Best Scholarship for Engineering Students

Scholarship for Engineering Students: In India a large number of students aspire for engineering. A student can take admission in top engineering collages through various entrance exam like as JEE Main, JEE Advanced, BITSAT, VITEEE, SRMJEEE. To study in engineering, students need money which they get as scholarship.

In this article, we are going to discuss about various scholarship which are paid to engineering students in India with date of application, eligibility and process of application.

Engineering is considered as one of the diverse course as after doing this course student can have many job opportunities in various field.  After pursuing B. Tech and B.E., M. Tech and M.S. and Ph.D. in engineering open up many scope for creative and thinking where you get many work across the world.

But pursuing engineering is not an easy task, it requires lots of money. Some government institution provides funds to pursue engineering in IITs and in other private institutions.

Many meritorious and poor students get help from several universities and organizations. Check below, how to apply and eligibility criteria for these scholarship.

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Eligibility Criteria

To get scholarship in India, you should have minimum of three criteria listed below:

• Student should be a meritorious one.
• Student should belong to special category such as SC/ST/OBC and minority.
• Family income of the student should be in the certain range during financial year.

In most of the scholarship are based on the JEE rank and JEE score and income of the family play vital role in getting scholarship for engineering student.

Procedure of the application for Engineering scholarship:

Every organization who provides scholarship has developed specific official website and must visit this website.

• First of all, you have to register yourself and then fill up the scholarship application form where you have to submit basic information about you.

• After this, you are asked to attached educational or academic, residential, financial proofs like Aadhaar card, bank passbook etc.

• In the final step, you are directed for final submission online or offline.

Central Government funded scholarship for Engineering students:

To focus on technical and professional education in India, government provides scholarship to the needy students.

No matter on which subject you want to pursue engineering government will offer you scholarship for you. Lakhs of students are getting thousands of crores for education purpose to the meritorious students.

Here is a list of scholarship offered by central government or related organizations:

1. Scholarship Name: Post Matric Scholarships Scheme for Minorities

• Provider: Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India
• Application Period: July to September

2. Scholarship Name: Merit Cum Means Scholarship for Professional and Technical Courses CS (Minorities)

• Provider: Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India
• Application Period: July to September

3. Scholarship Name: Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme for Central Armed Police Forces and Assam Rifles

• Provider: Welfare and Rehabilitation Board, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
• Application Period: July to October

4. Scholarship Name: Scholarships for Top Class Education for Students with Disabilities

• Provider: Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India
• Application Period: July to October

5. Scholarship Name: Post Matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities

• Provider: Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India
• Application Period: July to October

6. Scholarship Name: Financial Assistance for Education of the Wards of Beedi/Cine/IOMC/LSDM Workers – Post-Matric

• Provider: Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government
• Application Period: July to October

7. Scholarship Name: Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students

• Provider: Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India
• Application Period: July to October

8. Scholarship Name: S.N. Bose Scholars Program

• Provider: SERB, DST (Govt. of India), IUSSTF & WINStep Forward
• Application Period: September to October

9. Scholarship Name: Digital India Internship Scheme

• Provider: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India
• Application Period: April to May

10. Scholarship Name: AICTE PG (GATE/GPAT) Scholarship

• Provider: All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
• Application Period: June to August

11. Scholarship Name: AICTE-National Doctoral Fellowship Scheme

• Provider: All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
• Application Period: April to June

12. Scholarship Name: Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF)

• Provider: Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India
• Application Period: February to April

13. Scholarship Name: Khorana Program for Scholars

• Provider: Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF)
• Application Period: December to January

14. Scholarship Name: Ramanujan Fellowship (Science and Engineering Research Board)

• Provider: Science & Engineering Research Board
• Application Period: Runs throughout the year

Note: Please note that dates of applications are subjects to change.

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State Government Scholarships for Engineering Students:

Apart from central government, State government also provide scholarship to the needy students to assist financially.

Different state governments announced scholarship separately and you will get information of this scholarship in National Scholarship Portal or respective state’s portals.

