Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, with National Innovation Foundation - India
DST's national scheme that motivates school students of Classes 6-12 to turn original science and society-related ideas into innovations; schools nominate student ideas online and winners go through district, state and national-level exhibition and project competitions (NLEPC).
Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare, Ministry of Defence (managed by Kendriya Sainik Board)
A Ministry of Defence scholarship of Rs 2,500 (boys) or Rs 3,000 (girls) a month for children and widows of deceased or ex-service personnel of the Armed Forces who join technical or professional degree courses; 5,500 scholarships a year. The application window is announced on the Kendriya Sainik Board site.
Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST), with DST-NCSTC, Government of India
Student teams of two (with a guide teacher) aged 10 to 17 carry out a science project on a local issue and compete at district and state level in Karnataka, with the best state teams recommended to the national Children's Science Congress of DST, Government of India.
Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence (Shiv Nadar University, Delhi NCR) - Young Thinkers Forum
A certified week-long residential summer immersion at Shiv Nadar University for grade 9-12 students, mixing faculty sessions in sciences, management, humanities and engineering with mentoring by current students. The 2026 registrations are closed and the next edition has not been announced.
Woxsen University's residential summer programme for grade 9-12 students with four tracks (Explorer, Tech Wizards, Leadership Incubator, Creative Visionaries). The 2026 edition ran in May 2026; the next edition has not been announced.
Directorate of Higher Education, Government of Himachal Pradesh (Education Department)
A Himachal Pradesh state scholarship of Rs 18,000 a year for the top 2,000 girls in the Class 12 (+2) board result in Science, Arts or Commerce who go on to a degree, diploma or certificate course.
Grade 12
No fee
Partial fundingApplications not open yetQualification required
Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting / Wipro Cares (Wipro Foundation)
Wipro Consumer Care and Wipro Cares offer Rs 30,000 a year, for the duration of the course, to girls from disadvantaged backgrounds who finish Class 12 at a government school and start an undergraduate course. The 2027-28 call has not been announced.
An annual national logical-reasoning and aptitude championship for school students in Classes 6-12, run by the Techkriti fest of IIT Kanpur, with an online first phase and a final phase on the IIT Kanpur campus.
Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence (Shiv Nadar University, Delhi NCR) - Young Thinkers Forum
A 10-day internship programme under the Young Thinkers Forum in which Grade 11-12 students work alongside researchers, faculty and professionals in science, engineering, management and business: five days on campus and five days online.
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (Office of Outreach Activities)
IIT Kanpur's free Open Day on Saturday 28 November 2026 brings its departments and research centres together for exhibits, live demonstrations and interactive displays that school students, parents and teachers can visit.
School Education Department (Directorate of Public Instruction), Government of Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh government's one-time Rs 15,000 merit award, paid by direct bank transfer, to SC and ST students who make the merit list in the Class 10 or Class 12 board examination.
Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal Institute of Technology
A 30% programme-fee scholarship from Manipal Academy of Higher Education for meritorious girls joining five B.Tech branches at Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal. The page belongs to MAHE Admissions 2027; no application dates are shown.