Scholarship Schemes

Offered by AICTE for
Students belonging to various categories and domiciled in any Indian State/ UT.

PRAGATI Scholarship Scheme For Girl Students(Web Portal)

Notification- PRAGATI Scholarship Scheme For Girl Students

Scheme being implemented by AICTE aimed at providing assistance for advancement of Girls pursuing technical education. Education is one of the most important means of empowering women with the knowledge, skill and self-confidence necessary to participate fully in the development process. This is an attempt to give young women the opportunity to further her education and prepare for a successful future by “Empowering Women through Technical Education”.

Eligibility Conditions
The scholarship is open to Nationals of India only.
The girl candidate should be admitted to First year of Diploma level course OR Second year of Diploma level course through lateral entry in any of the AICTE approved Institution of respective year.
The selection of candidate will be carried out solely on the basis of merit of qualifying examination to peruse the Technical Diploma course from any of the AICTE approved institutions i.e. in First year or Second year (through lateral entry only) on the basis of percentage of marks obtained in the 10th / equivalent examination.
The total annual family income of the candidate from all sources should not exceed Rs. 8,00,000 and should provide the income certificate duly signed from competent authority at the time of applying the scholarship.
Maximum two girls child per family are eligible.
A scholarship holder under this scheme will not hold any other scholarship/stipend. If awarded any other scholarship/stipend, the student can exercise his/her option for either of the two scholarships/stipends, whichever is more beneficial to him/her and should inform the awarding authority through the Head of the Institution about the option made.
For More Detail and Amount of Scholarship Kindly read the notification

SAKSHAM Scholarship Scheme For Specially-Abled Students(Web Portal)

Notification- SAKSHAM Scholarship Scheme For Specially-Abled Students

Saksham is a MHRD Scheme being implemented by AICTE aimed at providing encouragement and support to specially-abled children to pursue technical education. This is an attempt to give every young student, who is otherwise specially-abled, the opportunity to study further and prepare for a successful future through technical education/ knowledge.

Eligibility Conditions
The scholarship is open to Nationals of India only.
The candidate should be admitted to First year of Diploma level course OR Second year of Diploma level course through lateral entry in any of the AICTE approved Institution of respective year.
Specially-abled student, having disability of not less than 40% are eligible.
All eligible specially-abled student admitted to First year of Diploma level course OR Second year of Diploma level course through lateral entry in any of the AICTE approved Institution will get the scholarship.
The total annual family income of the candidate from all sources should not exceed Rs. 8,00,000 and should provide the income certificate duly signed from competent authority at the time of applying the scholarship.
A scholarship holder under this scheme will not hold any other scholarship/stipend. If awarded any other scholarship/stipend, the student can exercise his/her option for either of the two scholarships/stipends, whichever is more beneficial to him/her and should inform the awarding authority through the Head of the Institution about the option made.
For More Detail and Amount of Scholarship Kindly read the notification

SWANATH Scholarship Scheme For Students(Web Portal)

Notification- SWANATH Scholarship Scheme For Students

The Scheme is being implemented by AICTE to provide encouragement and support to orphans, wards of parents died due to Covid-19, wards of Armed Forces and Central Paramilitary Forces martyred in action(Shaheed) to pursue education. This is an attempt to give every such child, an opportunity to study further and prepare for a successful future through education in AICTE Approved institutions and courses.

Eligibility Conditions
The scholarship is open to Nationals of India only.
The candidate should be currently studying in the AICTE Approved institutions and courses at Diploma level in regular mode (in 1st /2nd / 3rd /4th year).
The candidate should be either Orphan OR Either or both parents died due to Covid-19 OR Wards of Armed Forces and Central Paramilitary Forces Martyred in action (Shaheed)
The total annual family income of the candidate from all sources should not exceed Rs. 8,00,000 and should provide the income certificate duly signed from competent authority at the time of applying the scholarship.
A scholarship holder under this scheme will not hold any other scholarship/stipend. If awarded any other scholarship/stipend, the student can exercise his/her option for either of the two scholarships/stipends, whichever is more beneficial to him/her and should inform the awarding authority through the Head of the Institution about the option made.
The selection of candidate will be carried out solely on the basis of merit of qualifying examination to pursue the Diploma course from any of the AICTE approved institutions i.e. on the basis of percentage of marks obtained in the 10th / equivalent examination.
For More Detail and Amount of Scholarship Kindly read the notification