We have provided a list of scholarship for engineering students:

1. Scholarship Name: Suvarna Jubilee Merit Scholarship, Kerala

• Provider: State Government of Kerala
• Application Period: June-August

2. Scholarship Name: PRERANA Post Matric Scholarship for SC/ ST/ SEBC/ OBC/ EBC Communities

• Provider: State Government of Odisha
• Application Period: July-October

3. Scholarship Name: Swami Vivekananda Merit Cum Means Scholarship for the Minorities in West Bengal

• Provider: State Government of West Bengal
• Application Period: July-September

4. Scholarship Name: Post-matric (Other Than Intermediate) Scholarship for OBC, Uttar Pradesh

• Provider: Backward Class Welfare Department, State Government of Uttar Pradesh
• Application Period: July-August

5. Scholarship Name: State Merit Scholarship, Kerala

• Provider: State Government of Kerala
• Application Period: June-August

6. Scholarship Name: Post-matric Scholarship for Disabled, Maharashtra

• Provider: Social Justice & Special Assistance Department, State Government of Maharashtra
• Application Period: June-December

7. Scholarship Name: Post-matric (Other than Intermediate Scholarship for Minorities, Uttar Pradesh)

• Provider: Social Welfare Department, State Government of Uttar Pradesh
• Application Period: July-August

8. Scholarship Name: Book Bank for SC Students

• Provider: Social Justice and Special Assistance Department, State Government of Maharashtra
• Application Period: June-December

9. Scholarship Name: Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj Scholarship

• Provider: Social Welfare Commissionerate Office, State Government of Maharashtra
• Application Period: June-December

10. Scholarship Name: Professional Training Allowance and Subsistence Stipend Attached to the Hostel Students

• Provider: Social Justice and Special Assistance Department, State Government of Maharashtra
• Application Period: June-December

11. Scholarship Name: Technical Education Scholarships for PG or Degree or Engineering Courses

• Provider: Directorate of Technical Education, Vocational and Industrial Training, State Government of Himachal Pradesh
• Application Period: June-December

12. Scholarship Name: Post-Matric Scholarship for Schedule Tribe Students

• Provider: Department of Higher and Technical Education, State Government of Nagaland
• Application Period: June-July

13. Scholarship Name: Nagaland State Merit Scholarship

• Provider: Department of Higher Education, State Government of Nagaland
• Application Period: June-July

14. Scholarship Name: NEC Merit Scholarship

• Provider: Directorate of Higher Education, State Government of Tripura
• Application Period: March-April

15. Scholarship Name: Rajasthan Yuva Vikas Prerak (RYVP) Internship Programme

• Provider: State Government of Rajasthan
• Application Period: April-June

16. Scholarship Name: Merit Scholarship for ST/SC/OBC/Minority Students

• Provider: Department for the Welfare of SC/ST/OBC, State Government of NCT of Delhi
• Application Period: March-April

Private Fund Provided Scholarship for Engineering Students

There are various organizations who allot fund as scholarship to the engineering aspirants such as private organizations, institutions, NGOs or foundations. Their aim is to make engineering study easy for all meritorious students. Check the list given below:

1. Scholarship Name: Keep India Smiling Foundation Scholarship Programme

• Provider Name: Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd.
• Application Period: June to January

2. Scholarship Name: Energy & Mobility for the Future Scholarship

• Provider Name: KPIT
• Application Period: July to September

3. Scholarship Name: Gaurav Foundation Scholarship

• Provider Name: Gaurav Foundation
• Application Period: July to October

4. Scholarship Name: Harish-Chandra Research Institute Visiting Students Program in Physics

• Provider Name: Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad
• Application Period: July to October

5. Scholarship Name: Baba Gurbachan Singh Scholarship Scheme

• Provider Name: Sant Nirankari Mandal
• Application Period: July to September

6. Scholarship Name: Sitaram Jindal Foundation Scholarship

• Provider Name: Sitaram Jindal Foundation
• Application Period: Runs all through the year

7. Scholarship Name: Siemens Scholarship Program

• Provider Name: Siemens India
• Application Period: July to August

8. Scholarship Name: HDFC Educational Crisis Scholarship

• Provider Name: HDFC Bank
• Application Period: June to August

9. Scholarship Name: Swami Dayanand Education Foundation Merit-cum-Means Scholarships

• Provider Name: Swami Dayanand Education Foundation
• Application Period: June to August

10. Scholarship Name: DST and Texas Instruments India Innovation Challenge Design Contest

• Provider Name: Texas Instruments in collaboration with Department of Science and Technology (DST)
• Application Period: June to August

