Scholarships for engineering students – Willing to pursue an engineering degree program? You must be aware of the fact that the cost of pursuing an engineering course from a recognised college/university generally ranges from INR 8 Lakh to INR 20 Lakh. Whether you opt for a government college or a private college, a majority of students find it difficult to meet the costly expenses of the course. This creates a need for financial assistance for students wherein scholarships for engineering students play a crucial role in funding their overall education expenses. Every year, over 13 Lakh engineering aspirants turn up to fulfill their dreams. To support these aspiring engineers, pursue their dream education, a number of universities, private organizations and corporates are offering a plethora of scholarships and fellowships.
This article comprises the list of all types of scholarships for engineering students. Whether you want to pursue a BE/BTech programme or a ME/MTech programme or above, these scholarships will make much of the things easier for you.
Scholarships for engineering students – Government-funded
A major chunk of scholarship is contributed by different government departments at central and state level for students to pursue school and college-level studies. Moreover, to ensure that the upcoming generation is well-versed in both technical and professional skills, it also offers scholarships for engineering students, medical students, research students, law aspirant and more. The financial assistance that it renders to students through scholarships helps them in acquiring their dream career without any financial constraint.
Both the central and the state governments offer scholarships to help you pursue engineering from a reputed institution in India and excel in the same field. Which are the scholarships offered by the central government? Which are the scholarships offered by the state government? Get an answer to all your questions hereunder.
Scholarships for engineering students – Funded by Central Government
The government of India hosts a number of scholarship schemes to promote technical and professional education among students. Whether you want to pursue an undergraduate degree or a postgraduate degree in Engineering, the government has something good to offer for you at each level. Every year, the government allocates thousands of crores for the sake of education out of which hundreds of crores worth scholarships are disbursed to meritorious and needy students.
Find out which are the scholarships for engineering students offered by the central government or its related organisations in the list given below.
List of scholarships for engineering students funded by Central Government
S.No. |
Scholarship Name |
Provider |
Application Period* |
1 |
Post Matric Scholarships Scheme for Minorities |
Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India |
July to September |
2 |
Merit Cum Means Scholarship for Professional and Technical Courses CS (Minorities) |
Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India |
July to September |
3 |
Scholarships for Top Class Education for Students with Disabilities |
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India |
July to October |
4 |
Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme for Central Armed Police Forces and Assam Rifles |
Welfare and Rehabilitation Board, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. |
July to October |
5 |
Post Matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities |
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India |
July to October |
6 |
Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students |
Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India |
July to October |
7 |
Financial Assistance for Education of the Wards of Beedi/Cine/IOMC/LSDM Workers – Post-Matric |
Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India |
July to October |
8 |
S.N. Bose Scholarship Program |
SERB, DST (Govt. of India), IUSSTF & WINStep 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 and Information Technology, Government of India |
April to May |
12 |
Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF) |
Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India |
February to April |
13 |
Khorana Program for Scholars |
Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) |
December to January |
14 |
Ramanujan Fellowship (Science and Engineering Research Board) |
Science & Engineering Research Board |
Runs throughout the year |
*The application period mentioned above is tentative which may change on the discretion of the scholarship providing authorities.
Scholarships for engineering students – Funded by State Government
Besides the contribution made by the central government, the state governments too, offer scholarships to provide financial assistance to students who aspire to pursue a career in engineering. Disbursed on the basis of a student’s merit or means or both merit and means, these scholarships cover the cost of pursuing an engineering degree program. Announced separately by the state governments, you can find the information about the scholarships for engineering students either at the National Scholarship Portal or the respective state’s portal.
When can you apply for these scholarships? Find details about the state government-funded scholarships for engineering students in the list given below.
