Thapar University has widened the scope for meritorious students in its new scholarship scheme covering various disciplines. Students of the university will be entitled to merit scholarships, merit–cum-means scholarships and tuition fee waiver, in addition to the Centre’s scholarship schemes aimed at benefiting SC/ST students.
For UG programmes, as many as 100 new scholarships have been introduced. The top 50 students out of the first 5,000 All-India JEE (Main) rank holders and top two rank holders of Class XII will get full fee waiver of Rs93,000 per semester on tuition and development fees. The next 50 students in the All-India ranking up to 12,500 will get full waiver of Rs62,000 per semester on tuition fee. 25 scholarships on tuition fee are being offered to students securing more than 90 per cent marks in Class XII.
Besides, the top three students of each branch of BE/BTech will be awarded merit scholarships every year equivalent to their tuition fee. The university has also decided to assist needy students through six annual merit-cum-means scholarships, under which their entire tuition and development fees will be waived. Additionally, 25 sponsored scholarships, including alumni scholarships, will be awarded to students of various categories.
For PG programmes, the top three students of PG programme are eligible for scholarships on tuition fee. While the topper will get full waiver on tuition fee, students securing the second and third positions will get a tuition fee waiver of 50 per cent and 25 per cent, respectively. To facilitate the study of needy students, the university has decided to offer eight merit-cum-means scholarships in all PG programmes.