11. Scholarship Name: Nurturing Brilliance Cummins Scholarship Program

• Provider Name: Cummins India Foundation
• Application Period: June to August

12. Scholarship Name: Sahu Jain Trust Loan Scholarship

• Provider Name: Sahu Jain Trust
• Application Period: June to August

13. Scholarship Name: Yashad-Sumedha Scholarship Programme

• Provider Name: Sumedha in partnership with Hindustan Zinc Limited, Udaipur
• Application Period: July to September

14. Scholarship Name: National Scholarship Exam

• Provider Name: National Institute of Career Education Foundation
• Application Period: June to September

15. Scholarship Name: North South Foundation (NSF) Scholarship

• Provider Name: North South Foundation
• Application Period: June to September

16. Scholarship Name: Foundation for Excellence Scholarship

• Provider Name: Foundation for Excellence
• Application Period: September to December

17. Scholarship Name: Nationwide Education and Scholarship Test (NEST-Senior)

• Provider Name: S. U. Foundation of India
• Application Period: June to September

18. Scholarship Name: IndusInd Foundation Merit-cum-Means Scholarship

• Provider Name: IndusInd Foundation
• Application Period: June to September

19. Scholarship Name: OP Jindal Engineer & Management Scholarship

• Provider Name: O.P Jindal Group
• Application Period: June to August

20. Scholarship Name: Harish-Chandra Research Institute Visiting Students Program in Physics

• Provider Name: Harish-Chandra Research Institute
• Application Period: June to October

21. Scholarship Name: R D Sethna Loan Scholarship

• Provider Name: R. D. Sethna Scholarship Fund
• Application Period: June to August

22. Scholarship Name: GV School Development Programme (GVSDP), VIT Scholarships

• Provider Name: Vellore Institute of Technology
• Application Period: January to March

23. Scholarship Name: SEST Shoolini Engineering Scholarship Test

• Provider Name: Shoolini University
• Application Period: February to April

24. Scholarship Name: All India Engineering Entrance Scholarship Examination (Primary)

• Provider Name: Brainzstorm Technical Excellence Pvt. Ltd.
• Application Period: January to March

25. Scholarship Name: Amrita Entrance Examination-Engineering (AEEE)

• Provider Name: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
• Application Period: January to March

26. Scholarship Name: LPU National Entrance and Scholarship Test (LPUNEST)

• Provider Name: Lovely Professional University
• Application Period: January to March

27. Scholarship Name: Marubeni India Meritorious Scholarship

• Provider Name: Marubeni India Private Limited
• Application Period: November to January

28. Scholarship Name: M-Scholarship

• Provider Name: Magma Fincorp
• Application Period: June to August

29. Scholarship Name: Vidyasaarathi-SNL Bearings Scholarship (B.E/B. Tech)

• Provider Name: Vidyasaarathi in association with the SNL Bearings Ltd
• Application Period: May to July
  

30. Scholarship Name: Shubh Aarambh Scholarship

• Provider Name: Mondelez International
• Application Period: June to August

31. Scholarship Name: JSPN Scholarship

• Provider Name: Jaya Satya Pramoda Nidhi
• Application Period: June to July

32. Scholarship Name: KIET Group of Institutions Merit Scholarship

• Provider Name: KIET Group of Institutions, Uttar Pradesh
• Application Period: June to July

33. Scholarship Name: G.P. Birla Education Foundation Scholarship

• Provider Name: G.P. Birla Educational Foundation
• Application Period: June to July

34. Scholarship Name: DAIICT Admission Cum Scholarship

• Provider Name: Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology
• Application Period: May to July

35. Scholarship Name: RGIPT M. Tech Fellowship

• Provider Name: Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology
• Application Period: April to June

36. Scholarship Name: NIU Scholarship cum Admission Test

• Provider Name: Noida International University
• Application Period: April to May

37. Scholarship Name: Padala Charitable Trust Scholarship

• Provider Name: Padala Charitable Trust
• Application Period: April to May

38. Scholarship Name: Shiv Nadar University Scholarship

• Provider Name: Shiv Nadar University
• Application Period: April to May

39. Scholarship Name: IISc Summer Fellowship in Science and Engineering

• Provider Name: Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
• Application Period: March to April

40. Scholarship Name: Chandigarh University Scholarship and Admission Test (CU-SAT)

• Provider Name: Chandigarh University
• Application Period: March to April

41. Scholarship Name: Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Admission Test (SAAT)

• Provider Name: Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University
• Application Period: March to April

