Scholarships – Empowering Student Dreams| Guru Nanak College (GNC) Dehradun Uttarakhand

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Scholarships Program
The college offers a range of scholarships designed to support students in achieving their academic goals. These scholarships are awarded based on various criteria, including academic excellence, financial need, and community involvement. The institution’s commitment to student success is reflected in the availability of these scholarships, which aim to make higher education more accessible and affordable. Scholarships are regularly reviewed to ensure they meet the evolving needs of students.

Kalpana Chawla Scholarship — Multiple Benefits

Guru Nanak College’s Kalpana Chawla Scholarship program provides comprehensive support — merit-based awards, financial aid and pathways to career development. Select scholars can receive fee waivers up to **100%** to ensure education is accessible to every deserving student.

Access to Quality Education

The scholarship opens doors to world-class teaching and facilities at Guru Nanak College — supporting students to pursue **diploma, UG, and PG** courses with merit-based assistance.

Merit & Need

Competitive Edge in Careers

Scholarship recipients receive **mentorship, placement guidance, and priority access** to internships — helping them stand out in recruitment and their chosen career pathways.

Mentorship

Up to 100% Fee Waiver

Top-tier performers are eligible for a **full fee waiver** under this scholarship — enabling truly free education for selected students across eligible programs.

Full Tuition Covered

Merit Scholarship

Guru Nanak College in Dehradun values academic excellence and offers scholarships to students who perform exceptionally well in their qualifying examinations. These scholarships demonstrate the college's commitment to fostering scholarly aptitude and providing support to deserving students.

Slab	Admission is taken	Percentage / Category	Fee Waiver
1	Diploma/UG/PG	65-75%	15%
2	Diploma/UG/PG	75-90%	20%
3	Diploma/UG/PG	90-95%	50%
4	Diploma/UG/PG	95-100%	Free Education
5	Diploma/UG/PG	Sports Category	5-10%
6	Diploma/UG/PG	Uttarakhand Domicile	15%
7	Diploma/UG/PG	Extracurricular	5-10%
8	Diploma/UG/PG	Social Service(NCC/NSS)	10%

Note: The management and college authorities have the authority to make changes to scholarships, including withdrawal, cancellation, or modification. Scholarships are contingent upon seat availability in the selected course, and this statement is not legally binding for claiming scholarships.

Application Details & Important Conditions

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Accepted National Level Entry Tests

Qualifying or scoring well in the following national entrance
examinations may also be considered for scholarship eligibility:

JEE Main
Joint Entrance Examination - Main
JEE Advanced
Joint Entrance Examination - Advanced
NEET
National Eligibility cum Entrance Test
CAT
Common Admission Test
GATE
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
NATA
National Aptitude Test in Architecture
CLAT / LSAT
Law Admission Tests
ICAR
Indian Council of Agricultural Research

Key Terms & Conditions for Scholarship

The scholarship shall be awarded based on aggregate marks of Class XII or bachelor’s results. In the case of CGPA, it shall be converted according to CBSE/ICSE/National Board/UGC /University norms. If the conversion criteria are not mentioned in the mark sheet, then the following criteria shall be applicable :-

Scholarships in the bracket of 95% or more marks may be awarded to applicants who have obtained 10 CGPA.
Scholarships in the bracket of 90% to 94.99% marks may be awarded to applicants who have obtained 9.5 CGPA to 9.99 CGPA.
Scholarship in the bracket of 80% to 89.99% marks may be awarded to an applicant who has obtained 8.5 CGPA to 9.49 CGPA.
Scholarship in the bracket of 70% to 79.99% marks may be awarded to an applicant who has obtained 7.5 CGPA to 8.49 CGPA.
If a student gets a scholarship from a government/NGO/other agency, the Scholarship amount would be restricted to the difference between the sanctioned amount by Govt./NGO/other agency and the Scholarship at GNC.
Scholarships are based on early admission and are further subject to availability of seats, course applied, and documents authentication as per the requirement of the institution.

Scholarships offered may be on a different basis such as scholarship based on GD/PI, Uttarakhand Domicile, Scholarship based on percentage, Scholarship based on Sports, Cultural, R&D, Co-curricular, Social Service etc. Scholarship based on Qualifying examinations. But it can be availed only under one category. Also, Scholarships shall be applied at the time of application or subject to seat availability. It shall not be allowed to change/apply at a later stage. Curricular, Social Services, etc. will only be awarded in case of competition meeting the guidelines approved by the said organizations as mentioned on the scholarship page. Students applying for admission through Scholarships will be required to upload documents/proof/certificates in the application portal after receiving login credentials for verification and authentication. Certificates validity from 31st March 2025 till the date of application shall be accepted only. Scholarships may or may not be applicable in case of a change of course subject to scholarship seat availability in the chosen course.

Note: All Scholarships shall be applied at the time of application and cannot be changed or applied at a later stage.*