IET India Scholarship Award 2024

The selection of scholars for the IET India Scholarship Award 2024 will be done at four stages/levels. The details of these stages are given below –

Stage 1: Online Application & Evaluation

• Only candidates who clear the eligibility criteria set out by the IET India Scholarship Award will be considered for the Online Application round.

• Shortlisted candidates will be invited to take an online test on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) essentials.

• The shortlisted candidates from Stage 1 will advance to Stage 2, which will include the top 10 percentile of applicants from every region (North, East & Northeast, South 1, South 2, and West).

• For the South region, the division of states will be: 

  • South 1

    • Karnataka, Telangana and Kerala 

  • South 2

    • Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Pondicherry

• The scores will be calculated from the total applications received, based on the weightages assigned to each of the questions in the online application form mentioned below:

Weightages considered for the online application

• Academics – 52%

• Extra & Co-Curricular – 20%

• Professional – 13% (Membership in professional bodies, coordinating activities of the professional bodies, an office bearer of any professional body/student chapter, contributing to professional bodies through papers presentations etc.)

• Outreach – 10% (Activities other than institutional activities like, such as coordinating or organising industrial visits, organising lectures/seminars etc.)

• IET Student Membership – 15%

Stage 2: Online test

Shortlisted applicants from Stage 1 will be invited to take an All-India online test.

• This online test is conducted to assess the shortlisted applicant’s knowledge in engineering subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, and Computer Science.

• There will be a total of approximately 50 multiple-choice questions.

• The top scoring 30 applicants in each Region (North, South 1 and South 2, East & Northeast and West) will progress to Stage 3.

Please note that ONLY the applicants selected for the next round, that is, the regional presentation round, will be contacted further and receive an email from us by 15th July 2024.

Stage 3: Regional Rounds

In this Regional-Level Assessment, the applicants shortlisted from each region will present on topics that will be given by the jury members.

• 5 important societal challenges will be identified and students will be invited to present a technological solution for these. Each region’s challenge topic will be identified according to current and trending issues identified in the region.

• The topic will be communicated to the contestants at least 10 days in advance to enable them to prepare. This round will happen in person on the scheduled date of the presentations in a central city for each region. The venue details and timings will be communicated to the shortlisted students in advance.

• The winner of each region will move onto the next stage – National Finals. A runner up will also be identified and felicitated.

The Regional Assessment will be conducted across 5 regions:

• Regional North (Delhi)

• Regional South 1 (Bangalore)

• Regional South 2 (Chennai)

• Regional East + North East (Kolkata)

• Regional West (Mumbai)

Stage 4: The National Finals

• The National Finals of the IET India Scholarship Award 2024 will be held on 2nd September 2024. The 5 winners from the Regional Rounds will present their technology solutions and visions for the engineering problem chosen in the previous round.

• These National Finalists will be judged on their respective presentations to the national jury and their overall growth throughout their participation in each stage of the scholarship award. The applicants will be assessed on their performance and improvement in each round of the scholarship award.

Please note:

• The National Finals may also include a Group Discussion and the topic for this GD will be given by the jury on the day of the National Finals.

• The National Finals will be held in Bangalore. Venue details and timings will be communicated to the shortlisted students in advance.