List of scholarships for engineering students funded by State Government
S.No. |
Scholarship Name |
Provider |
Application Period* |
1 |
PRERANA Scholarship for ST/SC/OBC/SEBC/EBC Communities |
Government of Odisha |
July to October |
2. |
Swami Vivekananda Merit Cum Means Scholarship for Minorities, West Bengal |
Government of West Bengal |
July to September |
3 |
Suvarna Jubilee Merit Scholarship, Kerala |
Government of Kerala. |
June to August |
4 |
State Merit Scholarship, Kerala |
Government of Kerala. |
June to August |
5 |
Post-matric (Other Than Intermediate) Scholarship for OBC, Uttar Pradesh |
Backward Class Welfare Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh. |
July to August |
6 |
Post-matric (Other Than Intermediate) Scholarship for Minorities, Uttar Pradesh |
Social Welfare Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh. |
July to August |
7 |
Post-matric Scholarship for Disabled, Maharashtra |
Social Justice & Special Assistance Department, Government of Maharashtra |
June to December |
8 |
Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj Scholarship, Maharashtra |
Social Welfare Commissionerate Office, Government of Maharashtra |
June to December |
9 |
Book Bank for SC Students, Maharashtra |
Social Justice and Special Assistance Department, Government of Maharashtra |
June to December |
10 |
Technical Education Scholarships for PG/Degree/Engineering Courses, Himachal Pradesh |
Directorate of Technical Education, Vocational & Industrial Training, Government of Himachal Pradesh |
June to December |
11 |
Professional Training Allowance and Subsistence Stipend Attached to the Hostel Students |
Social Justice and Special Assistance Department, Government of Maharashtra |
June to December |
12 |
Nagaland State Merit Scholarship |
Department of Higher Education, Government of Nagaland |
June to July |
13 |
Post-Matric Scholarship for Schedule Tribe Students, Nagaland |
Department of Higher and Technical Education, Government of Nagaland |
June to July |
14 |
Rajasthan Yuva Vikas Prerak Internship Program (RYVP) |
Government of Rajasthan |
April to June |
15 |
NEC Merit Scholarship, Tripura |
Directorate of Higher Education, Government of Tripura |
March to April |
16 |
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 |
*The application period mentioned above is tentative which may change on the discretion of the scholarship providing authorities.
Scholarships for engineering students – Private funded
When it comes to scholarships for engineering students, there are numerous private players as well who offer scholarships to fund the education of engineering aspirants. These private players can be either government/private colleges, private organisations, institutions, NGOs or foundations. Aiming towards a common goal, these scholarships are making engineering education easily accessible for both meritorious and underprivileged students.
Below is a collective list of all private-funded scholarships for engineering students that you must surely keep a track of.
List of scholarships for engineering students – private funded
S.No. |
Scholarship Name |
Provider |
Application Period* |
1 |
Keep India Smiling Foundational Scholarship Programme |
Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd. |
June to January |
2 |
Energy & Mobility for the Future Scholarship |
KPIT |
July to September |
3 |
Gaurav Foundation Scholarship |
Gaurav Foundation |
July to October |
4 |
Harish-Chandra Research Institute Visiting Students Program in Physics |
Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad |
July to October |
5 |
Baba Gurbachan Singh Scholarship Scheme |
Sant Nirankari Mandal |
July to September |
6 |
Sitaram Jindal Foundation Scholarship |
Sitaram Jindal Foundation |
Runs all through the year |
7 |
Siemens Scholarship Program |
Siemens India |
July to August |
8 |
HDFC Educational Crisis Scholarship |
HDFC Bank |
June to August |
9 |
Swami Dayanand Education Foundation Merit-cum-Means Scholarships |
Swami Dayanand Education Foundation |
June to August |
10 |
DST and Texas Instruments India Innovation Challenge Design Contest |
Texas Instruments in collaboration with Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
June to August |
11 |
Nurturing Brilliance Cummins Scholarship Program |
Cummins India Foundation |
June to August |
12 |
Sahu Jain Trust Loan Scholarship |
Sahu Jain Trust |
June to August |
13 |
Yashad-Sumedha Scholarship Programme |
