Bharti Airtel Scholarship Program 2026-27

The Bharti Airtel Scholarship Program is a merit-cum-means scholarship for first-year undergraduate engineering students at top 50 NIRF-ranked engineering institutes in India. It covers full annual tuition fees and campus hostel and mess charges, and provides a laptop in the first year. The scholarship supports eligible students for the full duration of the undergraduate or integrated engineering programme (up to five years for integrated courses). The programme is administered by Bharti Airtel Foundation with Buddy4Study as the implementing partner.

100% tuition fees, 100% hostel fees, 100% mess/dining fees, reimbursement for external hostel up to institute rate, and one laptop in the first year.

First-year undergraduate (or students seeking admission for 2026-27) candidates for UG engineering or 5-year integrated technology programmes at top 50 NIRF-ranked engineering institutes in India; family income below Rs.8 lakh per annum. Preference given to female students, students with disabilities, single-parent/orphaned students and transgender students.

Apply online via the Buddy4Study application portal (implementing partner); submission of required documents and eligibility verification.