Scholarship:

Pragati (Scholarship for Girl Students) : To provide encouragement and support to Girl Child to pursue technical education “Pragati Scholarship” has been launched by the MHRD from the year 2014-15 and implemented by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). Pragati is a scheme of AICTE aimed at providing assistance for Advancement of Girls participation in Technical Education. Education is one of the most important means of empowering women with the knowledge, skill and self confidence necessary to participate fully in the development process. This is an attempt to give every young Women the opportunity to further her education and prepare for a successful future by “Empowering Women Through Technical Education”.

SAKSHAM (Scholarship to Differently Abled Students) : The Ministry of HRD is implementing Saksham Scholarship Scheme through All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to provide encouragement and support to differently abled students to pursue technical education in a year. Saksham is a scheme of AICTE aimed at providing encouragement and support to specially abled children to pursue Technical Education. This an attempt to give every young student who is otherwise specially abled, the opportunity to study further and prepare for a successful future.

Visit http://www.aicte-india.org/opportunities/students/overview for various other scholarships provided by different organisation.

Please note that every state provides scholarship in some form or other, students and parents are advised to go through the websites of their respective states to avail these scholarship.