About:
An initiative by Cummins India Foundation (CIF) aimed at supporting academically promising students from underprivileged backgrounds to pursue professional engineering degree or diploma programs.
Benefits:
Covers admission fees, tuition fees, and stationery reimbursement (e.g., ₹1,500 per semester)
Last Date to Apply: 30 Sep 2025
Documents Required:
No specific document list is available in the sources I accessed. Typically, scholarship applications require items like academic transcripts, proof of income, ID, etc. Please consult the official application portal or guidance materials for that information.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Must be pursuing a professional engineering degree or diploma at a recognized institute, or have scored at least 60% in senior secondary (Class 12) and be admitted to engineering studies
- Currently in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd year of engineering degree—or 1st or 2nd year of diploma
- Minimum 60% marks in previous academic exams
- Age must not exceed 25 years
- Family income must be ₹6 lakhs per annum or below (note: some older listings mention ₹3 lakhs, but the current criteria state ₹6 lakhs)
- Residency or study locale must be in select regions: Ahmednagar, Indore, Jamshedpur, Phaltan, Pune, and sometimes include Nagpur and aspirational districts in Northeast
- No previous scholarship recipients from the applicant’s family are eligible
Selection Process :
While specifics are not outlined in detail, the steps likely follow this flow:
- Online registration and form submission on the scholarship portal.
- Review and verification of eligibility and documents.
- Selection based on merit and other program-specific criteria.
- Possibly mentorship assigned to recipients (based on prior selection model practices)
Past annual reports mention selecting scholars and providing mentors, but details are limited in publicly accessible sources.
Application Link:
https://nurturingbrilliance.org/
Official Website:
For any queries: