IDFC FIRST Bank empowers engg students from humble family backgrounds with scholarships

• Applicants must be Indian citizens.
• Open to students currently enrolled in the first year of their B.Tech or B.E. program.
• Candidates must have secured admission in one of the eligible colleges (Refer to the list of eligible colleges mentioned on the Buddy4Study website).
• The annual family income must not exceed INR 6 lakhs.
• Students should not be receiving any other scholarship or tuition fee waiver for their engineering course.
• Children or immediate family members of employees from IDFC FIRST Bank or Buddy4Study are not eligible to apply.

Note: Students pursuing a Diploma course, part-time program, distance learning, dual-degree course in engineering, or student exchange programs are not eligible.

Note: 

• The scholarship covers the actual annual fee or INR 1,00,000 per year, whichever is lower.
• Continuity is subject to meeting the renewal criteria

• Young women pursuing professional graduation courses in teaching, nursing, pharmacy, medicine, engineering, architecture, law, etc., are eligible.
• Applicants must be studying in any year (except the last year) of their graduation program.
• Applicants must have secured at least 70% marks in the Class 10 and 12 examinations.
• The annual family income of the applicants from all sources must be less than INR 5 lakh.
• Students from across India can apply.

• For Teaching Courses – INR 40,000 ($500) per year for two years
• For Nursing and Pharma Courses – INR 40,000 ($500) per year for four years
• For Three-year courses such as BCA, BSc, etc. – Up to INR 40,000 ($500) per year for 3 years
• For Engineering, MBBS, BDS, Law, Architecture Courses, etc. – INR 60,000 ($750) per year for four years.

Note: Scholarship to cover 100% of educational expenses, including academic expenses (tuition fee, admission fee, exam fee, books, etc.), living expenses (hostel fee, mess fee, uniform, etc.), devices (laptop, mobile, equipment, etc.), monthly allowance, etc.

• Be a resident Indian citizen.
• First-year PG students who secured a score of 550 – 1,000 in the GATE Examination.
  OR
  Students who have scored 7.5 or above in their Undergraduate CGPA (or % normalised to CGPA)
• Eligible degree programmes – Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics & Computing, Electrical/or Electronics Engg., Chemical Engg., Mechanical Engg., Renewable & New Energy, Material, Science & Engg. and Life Sciences.

• Be a resident Indian citizen
• Passed Standard 12th with minimum 60%
• Currently enrolled in the 1st year (academic year 2025-26) in a regular full-time degree course in any stream
• Students having household income < Rs. 15 Lakhs (preference given to < Rs. 2.5 Lakhs)
• Aptitude Test is mandatory

The following students are not eligible:

• Students who are in the 2nd year or higher (have started their courses from academic year 2024-25 or before)
• Students pursuing their degree through online, hybrid, remote, distance or any other non-regular modes
• Students who have passed their diploma after std. 10th
• Students pursuing 2-year & 6 years undergraduate degree courses
• Students who do not answer the mandatory aptitude test or are found cheating during the test