Top 5 IIT Roorkee Scholarships for Students 2026: Eligibility, Amount, Benefits

1) Merit cum Means Scholarship

IIT Roorkee offers a merit-cum means scholarship to its students. Eligible UG students get a minimum INR 1000 per month for 10 months per academic year with a refund of remaining tuition fees. As for a M.Sc student, he/she will get a minimum of INR 1000 for 10 months per academic year. The scholarship is for normal course details and for four years for the IDD program. The merit scholarship covers only 25% of the strength of the class.

Merit cum Means Scholarship Eligibility Criteria

Below are the eligibility requirements for the merit cum means scholarship:

• Candidates should be enrolling in the program of B.Tech, B.Arch., Integrated Dual Degree, Integrated Master of Technology, Integrated Master of Science, and BS-MS programmes admitted through JEE (Advanced) or M.Sc. programmes admitted through JAM.

• Students should belong to General or OBC or EWS category.

• Candidates parent’s gross income must not exceed INR 5,00,000 for a year.

• Applicants CGPA and YGPA should be 7.0 or above. The scholarship is not available for fresher students.

Merit cum Means Scholarship Documents Required

Below are the documents required for the merit cum means scholarship:

• Pan Cards of Father and Mother

• Aadhar Cards of Father and Mother

• Income Tax Return (ITR) Forms of Father or Mother of current year.

2) James Thomasan Scholarship

The IIT Roorkee offers this James Thomasan Scholarship to the students whose admissions are based though JEE Advanced. Candidates who will secure upto All India Rank (AIR) 250 are only eligible for this scholarship. The scholarship is granted to the highest qualified students. Candidates can avail this scholarship only at one time.

James Thomasan Scholarship Eligibility Criteria

Candidates should check the eligibility requirements for James Thomasan scholarship:

• Candidates should be enrolled in the program of B.Tech., B.Arch., Integrated Dual Degree, Integrated Master of Technology, Integrated Master of Science, and BS-MS programmes admitted through JEE Advanced.

• Students should have at All India Rank Rank(AIR) up to 250 for availing this scholarship.

3) Inspire SHE Scholarship

IIT Roorkee offers the scholarship for higher education for its students. The Inspire SHE Scholarship offers an amount of INR 80,000 per annum. Each student will get an INR 5,000 per month with a total of INR 60,000. All the SHE scholars are required to do summer research projects from any recognized research centre across India. Candidates get a grant of INR 20,000 for summer time mentorship per year.

Inspire SHE Scholarship Eligibility Criteria

Applicants should know the eligibility criteria of the Inspire SHE scholarship before applying for it:

• Candidates who are in the top 1% in their class 12 or the qualifying exams like JEE Main or JEE Advanced or AIMPT.

• Students' parents must have income not exceeding INR 5,00,000 per year.

• Students who have been selected under Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) and pursuing Bachelor/Master courses in Natural Sciences.

• The scholarship is eligible for candidates pursuing the Natural and Basic Science courses at the B.Sc., B.S., B.Sc. with Research (4 years), Integrated M.Sc and M.S. courses.

Inspire SHE Scholarship Documents Required

Below are the documents required while applying for the Inspire SHE scholarship:

• Class 12th marksheet

• Class 10th marksheet

• Endorsement Certificate signed by the respective person

• Eligibility note or Advisory note (not mandatory)

• Certificate specifying the rank or award in the JEE Main or JEE Advanced or any other qualifying examination.

4) Dr S K Goel And Mrs. Kusum Goel Scholarship

The IIT Roorkee offers Dr S K Goel And Mrs. Kusum Goel scholarship from 2022. Each student has been added every year. In 2025, four students will receive this scholarship. The scholarship amount offered is INR 2,00,000 every year. The candidate will get a scholarship for the program duration (4 years).

Dr S K Goel And Mrs. Kusum Goel Scholarship Eligibility Criteria

Below are the above mentioned scholarship requirements:

• Candidates should be of general and OBC category.

• Students who want to avail this scholarship, their parents' gross salary income must stay in between INR 5,00,000 to 6,00,000.

• For continuation of this scholarship, students should maintain a minimum CGPA of 7.5 at the end of the year.

Dr S K Goel And Mrs. Kusum Goel Scholarship Documents Required

Students should prepare this documents before applying for the Dr S K Goel And Mrs. Kusum Goel Scholarship:

• Pan Cards of Father and Mother

• Aadhar Cards of Father and Mother

• Income Tax Return (ITR) Forms of Father or Mother of current year.

5) Scholarships to Disadvantaged Students Pursuing Engineering

The IIT Roorkee offers this scholarship to support 2 undergraduate students. This scholarship offers an amount of $1,000 per year. The selected student should maintain a CGPA of 7.0 or above for continuation of scholarship every year. The one scholarship is usually reserved for one female student.

Scholarships to Disadvantaged Students Pursuing Engineering Eligibility Criteria

Applicants should check the requirements for the scholarship:

• Candidates should belong to general or OBC category

• Students must not avail any scholarship regarding this time.

• Applicants must be in the first year of the B.Tech program.

Scholarships to Disadvantaged Students Pursuing Engineering Documents Required

Below are the documents required for the above scholarship:

• Pan Cards of Father and Mother

• Aadhar Cards of Father and Mother

• Income Tax Return (ITR) Forms of Father or Mother of current year.