The following categories of BIT GP Birla Scholarship/ Assistantship will be available to the students of all campuses during the academic year 2023:
(A) BIT GP Birla Scholarship Based on Merit
BIT GP Birla Scholarship will be provided to meritorious students solely based on their academic performance in MO 2022 without any consideration of their family income. A limited number of scholarships are available under this category. The Scholarship Committee will decide the cut-off for this category based on the available fund. Attempts will be made to distribute the scholarship uniformly among various programs and across students of all batches.
(B) BIT GP Birla Scholarship for B.Tech. and B.Arch. based on AIR in JEE (Main)
For students in B.Tech. and B.Arch. programs, candidates who have secured prescribed All India Ranks in JEE (Main) are eligible to receive the scholarship under this category.
(C) BIT GP Birla Scholarship for M.Tech. based on GATE Percentile
For admission to M.Tech. programs, those candidates who have scored 90 percentile or more in GATE are eligible to receive this scholarship in their first semester. However, its continuation in subsequent semesters will be decided by the Scholarship Committee based on the academic performance in the previous semester.
(D) BIT GP Birla Scholarship for B.Tech. under Immersive Summer Research Experience (ISRE) at Reputed Foreign Universities
Those students of B.Tech. programs who are selected for the Immersive Summer Research Experience (ISRE) at reputed foreign Universities. This will cover that part of the expenditure that is to be incurred by BIT Mesra. The other parts of the expenditure will be from the BIT Mesra Alumni Association - North America (BITMAA-NA) and the parents of the students concerned. The notice for the Immersive Summer Research Experience (ISRE) at reputed foreign Universities will be issued separately. The processing of the applications under this category will be done by the office of the Dean of Alumni and International Relations.
(E) BIT GP Birla Assistantship
BIT GP Birla Assistantship will be provided to the needy meritorious students based on merit cum means. Both the academic performance in MO 2022 and the family
income will be considered for this category. The cut-off for both the academic performance in MO 2022 and the family income will be decided by the Scholarship Committee based on the applications received and the funds available.
(F) BIT GP Birla Assistantship on Compassionate Grounds
A very limited number of assistantships may be provided to students on compassionate grounds. A minimum level of academic performance is also required for this category. The Scholarship Committee will decide about the norms applicable for this category considering the applications received and the funds available.
(G) BIT GP Birla Assistantship for Staff Wards
BIT GP Birla Assistantship will be provided to the staff wards who are studying in various programs at BIT Mesra including its Off Campuses. The criteria which were followed during the last semester may be adopted for this semester also. However, the Scholarship Committee may alter the criteria depending on the available fund for this assistantship.
InInterested students who are not recipients of any other scholarship/ freeship/ financial aid from other sources may apply in the prescribed form. The completed application foform along with the required documents may be submitted to the office of DOSA latest by 30.04.2023 at. Students belonging to Off Campuses should submit of their application to the respective Director, BIT Off Campus only.
A copy of the GPA card/ result published on ERP for MO 2022 and the latest income certificate of parents are required to be attached. For the merit cum means category, the income certificate of parents should have been issued by an officer, not below the rank of Circle Officer. For the merit-only category, IT Return/ Form 16/ Pay Slip will also be acceptable. Students who are applying for scholarships based on All India Rank in JEE (Main) and GATE Percentile are also required to attach a copy of their JEE (Main) Score Card/ GATE Score Card.
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