Scholarship Scheme in India |Means scholarship|Merit based scholarship

 

 In India scholarships worth thousands of crores are available for both meritorious and underprivileged students whether MALE OR FEMALE. With the fast increase in the cost of education of different levels, a number of meritorious students are unable to fulfil their aspirations of higher studies in India or outside India. In fact, As per report by Institute for Policy Research Studies (PRS), New Delhi, the percentage of students enrolled in class 10th is 77% while the percentage of students enrolled in class 11 is limited to 52%. 

This clearly shows that some students drop-out their education after 10th class due to lack of money for getting admission in 11th class, Students need for scholarships scheme in India after 10th for 12th and graduation.

 

To stop this drop-out situation, the government and various other public, as well as private organizations, came with suitable aids  to meet their financial needs. You are open to a wide variety of scholar-ships to continue your education such as merit-based, means-based, talent-based ,sports-based,Cast based etc. You can see all the details about all types of scholarships available in India below.

Scholarships in India –scholarship scheme  based on Merit(Toppers student or percentage-based scholarships) 

 

What do you understand by scholarships based on Merit? The scholar-ships which are given on the basis of a student’s academic merit /percentage are categorized under merit-based scholar-ships. Now the question is how can you identify these types of scholar-ships in India out of the thousands of options available out there. We make it easier for students, here we provided a selective list of some renowned merit-based scholar-ships announced every year and year.

So, if you are the topper of your class and school, and you are looking for a scholar-ship to fund your education further, this list we provided here for merit-based scholar-ships available in India is positively going to help you.

List of merit-based scholarships scheme in India for Meritorious students:-

 

 

S.No.	Scholarship Name	Applicable Availability for	Application Open Period*
1	SOF Scholarship of Excellence in English (S.E.E)	Class 1 to 10	July to December
2	Siemens Scholarship Program	B. Tech students -1st year govt college	June to August
3	BTSE Bihar Talent Search Examination	class 7th to 10th	June to August
4	National Science Concours (NSC)	class 6th to 12th	July to November
5	Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY)	Class 11, 12 (PCM/PCB), BSc 1st year, Int. MSc 1st year students	June to August
6	11th All India Maths Science (AIMS) Talent Examination	Class 1 to 10th	July to August
7	National Scholarship Exam	class 5 to 12 and diploma/degree students	April to September
8	Bighelp National Merit Scholarship	Class 10th passed students	April to June
9	L&T Build India Scholarship	Students for final year BE/BTech degree in Civil/Electrical Engineering	November to December
10	J C Bose National Fellowship (Science & Engineering Research Board)	All Citizens of  india age up to 68 years of age	Always Open
11	Nagaland State Merit Scholarship	Class 11th to Post Graduate(PG)	May to July
12	J N Tata Endowment Loan Scholar-ship	Graduates/or in final year  of graduations	December to March
13	Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme for Central Armed Police Forces and Assam Rifles	Students willing to pursue a professional program in graduation or post graduation	August to December
14	RGIPT M. Tech Fellowship	B. Tech/BE	March to June
15	KSCSTE Prathibha Scholarship Programme	Class 12th passed  (Science)	December to January
16	A-STAR India Youth Scholar-ship	Class 8th passed	June to July
17	G.P. Birla Education Foundation Scholar-ship	Class 12th pass from West Bengal	May to July
18	INSPIRE Scholar-ship For Higher Education (SHE)	Class 12 passed students pursuing BSc/BS/MS/Int. MSc course	November to December
19	11th All India Maths Science (AIMS) Talent Examination	Class 1 to 10th	July to August
20	Swami Dayanand College Scholarship for Delhi/NCR	Class 12th passed with minimum 85% marks	November to December
21	SIA Youth Scholar-ship in Singapore	Class 10th passed students	June to July
22	JM Sethia Merit Scholar-ship Scheme	Students enrolled in class 9 to 12, Graduation, Post Graduation	May to July
23	JSPN Scholar-ship	Class 11th to graduation	May to July
24	NBHM Scholar-ship for Post Graduate Studies in Mathematics	Graduates in Mathematics or students enrolled/pursuing PG in Mathematics	June to July
25	Abdul Kalam Technology Innovation National Fellowship	Professionals working in the Engineering profession in public-funded institutions	April to August
26	Prime Minister’s Scholar-ship Scheme for Central Armed Police Forces and Assam Rifles	Students want to pursue a professional program in graduation or Post-graduation	August to December

