🎓 IISc Bangalore Scholarships 2025 – Complete Guide
IISc Bangalore offers generous financial support to students across all levels — UG, PG, and Ph.D. — through scholarships, fellowships, and external schemes. These are designed to promote academic excellence, reduce financial barriers, and encourage research and innovation.
🏅 Undergraduate Scholarships
🎖️ Institute Merit-Based UG Fellowship
Eligibility: All B.Tech (Mathematics & Computing) and B.Sc. (Research) students.
Benefits:
₹5,000 per month (from 1st year onward).
Additional performance-based top-ups may be granted by DST, DBT, or KVPY (if applicable).
💡 KVPY, INSPIRE & Other Research Fellowships
Eligibility: Students admitted via KVPY, or those qualifying for DST-INSPIRE.
Benefits:
₹5,000 – ₹7,000/month stipend
Annual contingency grant (₹20,000 – ₹28,000 approx.)
✈️ Travel & Conference Grant for UG
Purpose: To support participation in national/international academic events.
Benefits:
Reimbursement of travel, visa, and registration costs (subject to approval).
Limited to 1–2 events during UG tenure.
🧑🔬 PG & Ph.D. Fellowships
🧮 M.Tech / M.Des / M.Mgt Fellowship
Eligibility: Students admitted with valid GATE or CEED scores.
Benefits:
₹12,400/month stipend (up to 24 months).
Contingency grant for academic needs.
📘 Ph.D. Fellowship
Eligibility: Full-time Ph.D. scholars with valid GATE / NET-JRF / CSIR / DBT / DST-Inspire / UGCqualifications.
Benefits:
₹31,000/month for first 2 years
₹35,000/month from 3rd year onward
HRA and contingency grants applicable (as per funding agency)
🧬 Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF)
Eligibility: Exceptional Ph.D. candidates nominated by IISc under PMRF scheme.
Benefits:
₹70,000/month stipend (1st year), rising to ₹80,000/month (final year)
₹2 Lakhs/year contingency
Available for both direct and lateral entry candidates
🧾 Reserved Category & Financial Assistance Schemes
👥 SC/ST Scholarship
Eligibility: UG/PG students from SC/ST category.
Benefits:
Full tuition fee waiver
Hostel & mess fee support
Monthly stipend (₹3,000 – ₹5,000)
💼 Merit-cum-Means (McM)
Eligibility: Family income below ₹4.5 Lakhs annually (non-SC/ST).
Benefits:
Partial fee waivers
Monthly stipend (₹1,000 – ₹2,000)
Hostel support (in some cases)
🌍 External & Government Scholarships
Available For: UG, PG & Ph.D. students
Popular Schemes:
AICTE Pragati/Saksham (for girls & differently-abled)
NSP (National Scholarship Portal) – Post-Matric & Central Sector Schemes
State Government Aid (e.g., Karnataka, Maharashtra, etc.)
Private Trusts – Tata Trusts, Aditya Birla, ONGC, etc.
Criteria: Based on academic merit, financial need, category, or specific domain research.