- be a first-year applicant beginning studies in one of the following disciplines:
- B.E./B.Tech.
- Integrated 5-year dual-degree
- M.Tech.
- MBBS
- B.Pharm.
- LLB
- have passed higher secondary/pre-university/intermediate/CBSE/ISC or equivalent board qualifying examination after 2020
- have an annual gross income of less than INR 3,00,000
Note:
- B.Arch. and BDS students are not eligible.
- Diploma students admitted to B.E., B.Tech. courses on a lateral basis.
- Applicants who are the first graduates of the family will be preferred over applicants who are the second or third child of the family taking up graduation.