IIT Palakkad - Indian Institute of Technology Scholarships and Funding
Merit-Cum-Means scholarships, Institute free studentships, and Scholarships for SC/ST are available to the students of IIT Palakkad, as per the Government of India norms.
1. SC/ST scholarship awarded to SC/ST students whose parental income less than Rs.4.5 Lakhs per annum
Eligibility: Parental Annual Income Rs.4.5 Lakhs (renewal every semester – subject to a minimum GPA of 5 in the passed subjects).
Tuition Fees: Exemption from the payment of tuition fees.
Mess Charges: Free Messing – Basic Menu
Pocket Allowance: Rs.250/- per month
Hostel Seat Rent: Waiver
2. Institute Merit-cum-Means (MCM) Scholarship:
a) MCM scholarship is awarded to 25% of the admitted students of GE/BC-NCL students
Eligibility: Parental Annual Income Rs.4.5 Lakhs (renewal every semester – subject to a minimum GPA of 5 in the passed subjects).
Tuition Fees: Exemption from the payment of tuition fees.
Allowance: Rs.1000/- per month
b) Prof. Valsakumar Memorial Scholarships for M.Sc. Physics Students.
i. Merit Award for one student with a certificate of appreciation and Rs. 5000/- prize money.
ii. Prof. Valsakumar Merit cum Means Scholarship for one student of Rs.35000/- per semester.
3. Institute Free Studentship:
Free studentship: Beyond the 25% limit, for a further 10% of the admitted GE/BC-NCL students.
Eligibility: Parental Annual Income ? Rs.4.5 Lakhs (renewal every semester – subject to a minimum GPA of 5 in the passed subjects).
Tuition Fees: Exemption from the payment of tuition fees, irrespective of parental income and performance.
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Placements: As 70% of graduates got placed on campus, from them 73% of students got placed in core companies like Dell, LG Electronics, Hyundai, and the rest of them got hired in their passionate roles like banking, software roles. There are no certain limitations for the students to participate in any of the companies arriving on the campus.
Placements: Considering it was a realistic emerging scope, there will be massive offers available for the specific disciplines, with the top offers of 17.8 LPA. Companies like MathWorks, Adobe, and Morgan Stanley are ready to hire. The students from this academic background. One of the demanding courses with the best offers.
Placements: Around 70-80% of students got placements in recent years. The highest package in this course is approximately 36 LPA, average package is around 15 LPA - 17 LPA, and the lowest package is below 12 LPA. Top recruiting companies are Accenture, TCS, BNY Mellon, Infosys, etc. Top roles offered are embedded system engineer, hardware design engineer, control system engineer, etc.
Placements: Recruitment at the college is good. This year, our seniors are the first batch to sit through the placements. Top companies like ABB, BHEL, NTPC, etc., visit the university. 90% of the students get an internship from our college. The salary range offered is Rs 24,000 to Rs. 30,000. Approximately, 95% of the students are placed. Top roles offered are electrical engineer, power systems engineer, and so on.
Placements: The enrollment rate in our study is 86%. The average package is about 19 LPA. The top companies that hire civil engineers are Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Lupin Limited, Tata Chemicals, etc. Research scientist, professor, etc., are the top roles offered. Each student has internship opportunities.
Placements: Placement results of our discipline are lower than other department results but alumni of our discipline work in good companies with top-rated packages. They were assured of providing at least one offer with minimal pay which helps to develop skills and work experience. They are good at building networking among core companies.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 4 months ago
SC/ST students with a family income below INR 4.5 Lacs receive a full tuition and hostel fee waiver, free messing, and pocket allowance of INR 250 per month.
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered 4 months ago
The MCM Scholarship is given to 25% of high-achieving students with an annual family income of less than INR 4.5 L. It provides a full tuition fee waiver (INR 1 Lacs per semester) as well as a monthly pocket allowance of INR 1,000.
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered 2 years ago
Yes, the institute provides scholarships such as Merit Cum Means Scholarships for Professional and Technical Courses, Scholarships for Students with Disabilities, Top Class Education Scheme for SC students, National Fellowship and Scholarships for Higher Education for ST students, Central Sector Sch
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered 4 weeks ago
Yes, IIT Palakkad offers a 4-year BTech specialisation in Mechanical Engineering. Though the college does not offer EEE it also offers Electrical Engineering. Students who qualify for these course through JEE Mains can get admission through the counselling process.
Among the different branches at IIT
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered a month ago
Yes, you could get into IIT Palakkad for the MSc course admission, with a cutoff rank of 700 if you belong to the OBC category under the All India quota.
For this category, the IIT Palakkad cutoff 2026 was published for round 1. The first round cutoff varied between 759 and 1019. Students can refer
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Contributor-Level 10
No, MSc at IIT Palakkad is not very costly. The total tuition fee of MSc at IIT Palakkad is INR 12,000. Candidates need to pay the course fee to confirm their seat. This number is taken from the official sources. It can change.