Sumedha in partnership with Hindustan Zinc Limited, Udaipur |
July to September |
14 |
National Scholarship Exam |
National Institute of Career Education Foundation |
June to September |
15 |
North-South Foundation (NSF) Scholarship |
North-South Foundation |
June to September |
16 |
Foundation for Excellence Scholarship |
Foundation for Excellence |
September to December |
17 |
Nationwide Education and Scholarship Test (NEST Scholarship) |
S. U. Foundation of |
June to September |
India |
18 |
IndusInd Foundation Merit-cum-Means Scholarship |
IndusInd Foundation |
June to September |
19 |
OP Jindal Engineer & Management Scholarship |
O.P Jindal Group |
June to August |
20 |
Harish-Chandra Research Institute Visiting Students Program in Physics |
Harish-Chandra Research Institute |
June to October |
21 |
R D Sethna Loan Scholarship |
R. D. Sethna Scholarship Fund |
June to August |
22 |
GV School Development Programme (GVSDP), VIT Scholarships |
Vellore Institute of Technology |
January to March |
23 |
SEST Shoolini Engineering Scholarship Test |
Shoolini University |
February to April |
24 |
All India Engineering Entrance Scholarship Examination (Primary) |
Brainzstorm Technical Excellence Pvt. Ltd. |
January to March |
25 |
Amrita Entrance Examination-Engineering (AEEE) |
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |
January to March |
26 |
LPU National Entrance and Scholarship Test (LPUNEST) |
Lovely Professional University |
January to March |
27 |
Marubeni India Meritorious Scholarship |
Marubeni India Private Limited |
November to January |
28 |
M-Scholarship |
Magma Fincorp |
June to August |
29 |
Vidyasaarathi-SNL Bearings Scholarship (B.E/B. Tech) |
Vidyasaarathi in association with the SNL Bearings Ltd |
May to July |
30 |
Shubh Aarambh Scholarship |
Mondelez International |
June to August |
31 |
JSPN Scholarship |
Jaya Satya Pramoda Nidhi |
June to July |
32 |
KIET Group of Institutions Merit Scholarship |
KIET Group of Institutions, Uttar Pradesh |
June to July |
33 |
G.P. Birla Education Foundation Scholarship |
G.P. Birla Educational Foundation |
June to July |
34 |
DAIICT Admission Cum Scholarship |
Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology |
May to July |
35 |
RGIPT M.Tech Fellowship |
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology |
April to June |
36 |
NIU Scholarship cum Admission Test |
Noida International University |
April to May |
37 |
Padala Charitable Trust Scholarship |
Padala Charitable Trust |
April to May |
38 |
Shiv Nadar University Scholarship |
Shiv Nadar University |
April to May |
39 |
IISc Summer Fellowship in Science and Engineering |
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore |
March to April |
40 |
Chandigarh University Scholarship and Admission Test (CU-SAT) |
Chandigarh University |
March to April |
41 |
Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Admission Test (SAAT) |
Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University |
March to April |
42 |
Ajmal National Talent Search (ANTS) Examination |
Ajmal Foundation |
February to March |
43 |
SRM University Scholarships |
SRM University |
February to March |
44 |
GITAM Admission Test (GAT) |
GITAM University |
February to March |
45 |
IITB-Monash Research Academy Ph.D. Scholarships |
IIT Bombay-Monash Research Academy |
February to March |
46 |
All India Youth Scholarship Entrance Examination (AIYSEE) |
All India Youth Scholarship Entrance Examination (AIYSEE) |
December to February |
47 |
Indian Engineering Olympiad |
GATE FORUM Engineering Success |
December to January |
48 |
AOEC Talent Test |
Academy of Engineering Competence |
December to January |
49 |
Vel Tech Mahatma Gandhi National Merit Scholarship |
Dr RR & Dr SR University |
December to January |
50 |
Karunya Varsham Scholarship |
Lourdes Matha College of Science & Technology |
December to January |
*The application period mentioned above is tentative which may change on the discretion of the scholarship providing authorities.
Scholarships for Engineering Students – Especially for girls
Do you know there are about 9 to 10 scholarships available exclusively for girls who are willing to pursue a career in engineering? If not, then this section compiles the list of scholarships especially for girls who aspire to emerge as successful engineers in the near future. Both the government and private organisations offer scholarships for girls to ensure that finances do not become a hurdle in their pathway to success.
