National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

🎓 NIT Trichy Scholarships Overview

NIT Trichy offers a broad range of merit-based, need-based, category-specific, and external donor-funded scholarships to support its diverse student population across UG, PG, and Ph.D. levels.

🏅 Merit-Based Scholarships

1. Merit-cum-Means (MCM) Scholarship

💰 ₹1,000/month + full tuition fee waiver
📌 For UG students with annual family income below ₹4.5 lakh and CGPA ≥ 7.0

2. Central Sector Scholarship Scheme

🏆 Full tuition reimbursement + maintenance allowance
📌 For top-performing students from economically weaker sections (EWS)

3. Institute Academic Awards

🎖️ Prizes or certificates awarded by departments
📌 Given annually to toppers and high achievers

💡 Need-Based Financial Support

4. NIT Trichy Financial Aid Program

🆘 Covers mess charges, hostel fee, or partial tuition
📌 For students with verified financial hardship; application-based

5. Pragati Scholarship (AICTE for Girls)

👩 ₹50,000 per year + tuition support
📌 For girl students from families with income ≤ ₹8 lakh

6. Saksham Scholarship (AICTE for Differently-Abled Students)

♿ ₹50,000/year + contingency allowance
📌 For students with 40% disability pursuing technical courses

🌍 International & Exchange Program Scholarships

7. DAAD (Germany), Charpak (France), JASSO (Japan), etc.

✈️ Covers airfare, visa, monthly allowance, and tuition
📌 Offered to students selected under MoU-based international exchanges

🧑‍🎓 UG-Specific Scholarships

8. Foundation for Excellence (FFE) Scholarship

💵 ₹40,000 – ₹60,000/year
📌 For 1st-year B.Tech students with family income ₹3 lakh and strong JEE rank B.Tech

9. ONGC Scholarship

🛢️ ₹48,000/year
📌 For SC/ST students pursuing B.Tech with high academic performance

📘 PG & Ph.D. Student Fellowships

10. GATE Scholarship (for M.Tech)

💼 ₹12,400/month
📌 Requires valid GATE score + full-time enrollment

11. PG Scholarships via AICTE

🧑‍🔬 Stipend + contingency grant
📌 For M.Tech/M.Arch/M.Plan students under AICTE scheme

12. Ph.D. Fellowships

📚 ₹31,000/month (first 2 years), ₹35,000/month (afterward)
📌 For full-time scholars with valid NET/GATE scores