Scholarship

26 Merit Scholarship and 52 Merit-cum-Means Scholarships are awarded by the Institute (as per conditions laid down) for each year of B.Tech Degree courses. In addition to these, National Scholarships, Post-metric Scholarship and many other stipends are awarded by various Government institutions and other agencies as per details given in the chart.

Any students receiving a Merit Scholarship or Merit-cum-Means Scholarship or stipend will not be permitted to receive any other scholarship/stipend. In case he/ she is in receipt of any other Scholarship or stipend it must be surrendered and amounts received refunded before a Merit Scholarship or Merit-cum-Means Scholarship can be claimed. Loans or a single cash Prize however will not debar a student from eligibility, for the Merit Scholarship or Merit-cum-means Scholarship. A Scholarship which falls vacant due to any reason will be awarded to the next eligible candidate in order of merit.

Subject to availability, a small number of Merit-cum-Means Scholarship may be awarded to students in higher classes also on the aggregate of two semester examination in the previous year provided the students have secured 60% or more marks in one attempt in each of the two semester examinations in the previous year and they fulfill the eligibility conditions for the Merit-cum-Means Scholarship. For Merit-cum-Means Scholarship in the first year, the last date for applications is 30th September for the year of admission. Application forms are available in the office of the Deputy Registrar (Academic).

The number of Scholarship is decided by the Sanctioning Authority from time to time. The period for these scholarships and loans is four years subject to fulfillment of conditions laid down by the Sanctioning Authority.

For Engineering Education Loan, Haryana, the applications are to be submitted to the Director, National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, by 15th October. In all other cases, the last date will be decided by the Sanctioning Authority.

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP

The NITK Alumni Association awards 5 scholarships (one each in the disciplines of Civil, Computer, Electronics Electrical and Mechanical Engineering) of the value of the Rs. 2400/- per annum which is open to all regular B. Tech. students of the Institute.

ELIGIBILITY

(i) The Guardians/ Parents/ Financial Supporters of the claimants are unable to support him/ her.

(ii) All previous papers (both Theory & Practical) are clear.

PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING

The student is not receiving any other Scholarship (Loan, prize not included). An application for the grant of the scholarship should comprise:

One copy of the application on the prescribed form A.
Attested copy of the Board/University degree certificate.
An affidavit by the parent/guardians stating income from all the sources.

DURATION/RENEWAL

The duration of the Scholarship is one year.

PAYMENT

Payment of the Scholarship will be in two installments. The first installment will be of half of the total amount starting from the month of August of the current year. The second installment will be released after the student furnishes his odd semester examination result.

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MEDAL FOR THE BEST ALL ROUND STUDENT OF THE YEAR

Alumni Association has instituted a medal for Best All round Student of the year of the Institute. The best All Round Student will be same as selected by the duly constituted board of the Institute for the purpose.

The selected candidate will be required to execute a bond agreeing to abide by the terms and the conditions stated above and to repay the scholarship amount already drawn if a case of gross indiscipline is instituted against him/her.

In all matters, the decision of the President, NITK Alumni shall be final.

FOR ALL SCHOLARSHIP/LOANS

A student must abide by all rules and regulations of the Institute. Any misconduct on his/her part may result in cancellation of the Scholarship, in part or in whole, temporarily or permanently.

For unauthorised absence from classes for 3 days or more, a student shall be debarred for the whole semester from the benefits or Scholarships and/or other pecuniary advantages including loans.

In addition to the above Scholarships and loans, other Scholarships/stipends and financial assistance may also be available form time to time. For details, consult the Deputy Registrar (Academic).