Scholarships

Class / level: Class 8 exam

Income limit: Up to Rs 3.5 lakh

Note: Apply through your state SCERT / examination board portal. Private, KV, Navodaya and Sainik school students are NOT eligible

Class / level: Class 8 exam, pays Class 9-12

Income limit: Rs 1.2 lakh rural / Rs 1.5 lakh urban

Note: 25,000 awards a year; MAT 40 + SAT 80 marks; exam in Gujarati and English

Class / level: Class 5

Income limit: —

Note: Direct fit for BMC schools

Class / level: Class 8

Income limit: —

Note: Direct fit for BMC schools

Class / level: Class 9-10

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Note: OTR mandatory before applying

Class / level: Class 9-10

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Note: Key scheme for tribal cohorts

Class / level: Class 9-10

Income limit: Up to Rs 2.5 lakh

Class / level: Class 6-12

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Note: Free residential schooling and admission support, not a cash scholarship

Class / level: Class 6 entry

Income limit: —

Note: Admission to free residential schooling - strong option for Grade 5 students

Class / level: Class 11 onwards

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: Class 11 onwards

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: Class 11 onwards

Income limit: Up to Rs 2.5 lakh

Class / level: UG / PG

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Note: Diarise separately; students miss it because they assume 31 Oct

Class / level: Diploma / degree technical

Income limit: Up to Rs 8 lakh

Note: Direct fit for UDYAM girls entering technical streams

Class / level: ITI trainees

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Note: Relevant to Vocational track placements into ITIs

Class / level: Vocational courses

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: Class 5 and Class 8 entry

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: Class 1-10

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: Class 1-10

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: Class 11 onwards

Income limit: Up to Rs 2.5 lakh

Note: Income up to Rs 2.5L must use this, not the state scheme

Class / level: Class 11 onwards

Income limit: Above Rs 2.5 lakh

Note: Wrong scheme choice costs the student the full amount later

Class / level: Class 11 onwards

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: Class 11 onwards

Income limit: Up to Rs 2.5 lakh

Note: ST window is separate and later than SC/OBC

Class / level: Diploma / degree

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: Class 5-10

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Note: Strong fit for BMC girls' cohort

Class / level: Class 5-10

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: Class 9-10

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: Class 11 onwards

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: Class 11 to PG, ITI, diploma

Income limit: Rs 4 lakh salaried / Rs 2.5 lakh others

Note: Covers ITI and diploma - useful for Vocational track

Class / level: Class 1-12, ITI, polytechnic, UG, PG

Income limit: Under Rs 2.5 lakh

Note: Widest class coverage of any CSR scheme on this list

Class / level: Class 11-12

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: UG first year

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Note: 5,000 awards

Class / level: Class 6 to UG and PG

Income limit: Approx Rs 6 lakh

Note: 50% reservation for SC/ST

Class / level: Class 11-12, UG

Income limit: Under Rs 8 lakh

Note: Preference for girls, PwD, orphans and government-school students

Class / level: Class 10 pass onwards

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Note: Good fit for our Class 10 leavers

Class / level: Class 9-10

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: Class 1-10

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Note: Covers Class 1 onward, unlike most pre-matric schemes

Class / level: Class 9-10

Income limit: Up to Rs 2.5 lakh

Class / level: Class 11 onwards

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: Class 11 onwards

Income limit: Up to Rs 2.5 lakh

Class / level: UG / PG

Income limit: Up to Rs 8 lakh

Class / level: UG / PG

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: Professional / technical UG-PG

Income limit: Up to Rs 4.5 lakh

Note: Interest subsidy on an education loan, not a cash scholarship - apply through your bank or Vidya Lakshmi

Class / level: Diploma / degree technical

Income limit: Up to Rs 8 lakh

Class / level: Diploma / degree technical

Income limit: Up to Rs 8 lakh

Class / level: Science UG

Income limit: —

Class / level: Post Class 12

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Note: Free coaching support, not a cash scholarship

Class / level: Class 7-12

Income limit: —

Note: Coaching fee waiver, not cash

Class / level: Class 5-11

Income limit: —

Class / level: Class 6-12

Income limit: —

Class / level: Professional courses

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: Class 9 entry

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Note: Good retention lever for girls in Anjar and Kalol

Class / level: Class 9 onwards

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: Class 11 onwards

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: Class 1-12

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: Class 11-12

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: UG / professional

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: UG / professional

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: UG / professional

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: Higher education

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: UG

Income limit: Rs 8 lakh

Class / level: Class 11-12 / UG

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Note: Kotak Education Foundation runs both Shiksha Nidhi and Kotak Kanya - check the current cycle on the official site

Class / level: Class 11 onwards

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: Class 11 onwards

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: Class 11 onwards

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: UG

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: Professional UG

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: Class 10 pass and above

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: Girls entering STEM

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: School to PG

Income limit: Varies

Note: Aggregator platform, several corporate donors in one place

Class / level: After Class 12

Income limit: No income bar

Note: Education loan scheme, not a scholarship

Class / level: Class 9 onwards

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Note: For national rollout of the career portal

Class / level: Class 12 onwards

Income limit: No income bar

Class / level: UG

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: UG

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: Class 1 onwards

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: Class 11 onwards

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: Class 11 onwards

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: Class 11 onwards

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: Class 9 onwards

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: Class 11 onwards

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: Class 1 onwards

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Note: Can usually be combined with one merit scholarship

Class / level: School and higher

Income limit: —

Class / level: Class 6 and 9 entry

Income limit: Concession by category

Note: Admission with category-wise fee concession, not a cash scholarship

Class / level: School and above

Income limit: —

Class / level: Class 11-12

Income limit: —

Note: CBSE schools only

Class / level: Secondary / Sr secondary

Income limit: —

Note: Fee concession at admission, not a cash scholarship

Class / level: Masters / PhD abroad

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: Masters / PhD abroad

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: MPhil / PhD

Income limit: —

Class / level: MPhil / PhD

Income limit: —

Class / level: PhD

Income limit: —

Class / level: Professional UG

Income limit: —

Class / level: Class 1-10

Income limit: —

Note: Private scholarship exam, not a government scheme

Class / level: School

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Note: Maintenance allowance for eligible students, not a standalone scholarship

Class / level: Professional UG / PG

Income limit: —

Note: Elite institutes only

Class / level: Varies

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Class / level: UG

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Note: Region-restricted

Class / level: Class 11 onwards

Income limit: Up to Rs 8 lakh

Note: Region-restricted

Class / level: UG

Income limit: Scheme-wise

Note: Region-restricted