Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

🎓 IIT Kharagpur All Scholarships

IIT Kharagpur offers a robust set of scholarships and financial aid programs to support its diverse student population — covering merit, need, category-based, and global research initiatives.

🏅 Institute Scholarships

Directly offered by IIT Kharagpur to reward and support deserving students:

🎖 Merit-cum-Means (MCM) Scholarship

For B.Tech, Dual Degree, B.Arch, and Integrated MSc students.

• Parental income ≤ ₹4.5 LPA

• Tuition fee waiver + monthly allowance

🆓 Institute Free Studentship

• Full tuition fee waiver for a limited number of economically weak students

• Selection based on income and academic performance

🧑🏽‍🤝‍🧑🏾 SC/ST Scholarship

• Full waiver of tuition fees

• Free mess charges (basic menu) and hostel room rent

• Available to all SC/ST students, no income cap

🇮🇳 Government Scholarships

Central and state-sponsored scholarships routed through IIT Kharagpur:

🏛 Central Sector Scholarship Scheme (CSSS)

• For students with income ≤ ₹4.5 LPA

• Based on Class 12 academic merit

🧬 INSPIRE Scholarship (DST)

• For top-ranking science stream students

• Offered by the Department of Science & Technology

🛠 GATE Scholarship / AICTE PG Scholarship

• Monthly stipend of ₹12,400 for M.Tech students

• Must have valid GATE score

🎓 National Fellowship for SC (NFSC)

• Stipend + contingency grant for SC students pursuing PG/PhD

🏕 National Fellowship for ST (NFST)

• Same benefits as NFSC, applicable to ST students

💼 Industry & Alumni-Funded Scholarships

These scholarships are backed by IIT-KGP alumni and corporate partners:

🏢 TATA Scholarship

• Financial aid for students from economically weaker sections

🏦 HDFC Educational Crisis Scholarship

• Support for students whose families face sudden financial hardship

🛢 ONGC Foundation Scholarship

• For SC/ST/OBC and General students pursuing engineering programs

💡 CITI Foundation / Synergy Scholarships

• Powered by CSR arms of corporates and IIT-KGP alumni contributions

🌍 International Fellowships & Research Grants

Opportunities for global exposure and research internships abroad:

🇩🇪 DAAD-WISE (Germany)

• 2–3 month fully funded summer research internship

• Includes stipend + travel grant

🇨🇦 MITACS Globalink (Canada)

• Research internship for UG students in Canadian universities

• Fully funded with allowance and accommodation

🇸🇬 NTU-India Connect (Singapore)

• Short-term research exchange with Nanyang Technological University

🇨🇭 ETH Zurich Fellowship (Switzerland)

• Competitive 2-month summer research internship at ETH Zurich