🎓 IIT Kanpur Scholarships 2025 – Complete Guide

IIT Kanpur provides a variety of scholarships to support meritorious and financially challenged students across undergraduate and postgraduate programs. Here's a detailed overview:

🏅 Institute-Level Scholarships

1. Bright Minds Scholarship

• Eligibility: Top 100 rank holders in JEE Advanced.

• Benefit: ₹3 Lakh per year to cover tuition, hostel, and other expenses.

• Duration: Full duration of the undergraduate program.

2. Merit-cum-Means (MCM) Scholarship

• Eligibility:

  • Minimum CPI: 6.5

  • Annual family income should not exceed ₹6 Lakh.

• Benefit:

  • Full Tuition Fee Waiver

  • ₹1,000 per month stipend (10 months/year)

3. Free Basic Messing Scholarship

• Eligibility: All SC/ST undergraduate students.

• Benefit: Free basic mess charges.

🇮🇳 Government-Funded Scholarships

1. INSPIRE Scholarship

• Provided By: Department of Science and Technology (DST)

• Eligibility:

  • Rank within top 10,000 in JEE Advanced

  • Must pursue BS or BS-MS dual degree in Natural Sciences

• Benefit: ₹80,000 per year (approx), subject to DST guidelines.

2. Top Class Education Scheme for SC/ST Students

• Eligibility:

  • SC/ST students with family income below ₹8 Lakh

• Benefit:

  • Full tuition fees

  • Living expenses up to ₹2.2 Lakh/year

3. National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education of ST Students

• Eligibility: ST category students enrolled in regular degree courses.

• Benefit: ₹2,000–₹2,500 per month + tuition reimbursement.

🎓 Special Scholarships & Support Funds

1. Student Benevolence Fund

• Purpose: Emergency financial help for students facing family or personal crises.

• Support: Grant-based, approved by the Dean of Students.

2. Air Chief Marshal N.C. Suri Scholarship

• Eligibility: Based on academic performance in the Mechanical Engineering stream.

• Benefit: Annual cash prize.

3. Satyendra K. Dubey Memorial Award

• Awarded To: Final-year B.Tech student for highest integrity and honesty.

• Nature: Recognition-based; no financial benefit.

📝 General Notes

• Most scholarships require renewal every semester/year based on academic performance.

• Students can avail only one major scholarship at a time.

  • Hostel fee and mess charges may be waived or covered under many of these scholarships.