AICTE Scholarship 2023 : Schemes, Eligibility, Application Process

Table of Contents

1.What is AICTE Scholarship?

2.AICTE Scholarship Schemes

3.AICTE Saksham Scholarship Scheme

4.AICTE Pragati Scholarship For Girls

5.AICTE PG (GATE/ GPAT) Scholarship

6.AICTE National Doctoral Fellowship Scheme

7.Prime Minister Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS), J&K

8.Prerana Scholarship

9.AICTE INAE Travel Grant

10.Samridhhi Scholarship

 

AICTE Scholarship is provided by the All India Council For Technical Education to help deserving and needy students receive technical education without any financial hurdle.

Higher education is a promise of a bright future. It guarantees a decent job which provides you with financial and social status. But the high cost of higher education is no secret. And this is where the AICTE scholarship steps in. They help the students get higher education and make their dreams come true. We are sure you would want to know what the AICTE scholarship is and whether you are eligible for it or not. This article answers all such questions and more like how to apply for the scholarship and how to track the payments. So, let's first start with what AICTE scholarship is and then discuss the various AICTE scholarship schemes.

 

What is AICTE Scholarship?

AICTE is the short form of All India Council For Technical Education. As the name suggests, AICTE deals with technical education on the pan India level. Its responsibilities include providing accreditation to colleges and universities, providing technical education and acting as an advisory body for technical education in India.

Apart from its regular responsibilities, AICTE also considers its duty to help deserving and needy students receive technical education and have a bright future. For the same reason, it offers a range of scholarships that students can benefit from. Scholarships like Saksham, Pragati, etc., have helped students afford higher education and study from reputed institutions.

 

AICTE Scholarship Schemes

Let's see the various AICTE scholarship schemes list open for the academic year 2023-24:

AICTE Scholarship 2021-22 Name	Number of Scholarships	AICTE Scholarship 2023-24 Last Date	AICTE Scholarship 2023 Application Form
AICTE Pragati Scholarship Scheme for Girl Students (Technical Degree) & (Technical Diploma)	5000	31st Dec 2023	National Scholarship Portal
AICTE Saksham Scholarship Scheme For Specially Abled Student (Technical Degree) & (Technical Diploma)	NA	31st Dec 2023	National Scholarship Portal
AICTE PG (GATE/GPAT) Scholarship	NA	31st Dec 2023	Apply for Scholarship
AICTE Swanath Scholarship Scheme (Technical Degree) & (Technical Diploma)	NA	31st Dec 2023	Apply through NSP Scholarship Portal
AICTE National Doctoral Fellowship Scheme	150	May to June	Official page of the scholarship *
Prime Minister Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS), J & K	5,000	April to May	Official page of scholarship
Prerana Scholarship	-	November to January	Official page of scholarship *
AICTE-INAE Travel Grant	-	NA	Application form
Samriddhi Scholarship	-	NA	Official Page Of Scholarship * *

 

*You need to login into the web portal to fill the application form. The given links contain information about how to fill the form.

 

AICTE-Saksham Scholarship Scheme

AICTE Saksham scholarship aims to empower disabled students. All those students with a disability of 40% or more are eligible for this scheme. Other eligibility requirements for Saksham include that the student should be studying in the first year of a technical diploma or degree course at an AICTE recognized institution. And lastly, the total annual parental income should not be more than ₹8 Lakhs.

Saksham scholarship helps the students afford higher education by providing aid of ₹50,000 per year. This aid is for the entire tenure of the course. But if the student fails in any year, the scholarship is forfeited.

Selection for Saksham is according to the marks obtained in the qualifying examination. By the qualifying examination, we mean the test you passed to secure admission to the college/university.

Lastly, you need to apply through National Scholarship Portal (NSP) for the AICTE Saksham scholarship.

 

AICTE Pragati Scholarship For Girls

AICTE Pragati Scholarship is exclusively for girls. Pragati scholarship came into being to encourage more girls to take higher education.

All girls studying in the first year of their technical degree/diploma are eligible for the program. But keep in mind that the institution you are studying should be an AICTE recognized institute. Also, the family should not be earning more than ₹8 Lakhs per annum. And the last condition is that a maximum of 2 girls per family can avail of the scholarship.

Pragati scholarship is very similar to Saksham scholarship in many aspects. For example, the scholarship rewarded in Pragati scholarship is the same, ₹50,000 per year. And the student cannot renew its scholarship if she fails in any year.

According to the marks obtained in the qualifying examination, the Government rewards the Pragati scholarship, just like the AICTE Saksham scholarship.

