Private UG Scholarships in Engineering and Technology

Aditya Birla Group Scholarship

The Aditya Birla Group Scholarship is an effort to financially support the bright and deserving management graduates in India.

Presently, the scholarship covers the academic fees as well as the hostel fees for the duration of the course, commencing with the academic session of the first year.

Value of scholarship:

IIM; Rs 1, 75,000 per annum

IIT / BITS (Pilani): Rs 65,000 per annum

Since the scholarship covers the entire course, scholars are entitled to a refund of any amounts they may have paid to their institute, prior to the commencement of the scholarship.

The scholarship funds are administered by the dean/director of the institution. All funds are sent directly to them for appropriate disbursal.

The performance of the scholars is monitored closely for renewal of the award every year.

Selection procedure

The Aditya Birla Scholars are assessed regularly on qualitative and quantitative parameters to judge their performance on the academic and leadership front. This assessment forms the basis for determining the continuation of the scholarship for the next academic session.

For the IIMs, the assessment is done once in a one-year time frame.

For the IITs and for BITS (Pilani), the assessment is done thrice in a three-year time frame.

Assessment criteria:

• Scholastic standards: The scholar must be in the top 25 per cent of students in his/her batch.
  
  
• Work done by the scholar during the course of the programme: At least 60 per cent of the assignments must have a rating of at least 7 on a 9-point scale.
  
  
• Practical work-related experiences of the scholar: Summer project must have a rating of at least 7 on a 9-point scale.
  
  
• Participation in campus activities: Active participation in a minimum of two forums on campus.
  
  
• Learning: Scholar has to write a 350-word essay on "Being an Aditya Birla scholar: experience sharing".