Examination-Engineering (AEEE) |
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |
|
4 |
Baba Gurbachan Singh Scholarship Scheme |
Sant Nirankari Mandal |
|
5 |
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6 |
Sitaram Jindal Foundation Scholarship |
Sitaram Jindal Foundation |
|
7 |
Siemens Scholarship Program |
Siemens India |
|
8 |
HDFC Educational Crisis Scholarship |
HDFC Bank |
|
9 |
Swami Dayanand Education Foundation Merit-cum-Means Scholarship |
Swami Dayanand Education Foundation |
|
10 |
Department of Science &Technology and Texas Instruments India Innovation Challenge Design Contest |
Texas Instruments in partnership with the Department of Science &Technology (DST) |
|
11 |
Nurturing Brilliance Cummins Scholarship Program |
Cummins India Foundation |
|
12 |
Sahu Jain Trust Loan Scholarship |
Sahu Jain Trust |
|
13 |
Yashad-Sumedha Scholarship program |
Sumedha Foundation in partnership with Hindustan Zinc Limited, Udaipur |
|
14 |
National Scholarship Exam |
National Institute of Career Education Foundation |
|
15 |
North South Foundation (NSF) Scholarship |
North South Foundation |
|
16 |
Foundation for Excellence Scholarship |
Foundation for Excellence |
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17 |
Nationwide Education and Scholarship Test (NEST-Senior) |
S. U. Foundation of India |
|
18 |
IndusInd Foundation Merit-cum-Means Scholarship |
IndusInd Foundation |
|
19 |
OP Jindal Engineer &Management Scholarship |
O.P Jindal Group |
|
20 |
Harish Chandra Research Institute Visiting Students Program in Physics |
Harish-Chandra Research Institute |
|
21 |
R D Sethna Loan Scholarship |
R. D. Sethna Scholarship Fund |
|
22 |
GV School Development program (GVSDP), VIT Scholarships |
Vellore Institute of Technology |
|
23 |
Keep India Smiling Foundation Scholarship program |
Colgate-Palmolive Ltd. |
|
24 |
Energy and Mobility for the Future Scholarship |
KPIT |
|
25 |
Gaurav Foundation Scholarship |
Gaurav Foundation |
|
26 |
Harish-Chandra Research Institute Visiting Students program in Physics |
Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad |
|
27 |
Marubeni India Meritorious Scholarship |
Marubeni India Private Limited |
|
28 |
M-Scholarship |
By Magma Fincorp |
|
29 |
Vidyasaarathi-SNL Bearings Scholarship (for B.E/B. Tech students) |
Vidyasaarathi in collaboration with the SNL Bearings Ltd |
|
30 |
Shubh Aarambh Scholarship |
Mondelez International |
|
31 |
JSPN Scholarship |
Jaya Satya Pramoda Nidhi |
|
32 |
IISc Summer Fellowship in Science &Engineering |
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore |
|
33 |
Chandigarh University - Scholarship &Admission Test (CU-SAT) |
Chandigarh University |
|
34 |
DAIICT Admission Cum Scholarship |
Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information Communication Technology |
|
35 |
RGIPT M.Tech Fellowship |
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology |
|
36 |
NIU Scholarship cum Admission Test |
Noida International University |
|
37 |
Padala Charitable Trust Scholarship |
Padala Charitable Trust |
|
38 |
Shiv Nadar University Scholarship |
Shiv Nadar University |
|
39 |
KIET Group of Institutions Merit Scholarship |
KIET Group of Institutions, Uttar Pradesh |
|
40 |
G.P. Birla Education Foundation Scholarship |
G.P. Birla Educational Foundation |
|
41 |
IISc Summer Fellowship in Science & Engineering |
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore |
|
42 |
Chandigarh University Scholarship &Admission Test (CU-SAT) |
Chandigarh University |
List of Scholarships Funded by the Union Government:
|
Serial No. |
Name of the Scholarship |
Scholarship Provider |
Tentative Application Period |
|
1 |
Post Matric Scholarships Scheme for Religious Minorities (For communities listed as minorities by Government of India) |
Ministry of Minority Affairs |
July to September |
|
2 |
Merit-Cum-Means Scholarship for Professional &Technical Courses CS (Minorities) |
Ministry of Minority Affairs |
July to September |
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3 |
Scholarships for top class education to Students with Disabilities |
Department of Empowerment for persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment |
July to October |
|
4 |
Prime Minister’s Scholarship Program for Central Armed Police Forces & Assam Rifles |
Welfare & Rehabilitation Board, Ministry of Home Affairs |
July to October |
|
5 |
Post Matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities |
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment |
July to October |
|
6 |
Central Sector Scheme - Scholarship for College and University Students |
Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education |
July to October |
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7 |
Financial Assistance for Education of the Wards of Beedi/IOMC/LSDM Workers – Post-matric scholarship |
Ministry of Labour & Employment |
July to October |
|
8 |
S.N. Bose Scholars Program |
