Organisation : Foundation For Excellence
Scholarship Name : FFE Scholarship 2017-18
Applicable For : Students studying in BE/B.Tech and MBBS
Application Last Date : 31-12-2017
Website : https://ffe.org/site/scholars/
Apply Online : https://ffe.secure.force.com/application/prelimform
FFE Scholarship
The Foundation for Excellence invites applications from top performing students enrolling in the first year of BE/B.Tech, MBBS or 5-year Integrated M.Tech Dual Degree program in 2017-18 for Foundation for Excellence Scholarship 2018.
Related / Similar Scholarship : FFE Scholarship 2019-20
The students will be selected based on their performance in state/national level entrance examinations and financial constraints.
Academic Eligibility Criteria
The academic eligibility criteria for professional courses in engineering, technology and medicine are:
** Only the professional degree courses BE/B Tech, Integrated 5-Yr Dual-Degree M Tech and MBBS are eligible for scholarships.
** Only first-year applicants beginning their studies in BE, B Tech, Integrated 5-Yr Dual-Degree M Tech or MBBS in the academic year 2017-18 are eligible.
** The applicants should have passed their Higher Secondary/Pre-University/Intermediate/ CBSE/ISC or equivalent board qualifying examination not earlier than 2016.
** The applicants should have scored not less than 70% marks in the qualifying examination.
** The applicants’ admissions to their professional degree courses/institutions should be on the basis of the open/general merit rank awarded to them at the state or national level entrance tests or through a counseling process conducted at the state level (as in the case of Tamil Nadu), as per the table given below.
Eligible Ranks to their Professional Degree Courses/Institutions :
Engineering and Technology (BE, B Tech) Courses :
| Course Category and States | Maximum Eligible Rank |
| For students joining IITs, NITs and Institutes/States (Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Odisha, Uttarakhand and Nagaland) where admission is based on the JEE (Main) Rank (Overall All India General/Common Merit Rank – Not Category Rank) | 75,000 |
| For students joining IITs, the additional eligibility criteria will be the Cutoff Rank, at the JEE (Advanced), of the last ranked General Category student admitted to any of the IITs | |
| Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka | 5,000 |
| Kerala, Rajasthan, Punjab, West Bengal and Chattisgarh | 2,000 |
| Bihar, Delhi, Puducherry, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Assam, and Jammu & Kashmir | 600 |
| Chandigarh, Goa, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 500 |
Medicine (MBBS) Courses :
| Course Category and States | Maximum Eligible Rank |
| Applicants admitted based on NEET (Overall All India General/Common Merit Rank – Not Category Rank) | 25,000 |
| Applicants admitted based on other National Level Entrance Tests like AIIMS, BHU,JIPMER, etc. will be considered on the basis of their relative Merit Marks & Ranks in their respective entrance tests | |
| Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh | 750 |
| Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala, Telangana, Rajasthan, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh | 200 |
| Puducherry, Haryana, Bihar, Odisha, Punjab, Delhi, Chattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Assam, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir | 150 |
| Jharkhand, Manipur, Tripura, Goa, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Meghalaya and Sikkim | 100 |
Note:
Diploma students admitted to BE, B Tech courses on a lateral basis, B Arch, BDS & B Pharma students are not eligible.
Family Income Criteria
The gross family income criteria:
Rs. 1,80,000 per year (Rs. 1.8 Lakhs per year)
Note:
** Gross income refers to the income before deductions for taxes or other purposes.
** In addition to gross family income, the education and occupation of parents as well as family members including elder brother(s) and sister(s), the family’s living conditions and the total expenses being incurred by the family on the applicant’s education will be taken into consideration for determining the financial eligibility of an applicant.
** 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
Application Process
** Start Application Online
** Verification FFE will Connect You to a Volunteer
** Submit Application Online
** Selection Announced
Contact :
If you have any queries, please mail to scholarships@ffe.org