Students’ can apply for scholarships under NU’s Scholar Search Programme basis their academic performance or their performance in national-level specified entrance exams
NIIT University (NU), has announced scholarships for the academic year 2023. Scholarships, under NU’s distinctive Scholar Search Programme, are available for BBA, MBA, and BTech programs in CSE (Computer Science & Engineering), ECE (Electronics & Communication Engineering), DS (Data Science), CyS (Cyber Security), BT (Biotechnology) and Integrated MSc (Computer Science).
The scholarships are awarded on the basis of either the student’s academic performance in class 10 and class 12 or their performance in national-level specified entrance examinations.
Annual scholarship ranging between Rs 50,000 to Rs 2,00,000 on the tuition fee only is offered to students’ basis of their merit.
A special scholarship is extended to exceptional merit holders and top performers in the country that provides a full tuition fee waiver in each programme.
Scholarships called CoX are also offered to applicants who have demonstrated excellence in any area of Co-Curricular activity such as Sports, Music, Fine Arts, Theatre, Dance or Social Service by participating in and receiving individual awards at School Board, State and National or International levels.
Special Fee Waivers on tuition fees are offered to students if they meet any one of the specified criteria.
A scholarships are valid for the full duration of the programme in which the student is enrolled, subject to the student maintaining a minimum AGPA (Annual Grade Point Average) or CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average) of 6.0 as per the then-applicable university Academic Policy. In the EAD mode, the scholarship will be offered on the basis of Class X performance on the assumption that Class XII performance will be equal to that of Class X. If Class XII performance is better than Class X, the scholarship is upgraded. However, if Class XII performance is lower than Class X, the scholarship will not be downgraded.