Top 10 Best Scholarships for Engineering Students in India 

LIC Golden Jubilee Scholarships   The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) supports these merit scholarships for Engineering students and targets meritorious students from economically backward sections of society. Awarded for studies in India in a government or private college/university, this scholarship for general students also covers vocational and technical courses in ITI centers and those affiliated with the National Council for Vocational Training.

NTPC Scholarship Scheme  This scholarship for Engineering is started by the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and is meant for deserving candidates from the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe and physically challenged students. It was started with the objective of providing them with financial aid to help shape their careers. 2nd year Engineering students falling in these categories are eligible for this particular scholarship.

VIT University Ignite Scholarships  Considered one of India's top universities, the Vellore Institute of Technology offers the Ignite scholarship for Engineering students. However, only those students who secure a high rank under the – GV School Development Programme – are eligible for this Engineering scholarship. Successful students do not have to pay any tuition fees but have to bear other costs like external training fees and placement fees.

 Indian Oil Corporation Scholarships  IOCL is yet another well-known company that provides 300 scholarships to deserving engineering students in India under the aegis of their Indian Oil Educational Scholarship scheme. Successful candidates are selected purely on a merit-cum-means basis and are awarded scholarships amounting to INR 3,000 per month for a period of four months.

Ratan Tata Scholarship for Engineering Students  Backed by the world-renowned Tata Group, the Tata Education and Development Trust has scholarships for Engineering students in India who thoroughly deserve to pursue Engineering. The trust has initiated a $25-mn endowment fund with the world-renowned New-York based Cornell University to provide undergraduate Indian graduate students with financial aid.

Merit-Cum-Means based Scholarships  This is a merit-based scholarship for Engineering students provided by the central government in India (Ministry of Minority Affairs) It targets explicitly poor but meritorious students from minority communities (Parsis, Jains, Muslims, and Christians) who want to pursue advanced professional and technical courses.

Central Sector Scholarship Scheme for College and University Students  The principal objective of this scholarship scheme by the central government and the Ministry of Human Resources Development (Department of Higher Education) is to help deserving students with limited means meet a part of their fixed expenses while doing their graduate and postgraduate degrees.

Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana Scholarship  Offered by the central government's Department of Science and Technology, this scheme provides scholarships for Engineering students and students looking to build a fruitful career in the field of science or medicine. Any student currently studying in XI standard to 1st year of any undergraduate program in Basic Sciences (B.Sc/B.S/B.Stat/M.Sc) with a strong aptitude for scientific research is eligible to apply for this scholarship.

Swami Vivekananda Merit-cum-Means Scholarship   Introduced by the government of West Bengal, this scholarship scheme targets needy but deserving students studying for their Higher Secondary, Diploma (Polytechnic), undergraduate degree, postgraduate degree, or M. Phil/ Doctoral level. This scholarship also includes all eligible recipients of the Kanyashree (K-2) scheme as well.

IET India Scholarship  This scholarship for Engineering was founded to reward excellence among deserving 2nd and 3rd Year undergraduate students of Engineering by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). First announced in 2013, this scholarship program has attracted wholehearted participation from over 32,000 undergraduate Engineering students till last year. Candidates have to go through multiple selection rounds, including an online test.

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