AICTE Yashasvi Scholarship: Benefits, Eligibility, and Selection Process

AICTE Scholarship is an initiative for the AICTE Yashasvi-Young Achievers' Scholarship and Holistic Academic Skills Venture Initiative-by the All India Council for Technical Education toward core engineering technical education. Its aim is to motivate meritorious students towards taking undergraduate as well as diploma courses in any of the core engineering branches including Civil, Chemical, Electrical, Electronics, or Mechanical Engineering within the approved list of institutions that have AICTE accreditation for these programs from the academic session 2024-25 onward.

The applicant shall produce a valid Income Certificate issued by the State/UT government. The scholarship would award an amount of INR 50,000 per year up to 4 years for Degree students and up to INR 30,000 per year up to 3 years for Diploma students. The scholarship would be purely granted on merit basis in the qualifying examination with reservations as applicable according to the norms of the Government. Read the article further to know more details about this prestigious scholarship.

Eligibility Criteria of AICTE Yashasvi  Scholarship

Only those candidates who fulfill the eligibility criteria for the AICTE Yashasvi Scholarship will be selected for the rewards. The eligibility criteria includes information regarding the age limit, nationality, and more including the educational qualifications. Students are advised to check the AICTE scholarship eligibility criteria below.

• He/She should be an Indian citizen.
• Must have been admitted to first year in any diploma or degree course of any AICTE approved core engineering disciplines
• Annual Family Income: Not exceeding  8,00,000 from all sources. The requirement is accompanied by an income certificate issued by a State/ UT government
• All such students who are admitted in the first year or second year through lateral entry to degree or diploma programs in core engineering branches of AICTE-approved institutions are eligible to apply for the Yashasvi Scholarship.

Yashasvi Scholarship Features

To understand what kind of support the scholarship offers and the important features of the scholarship, candidates may read the below information.

• Financial Support: The scholarship scheme offers financial support to meritorious students who take technical education in core engineering branches.
• Annual Scholarship Amount:
  • Degree Students: INR 50,000 per year for a maximum of four years (three years for lateral entry students).
  • Diploma Students: INR 30,000 per year for a maximum of three years (two years for lateral entry students). 
• Total Scholarships: A total of 5,200 scholarships are issued every year. 2,593 are issued for degree courses and 2,607 for diploma courses. 

Educational Enrollment of AICTE Yashasvi Scholarship

The scholarship is available to students who are studying in the following core engineering streams:

• Civil Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Electronics Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

Application Procedure for AICTE Yashasvi Scholarship

The AICTE Yashasvi Scholarship application process is pretty simple and straight forward including steps like registration, filling the form, selecting the scheme, uploading documents, and finally submitting the application. Each of these steps has been carefully detailed below.

Step 1: Registration

The first step to filling the application form for AICTE scholarship is to register for the scholarship. To register, follow the below steps.

• Visit the AICTE Scholarship Portal.
• Register by filling up the personal and academic details required.
• The registration ID/Application/User ID and password will be shared over the registered email ID and mobile number via SMS.

Step 2: Filling the Application Form

Once the applicant registers successfully, they can proceed to fill out the application form. The step-by-step procedure to fill the form is explained below.

• Login with the credentials provided at the time of registration.
• Select the Yashasvi Scholarship Scheme.
• Fill up the application form correctly.
• Upload all the required documents as follows:
  • Income certificate
  • Academic transcripts
  • Admission letter

Step 3: Submission of the AICTE scholarship form

Once the application form has been duly filled, candidates are advised to carefully check the information before submitting the actual form. The following points need to be considered in this regard.

• Check if all information filled and document uploaded
• Submit application form
• Obtain application reference number for further use

Selection Criteria of AICTE Yashasvi Scholarship

The selection criteria for the AICTE Yashasvi Scholarship is simple and easy. Read below to know the selection criteria for this scholarship.

