AICTE announces PG scholarship for GATE, CEED qualified candidates
Vaishnavi Shukla | August 29, 2025 | 07:41 PM IST | 1 min read
PG Scholarship 2025: Candidates studying in AICTE-approved ME, MTech, and MDes programmes can apply on the official website, pgscholarship.aicte.gov.in, from September 1.
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has announced the AICTE PG scholarship scheme for first-year students for the academic year 2025-26. Candidates who have qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) and the Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED) entrance exam can apply.
Candidates who are studying in AICTE-approved programmes within the approved intake of Master of Engineering (ME), Master of Technology (MTech) , and Master of Design (MDes) are eligible to apply for a scholarship.
AICTE has instructed all eligible institutes to upload the eligible PG students’ details on the AICTE portal on or before December 15, and distribute students’ unique ID to all the PG students within the approved intake during 2025-26.
Candidates will have to collect their unique IDs from the institutions, log in using their details, to upload the scanned copies of all original documents in JPG, JPEG, or PDF format only. Candidates have to submit scanned copies of the GATE, CEED scorecards, and other required documents on the official portal, pgscholarship.aicte.gov.in.
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AICTE scholarship schedule
The AICTE scholarship schedule is given in the table below.
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Events |
Dates |
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August 31 |
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Opening date of the portal for the creation of a student’s ID by the Institutes/ Online submission of application by the student |
September 1 |
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Deadline creation of the student’s ID by the Institutes |
December 10 |
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Deadline for online submission of application by the student |
December 15 |
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Deadline for verification by the institutes |
December 31 |
As per the AICTE official notice, candidates' personal details, admission date, course commencement, and completion details should be submitted accurately, or else no request for change will be entertained. More details regarding the AICTE scholarship will be uploaded shortly on the official website, aicte.gov.in.
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