42. Scholarship Name: Ajmal National Talent Search (ANTS) Examination

• Provider Name: Ajmal Foundation
• Application Period: February to March

43. Scholarship Name: SRM University Scholarships

• Provider Name: SRM University
• Application Period: February to March

44. Scholarship Name: GITAM Admission Test (GAT)

• Provider Name: GITAM University
• Application Period: February to March

45. Scholarship Name: IITB-Monash Research Academy PhD Scholarships

• Provider Name: IIT Bombay-Monash Research Academy
• Application Period: February to March

46. Scholarship Name: All India Youth Scholarship Entrance Examination (AIYSEE)

• Provider Name: All India Youth Scholarship Entrance Examination (AIYSEE)
• Application Period: December to February

47. Scholarship Name: Indian Engineering Olympiad

• Provider Name: GATEFORUM Engineering Success
• Application Period: December to January

48. Scholarship Name: AOEC Talent Test

• Provider Name: Academy of Engineering Competence
• Application Period: December to January

49. Scholarship Name: Vel Tech Mahatma Gandhi National Merit Scholarship

• Provider Name: Dr RR & Dr SR University
• Application Period: December to January

50. Scholarship Name: Karunya Varsham Scholarship

• Provider Name: Lourdes Matha College of Science & Technology
• Application Period: December to January

Please keep in mind that the dates may be changed and will be notified.

Scholarship Provided to Girls Students

There is some scholarship which is provided to girls’ students who wants to pursue engineering in near future. Government as well as private organizations provide funds as scholarship to the meritorious female students.

Here we have mention name of some scholarship.

1. Scholarship Name: Adobe India Women-in-Technology Scholarship

• Provider: Adobe-India
• Application Period: July to October

2. Scholarship Name: Fair and Lovely Foundation Scholarship

• Provider: Fair and Lovely Foundation
• Application Period: August to October

3. Scholarship Name: Dr Reddy’s Foundation Sashakt Scholarship

• Provider: Dr Reddy’s Foundation
• Application Period: June to August

4. Scholarship Name: Bigyani Kanya Medha Britti Scholarship (JBNSTS), West Bengal

• Provider: Jagadis Bose National Science Talent Search (JBNSTS), Kolkata
• Application Period: May to July

5. Scholarship Name: L’Oréal India for Young Women in Science Scholarship

• Provider: L’Oréal India
• Application Period: May to July

6. Scholarship Name: UGAM – Legrand Scholarship Program

• Provider: Legrand India
• Application Period: June to July

7. Scholarship Name: Tata Housing Scholarships for Meritorious Girl Students

• Provider: Tata Housing
• Application Period: February to March

8. Scholarship Name: RWTH International Academy – Women in Engineering Scholarship

• Provider: RWTH Aachen University, Denmark
• Application Period: January to March

9. Scholarship Name: Indo-U.S. Fellowship for Women in STEMM

• Provider: Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India and Indo-U.S. Science & Technology Forum (IUSSTF)
• Application Period: January to February

Note: Time of application is tentative and may be changed.

Some Selective scholarship for Engineering Students

For your kind information here we have discussed about some scholarships that are prevailed in India for engineering students and provided by private organizations, NGOs and the government.

1. North South Foundation (NSF) Scholarship

This type of scholarship is for the students who have completed class 12 and to pursue their career in engineering or medicine. The students whose family is less than INR 90,000 will be provided up to INR 25,000.

2. Sahu Jain Trust Loan Scholarship

If you want to pursue graduation or post-graduation in courses like Medical, Engineering, InfoTech or MBA, then you can get loan scholarship under this scheme. The amount of scholarship INR 2500 per annum to INR 25000 per annum is given to the students.

3. Swami Dayanand Education Foundation Merit-cum-Means Scholarships

This scholarship is given to students who are pursuing courses like engineering, IT, pharmacy, medical and architecture in a government organizations or private organizations. You can get a scholarship of up to INR 50000 per annum.

4. Yashad-Sumedha Scholarship Programme

Talented students who are from economically weaker sections, are assisted financially INR 20,000 per annum in any government institutes.

5. Adobe India Women-in-Technology Scholarship

Indian women who are willing to enroll in B. Tech, funds are provided through this scholarship to promote extraordinary female students to study in technology.

We have provided a list of scholarships which are given to the engineering students to help them and make your career in the specified field you want.

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