• Merit-Based: It follows the merit-based selection as per qualifying examination:
  • Degree Students: As per Class 12 marks.
  • Diploma Students: The selection of diploma students is done as per the marks of Class 10.
• Reservation: It is as per Government of India norms.
• In case of tie: The following criteria shall be used in case of a tie.
  • Degree Students: Higher percentage in Class 12; if it is still tied, then elder age shall prevail.
  • Diploma Students: Greater percentage in Class 10; if it is still a tie, then older age shall have precedence.

The Yashasvi Scholarship: Significance

Having understood the basics of the Yashasvi scholarship, it is crucial to understand the significance of this valuable scholarship. Below listed are a few points highlighting the significance of this scholarship.

• Promotes Technical Education: Enables enrolling students into core engineering disciplines that shape the bedrock of the country's industrial growth.
• Economic Support: Helps share financial burden among the economically weaker section of students, allowing them to get quality technical education.
• Merit Incentive: Respected and rewarded academic acumen across the Indian student population.
• Students' Increased Enrollment: More students enroll in core engineering programs.
• Academic Motivation: It compels the students to sustain academic excellence to qualify for and maintain the scholarship.
• Career Opportunities: The quality education in core engineering disciplines enhances good career prospects.

Benefits of the Yashasvi Scholarship

The Yashasvi scholarship offers some valuable benefits to its applicants. Read the benefits of the scholarship mentioned as under.

• The financial support provided under the scholarship is sufficient in covering the cost incurred in pursuing education.
• The students are given ample opportunities for studying in leading institutions without any financial bound leading to quality education.
• It emphasizes areas of core engineering fields, so that there are adequate human resources in the most important disciplines of national development.

Terms and Conditions of the AICTE Yashasvi Scholarship

When applying for the scholarship, the following terms and conditions must be considered and taken into account.

• There should be not more than a gap of 2 years between qualifying examination and taking admission in Degree/Diploma course.
• It is notified once a year on AICTE Scholarship Portal Applications are invited.
• However, if a student (belonging to a reserved category) is qualified in general merit list, he/she will be eligible under the general category.
• Applications which are not complete will not be considered. The scholarship applied online will only consider verified scholarships.
• Dropping out in a later year means not getting the scholarship benefits for subsequent years.
• This particular scholarship is only for on core engineering branches. 
• In the event of a students changing to any other branch, the student will lose right of the award scholarship and must return the full amount of the scholarship to AICTE in the form of Demand Draft drawn in favour of “Member Secretary, AICTE,” New Delhi.
• Students may not receive any other financial assistance, including scholarships, fellowships, stipends, or salaries during their course.
• Everyone must ensure that they do not lose the AICTE scholarship, in which case they need to return the entire amount through Draft.
• The scholarship program would be monitored and managed by AICTE.
• If CGPA is received along with total marks, then total marks must be utilized for evaluation.
• If grades such as A1, A2, B1, B2, etc. are given, they will initially be converted to CGPA and then the percentage will be calculated using 9.5 multiplier.
• The provisional as well as final list of selected candidates will be displayed on the AICTE website. Any students can raise concern regarding merit list within one month. No queries shall be entertained after that.
• Inquiry on whether or not the transaction was complete due to inadequate account details must be solved within six months of the merit list being published.
• Total 5,200 scholarships are issued every year. 2,593 are issued for degree courses and 2,607 for diploma courses.

Number of Scholarships Awarded

This sections aims to provide information on the number of scholarships provided under the degree and diploma courses for different states and cities.

Conclusion

AICTE Yashasvi Scholarship Scheme is one of the excellent initiatives towards technical education in the core sectors of India's engineering. This will enable financially empowering meritorious students belonging to economically weaker sections to enable well-servicing of the country's industrial growth through talented youngsters. Hence, interested candidates are advised to apply so that hope of engineering studies gets developed in order to create a future full of promise.

The AICTE Yashasvi Scholarship is an award of scholarship that is sponsored by AICTE to achieve the objective of supporting meritorious students in technical education mostly in core streams of engineering: Civil, Chemical, Electrical, Electronics, and Mechanical. First-year students of any institute duly approved by the AICTE for pursuing degree/diploma course at undergraduate or polytechnic levels in the subject concerned can make use of the scholarship benefit provided. The annual family income shall not exceed INR 8,00,000.