- These scholarships reward meritorious students and support those facing financial difficulties, contributing to a more inclusive learning environment at IIT Dhanbad.
IIT Dhanbad Scholarships: The Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad (IIT D) provides several scholarships to deserving students based on merit and financial need. Here’s a breakdown of the available scholarships and their eligibility criteria:
General Scholarships and Fee Waivers – Tuition Fee Waiver / Merit Cum Means (MCM) Scholarship / Free-ship:
- Available for BTech, Dual Degree, Integrated MTech, MSc, MA, and MBA students
- Eligibility: Annual family income ≤ ₹5 lakh; certain documentation required
- SC/ST/PWD students are exempt from tuition fees.
Specific scholarships by discipline and year
- Budhwanti Mrig Memorial Scholarship: For two female students
- Atlas Copco Scholarship: Final-year mining engineering student
- Indrajeet and Satyawati Badhwar Scholarship: One meritorious final-year BTech student
- ISS Scholarship: Up to 10 best final-year BTech/MSc Tech/MBA students
- SL Sehgal Memorial Scholarship: Fourth-year BTech, ME, MM, MLE students
Merit cum Means (MCM) Scholarships – The Institute also provides scholarships from the endowment funds it gets. These are:
- Paritosh Pathikrit Endowment: 1 student each from the third and fourth-year BTech
- Chugh Family Foundation: 4 awards (one per year) across all engineering branches, preferably for female students
- Peggy & Avinash Ahuja: 10 awards across all engineering years
- Naresh Vashisht Foundation: 20 awards (5 per year) across all disciplines
These scholarships reward meritorious students and support those facing financial difficulties, contributing to a more inclusive learning environment at IIT Dhanbad.
