The search for tomorrow’s engineering leaders is almost here:

The IET India Scholarship Award is designed to inspire and recognise the brightest upcoming engineering graduates in India. With a total prize worth ₹10 lakhs, this is the country’s most prestigious scholarship award for undergraduate engineers. Now in its 8th edition, applications will soon be open!

In the previous edition, we received a phenomenal response from engineering students across the country. Will you be the next winner? Stay tuned for more details!

  • In 2024 - 65000+ entries from 2000 cities, 2260 colleges
  • Open to all 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th-year undergraduate engineering students from AICTE/UGC-approved institutions
  • 5 regional rounds - 1 national winner, 5 regional winners
  • 4 stage evaluation process – curated by our Advisory committee comprising academicians and corporate professionals of national repute

From thousands of participants, we select just one exceptional winner as the National Champion, who is awarded a ₹3,00,000 scholarship. Last year’s winner, Dilushi Herath, impressed the jury with her innovative solution to enhance healthcare through a Remote Medical Procedures (RMP) framework. Her approach focused on strengthening network and storage security to ensure safer and more efficient remote healthcare services.

Could you be the next national winner? Check out the evaluation process below:

Step 1

Students are evaluated and shortlisted based on a number of criteria, such as their academic performance and participation in extracurricular activities.

Step 2

A rigorous online exam is conducted to test their technical knowledge of core engineering subjects.

Step 3

Students who score above the minimum required marks are then invited to the regional rounds where they get to innovate and present their unique technological solution to a pertinent societal challenge that impacts their region.

Step 4

Regional winners finally battle it out in the national finals to win the IET India Scholarship Award. The winner gets to participate in a series of IET-organised activities centred around sharing knowledge, encouraging new ideas and innovative collaboration with expert engineers and technologists

About the IET

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is one of the world’s largest professional societies for engineers, headquartered in the UK. We collaborate with industry, academia, and government to advance engineering and technology, supporting engineers throughout their careers in our mission to engineer a better world. In India, we focus on Future Technologies, Mobility & Transport, and the Future of Work. Our Honorary Fellows include Shri Ratan Tata, N R Narayana Murthy, and T V Ramachandran. By fostering partnerships, promoting practical learning, and driving innovation and thought leadership, we strive to enhance engineering skills, influence technology adoption, and solve challenges of national importance.

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