IIT Roorkee provides financial assistance to students by offering them scholarship schemes like Inspire She Scheme and various other schemes. Economically weaker students can avail of the tuition fee waiver benefit. Students having a strong academic background can also benefit from the IIT Roorkee scholarships. Check the list of IIT Roorkee scholarships mentioned below:
| Scholarship Name | Details |
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Merit-cum-Means Scholarship (MCM) |
- IIT Roorkee awards this scholarship to the students who are meritorious but have financial constraints - MCM scholarship is offered to 25% of undergraduate students - Students admitted in MSc second year can also apply for it |
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Convocation Awards/ Scholarship |
- IITR distributes these awards and scholarships during the convocation ceremony to the graduating students - There are two set criteria for these awards: Type A1: Based on Academic Performance Type A2 Based on Academic Performance and other various activities. |
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Non-Convocation Awards/ Scholarship |
- These are given to current students of various classes - Awarded on the basis of the following criteria: Type A1: Based on academic performance Type A2: Based on various other achievements |
IIT Roorkee Scholarship FAQs
Given below are the FAQs about the scholarships offered at IIT Roorkee:
In the Tuition Fee Waiver Scheme, a student gets his/her tuition fee waived as per the following criteria.
Full Tuition Fee Waiver– Offered to the most economically backward students having a family income of less than INR 1 LPA during the previous financial year or current assessment year.
2/3 Tuition Fee Waiver– Offered to economically backward students having a family income in the range of INR 1 LPA to INR 5 LPA during the previous financial year or current assessment year
The Tuition Fee Waiver Scheme is available only for the normal duration of the programme. For dual degree programmes, it is available only up to the 4th year.
Under the Free Messing scheme, a student can avail of a free messing (only basic menu) facility and a pocket allowance of INR 250 per month. Such students are also exempted from payment of hostel room rent. In case a student does not seek free messing, he/she gets a pocket allowance of INR 1,000 per month. To avail Free Messing scheme, a student is expected to fulfil the following conditions:
- Applicant belongs to SC or ST category.
- The applicant is a student of BTech, BArch, Integrated Dual Degree (IDD), Integrated Master of Technology (IMT), Integrated Master of Science (IMS), and BS-MS programmes admitted through JEE (Advanced) or MSc programmes admitted through JAM.
- The Gross Income of parents (Father and Mother or Guardian) during the previous financial year is not more than INR 5 LPA.
IIT Roorkee BTech fee is INR 8 lakh. Apart from this, students are required to pay the JEE Main application fee which is INR 625 (for boys) and INR 325 (for girls). For JEE Advanced, the application fee ranges from INR 1,400 to INR 2,800 for different category students.
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Placements: Overall, the placement percentage is around 70-80%. Placements are mostly dependent on the market conditions and demands. Teachers are assuming that by the end of 2030, the percentage may decrease by 5%. The average package offered ranges from 17-19 LPA. The highest package offered is 25 LPA. The major recruiters are Tata, ISRO, Google, Microsoft, Honda, L&T, Bajaj, etc. Roles like consulting, financing, etc., are offered here.
Placements: The placement is, I think, one of the best placements in the history of IITs. The average package here overall is 18-25 LPA. The mechanical average package is above 15 LPA. The highest goes up to above 40 LPA. You can assume that 50% of students choose core placement, while the other 50% choose non-core roles, like the IT sector. The core roles offered are design manager, manufacturing engineer, etc. The non-core roles offered are software engineer, finance, etc.
Placements: The placement of this IIT campus is extraordinary. The highest package for the mechanical branch is above 50 LPA. The average package is 15 to 18 LPA. The recruiting companies are Microsoft, Google and other top companies. The internship programme is available with a good stipend. The placement percentage is close to 100%.
Placements: Out of 120 students enrolled in my course, around 70 to 80 are placed at the end of the semester, the rest went for Master's, UPSC, or in other fields. The highest package of Chemical Engineering is around 55 LPA, the average is around 16-17 LPA, and the lowest is 8 LPA. Top recruiting companies are HUL, BPCL Dr Reddy's, Microsoft, Adobe, Infoedge, Urban Company, etc. Around 30 to 40 students got on-campus internships in companies like Amazon, Infoedge, Microsoft, and PayPal. Top roles offered a...
Placements: 60-70% students are placed. The rest go for higher studies, entrepreneurship, GATE, UPSC, etc. There are opportunities to go in core, tech, or finance sectors as per your wish. Top companies from PSUs like GAIL and HPCL come for placement. Students are also placed in Microsoft, Accenture, Amazon, etc.
Placements: The greatest student placement prospects were provided by this university. 35 LPA was the highest package this university offered. 7 LPA was the cheapest bundle. Every year, a number of renowned IT businesses come to this university to look for placements. This university offered a wide range of internship possibilities. A software developed was the top job provided to students in this course.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 2 years ago
IIT Roorkee offers three different scholarships to its BSc students. Each scholarship is aimed at providing financial aid to deserving and meritorious students of the college. Listed below are the available scholarships along with the eligibility criteria:
1. MCM Scholarship
- Applicant belongs to Gene
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 years ago
IIT Roorkee offers three different scholarships namely MCM Scholarship, Inspire She Scholarship, James Thomason Scholarship. For each of these scholarships, student needs to submit different set of documents. Listed below are the documents required:
To apply for James Thomason Scholarship student mus
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 years ago
The highest amount of scholarship is offered under the MCM scholarship. In this scholarship IIT Roorkee offers various benefits. A student availing MCM scholarship will get INR 1,000 per month for 10 months per academic year and refund of the remaining tuition fee.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 years ago
Yes, IIT Roorkee offers around three scholarships, including Merit-Cum-Means (MCM), James Thomason Scholarship, INSPIRE Scholarship IITR. Apart from this, the institute also offers several fee waivers and assistantships on need and merit basis. For more details, students are advised to visit the adm
Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
You’ve got solid options ,so let’s keep it simple and real.
Top pick (overall):
👉 Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (Biotech) or Indian Institute of Technology Ropar (Mechanical)
IIT tag + exposure + long-term value is hard to beat.
If you’re 100% sure about coding/tech:
👉 LNM Institute of Informa
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Contributor-Level 7
The tuition fee waiver / concession in IITs and NITs are as follows:
For GEN and OBC students having annual family income less than Rs. 1 Lacs and all SC, ST & PwD students: 100% tuition fee waiver. Only fee in other heads like exam fee, hostel and mess fee, gymkhana fee, etc., need to be paid.
For GEN and OBC students having annual family income between Rs. 1 Lacs and Rs. 5 lakh: 2/3rd waiver in tuition fee. Only 33.33% of tuition fee need to be paid.
For GEN and OBC students having annual family income above Rs. 5 Lacs or those students who are not desirous of obtaining fee waiver or have not submitted income certificate: Full tuition fee need to be paid.