Check out the list of IIT Kanpur Scholarships with eligibility details & more here:
About IIT Kanpur
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, established in 1959, is one of the premier institutions established by the Government of India. The aim of the Institute is to provide meaningful education, to conduct original research of the highest standard and to provide leadership in technological innovation.
List of 9 IIT Kanpur Scholarships
1. Bright Mind Scholarship
IIT Kanpur aims to ensure that not a single meritorious student should face any hurdle in their education due to financial constraints.For this purpose scholarship amount of Rs. 3 lakh per student per year is provided to students with under 100 rank in JEE Advanced to cover all their UG Expenses.
2. Merit cum Means Scholarship
Students receive full tuition waiver, and pocket allowance of Rs. 1000 pm for the duration of the program. This is merit cum means based scholarship; hence, the recipients must maintain a minimum CPI of 6.5. However, if CPI falls below 6.5 (but remains above 6.0) then pocket allowance is withdrawn. A student must only submit their parental income certificate to apply for this scholarship. This scholarship can be availed by those who are other than category (SC/ST) students with annual parental income less than 4.5 lakhs.
3. INSPIRE Scholarship
Students receive an annual scholarship of Rs.30,000 per semester (Rs. 60,000 annually), along with a research grant of Rs.20,000. Students of B.S programmes within the ALL INDIA RANK (AIR) 10,000 as per Common Merit LIST (CML) in Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics departments are eligible for this scholarship. Students must submit an undertaking for not getting any other scholarship to the SSPC every semester to apply for this scholarship. This is a merit based scholarship; hence, the recipients must maintain a minimum CPI of 6.0.
4. Donor Scholarships
The Institute gives Donor Scholarships to meritorious and needy students. 129 scholarships awarded. For details of these 129 Donor Scholarships available for students and the criteria used for selection, Click Here.
5. Free-Basic-Mess SCHOLARSHIP
This scholarship can be availed by those who are category (SC/ST) students with annual parental income less than 4.5 lakhs. Under this scholarship students receive free basic mess bill and a pocket allowance.
6. External Scholarships
The Institute helps its students in applying for various external scholarships. The previous link provides the information about some external scholarships that IIT Kanpur students have applied for or availed of in the past; however, the list provided below is not complete and there may be other external scholarships for which you may be eligible/ interested in. As part of the Prime Minister’s Digital India program, the Government of India (GoI) has created the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) for students across the country for detailed information about various GoI scholarships.
7. Sports Scholarships
A maximum of 20 scholarships per year in the amount of Rs. 1,000/- per month for 9 months are to be given to IIT Kanpur students who show: Leadership in sports related activities on campus leading to development, growth and increased participation in various sporting activities. Excellence in sports, as shown by performance in Inter-IIT and other external sports meets.
8. Academic Excellence Awards
The Institute recognizes the academic achievements of its students in the form of several academic excellence awards. These awards are given to meritorious students of IIT Kanpur having a CPI of 8.5 and above in the previous academic year. Here CPI of the previous academic year (API) is computed solely for the previous academic year.
9. Convocation Medals/Awards/Prizes
The Institute recognizes the academic achievements of its students in the form of several convocation awards, medals, and prizes that are given to the students at the time of graduation during the convocation ceremony. The various convocation awards, medals, and prizes available for students are listed in the above link along with their criteria.
