AICTE Scholarship Schemes 2025 open for Technical Degree and Diploma students

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has invited applications for specified scholarships being awarded by it for Technical Diploma/Technical Degree Programs to specified categories of students.

The scholarships are (i) Swanath Scholarship (Technical Degree) (ii) Swanath Scholarship (Technical Diploma) (iii) Saksham Scholarship for Specially Abled Student (Technical Degree) (iv) Saksham Scholarship for Specially Abled Student (Technical Diploma) (v) Pragati Scholarship for Girl Students (Technical Degree) (vi) Pragati Scholarship for Girl Students (Technical Diploma)

The objective and eligibility for each are as follows:

AICTE - Swanath Scholarship Scheme (Technical Diploma/Technical Degree): The Scheme aims to provide encouragement and support to orphans, wards of parents died due to Covid-19, wards of Armed Forces and Central Paramilitary Forces martyred in action (Shaheed), wards of those suffering from critical life threatening disease (Like Cancer etc.)/ Died or severely disabled in accident, to pursue education.

Eligibility: Applicant should be from any one of the following categories: (i) Orphan (ii) Either or both parents died due to Covid 19 (iii) Wards of Armed Forces and Central Paramilitary Forces martyred in action (Shaheed) (iv) Parent is suffering from critical life threatening disease (Like Cancer etc.)/ Died or severely disabled (above 80%) in accident (as per RPwD Act 2016). Family income from all sources should not be more than Rs. 8 lakh per annum during the financial year of the application (A valid income certificate issued by the State/UT Government is to be enclosed). The candidate should be currently studying in the AICTE-approved institutions and courses at the Degree/ Diploma level in regular mode (in 1st/2nd/ 3rd/4th year). Applicant should not be receiving any Central Govt. / State Govt. / AICTE Sponsored scholarships.

AICTE - Saksham Scholarship Scheme for Specially Abled Student (Technical Degree/ Technical Diploma): The Scheme is aimed at providing encouragement and support to specially-abled children to pursue technical education.

Eligibility: Applicant should be a Specially-abled student, having disability of not less than 40%, admitted to the first year of a degree-level/Diploma course or the second year of a degree-level/Diploma level course through lateral entry in any of the AICTE-approved institutions of the respective year. Family income from all sources should not be more than Rs. 8 lakh per annum during the current financial year. A valid income certificate issued by the State /UT Government needs to be enclosed.

AICTE - Pragati Scholarship Scheme for Girl Students (Technical Degree/ Technical Diploma): Scheme being implemented by AICTE aimed at providing assistance for the advancement of Girls pursuing technical education.

Eligibility: The girl candidate should be admitted to the first year of a Degree-level/Diploma-level course or the second year of a Degree-level/Diploma-level course through lateral entry in any of the AICTE-approved institutions of the respective year. Maximum two girl children per family are eligible. Family income from all sources should not be more than Rs. 8 lakh per annum during the current financial year. A valid income certificate issued by the State/ UT Government needs to be enclosed.

Number of scholarships, amount of scholarship, duration of scholarship, etc., are given in the Guidelines of each scholarship at https://scholarships.gov.in/All-Scholarships (All India Council for Technical Education link)

The application can be submitted at this link by December 15, 2025.