Name of the Scholarship Criteria for First Year Number Value of Scholarship Criteria from 2nd year and onwards 
Merit Scholarship 1 Aggregate Marks* > 95% at 10+2 level. First 35 students irrespective of branch on the basis of AIR of JEE Main -2024. 35 TF + DF waived off In case of Merit scholarship 1 and 2- Minimum 8.50 CGPA and 8 CGPA in case of Merit scholarship 3 in all the preceding semester(s) and should not have any backlog in the year of consideration and must have passed all the courses offered in the semester(s) prior to the year of consideration. The Merit Scholarship-I, II, III will be awarded on the basis of their AGPA scored in the year of consideration irrespective of marks obtained in 10+2. 
Merit Scholarship 2 Aggregate Marks* > 90% at 10+2 level. Next 45 students irrespective of branch on the basis of AIR of JEE Main -2024 45 TF waived off
Merit Scholarship 3 Aggregate Marks* > 85% at 10+2 level. First 10% of admitted students (other than over and above intake) in each discipline on the basis of AIR of JEE Main-2024.  240 (approx.) Half of the tuition fee is waived off
Merit Scholarship 4 (A) Aggregate Marks* > 95% at 10+2 level. Top student irrespective of branch (Biotechnology or Biomedical Engg.) on the basis of Institute rank assigned by TIET on the basis of PCB marks at 10+2 1 TF + DF waived off Same as that of Merit Scholarship -I and II
Merit Scholarship 4 (B) Aggregate Marks* > 90% at 10+2 level. Next 01 student irrespective of branch (Biotechnology or Biomedical Engg.) on the basis of Institute rank assigned by TIET on the basis of PCB marks at 10+2. 1 TF waived off
Merit Scholarship 4 (C) First 10 % of admitted students (other than over and above intake) in BTech (Biotechnology) and BTech (Biomedical Engg) on the basis of Institute rank assigned by TIET on the basis of PCB marks at 10+2. The students must also have aggregate marks* > 85% at 10+2 level.  3 (approx.) Half of the tuition fee is waived off Same as merit scholarship III
Merit Scholarship 5 (For Lateral entry students admitted in 2nd year of BE/BTech) This scholarship shall be awarded on the basis of CGPA obtained in the 3rd semester i.e. CGPA obtained in the first semester of the second year.  12 (approx.) Eligible candidates can avail this scholarship only in the 3rd and 4th year of BTech/BE program

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology Scholarship to other UG students 

TIET offers need based scholarships to UG students pursuing BA, BBA, or BSc program at the institute. There are total 25 such scholarships available. 

Name of Scholarship Criteria for award of scholarship for First Year Total Number of Scholarships Value of Scholarship Proposed Criteria from 2nd year and onwards
Merit-CUM-Means Scholarship_Normal Gross family income ≤ 10.00 lac. Given on the basis of ascending order of income. (In case of a tie in family income, Girl students coming from families having no male child will be given preference) Note: Scholarship cases shall be finalized by Committee consisting of Deans and Registrar. 20 TF + DF waived off Gross family income ≤ ₹10.00 lac. CGPA ≥ 7.00, Income criteria to be followed, No backlog at the time of applying for scholarship. 
Merit-Cum-Means Scholarships_Special Gross family income ≤ 10.00 lac to deserving cases not covered in “Merit-CumMeans Scholarships _ normal” 5 (maximum) TF + DF waived off Deserving cases of UG students not covered in “Merit-Cum-Means Scholarships _ normal” will be considered.

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology ME/MTech Scholarship

Candidates admitted to Thapar University’s M.Tech / ME programme will be eligible for the scholarship based on the following criteria:

AICTE Scholarship: Candidates with valid GATE scores will be considered for scholarships only if they are approved and the amount is released by AICTE or another funding agency (applicable only for intake approved by AICTE).

Scholarship from TIET: Candidates with a valid GATE score who receive a scholarship from AICTE or another funding agency listed under ‘I’ above are also eligible for an additional scholarship of INR 5000/- per month from TIET.

Candidates with valid GATE scores who do not receive a scholarship from AICTE or any other funding agency listed in ‘I’ above will be offered a monthly scholarship of INR 12,400/-.

ME/MTech candidates who do not have a GATE score will be paid INR 10,000/- per month for ten months during the academic year. To be eligible for these scholarships, you must have at least 70% (65% for SC/ST) in your qualifying degree. A minimum of 8.00 CGPA at the end of the first year with no backlog will be required for continuation of the Scholarship in the second year.

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology MSc Scholarship

Merit-based scholarships are awarded to general category students pursuing an MSc programme at Thapar University. A merit scholarship will be awarded only if there are at least five students registered in a discipline. The scholarship is awarded in the second semester based on first semester performance. Scholarships are awarded in the second year based on students’ performance in the first year.

Eligibility: Eligible students must have an AGPA of at least 8.00, no backlog in the year of consideration, and must have passed all courses offered in the semester(s) preceding the year of consideration.

Scholarship Value: The scholarship awarded in the second semester will cover the entire tuition fee. Half of the tuition fee will be waived in the third semester. In addition, a quarter of the tuition fee will be waived in the fourth semester.

Thapar Institute of Technology and Engineering Scholarships for MCA students are awarded to 10% of the admitted student body based on academic performance. The Thapar University MCA 1st year scholarship is awarded in the second semester based on performance in the first semester. The scholarship amount for the second year will be determined by the student’s performance in the first year.

Eligibility: Eligible students must have an AGPA of at least 8.00, no backlog in the year of consideration, and must have passed all courses offered in the semester(s) preceding the year of consideration.

The scholarship is worth INR 40,000 per year.

MBA students can apply for a scholarship from the Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology.

LMTSM provides 75 merit scholarships to MBA students with valid institute-based test scores or an NMAT by GMAC score. Scholarships are awarded to Thapar University MBA students based on their performance in the admissions evaluation process. The table below details the number of scholarships available for various student categories:

Scholarship type No. of scholarships available
for Candidates Applying through NMAT by GMAC scores for Candidates Applying through other test scores
50% tuition fee waiver 10 15
30% tuition fee waiver 10 15
20% tuition fee waiver 10 15

Other Popular Scholarships at Thapar University

Name of the Scholarship Amount
Vimlasons Charitable Foundation Scholarships INR 50,000 per annum
A.C.Khanna-Balraj Chexal Scholarship INR 10,000 per annum
Shakuntla-Juneja Memorial Scholarship INR 10,000 per annum
Late Dr. H.S. Kasana Scholarship  INR 10,000 per annum
Dipesh Chawla Memorial Scholarship INR 32,000 per annum
Sardarni Mohinder Kaur Sidhu Memorial Scholarship INR 10,000 per annum
Amir Chand and Dewki Bai Batra Scholarship INR 15,000 per annum
Prem Sagar Gupta Merit Scholarship INR 5,000 per annum
National Thermal Power Corporation Scholarship Scheme INR 18,000 per annum