 

 

 

 Scholarship Scheme in India – Means-based scholarships application

Scholar-ships is also categorized into means-based scholar-ships which provide financial assistance to the poor and meritorious students belonging to minority communities to enable them to pursue professional and technical courses after considering their financial need. There are some scholar-ships available in India specifically for the students which are coming from the economically backward locality. 

These scholar-ships determine whether a student is eligible for such scholar-ships as the annual family income of the family. The scholar-ship will be awarded to those students who have secured not less than 50% marks or equivalent grade in the previous final examination and the annual income of whose parents/guardians from all sources does not exceed Rs.2.50 lakh.

DISTRIBUTION

Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Jain and Zoroastrians (Parsis) have been notified as minority communities under Section 2 (c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992. A total of 60,000 scholar-ships are targeted to be distributed as ‘Fresh’ Scholar-ships, besides, Renewal scholarships.

 The distribution of scholar-ship among the States/Union Territories will be made on the basis of population of minorities in the States/Union Territories as per Census 2001 for 2017-18 and as per the population of minorities in the States/Union Territories of Census 2011 for 2018-19 and 2019-20

 Here we have given some Lists of Means- based scholar-ships in India. This list can give you knowledge of what are the scholar-ships that fulfil your financial requirements in your studies.

 

 List of means-based scholarships in India

S.No.	Scholarship Name	Applicable	Application Time Period*
A. 1	Dr. Radha Krishnan Scholarship application, HP Board of School Education	Class 10th/12th passed students	December to January
B. 2	SHDF Scholarships application	Students pursuing diploma, degree or postgraduate degree	June to August
C. 3	Sindhutai Sapakal Scheme for Educating Orphans and Children with Special Needs	Class 1st to post-graduation	October to December
D. 4	Jauhar National Fellowship	Muslim minority students (UG and PG)	September to November
E. 8.	AMP Higher Education Scholarship Fund	Muslim students pursuing graduation	May to July
F.  6.	Dr. Ambedkar Post Matric Scholarship for Economically Backward Classes (EBC), Tripura	Class 11th to post-graduation	November to January
G. 7.	National Overseas Scholarship for SC Students	SC, Denotified Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes, Landless Agricultural Labourers and Traditional Artisans	April to May
H. 11.	IDFC First MBA Scholarship application	1st year MBA Students (India)	July
I.   10.	INSEAD Deepak & Sunita Gupta Endowed Scholarships application	MBA applicants	June to August
J.   12.	The G.S.B Scholar-ship	Students from class 5 to graduate level	July to October
K. 14.	Nurturing Talent Programme	Class 5th passed students	February to April
L. 23.	Medley Pharma Scholar-ship	Class 10th passed onwards	October to December
M.   16.	Padala Charitable Trust Scholarship application	Class 11th, 12th, diploma and graduate students	March to May
N. 1.	Pre-Matric Scholarships application Scheme for Minorities	Students of class 1st to 10th	August to September
O. 2.	Post Matric Scholarships application Scheme for Minorities	Students of Class 11th to PhD	August to September
P.  19.	Harvard Need Blind Scholarship	Undergraduates of Harvard University	December to February
Q. 20.	AICTE-Saksham Scholarship Scheme	Differently-abled students	October to December
R. 21.	Loan for Professional/Educational/Training Courses to Disabled Persons	Candidates with 40% or more disability	Runs all through the year
S.  15.	Joining Hands Higher Education Scholarship Program	Undergraduate and postgraduate applicants	March to April
T.  5.	Financial Assistance for Education of the Wards of Beedi/Cine/IOMC/LSDM Workers – Post-Matric	Class 11th to post-graduation including diploma	August to October
U. 13.	Azim Premji University Undergraduate Scholarship	Bachelor’s degree	March to April
V. 25.	Sitaram Jindal Foundation Scholarship	Class 11th to post-graduation	Runs all through the year
W.   3.	HDFC Educational Crisis Scholarship	class 6 to 12 / undergraduates/ postgraduates	June to August
X. 4.	Financial Assistance for Education of the Wards of Beedi/Cine/IOMC/LSDM Workers – Pre-Matric	class 1st to 10th	August to October

