IIT Kharagpur Offers Full Scholarship to Top 100 JEE Advanced Students, Entire BTech Will Be Funded

IIT Kharagpur, from the session 2021-22 onwards, will provide top 100 JEE Advanced ranking students with a full ride scholarship to cover all the expenses students may incur while doing their BTech degrees. Prof Virendra Kumar Tewari, director of IIT Kharagpur, made the announcement about this full ride scholarship on 18 August 2021, IIT Kharagpur’s 71st Foundation Day. The scholarship, named “Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Full Scholarship for Top 100 JEE (Advanced) Rankers”, aims at supporting students within Top 100 All India Rankings in JEE Advanced and whose parents’ gross annual income is below rupees twenty lakhs

“At IIT Kharagpur, we believe that not a single meritorious student should have their education limited due to financial constraints. It is our responsibility as well as it is our privilege and immense pleasure to support all such talented and meritorious but economically challenged students to access higher education. This scholarship is in the name of Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (Ishwar Chandra Bandyopadhyay) and he earned the title of ‘Vidyasagar’ for his vast knowledge in Sanskrit and Indian philosophy which was compared to the vastness of the ocean. His quest for knowledge was so intense that he used to study under a street light as it was not possible for him to afford a gas lamp at home. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar worked endlessly to provide equal education to all men and women irrespective of their caste, religion and gender,” said Tewari.

What the IIT Kharagpur Scholarship Will Cover?

The scholarship is basically being offered as higher education can cost a significant amount of money, and some students, though being meritorious and excellent academically, find it difficult to push through for higher studies due to lack of income flow. Apart from tuition fees, the cost incurred while pursuing a BTech includes books, transportation, food and lodging. This full ride scholarship would cover the entire cost of education of a student such as:

• Institution fees
• Hall expenses.
• Text book.
• Meals, gadgets and other miscellaneous expenses such as relocation expenses, personal expenses, other living costs, and also to provide an out-of-pocket allowance.

“The students, you are encouraged to carry on with your studies, not only for your bright future but also for the progress of the nation. You need not worry for the expenses enroute your education career, as the institute assures of solely bearing all the financial expenses throughout”, said Prof Surjya K Pal, the Associate Dean of Alumni Affairs and Branding and the Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at IIT Kharagpur. “If you want to be a support to your family, you can be so as there is a provision where the saved amount from your expenses can be utilised for the benefits of your immediate family members. There is absolutely no need to worry about finances.”