BITSAT Scholarship 2027: Eligibility, Income Limit & CGPA Rules for Top 1,000 Rankers

BITS Pilani will offer 100% tuition fee scholarships to the top 1,000 BITSAT 2027 rankers with family income up to Rs 20 lakh. Check eligibility and benefits.

BITSAT Scholarship 2027: Eligibility, Details, Amount

BITSAT 2027 Scholarship: Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani will offer a 100% tuition fee scholarship to the top 1,000 rank holders of BITSAT 2027. The expanded scholarship programme will be available from the 2027 admission session and will benefit students whose annual family income does not exceed Rs 20 lakh. Under the scheme, eligible candidates will receive a complete tuition fee waiver for all four years of their undergraduate programme. However, students will have to maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 7.5 at their respective campuses to continue receiving the scholarship.

BITS Pilani Group Vice Chancellor V Ramgopal Rao announced the expansion of the scholarship programme. The institute has increased the number of beneficiaries from 500 to 1,000, extending full tuition fee support to more high-performing BITSAT candidates. The scholarship will be included in the admission offer itself. Eligible students will not have to submit a separate scholarship application after joining the institute.

BITS Pilani Scholarship 2027: Eligibility Criteria

Candidates seeking admission through BITSAT 2027 will have to meet the following conditions to receive the full tuition fee scholarship:

• BITSAT rank: Candidates must secure a rank among the top 1,000 in the BITSAT 2027 exam.

• Family income: The annual family income should not exceed Rs 20 lakh.

• Scholarship amount: Eligible students will receive a 100% tuition fee waiver.

• Duration: The scholarship will cover tuition fees for all four years of the undergraduate programme.

• Academic performance: Students must maintain a minimum CGPA of 7.5 at their respective campuses.

The scholarship will be applicable to eligible students admitted to BITS Pilani’s undergraduate integrated first-degree programmes, including Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) and Master of Science (MSc) courses.

BITSAT Scholarship 2027: Coverage Extended for 1000 Rankers

BITS Pilani introduced its tuition-blind admission initiative for the top 500 BITSAT rankers from the 2026-27 academic session. Under the earlier scheme, students from families with an annual income of up to Rs 20 lakh were eligible for a 100% tuition fee waiver for four years, subject to maintaining a minimum CGPA of 7.5. The institute has now doubled the number of beneficiaries to 1,000 from the 2027 admission session.

In 2026, the number of eligible students from the top 500 BITSAT rankers who joined the institute increased by 50%. The BITSAT score required to secure a position in this group also increased from 314 to 324. The institute also recorded an increase in admissions among candidates ranked between 501 and 1,000, who were not covered under the earlier scholarship programme.

BITS Pilani Merit-Based Scholarships

BITS Pilani also provides merit-based and merit-cum-need scholarships, fee concessions and fellowships to students across its academic programmes. During the 2025-26 academic year, the institute distributed approximately Rs 190 crore through scholarships, fee waivers and fellowships across its undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes. Of this amount, Rs 101 crore was allocated to undergraduate students through merit-based, merit-cum-need and international student scholarship programmes.

The institute stated that approximately one in every four students across its campuses received some form of financial assistance. With the expansion of the full tuition fee scholarship programme, BITS Pilani aims to make admission more accessible to academically deserving students, irrespective of their financial background.