1. College-Level Scholarships

The college council awards Merit-based scholarships Presidency College Chennai, and Need-based financial aid Presidency College Chennai, to students enrolled in B.A., B.Sc., B.Com., M.A., M.Sc., M.Com., and M.C.A. programs.

As a rule, the scholarship funds the entire or half of the tuition.
These scholarships are limited to a fixed number of students, making only 4 percent of the entire body of students able to receive these scholarships at any given time.
One-year scholarships are offered initially and may be renewed to completion of the course at the discretion of the Principal.
Applications for these scholarships are made through a common website.

2. Government and State-Level Scholarships

Presidency College students also have access to many of the state and nationally approved scholarships. List of scholarships offered at Presidency College, Chennai:

Government scholarships: These are offered to bright students in the junior classes and are renewed to the senior classes. These scholarships give an allowance of ₹20 - ₹24 rupees per month for nine months annually.
Merit and Needy Basis: Excess Fees Income Scheme: Scholarships worth half the college fees on a merit and a need basis.
National Merit Scholarship: It is applicable to those students who are enrolled in Class 11 up to degree courses, whose family income is less than ₹25,000. There is also ₹100 prize money and a merit certificate given to winners.
State Scholarship to children of School Teachers: Students with parents who are school teachers and earn not more than ₹12,000 a year. Class 11 onwards is available.
State Government Merit Scholarship Scheme: Offered to students who are leading in all board exams and, at the same time, can be offered up to professional courses.
Freedom Fighters Scholarship: To students whose fathers were involved in the movement for India's independence and were jailed for over three months. Incorporates scholarships and reduction of fees.
Dependent Children of Defence Personnel: Scholarships and fee waivers/concessions for tuition in terms of dependents of serving and ex-servicemen.
Children of Repatriated Sri Lankans and Burmese: Displaced students of Sri Lanka and Burma to receive fee concessions.
National Loan Scholarship: A merit scholarship with means-based income of students of low-income families (Annual income is less than ₹12,000).
Ad-hoc Merit Grant: ₹300 is offered to SC/ST / converted Christian students who secure a pass in HSC with a 60%, and above in parents income.
State Collegiate Scholarship: Divides into different groups of scholars e.g. General, Postgraduate, language-specific (Tamil/Telugu), Muslim, Widow, Oriental Learning, etc. and comes under the low-income families (the income of parents is less than ₹6,000). The annual value has been estimated at ₹270/- (some at ₹135/-).
Other Government Grants: Ad-hoc and merit based grants are obtainable under the different schemes handled by d.c.e.

3. Scholarships for Reserved Category & Minority Students

Presidency College Chennai offers various scholarships for SC/ST, BC/MBC/DNC, minority students, single-girl-child PG scholars, and research fellows, providing financial aid ranging from ₹50 to ₹18,000 per month.

Post-Matric Scholarships: Eligible students are SC/ST students, but the amount differs from ₹230-₹1,200 per month for nine months.
BC/ MBC/ DNC Scholarships: For Backward, Most Backward, and Denotified Communities; ₹50 - ₹500 per year as per eligibility
Minority Scholarships: For students belonging to Minorities( Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi), giving ₹3,000 for UG & ₹5,000.
Indira Gandhi Single Girl Child Scholarship: ₹3,100 per month for 2 years for students who studied non-professional post-graduation with a single girl child.
Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship: For M.Phil or Ph.D level students of SC/ST students, includes ₹16,000 per month for JRF & ₹18,000 for SRF & contingency grant.

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