7 Scholarships Offered By IIT Roorkee For UG, PG Students; Check Details
Here are a few scholarships offered by IIT Roorkee that aim to reward academic excellence and merit, ensuring deserving students receive the necessary financial support.
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The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee offers numerous scholarships to support students in its undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) programmes in engineering, architecture, applied sciences, and planning studies. IIT Roorkee provides undergraduate degrees in 10 disciplines and postgraduate programmes in 55 disciplines, along with research and PhD opportunities across departments.
Here are some scholarships provided by the institute to reward academic excellence and merit, ensuring that deserving students receive the necessary financial support.
Key Scholarships Offered:
— The James Thomason Scholarship is available to students of BTech, BArch, Integrated Dual Degree (IDD), Integrated MSc (IMS), and BS-MS programmes. Students admitted through JEE (Advanced) with an All India Rank up to 250 are eligible for this scholarship.
— The Merit-cum-Means (MCM) Scholarship is awarded to UG students, providing a stipend of Rs 1,000 per month for 10 months and a refund of remaining fees, based on academic performance and financial need.
— The Dr. Surendra K. Goel and Mrs. Kusum Goel Scholarship grants Rs 2 lakh per year to four economically disadvantaged UG students who enrol at the institute. The selected student will continue to avail the benefit of the scheme until they satisfy the established criteria for the scheme and graduates.
— The INSPIRE SHE Scholarship from the Department of Science & Technology supports top 1% science students from their Class 12 board exams or those who have passed JEE, NEET, or KVPY exams. This scholarship provides support from UG to PG for students in science streams at recognised institutions.
— AlphaVerse Scholarship to support cash prizes under Corporate Social Responsibility. This is a one-time financial support. The students will be selected based on online competition.
— Shraman Foundation Scholarship offers up to 60 scholarships, with a maximum of Rs. 35,000 per semester, to financially constrained undergraduate students. The amount may vary based on individual financial needs. A minimum of 15 students will be awarded, with at least Rs. 15,000 per semester. Eligible applicants are 1st and 2nd year B.Tech., B.Arch., B.Des., or Dual degree students with an annual family income of less than Rs. 5 lakhs, and not receiving any other similar scholarship.
— A special scholarship of Rs 1,000 each annually is awarded to two engineering students from academically disadvantaged backgrounds. To retain this scholarship, a minimum CGPA of 7.0 is required.
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June 26, 2025, 13:36 IST
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