Lastly, if you find yourself eligible for the scholarship, you can apply it through NSP Portal.

 

AICTE PG (GATE/GPAT) Scholarship

AICTE PG Scholarship is a helping aid for students pursuing post-graduation. AICTE Scholarship for PG is an excellent scholarship and gives ₹12,400 per month to help them pursue PG; quite enough, right?

Are you excited to know about the eligibility? The applicant should have qualifying marks in GATE or GPAT or CEED. Since the scholarship is for post-graduation courses, the applicant must be studying in the first year of ME/M. Tech./ M. Pharma./ M. Arch. Courses.

Other requirements to receive the scholarship money is that you must have a savings account because the scholarship amount is disbursed directly in your account. Lastly, you need to pursue the course full-time. Part-time students are not eligible for this scholarship.

AICTE PG Scholarship is one of the best scholarships in terms of payout. As already told, the selected applicants are paid an amount of ₹12,400 per month for the entire course or 24 months, whichever is applicable.

Also, the selection process for this scholarship is merit-based. Therefore, the better your GATE/ GPAT marks, the better your chances of grabbing this opportunity.

The application process is simple to make things easy for students. First, you need to go to the official page of the AICTE GATE/ GPAT scholarship and fill the online form.

Help desk

Non-Technical queries:

email id: pgscholarship@aicte-india.org

Ph:011-29581119

 

Technical queries:

email id:helpdesk1@aicte-india.org

ph: 011-29581333

 

AICTE National Doctoral Fellowship Scheme

AICTE fellowship is a big step of AICTE for the help of research scholars. Moreover, AICTE national doctoral fellowship scheme is one of the best schemes for students aiming for a doctorate.

So, let's see who all are eligible for this great opportunity. First of all, the scholarship aspirant should be doing his or her research work in an AICTE recognized institution. Next, the student should have completed its bachelors and masters with a minimum of 7.5 CGPA on a scale of 10 or 75% or more.

More requirements include that the student should have cleared the GATE/GPAT exam in the last five years. And the final need is that the student should be younger than 30 years on the last date of application. However, SC/ST/Women/PH students can be of the age of 35.

Speaking of the rewards, the student will receive ₹28,000 pe4r month directly in its bank account. In addition to the monthly payment, there is a provision for accommodation allowance if the hostel is not there. And lastly, there is a provision for a contingency fund of ₹15,000 yearly.

Since the rewards are high, the selection process is challenging too. Firstly, the Office of Principal Coordinator and the concerned institute or department shortlist fellows. Then these shortlisted fellows undergo an interview round. And the final selection is made based on the National Nodal Center recommendations.

So, suppose you are ready to work hard for the selection process. In that case, you can fill the online form on the official application page of the National Doctoral Fellowship.

 

Prime Minister Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS), J&K

This scholarship is known as a special scholarship scheme because this scheme is not for the rest of India. It is specifically only for students who have passed 12th from J&K Board or Schools affiliated from CBSE in J&K. The condition to apply for Prime Minister Special Scholarship Scheme is that the student must have a domicile certificate of J&K. Additionally, the students who pass their diploma after 10th may apply for the scholarship.

Additional requirements are that the student needs to pursue a general/medical/ professional course from a university that is enlisted in the list of PMSSS affiliated colleges outside of J&K. Lastly, the annual family income must be less than or equal to 8 Lakhs.

If eligible, the beneficiary student receives an academic fee of up to 3 Lakhs per annum and a maintenance charge of 1 Lakh per annum for the course duration.

The selection process is purely on the merit acquired by the student.

After reading all of the above requirements, if you find yourself eligible for the above scholarship, you can submit your online form from the official page of PMSSS.

 

Prerana Scholarship

The objective of the Prerana Scholarship is to support ST, OBC, SC, SEBC, and EBC of Odisha, who needs help to pursue their post-matric studies.

Eligibility for Prerana Scholarship differs depending on your socio-economic group. Eligibility for Prerana Post-Matric Scholarship for SC and ST students is that the applicant's annual family income is below or equal to ₹2.5 lakhs. Also, the student must have a domicile certificate of Odisha and should be pursuing a post-matric course. Another condition is that the student should enrol himself in a government or government-recognized private institution.

Eligibility for SEBC, OBC, and EBC is different. SEBC, OBC, and EBC of general category applicants can apply only if their annual family income is below or equal to ₹1 Lakh. And since this scholarship is for students of Odisha, you must be a permanent resident of Odisha. Also, you must be having at least 50% marks to qualify for the scholarship. And lastly, EBC students should be studying in a government institute. In contrast, SEBC and OBC can enrol themselves in a government or private institute.

