NIT Patna assists its needy students financially and encourages them to enroll across the professional degree courses of the institute by supporting them with several financial assistance and stipends on a monthly and yearly basis. However, most of the scholarship schemes at NIT Patna are for students belonging to the low economic categories such as SC/ST or other backward classes. Also, the scholarship stipends vary from one another depending upon the caste category and the scholarship awarding authority. The list of some popular Scholarship schemes along with their details is mentioned below.

Scholarship/Stipends Awarding Authority  Stipends/Award Amount 
Minority-1 Minority Commission, Ranchi INR 17,000
Ex-serviceman-1 Uttar Pradesh Sainik Kalyan INR 2,500
SC-2 ST & SC Development Deptt. Orissa INR 49,760
SC-1 Indian Oil, New Delhi INR 12,000
SC-3 Indian Oil, New Delhi INR 1,08,000
ST-2 ST & SC Development Deptt. Orissa INR 49,760
GEN-1 Sitaram Jindal Foundation, New Delhi INR 2,400
SC-1 Indian Oil, New Delhi INR 12,000
SC-2 ST & SC Development Deptt. Orissa INR 41,600
ST-3 Director of Tech. Edn., Itanagar INR 17,800
BCE-1 BC Welfare, WB INR 15,880
SC-2 Welfare of SC, Assam INR 27,368
SC-1 Tech. Edn., HP INR 6,000
SC-1 Social Welfare Dept., Karnataka INR 50,000
Minority-1 Director of Tech. Edn., Thiruvanthpuran INR 20,000

NIT Patna Scholarship FAQs  

Ques. Does NIT Patna offer concessions to its students? 

Ans. Yes, the institute offers concessions to its UG & PG students on the basis of grade scores. However, the reservation of seats is as follows:

  • 15% of seats are reserved for SC and 7.5% for ST candidates.
  • 3% of seats are reserved for PH candidates.
  • 27% of seats are reserved for OBC candidates.

Ques. Do the scholarship awards of NIT Patna include hostel charges? 

Ans. No, the hostel charges of NIT Patna are not included in the scholarship awards/stipends and it generally covers the tuition fee and other academic expenses of the institute. 

Ques. Can a 1st-year B.Tech student get the scholarship at NIT Patna? 

Ans. Yes, a 1st-year student of the B.Tech program can avail the facility of scholarships at NIT Patna on the basis of their rank in JEE Main entrance exam and 10+2 academic performance.