CBSE merit scholarship scheme for professional studies

The CBSE merit scholarship scheme has been launched to provide scholarships for professional education of medicine and engineering in the institutes participating in CBSE conducted All India Pre Medical/ All India Engineering Entrance Examinations, or Central Govt.  controlled/ aided institutions. The scheme is aimed at providing financial assistance to the brilliant students to enable them to pursue higher studies. The scheme also aims to support the higher education of girls, who are the only children of their parents, so that they become professionally qualified and financially independent. 

The scholarships shall be awarded to students according to merit and without reference to the institution where they have studied or where they propose to prosecute their further studies nor will there be any allocation of scholarships to particular institutions. All girls awarded the scholarship will be called ‘Indira Gandhi Scholars’.  

Eligibility criteria

• Candidates whose names are appearing in the merit list of CBSE AIPMT (Final) Examination and CBSE-AIEEE Examination shall only be considered for award of CBSE scholarship for pursuing a professional course.


• All Girl candidates, who are otherwise eligible and are the only child in the family can apply.



• The scholarship shall be awarded to Indian National only.



• A student in full time employment shall not be eligible for award of scholarship.



• A Scholar under the scheme while availing scholarship can enjoy other concession(s) given by the institution in which he/she is studying/ other organization(s).

Fellowship Details

Total numbers of Scholarships: 350 (Engineering); 150 (Medical)

Rates and scholarships:

Engineering: Rs. 1000/- p/m

MBBS: Rs. 1000/- p/m

Renewal of Scholarship: A Scholarship awarded shall be renewed on year-to-year basis till the completion of such course. The renewal will depend on promotion to next class provided the scholar secure 50% or more marks in aggregate in the semester/annual examination which determines his/her promotion to the next class.  Colleges where only grades are awarded will be requested to indicate suitable conversion of overall grades into percentage for this purpose.

Selection procedure

The candidates fulfilling the eligibility criteria will apply for the scholarship and the board will prepare a merit list. The offer letters will be issued to candidates with in 15 days from the date of declaration of the respective results. The candidate will have to submit to the Board a letter of acceptance along with proof of joining Medical/ Engineering course in an University/ Institute recognized under the scheme, duly certified by the Registrar/ Dean of such University/ Institute on or before 31st August of the year in which scholarship is to be awarded.

Note: The decision of the Board in this regard shall be final.

Payment of scholarship

The payment of scholarship shall be made by the Board by making bank transfer to the accounts of the candidates. For this, the candidate shall open a bank account in his/her single name and shall inform details of such bank account to the Board so that amount of scholarship may be transferred to this account.

Contact Details

For more information about the scholarship students can contact their respective institution or may directly contact CBSE at the following address:

Secretary &Chief Vigilance Officer
Central Board of Secondary Education
Education, Shiksha Kendra, 2 Community Centre
Preet Vihar, New Delhi-110 092
Tel. 91-11-22549628 (For Scholarship matters)
Email: secy-cbse@nic.in
Website: http://www.cbse.nic.in