🎓 Scholarships at IIT Kanpur (2024)
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.