Students enrolled across various courses at IIT Delhi are offered several scholarship schemes and financial assistance to lessen their financial burden and to cover academic and other expenses during the entire program. The institute offers both external and internal scholarships to its students based on their qualifications and scores. However, a student needs to satisfy minimum eligibility criteria to avail the facility of scholarship awards and grants. Some of the popular scholarship schemes offered by IIT Delhi are as follows: 

Merit Cum Means Scholarship: 

  • The MCM (Merit Cum Means) Scholarships are offered to the students in the Undergraduate Programs of Engineering & Technology or M.Sc Programs.
  • Only 25% of the students are sanctioned to get this scholarship as per the institute's rules. 
  • Students of IIT Delhi whose annual family income or parent's gross income is up to INR 4.5 lakhs.
  • An award of INR 1000 is awarded per month to the students belonging to the GEN/OBC/EWS categories and the recipients are exempted from paying the tuition fee.
  • The tuition fee is exempted to all the students of the SC/ ST/ PwD category.

Research Assistance

  • Research Assistance is provided to the students who are enrolled in the Ph.D. or research programs at IIT Delhi and are willing to work for the department. 
  • Any student enrolled in the research-based programs on a full-time basis at IIT Delhi.
  • A minimum of INR 15,000 is awarded per month to students who can work about 20 hours a week.
  • For the students enrolled in MS Research Programme, a sum of INR 24,000 is awarded per month to work 8 hours a week.

Scholarships Offered by Alumni at IIT Delhi 

Apart from the scholarships offered by the institute, many reputed alumni have instituted scholarships at IIT Delhi to support the students on the basis of their academic performances. Some of the scholarships offered by alumni, corporates, and philanthropists are mentioned below.

Name of the Scholarship  Eligibility 
1984 Batch Scholarship  1st-year student of UG Programme
ABB Scholarship 2nd-year student in Electrical Engineering/ Power with 7.5 CGPA or above
Amar Chand Memorial Scholarship  1st-year student of M.Sc (Mathematics) securing a high CGPA at the end of the 1st semester 
Indian Women's Association Bonn Scholarship 1st year UG Student
Jain Scholarship  1st year UG Student based on JEE Rank & a minimum CGPA of 7.5
Janak Raj Malhotra Scholarship  1st year UG Student
Krishna Engineering Scholarship  1st year UG Student
Prof. A.K. Mahalanabis Memorial Scholarship 1st year UG Student of Electrical Engineering with highest JEE Rank

Loan Scholarships

Besides, most of the students are able to get the scholarship on the basis of merits and academic qualifications at IIT Delhi, still many alumni has contributed and instituted scholarships that repaid the interest on loans the student has took. Some of the loan scholarships are mentioned below.

  • Ved & Prem Lata Gulati Loan Scholarship
  • Smt. Sushma Lal Loan Scholarship
  • Smt. Sarada Warrior Loan Scholarship 
  • Shrimati Dharam Devi Bhatia Loan Scholarship
  • Shri Motiram Bulchand Shivdasani Scholarship
  • Samir Anand and Batch of 88 Loan Scholarship 

IIT Delhi Scholarship FAQs

Ques. Is there any scholarship in IIT Delhi?

Ans. Yes, the students of IIT Delhi are offered various scholarships by donors and the institute itself such as Merit Cum Means scholarships and research assistance to help the students meet their finances. 

Ques. Does IIT Delhi offer any loan scholarships?

Ans. Yes, the alumni department of IIT Delhi offers numerous loan scholarships to the students of IIT Delhi. Some of the loan scholarships are Ved & Prem Lata Gulati Scholarship, Smt. Sarada Warrior Loan Scholarship, Smt. Dharam Devi Bhatia Loan Scholarship etc.

Ques. Does an outside scholarship of IIT Delhi require a specific academic qualification?

Ans. Yes, scholarships offered by the alumni at IIT Delhi require a student to match the certain educational qualification to avail the scholarship facility such as a minimum CGPA of 7.0 is required for Amitraj Chibber Family Scholarship.