List of scholarships for engineering students for girls
- Adobe India Women-in-Technology Scholarship – Adobe-India – July to October
- Fair and Lovely Foundation Scholarship – Fair and Lovely Foundation – August to October
- Dr. Reddy’s Foundation Sashakt Scholarship – Dr. Reddy’s Foundation – June to August
- Bigyani Kanya Medha Britti Scholarship (JBNSTS), West Bengal – Jagadis Bose National Science Talent Search (JBNSTS), Kolkata – May to July
- L’Oréal India For Young Women in Science Scholarship – L’Oréal India – May to July
- UGAM – Legrand Scholarship Program – Legrand India – June to July
- Tata Housing Scholarships for Meritorious Girl Students – Tata Housing – February to March
- RWTH International Academy – Women in Engineering Scholarship – RWTH Aachen University, Denmark – January to March
- 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) – January to February
*The application period mentioned above is tentative which may change on the discretion of the scholarship providing authorities.
Scholarships for engineering students – Selective list
Adding to your information, here is a detailed compilation of information about 10 selected scholarships for engineering students prevailing in India. This includes scholarships offered by private organisations, NGOs and the government.
1. Siemens Scholarship Program
This is a private-funded scholarship that supports the studies of students in their first year of engineering in streams like Electrical, Electronics/Instrumentation, Mechanical/Production, Electronics and Telecommunication, Instrumentation, Computers/Information Technology.
2. North South Foundation (NSF) Scholarship
This scholarship is meant for students who have passed their Class XII and want to continue their studies in the field of engineering or medicine. The scholarship up to INR 25,000 will be provided to students for the entire course whose family annual income is less than INR 90,000.
3. Sahu Jain Trust Loan Scholarship
Whether you are looking forward to pursuing an undergraduate or postgraduate course in technical subjects like Medical, Engineering, Infotech or MBA, you can fund your education with this loan scholarship. Under this scholarship scheme, you can win the cash amount ranging from INR 2500 per annum to INR 25,000 per annum.
4. Swami Dayanand Education Foundation Merit-cum-Means Scholarships
This is a merit-cum-means based scholarship for students pursuing engineering, IT, pharmacy, medical and architecture courses from a recognized government or private institutions in India. You can stand a chance to win a scholarship up to INR 50,000 per annum under this scheme.
5. Yashad-Sumedha Scholarship Programme
This scholarship is meant for talented students belonging to economically backward society, this scholarship for engineering students offer financial assistance of INR 20,000 per annum to students who are studying in the first semester of BTech programme at any government college.
6. Foundation for Excellence Scholarship
This scholarship is for students enrolling in BE/BTech and MBBS degree program. The scholarship is provided to those whose parental income is less than INR 1,80,000 from all sources. The students will be selected based on their performance in state/national level entrance examinations and financial constraints.
7. Nurturing Brilliance Cummins Scholarship Program
Whether you want to pursue a professional diploma or degree course in Engineering, this scholarship can help you fund your education further. Applicable only for locations of Pune, Jamshedpur, Nagar, Phaltan, and Indore, the scholarship majorly covers the admission fee, tuition fee and reimbursement of stationery expenses up to INR 1500 per semester.
8. Nationwide Education and Scholarship Test (NEST-Senior)
Students who have passed Class XII/Diploma/Graduation (Science, Engineering, Medical courses only) will be provided with this scholarship worth INR 35,000 to INR 1,00,000 through an examination test.
The main aim of the scholarship is to prepare students for the exams such as CAT, GATE, GRE, TOEFL for admission in good institutes for higher education and jobs in good companies.
9. Adobe India Women-in-Technology Scholarship
This scholarship is designed to provide an opportunity to Indian women who intend to enroll as a full-time student for the 2018-2019 academic year either in B. Tech or Dual Degree BTech/MTech. The objective of this scholarship is to recognize outstanding female students in the field of technology.
10. OP Jindal Engineer & Management Scholarships
Every year around 100 students from 40 engineering and management institutions are awarded under this scholarship. An amount of INR 80,000 will be provided to selected students. Candidates who have already applied for this scholarship in the past can also apply for it again. The scholarship is given to meritorious students of civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and metallurgical engineering.
This is not the end of the list. There are numerous scholarships for engineering students that are announced every year. Stay in touch with NCERTBooks.Guru to get every significant update of the scholarship world. Furthermore, if you are a registered member of NCERTBooks.Guru, you can continue your engineering studies worry-free as you will get timely alerts about all the scholarships that are coming up for you.