Merit & Merit-cum-Means Scholarships for M. Sc. (IT) students
(With effect from the 2025-26 batch)
Introduction
The M. Sc. (IT) Merit & Merit-cum-Means Scholarships are awarded to reward meritorious students of the M. Sc. (Information Technology) program throughout the duration of the program. The scholarship will be awarded semester-wise beginning from the second semester after the declaration of semester results. The Scholarships will be awarded based on SPI obtained in each semester. The number of Scholarships will be limited to 21 (Twenty-One only) for a batch. The regulations on the award of Scholarships are as follows:
Eligibility and details of Scholarships
| No. of Scholarships | Type of Scholarship | Eligibility conditions* | Scholarship Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three (3) | Merit Scholarships | Top 3 SPI 8/10 and above scorers | Full semester tuition fee |
| Six (6) | Merit-cum-Means Scholarships | SPI score: 7/10 and above + annual family income# below ₹ 6.00 lakh. | 70% of the semester tuition fee |
| Twelve (12) | Merit-cum-Means Scholarships | SPI score: 7/10 and above + annual family income# below ₹ 8.00 lakh. | 50% of the semester tuition fee |
* For the 4th semester, CPI will be considered.
# Annual family income subject to change
In addition to the above scholarships
- Upto 10% of the admitted girl students will be eligible for 50% reimbursement of the tuition fees as per the norms of Merit-cum-Means Scholarship.
- The Institute may consider financial assistance for deserving students who are in serious financial constraints.
Other conditions
- The student should have been registered for the semester subsequent to which the scholarship is awarded and should have paid the tuition and other fees in full by the given due date.
- The student should PASS in all credit courses, should not have any backlog, and/or disciplinary case(s) being initiated or recorded against her/him.
- The Scholarship is awarded based on the performance of the student in a semester and the student has to meet the eligibility criteria in each semester to be eligible for the award of Scholarship.
- If a student withdraws from the program before completion of studies or her/his admission is terminated by the Institute or she/he is imposed any punishment/penalty due to indiscipline, the Institute has the right to recover the total scholarship amount paid to her/him.
- The students applying for Merit-cum-Means Scholarship should submit the Last two years’ Income Tax Returns of the parents, Last six months’ Electricity Bills, Last one year’s bank statements of the parents and Form 26AS.
- The final decision on the merit cum means scholarship will be based on an assessment of the family income, expenditure pattern, and assets, followed by a personal visit to the family residence/business by an independent audit agency.
- The awardee should not be the recipient of any other scholarship of Govt. of India / State Government / any other private agency.
- The selected student for the award has to submit an undertaking stating that she/he will be bound by the regulations of the Scholarship Scheme.
- If the student will submit the false document(s)/information, he/she will be liable for the disciplinary action.