Top Engineering Colleges Offering Scholarships 

Engineering Colleges offering Scholarships – Engineering is considered to be a sought-after and one of the most costly educational fields to pursue for students in India. Despite the fact that it opens a wide gamut of opportunities for students, it can also be financially draining. Thus, to support meritorious but underprivileged students to pursue Engineering courses with ease, various engineering colleges and institutions offer scholarships and financial aid. 

Which are the top engineering colleges offering scholarships in India? How can students avail these scholarships? What conditions must be fulfilled to avail these scholarships? The answers to all these questions are covered in this article. 

Given below is the list of top engineering colleges in India which offer scholarships to students getting admission in one of their Engineering courses. 

1. Indian Institute of Technology (IITs)
2. National Institute of Technology (NITs)
3. Anna University, Chennai
4. Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore
5. Jadavpur University, Kolkata
6. Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai
7. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore
8. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur
9. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala
10. Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
11. Amity University, Noida
12. Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram
13. Shiksha ‘O’ Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar
14. Delhi Technological University, Delhi
15. SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai
16. Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar
17. Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Kalavakkam
18. Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal
19. Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi
20. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi 

You will find a detailed overview of scholarships offered by some of the renowned engineering colleges in this article further. 

Engineering Scholarships offered by IITs

Counted among the premier autonomous institutions of technical and research education, the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) offer a number of scholarships and fellowship to students for pursuing their higher education. At present, there are 23 IITs out of which 8 are featured in the top 10 of MHRD-NIRF 2020 rankings. Please refer to the tables given below to get a detailed insight about the scholarships offered by top 5 IITs.

List of Engineering Scholarships offered by IIT Madras

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List of Engineering Scholarships offered by IIT Delhi

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List of Engineering Scholarships offered by IIT Bombay

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List of Engineering Scholarships offered by IIT Kanpur

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List of Engineering Scholarships offered by IIT Kharagpur

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Engineering Scholarships offered by NITs

Just like IITs, National Institutes of Technologies (NITs) are also regarded as premier institutions for engineering and technology-based courses. Currently, there are 31 NITs situated in different corners of the country that offer a variety of undergraduate and postgraduate courses related to engineering and technology. They also offer scholarships and financial assistance to meritorious and needy students. The tables given below highlight the scholarships offered by different NITs. 

List of Scholarships offered by NIT Tiruchirappalli

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List of Engineering Scholarships offered by NIT Rourkela

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List of Engineering Scholarships offered by NIT Surathkal

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Engineering Scholarships offered by Anna University Chennai

Ranked 14th in the MHRD-NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) ranking, Anna University is a reputed public state university in Chennai that offers higher education in the fields of Engineering, Technology, Architecture and Applied Sciences. It has been formed by combining four renowned technical institutions in Chennai namely College of Engineering (CEG), Alagappa College of Technology (ACT), Madras Institute of Technology (MIT) and School of Architecture & Planning (SAP)

The students willing to pursue an undergraduate or postgraduate degree programme at Anna University are open to a number of scholarship opportunities. Given below is the list of key scholarships available at Anna University –

List of Engineering Scholarships offered at Anna University, Chennai

*Refer to the official website of Anna University, Chennai for more details

Engineering Scholarships offered by VIT, Vellore

Vellore Institute of Technology, popularly known as VIT, is a one of the most prominent private institutions for engineering and management related courses. Recognized as the ‘Institution of Eminence (IoE)’ by the Government of India, the institution conducts its distinctive entrance examination for admission to BTech programme with the name of VITEEE. It also offers STARS (Support the Advancement of Rural Students) scheme for financially disadvantaged students. Under this scheme, the deserving students are provided a 100% fee waiver for their academic and hostel facilities. This also includes basic medical expenses. 

Engineering Scholarships offered at Amity University

Amity University is also one of India’s leading private universities driven by research and innovation. Having its campuses across 10+ locations within the country, this university offers world class infrastructure, reputed faculty and placement opportunities to students. It also offers a number of scholarships to students for pursuing their higher education. The table given below highlights the scholarships available at Amity University. 

List of Engineering Scholarships offered at Amity University

*Visit the official website of Amity University to know more.

Engineering Scholarships offered by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham 

Regarded as the 4th best university in India (as per MHRD-NIRF 2020), Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham is a renowned research-driven institution within the country. Having campuses in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, the university offers a number of scholarships to support the higher education of meritorious and underprivileged students. The details of these scholarships are given hereunder –

• Merit Scholarship – Given to top performing students studying in any of the schools. 
• Scholarship for Socially Backward Communities – Applicable for OBC/SC/ST category students. 
• Scholarship for Special Disadvantaged Groups – Applicable for female candidates and students with disabilities. 

Please note that the amount of scholarship may vary from partial fee waiver to full fee waiver. It may also include stipends to cover the living expenses and health benefits. The actual amount of the scholarships may vary based on the programme in which the students are enrolled.