State Examination Board, Gandhinagar (Government of Gujarat)
The Gujarat State Examination Board's selection exam for the National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship: Class 8 students of government and aided schools who qualify receive Rs 12,000 a year for Classes 9 to 12.
Indian Association for Research in Computing Science (IARCS), Indian Computing Olympiad
The written first-round exam of the Indian Computing Olympiad, the national route to India's team for the International Olympiad in Informatics. Open to all school students up to Class 12.
Directorate of Higher and Technical Education, Government of Meghalaya
A Government of Meghalaya scholarship for permanent residents of Meghalaya studying full-time from Class XI up to Ph.D. level. Fresh and renewal applications for 2026-27 are open on the Meghalaya One portal until 6 November 2026.
Kerala State Welfare Corporation for Forward Communities Ltd. (KSWCFC, Samunnathi), Government of Kerala
Kerala government corporation scholarship for economically backward students of forward communities in Kerala, with a Higher Secondary category for Class 11-12. Online applications for 2026-27 are open until 7 November 2026.
GITAM Venture Development Centre (VDC), GITAM (Deemed to be University), with Bower School of Entrepreneurship
A national student venture challenge in which school teams of Class 10-12 pitch a business or social idea online and the best teams reach an in-person Grand Finale at GITAM Hyderabad. The Junior Track carries Rs 1,00,000 in cash prizes.
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Mitsui & Co. Scholarship Program for India), announced by The Japan Foundation, New Delhi
A fully funded scholarship for outstanding Indian students who have finished, or will finish by March 2027, Class 12 and want to take a bachelor's degree at a Japanese university, preceded by 1.5 years of Japanese language training.
NITTTR Kolkata, Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Energy and Environment (Ministry of Education)
NITTTR Kolkata's Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Energy and Environment holds a poster competition on 13 November 2026 for school students (Classes 8-10), intermediate/diploma and undergraduate students, with cash prizes in each category. Registration closes on 10 November 2026.
Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), Ministry of Home Affairs (with MyGov)
An online MyGov quiz for Cyber Awareness Month 2026, run by the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), testing awareness of digital arrest scams, phishing, fake job offers, QR code scams and other cybercrimes.
ST&SC and MBC Welfare Department, Government of Odisha (Odisha State Scholarship Portal)
A pre-matric scholarship for Class IX-X students in Odisha run by the ST&SC and MBC Welfare Department and applied for on the Odisha State Scholarship Portal. The 2026-27 window closes on 10 November 2026.
CBSE's annual science exhibition on the theme 'STEM for Science, Technology, and Innovation for a Sustainable and Viksit Bharat': school teams show projects at a regional exhibition and the best go to the national exhibition.
Department of Social Justice & Empowerment (Backward Classes), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India
A central scheme that funds the schooling of meritorious OBC, EBC and DNT students in selected Top Class Schools from Class 9 to Class 12, with up to Rs 75,000 a year for Classes 9-10 and Rs 1,25,000 a year for Classes 11-12.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India (with MyGov)
An online MyGov quiz by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs on India's tribal communities, their cultural traditions, art forms, festivals and freedom fighters, ahead of Janjatiya Gaurav Divas.