SERB, Department of Science &Technology, IUSSTF &WIN Step Forward |
September to October |
|
9 |
AICTE PG (GATE/GPAT) Scholarship |
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) |
June to August |
|
10 |
AICTE-National Doctoral Fellowship Scheme |
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) |
April to June |
|
11 |
Digital India Internship Scheme |
Ministry of Electronics &Information Technology |
April to May |
|
12 |
Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF) |
Ministry of Education |
February to April |
|
13 |
Khorana Program for Scholars |
Indo-US Science &Technology Forum (IUSSTF) |
December to January |
|
14 |
Ramanujan Fellowship (Science &Engineering Research Board) |
Science &Engineering Research Board, MoS&T |
Throughout the year |
|
15 |
NTPC Scholarship Scheme |
National Thermal Power Corporation |
Throughout the year |
|
16 |
Indian Oil Corporation Engineering Scholarships |
Indian Oil Corporation |
Throughout the year |
|
17 |
Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana Fellowship |
Department of Science &Technology, Ministry of Science &Technology |
Throughout the year |
List of Scholarships Funded by State Governments:
|
Serial No. |
Name of the Scholarship |
Scholarship Provider |
Tentative Application Period |
|
1 |
Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj Scholarship, Maharashtra |
Social Welfare Commissionerate Office, Government of Maharashtra |
June to December |
|
2 |
Book Bank for SC Students, Maharashtra |
Social Justice &Special Assistance Department, Government of Maharashtra |
June to December |
|
3 |
Technical Education Scholarships for Degree/PG in Engineering Courses, Himachal Pradesh |
Government of Himachal Pradesh |
June to December |
|
4 |
Professional Training Allowance & Subsistence Stipend to the hostel students |
Social Justice & Special Assistance Department, Government of Maharashtra |
June to December |
|
5 |
Nagaland State Merit Scholarship |
Department of Higher Education, Government of Nagaland |
June to July |
|
6 |
Post-Matric Scholarship for Schedule Tribe Students, Nagaland |
Department of Higher &Technical Education, Government of Nagaland |
June to July |
|
7 |
Rajasthan Yuva Vikas Prerak Internship Program (RYVP) |
Government of Rajasthan |
April to June |
|
8 |
NEC Merit Scholarship, Tripura |
Directorate of Higher Education, Government of Tripura |
March to April |
|
9 |
Merit Scholarship for SC/ST/OBC/Minority Students, Delhi |
Department for the Welfare of SC/ST/OBC, Government of NCT of Delhi |
March to April |
|
10 |
PRERNA Post Matric Scholarship for ST/SC/OBC/SEBC/EBC Communities |
Government of Odisha |
July to October |
|
11 |
Swami Vivekananda Merit Cum Means Scholarship for Minorities, West Bengal |
Government of West Bengal |
July to September |
|
12 |
Suvarna Jubilee Merit Scholarship, Kerala |
Government of Kerala. |
June to August |
|
13 |
State Merit Scholarship, Kerala |
Government of Kerala. |
June to August |
|
14 |
Post-matric (Other Than Intermediates) Scholarship for OBC, Uttar Pradesh |
Backward Class Welfare Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh. |
July to August |
|
15 |
Post-matric (Other Than Intermediates) Scholarship for Minorities, Uttar Pradesh |
Social Welfare Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh. |
July to August |
|
16 |
Post-matric Scholarship for Disabled, Maharashtra |
Social Justice &Special Assistance Department, Government of Maharashtra |
June to December |
Scholarships Exclusively Given to Girl Students:
|
S.No. |
Name of the Scholarship |
Scholarship Provider |
|
1 |
Adobe India Women-in-Technology Scholarship |
Adobe-India |
|
2 |
Glow and Lovely Foundation Scholarship |
Glow and Lovely Foundation |
|
3 |
Dr Reddy’s Foundation Sashakt Scholarship |
Dr Reddy’s Foundation |
|
4 |
Bigyani Kanya Medha Britti Scholarship (JBNSTS), West Bengal |
Jagadis Bose National Science Talent Search (JBNSTS), Kolkata |
|
5 |
L’Oréal India For Young Women in Science Scholarship |
L’Oréal India |
|
6 |
UGAM – Legrand Scholarship Program |
Legrand India |
|
7 |
Tata Housing Scholarships for Meritorious Girl Students |
Tata Housing |
|
8 |
RWTH International Academy – Women in Engineering Scholarship |
RWTH Aachen University, Denmark |
|
9 |
Indo-U.S. Fellowship for Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) |
Department of Science &Technology, Ministry of Science &Technology, Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) |
Documents Required:
The list of documents required may differ from one scholarship to another. But, whatever scholarships you apply for, you should keep your basic documents ready, which includes,
- Mark sheets & scorecards - HSC, SSLC, Bachelor Degree/Master’s Degree (if applicable)
- Valid identity proof - Aadhar, PAN Card, Driving License etc.
- Residence proof/ Nativity Certificate - for state government scholarships
- Passport-sized photographs