AICTE Swanath Scholarship Scheme 2026-27

About the scholarship

Swanath is run by the Student Development Cell of the All India Council for Technical Education, which works under the Ministry of Education. Its premise is that a student who has lost a parent, or whose parent can no longer work, should not also lose a technical education for want of money. The scholarship therefore targets hardship first and academics second: there is no published marks cut-off in the sources checked, but the hardship category and the income ceiling are strict.

The award is a lump sum of Rs 50,000 a year, meant to cover the college fee and study costs — a computer, stationery, books, equipment and software. The scheme is explicit that no additional grant is payable in place of hostel charges or medical charges, so students who need hostel support must arrange that separately.

Benefits

• Rs 50,000 a year for every year of study, up to four years for degree students and up to three years for diploma students.
• Students entering in later years receive the award for their remaining years: three, two or one year for second, third and fourth-year degree entrants respectively, and correspondingly fewer years for later-year diploma entrants.
• Two thousand scholarships a year, split equally between degree and diploma students.

Who can apply

You must fall under one of the following categories:

• Orphan.
• Either or both parents died due to Covid-19.
• Ward of Armed Forces or Central Paramilitary Forces personnel martyred in action (Shaheed).
• Parent suffering from a life-threatening disease such as cancer, or a parent who died or became critically disabled (above 80%) in an accident.

In addition, all of the following must hold:

• Your family income from all sources is not more than Rs 8 lakh a year in the financial year of application, supported by a valid income certificate issued by the State or Union Territory government.
• You are studying in an AICTE-approved institution and course at degree or diploma level, in regular mode, in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th year.
• You are not already a recipient of any central government, state government or AICTE-sponsored scholarship, and you are not pursuing a postgraduate degree.

Documents required

Keep ready: proof of your hardship category (death certificate, Shaheed certificate, or medical and disability certificates as applicable), a valid income certificate from the State or Union Territory government, proof of admission to the AICTE-approved degree or diploma course, Aadhaar details and Aadhaar-linked bank account details. The NSP application form and the scheme guidelines govern the final list, so confirm it there before submitting.

How to apply

1. Complete your One-Time Registration (OTR) on the National Scholarship Portal, scholarships.gov.in, if you have not already done so.
2. Open the AICTE Swanath Scholarship Scheme application for 2026-27 and fill in your personal, academic and bank details.
3. Upload the category, income and admission documents listed above and submit before the portal closes on 31 October 2026.
4. Ask your institute to complete its verification by 15 November 2026, and follow up so that state nodal verification is completed by 30 November 2026.

FAQs

Verified 31 Oct 2026 against the Buddy4Study AICTE Swanath article (window 1 Jun to 31 Oct 2026; 2,000 scholarships, 1,000 degree and 1,000 diploma; Rs 50,000 a year; orphan, Covid-19 bereaved, martyr-ward and critically-ill or disabled-parent categories; income up to Rs 8 lakh; AICTE-approved degree or diploma in regular mode, 1st to 4th year; exclusion of other central/state/AICTE scholarship recipients), the AICTE Swanath guidelines summary (lump sum towards fee, computer, stationery, books, equipment and software; no hostel or medical grant; duration reduced for later-year entrants; last date 31 Oct 2026; NSP application) and the 2026-27 NSP verification pattern (institute verification by 15 Nov 2026, state nodal verification by 30 Nov 2026).