If you qualify for the Prerana scholarship, here are the benefits of the scholarship scheme. You will receive the tuition fee, admission fee, sports fee and library fee. In addition to these, SC and ST students will receive ₹550 if they are a day scholar and ₹1,120 if they are a hosteller. And if you belong to OBC/SEBC or EBC, you will receive ₹350 as day scholars and ₹750 as hostellers.

The selection process for this scholarship is straightforward. First, you need to apply for the scholarship online, and the district welfare officer will select students based on merit.

 

AICTE-INAE Travel Grant

AICTE-INAE Travel Grant is one of the best AICTE scholarship 2021 for engineering students. This AICTE grant aims at encouraging engineering students towards research. AICTE-INAE travel grant helps students with travel and registration cost when they present a research paper at an international event. If you are looking for a similar type of opportunity, here are a few eligibility requirements. You should be a student of B. Tech, dual degree in B. Tech and M. Tech, M. Sc. in Engineering, or MS Research or any other four-year engineering course. The following requirement is that a B. Tech student should be in its pre-final or final year. And a masters student can avail of this scheme in any year.

More requirements include that the applicant should be scoring at least 7 CGPA or 65 percentage or more. Also, he or she must have a letter of acceptance for the paper presentation. Lastly, An Engineering student can avail of this scholarship only once for the whole duration of the course.

This scheme truly is designed to help students with a research aptitude as selected students can claim a maximum of ₹1,00,000, which is indeed a big help for them. Discussing in detail, the candidate will get a 100% registration fee, visa fee and travel insurance up to ₹5,000. The candidate is also entitled to 50% of the airfare and local transport fare.

Talking about the application process, the applicant should apply at least eight weeks before the presentation date. But unlike other schemes that have an online application, this scheme needs you to email the application form to inaehq@inae.in as well as send the hard copy to the below address:

Executive Director Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Unit No. 604-609, 6th Floor,

Tower A, Spaze I-Tech Park,

Sector 49, Sohna Road, Gurgaon – 122018

Phone: 0124-4239480 Fax: 0124-4239481

Website: www.inae.in

 

Samridhhi Scholarship

Samridhhi scholarship aims to empower SC/ST students to open their businesses. This scheme to help them open startups is very strategic, considering fewer job opportunities. This way, they can not only get employment but also create more jobs in the market.

And the most exciting part of this scholarship is its reward. Up to 20 Lakhs is disbursed to the selected candidate for opening and maintaining the business. ₹1,00,000 of this amount is a recurring grant.

To be eligible for getting this reward, the student should be studying in an AICTE accredited research institute, and this institute must be operating for at least ten years now. Also, the institute must have an incubation centre that has been functional for at least five years. Lastly, the institution should educate at least 50 SC/ST students every year for the past three years.

If your institute fulfils the above requirements, then you can fill in the online application form.

 

We hope you have got an overall idea about AICTE Scholarship. AICTE has been taking significant steps to uplift education and research in the country. But, unfortunately, these scholarships are just another brick in the wall. We hope you found some scholarships that you are eligible for. We hope your application gets selected and you can pursue your studies without any problem. In case you have some doubts, please drop them in the comments section below. We will be glad to help.

 

FAQs

1. What is is the full form of AICTE?

Ans. AICTE full form is All India Council for Technical Education.

 

2. How is the payment of PG Scholarship made?

Ans. PG Scholarship amount is issued via PFMS on Aadhar Bridge Payment System (ABPS).

 

3. Is Aadhar mandatory for PG Scholarship?

Ans. AICTE willl accept your scholarship applications only if you provide your Aadhar number.

 

4.When will I receive the scholarship amount?

The system generates a bank beneficiary code within 15 days of receiving the Aadhar active bank account details. If the bank beneficiary code is generated within 20th of the month, you will receive the scholarship at the end of the month. If received after 20th, you will receive the scholarship at the end of the next month.

 

5. What is the duration of the PG Scholarship?

Ans. PG Scholarship is provided for 24 months or for the course duration whichever is lower.

 

6. What is the last date to apply for PG Scholarship?

Ans. The last date to apply for PG Scholarship is 31st Dec 2021.

 

7. How to apply for AICTE Scholarship?

Ans. You can apply for AICTE scholarship online on NSP portal.

 

8. What is the last date to apply for Pragati Scholarship?

Ans. The last date to apply for Pragati Scholarship is 31st Dec 2023.