NIT Puducherry offers multiple scholarships and fee waiver programmes to support meritorious and economically underprivileged students. NIT Puducherry provides various central sector scholarships, state government schemes, and tuition fee waivers to ensure financial constraints do not hinder your education. Check more details below-
1. Tuition Fee Waivers (For B.Tech Students)
Tuition fee waivers are automatically processed at the time of admission/registration based on the student's category and parental income certificate.
|
Student Category |
Annual Family Income Limit |
Fee Waiver Offered |
|---|---|---|
|
SC / ST / PwD |
No Income Limit |
100% Full Tuition Fee Waiver |
|
General / OBC / EWS |
Below INR 1,00,000 (Less than 1 Lakh) |
100% Full Tuition Fee Waiver |
|
General / OBC / EWS |
INR 1,00,000 to INR 5,00,000 (1 to 5 Lakhs) |
67% (2/3rd) Tuition Fee Waiver |
2. Central Government Scholarships (via NSP)
Students can apply for these national-level schemes online through the National Scholarship Portal (NSP).
| Scholarship Name | Target Audience | Benefits Offered | Application Cycle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top Class Education Scheme for SC Students | Eligible Scheduled Caste students | Full tuition fee coverage, living expenses, book allowances | Fresh & Renewal (Annually) |
| National Scholarship for Higher Education of ST Students | Eligible Scheduled Tribe students | Full tuition fee coverage, living expenses, book allowances | Active for AY 2026-2027 |
| National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) for ST Students | Eligible ST students pursuing foreign studies | International tuition fees, travel costs, maintenance allowance | Active for AY 2026-2027 |
3. State Government Scholarships.
| Scholarship Name | Target State / UT | Eligible Communities | Type of Assistance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welfare of Backward Classes Scheme | Tamil Nadu | BC, MBC, and DNC students | Academic fee concessions & state maintenance allowance |
| Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme | Puducherry (UT) | OBC and MBC students | Academic fee reimbursements according to UT norms |
4. Private & Trust Scholarships
Sh. Dorilal Agrawal Meritorious Scholarship: Financial aid explicitly designed for physically challenged (disabled) students. Applications are available in both English and Hindi.
How to Apply for NIT Puducherry Scholarships
To successfully apply, follow the NSP Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). Use the links below to request the necessary documents from the institute cell:
- Institute Bonafide Certificate: Required as proof of enrollment for NSP.
- Fee Structure: Download the official Institute and Hostel fee structures to upload as expense proof.
- Verification: Submit your completed application profile to the institute's SC/ST/OBC/Scholarship cell for official level-1 online verification.
No. All institutional and hostel dues must be cleared as a single lump-sum payment during the semester registration window. The college does not accept cash or monthly instalments; transactions must be made online via the designated State Bank Collect portal.
Yes. All SC, ST, and PwD undergraduate students receive a complete 100% tuition fee waiver at the time of admission. However, they are still required to pay the standard one-time institutional deposits, semester exam charges, and separate hostel or mess expenses.
Physically challenged BTech students at NIT Puducherry are eligible for the Sh. Dorilal Agrawal Meritorious Scholarship, specifically meant for physically challenged students. Additionally, eligible Persons with Disabilities (PwD) receive a 100% tuition fee waiver directly from the institute.
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Placements: Good companies have come and nice packages are being offered. Almost 80 percent of the students got placed. The highest package is 22 LPA. The lowest package is 6 LPA. The average package is 14 LPA. Top recruiting companies are L&T (the only one I know) but there are many. Internships have not yet started for us.
Placements: My batch 2024-2028 is a lucky batch because from the admission, we have seen the construction works that are going on in the college. Perhaps I am from the civil engineering Department, so most of the construction work, equipment, and process we saw on the site made it easy for us to understand the civil engineering work too.
Placements: I am from the 2021-2025 B.Tech Civil Engineering batch from NIT Puducherry. Our class strength is 25, out of which 10 students got placed in the 2025 campus recruitment. Companies like Sobha and L&T visit the college for recruitment. The highest package offered is 13 LPA this year (2025) in our batch.
Placements: People were placed with an average salary of around 7 LPA in EEE. Companies like Hitachi, Nexturn, L&T, and QBit Labs came for recruitment. The placement season is not over yet. A few people got into ABB. The roles offered were Graduate Trainee, Data Analyst, and Software Developer.
Placements: 95% of the students got placed in my course. 62 LPA is the highest package and 9 LPA is the lowest package. Samsung is the top recruiter. 100% of the students got internships in companies like Samsung, Intel, Wipro, etc. The top role offered by our college is in the artificial intelligence course.
Placements: 50 percent of students were placed in the IT sector. The highest package as of now is 16 LPA, the lowest is 3.5 LPA, and the average package is 8 LPA. The top recruiting companies are ABB, CDOt, Accenture, etc. 50 percent of students got internships from my course and in Lenevo company.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a month ago
Yes, Tamil Nadu BTech students enrolled at NIT Puducherry can apply for the regional Scholarship to BC, MBC & DNC Students from Tamil Nadu Studying in Premier Institutes (IIT/NIT/IIM/IIIT) provided by the Government of Tamil Nadu.
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered 3 months ago
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology helps students get funds from home states. Out-of-state BTech students apply on their own state welfare portals. The college administration easily gives you bonafide study certificates. They verify your documents fast to clearly state scholarship c
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered 7 months ago
Yes, NIT Puducherry does offer scholarships. The schemes are given only to selective students who meet the eligibility. The scholarship schemes are as below:
- National Scholarship Programme scheme
- Central Sector Scholarship Scheme of Top-Class education for SC students
- Post Metric Scholarship for OBC/ M
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a year ago
Yes, at NIT Puducherry, students enrolled in the M.Tech programme are offered various financial aid options. Some of the scholarships offered are as tabulated below:
| Scholarships | |
|---|---|
| Central Sector Scholarship Scheme of Top-class education for SC Students | Post Matric Scholarship for OBC/MBC students |
| Hakeem Abdul Scholarship | - |
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a year ago
Babu Banarasi Das National Institute of Technology and Management offers merit, financial need-based, and other criteria scholarships. The institute does not offer 100% scholarships to all students. A scholarship may cover a good amount of tuition fees. Students can avail of the scholarships that in
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Contributor-Level 8
Yes. General, OBC, and EWS students with an annual family income under ₹1 Lacs get a 100% tuition waiver. If the family income is between ₹1 Lacs and ₹5 Lakh, you receive a 67% tuition waiver automatically upon submitting a valid income certificate.