Archive · 10 Sep 2026
IITs Offer Scholarships and Fellowships to Top Exam Rankers
Several IITs are offering extra financial help to students who score very highly in national entrance exams.
IIT Kharagpur will give selected top GATE rankers a monthly fellowship while they study for a PhD.
It also extends the programme to top JAM rankers pursuing master’s degrees.
IIT Kanpur offers top JEE Advanced students Rs 3 lakh each year.
IIT Roorkee offers some high-ranking JEE Advanced students Rs 25,000 every month.
These awards usually continue only if students maintain strong academic results.
IIT Delhi considers both exam rank and family income for one scholarship.
It is also creating a full-ride fellowship for five top undergraduate entrants, including one place reserved for the top woman JEE ranker.
IIT Kharagpur’s DPEF offers top-50 GATE 2026 rankers Rs 80,000 monthly for two years and Rs 90,000 for three more years.
The fellowship also covers top-50 JAM 2026 rankers pursuing master’s degrees at IIT Kharagpur, subject to admission criteria.
IIT Kanpur’s Bright Minds Scholarship gives top-100 JEE Advanced rankers Rs 3 lakh annually for up to four years, subject to an 8.0 CPI.
IIT Roorkee awards eligible JEE Advanced rankers up to rank 250 Rs 25,000 monthly if they maintain an 8.0 CGPA.
IIT Delhi combines JEE Advanced performance with income criteria in one scholarship and is establishing a separate full-ride fellowship for five top entrants.
- Who
- IIT Kharagpur, IIT Kanpur, IIT Roorkee and IIT Delhi, along with high-performing GATE, JAM and JEE Advanced candidates.
- What
- The institutes are offering scholarships and fellowships linked to entrance-exam performance, academic results and, in some cases, family income.
- When
- The highlighted IIT Kharagpur fellowship applies to GATE 2026 and JAM 2026 candidates; other schemes apply during the relevant undergraduate or postgraduate programmes.
- Where
- At IIT Kharagpur, IIT Kanpur, IIT Roorkee and IIT Delhi.
- Why
- To attract high-performing students, support their education and research, and reduce financial barriers to attending the institutes.
- IIT Kharagpur DPEF
- Top-50 GATE 2026 rankers can receive Rs 80,000 per month for two years and Rs 90,000 per month for three subsequent years.
- JAM eligibility
- JAM 2026 rankers placed 1 to 50 may receive the DPEF when pursuing a master’s degree at IIT Kharagpur.
- IIT Kanpur award
- The Bright Minds Scholarship provides Rs 3 lakh annually to eligible top-100 JEE Advanced rankers.
- IIT Roorkee award
- The James Thomason Scholarship provides Rs 25,000 monthly to eligible JEE Advanced rankers up to All India Rank 250.
- Academic conditions
- IIT Kanpur requires a minimum 8.0 CPI, while IIT Roorkee requires a CGPA of at least 8.0 each academic year.
- IIT Delhi income criterion
- The Amit and Deepali Sinha Foundation Scholarship selects 15 students and requires family income below Rs 9 lakh annually, among other conditions.
- IIT Delhi endowment
- A Rs 10-crore endowment will establish a full-ride fellowship for five top undergraduate entrants each year, including one fellowship for the top woman JEE ranker.