All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) Opportunities

The Swanath scheme provides INR 50,000 per year for eligible educational expenses. The guideline provides up to four years of support for degree study and up to three years for diploma study, adjusted for the year in which the student is admitted. NSP lists separate degree and diploma entries; both current student application windows close on 31 October 2026.

Applicants must meet one of the Swanath vulnerability categories in the official guideline, including eligible orphans, students who lost parent(s) to COVID-19, or wards of Armed Forces/CAPF personnel martyred in action, along with other listed qualifying circumstances. Annual family income must not exceed INR 800,000. Applicants must be studying in regular mode in an AICTE-approved degree or diploma programme and cannot simultaneously receive another Central, State or AICTE scholarship.