The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is implementing the Swanath Scholarship Scheme 2025 to support orphaned students, children who lost their parents due to COVID-19, wards of Armed Forces and Central Paramilitary Forces personnel martyred in action, and students whose parents suffer from life-threatening diseases or have died/become severely disabled in accidents. 

Details of the Scholarship

AICTE Swanath Scholarship 2026 

Number of Scholarships:

• Total Scholarships: 2,000
• Degree Students: 1,000
• Diploma Students: 1,000
• Scholarship Amount: Rs.50,000 per year

Available for the entire duration of the course:

• Up to 4 years for Degree students
• Up to 3 years for Diploma students

The amount can be used for tuition fees, books, computer purchase, stationery, software, and other educational expenses.

Eligibility:

Applicants must belong to any one of the following categories:

Orphan students, Students whose one or both parents died due to COVID-19, Wards of Armed Forces or Central Paramilitary Forces personnel martyred in action Students whose parent is suffering from a critical life-threatening disease (such as cancer) or has died/become more than 80% disabled in an accident

Additionally:

Annual family income from all sources should not exceed Rs.8 lakh Students must be studying in an AICTE-approved Degree or Diploma course in regular mode Applicants should not be receiving any other Central Government, State Government, or AICTE-sponsored scholarship.

Selection Process: 

For Degree Students:

Selection is based on the percentage of marks obtained in the 10+2 (Intermediate) or equivalent examination.

For Diploma Students:

Selection is based on the percentage of marks obtained in the 10th Class or equivalent examination.

How to Apply: Applications must be submitted online through the National Scholarship Portal (NSP).

The student's institution will verify the application.

The concerned State/UT Education Department will conduct the second level of verification.

Required Documents: 

• Depending on the applicant category, the following documents may be required:
• Death certificate(s) of parent(s)
• Income certificate
• Bonafide certificate from the institution
• 10th and 10+2 mark sheets
• Category certificate (SC/ST/OBC-NCL), if applicable
• Relevant supporting certificates for special categories.

Renewal Conditions:

• Renewal applications must be submitted through NSP every year.
• Students must be promoted to the next academic year.
• Failure to apply for renewal on time may result in cancellation of the scholarship

Last date: 31.10.2026