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🎓 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