National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

🎓 NIT Durgapur Scholarships 2025 – Complete Guide

NIT Durgapur offers a diverse range of scholarships and financial aid programs to support students across undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels. These initiatives aim to promote academic excellence, inclusivity, and equitable access to education.​

🎖️ Undergraduate Scholarships

🏅 Swami Vivekananda Merit-Cum-Means (SVMCM) Scholarship (West Bengal)

• Eligibility: Students domiciled in West Bengal with a family income up to ₹2.5 Lakhs per annum and a minimum of 75% marks in 10+2.

• Benefits: Tuition fee waiver and maintenance allowance.​

🏅 Post Matric Scholarships

• SC/ST/OBC Students: Offered by respective state governments for students with family income up to ₹2.5 Lakhs per annum.​

🏅 Special Scholarship for Jammu & Kashmir Students

• Eligibility: Students from J&K with family income up to ₹8 Lakhs per annum.

• Benefits: Covers tuition fee, hostel fee, and incidental expenses.​

🏅 State Government Scholarships

• Mukhyamantri Medhavi Vidyarthi Yojna (Madhya Pradesh):

  • Eligibility: MP domicile students with family income less than ₹6 Lakhs per annum and JEE Main rank under 1,50,000.

  • Benefits: Full tuition fee reimbursement.​

• OASIS Scholarship (West Bengal):

  • Eligibility: SC/ST/OBC students domiciled in West Bengal.

  • Benefits: Tuition fee waiver and maintenance allowance.​

🏢 Public Sector & Private Scholarships

• Swami Dayanand Education Foundation Scholarship:

  • Eligibility: Students with family income less than ₹6 Lakhs per annum; fresh students with minimum 65% marks in 12th class; renewal requires more than 6.5 CGPA.

  • Benefits: ₹15,000 to ₹50,000 per annum.​

• Hakeem Abdul Hameed Scholarship:

  • Eligibility: Students with financial need and good academic performance.

  • Benefits: Financial aid as determined by the scholarship committee.​

🧑‍🎓 Postgraduate Scholarships

🎓 Institute Assistantship

• Eligibility: Full-time M.Tech/M.Plan/M.Sc. students admitted through GATE or equivalent.

• Benefits: Monthly stipend of ₹12,400.​

🎓 TCS Research Scholar Program

• Eligibility: Full-time Ph.D. scholars in computing-related disciplines with a first-class academic record.

• Benefits:

  • Stipend: ₹70,000/month for the first two years; ₹97,500/month for the next two years.

  • Additional support for laptops, books, and conference travel.​

🧑‍🔬 Doctoral Scholarships

🎓 Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme (Phase II)

• Eligibility: Full-time Ph.D. scholars in Electronics and IT disciplines.

• Benefits:

  • Monthly scholarship: ₹38,750 for the first two years; ₹43,750 for the next three years.

  • Rent reimbursement up to 16% of the scholarship amount.

  • Research contingency grant of ₹1.2 Lakhs per year.

  • Financial support for attending international conferences.