Scholarships scheme in India – for women scholarship applications

Indian government provides scholar-ships to encourage and empower girls/women . Government provides scholar-ship in the field of education and to ensure that no girl drops out of formal education, numerous scholar-ships. This scholar-ship is provided to women also being offered by the government as well as private organizations. These scholar-ships application lists are given on the basis of academic merit or/and financial need of the girls.

List of Top Women and Girls Scholarship Scheme 2020

Scholarship	Eligibility	Rewards
Begum Hazrat Mahal Scholarship Scheme	National Minority communities (Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Parsis, Jains, and Buddhists)	Class 9th and 10th – up to ₹10,000. Class 11th and 12th – up to ₹ 12,000.
AICTE Pragati Scholarship Scheme	technical degree or diploma course	Tuition fee up to ₹ 30, 000
Clinic Plus Scholarship	Std. VI – X	₹ 1.00 lakh.
Avasar Scholarship	Currently studying in Class X or Class XII
Internshala Career Scholarship for Girls		₹ 25,000
Fair and Lovely Foundation for Higher Educationfor Women scholarship	Undergraduate and Post-graduate education	₹25,000 to ₹40,000.
L’Oreal Scholarship for Young Women in Science	women in the Science and Technology   Passed standard XII (Science) from India Graduated in the current academic year (March 2018) Minimum 85% in PCB / PCM	₹ 2.5 lakhs
Prabha Dutt Fellowship	open to women who are Indian Nationals in the age group of 25 to 40.	₹1.00 lakh
Tata Housing scholarship for meritorious girls	enrolled in the Civil Engineering, Architecture or Construction Management courses	₹ 60,000 annually
Santoor Scholarship	professional courses after Class 12th
CBSE Single Girl Child Scholarship scheme	the single child of their parent and have passed Class 10th	get ₹ 500 on the monthly basis for 2 years
Postdoctoral Fellowship for Women	unemployed   Ph. D women	initial 2 years, ₹ 38,800 per month Rest 3 years, up to ₹ 46,500 per month
Swami Vivekananda Single Girl Child Scholarship Scheme	pursuing higher education	₹ 25,000 (as JRF) and ₹ 28,000 (as SRF) monthly basis for 5 years
CBSE Udaan		get paid for their admission fee, tuition-fee, and cost of study materials, tablets or other miscellaneous expenses
Kalpana Chawla  National Scholarship	Class 12th get a financial support to pursue technical education	21 winners get an opportunity to attend the NASA camp.
Adobe India Women in Technology Scholarship	bringing women in the engineering and technology domain.	tuition fee for the B. Tech/ integrated M. Tech course is paid.
Kiran Girls Scholarship Scheme	pursuing B.E/ B. Tech in IT and Computer Science, or ENTC from the engineering colleges in Pune, Nagpur, Goa or Hyderabad	₹40,000 on the annual basis.
Women Scientist Scheme	who have suffered break in their career due to the family and children responsibilities.	·         Group A’ – Get ₹ 55,000 ·         ‘Group B’- Get ₹ 40,000 . ·         ‘Group C’ – Get ₹ 30,000 on the monthly basis for a period of 3 years.
Grace Hopper scholarship	graduate and undergraduate girl students of Computer Science, IT, MIS, Math, Physics, Human-Computer interaction and Electrical Engineering