Foundation for Excellence Scholarship 2014

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Last Updated On : 14-01-2016   Posted By : Admin

The Scholarship Program provides financial and other assistance to students for their higher education in India. Assistance is available to any qualified student, irrespective of the applicant's caste, community, gender or religion. To qualify for a scholarship, an applicant must be studying in a course approved by the Foundation and meet specified eligibility criteria.

The primary focus of the Scholarship Program is to assist students for studies in professional courses leading to degrees in engineering, technology, or medicine.

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New, first time applicants are eligible to apply for a scholarship only when they are in the first year of a professional degree course in engineering, technology or medicine. To qualify for a scholarship, applicants must meet certain academic excellence and family income requirements.

 

  • Foundation for Excellence Scholarship 2014
    DeadlineClosed
    Eligibility

    The academic eligibility criteria for professional courses in engineering, technology and medicine are:

    • Only the professional degree courses BE, B Tech and MBBS are eligible for scholarships. Diploma students admitted to BE, B Tech courses on a lateral basis are not eligible.
    • Only first year applicants beginning their studies in BE, B Tech or MBBS in the academic year 2013-14 are eligible.
    • The applicants should have passed their Higher Secondary/Pre-University/Intermediate/ CBSE/ISC or equivalent board qualifying examination not earlier than in 2012.
    • The applicants should have scored not less than 70% marks at the qualifying examination.
    • The applicants' admissions to their professional degree courses/institutions should be on the basis of the open/general merit rank awarded to them at the state or national level entrance tests or through a counselling process conducted at the state level (as in the case of Tamil Nadu), as per the table given below.
    • Applicants who have obtained admission to IITs and medical colleges on the basis of national level tests (JEE, AIPMT, etc.) will be considered as special cases on the basis of their respective merit ranks/marks scored and financial need.
    • For students joining IITs, the eligibility/selection cutoff criteria will be the total marks scored at the IIT JEE by the last ranked General Category student admitted.

    Maximum eligible ranks for entrants to professional courses in AY 2013-14

    Course Category and States

    Maximum Eligible Rank

    Engineering and Technology (BE, B Tech) Courses

     

    AIEEE(All India Engineering Entrance Exam) (All India Rank)

    1,00,000

    Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka

    7,500

    Haryana, Rajasthan, Kerala, Gujarat, Odisha, Punjab, West Bengal and Chattishgarh

    4,000

    Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Puducherry, Jharkhand, Bihar, Assam and Jammu & Kashmir

    2,500

    Goa, Chandigarh, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Andaman & Nicobar Islands

    500

    Medicine (MBBS) Course

     

    Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

    1,000

    Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Gujarat, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab and Puducherry

    750

    Delhi, Odisha, Bihar, Haryana, Assam, Uttaranchal, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Goa, Chandigarh and Sikkim

    500

    The above state-wise rank cut-off limits are based on the official seat intake capacities of the various states as authorized by the All India Council of Technical Education for degrees in engineering/technology and by the Medical Council of India for degrees in medicine.

    How can you apply?

    Financial Support for those who need it the most

    • The gross family income criteria is Rs. 1,20,000 per year. Gross income refers to the income before deductions for taxes or other purposes.
    • In addition to gross family income, the education and occupation of parents as well as family members including elder brother(s) and sister(s), the family's living conditions and the total expenses being incurred by the family on the applicant's education will be taken into consideration for determining the financial eligibility of an applicant.
    • Applicants who are the first graduates of the family will be preferred over applicants who are the second or third child of the family taking up graduation.
    • Parents of applicants are employees, a salary/pay slip from the employer is mandatory. 
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This scholarship is closed for further applications. It is expected to be launched by May, 2024. You can follow this scholarship for further updates.

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