About this Scholarship
Launched in 2024, the Bharti Airtel Scholarship Program, an initiative of Bharti Airtel Foundation, aims to support deserving students from diverse socio-economic backgrounds, with a focus on girl students, to become future technology leaders. This merit-cum-means-based scholarship program has been designed for deserving students enrolled in technology based engineering undergraduate and 5 year integrated courses in the top 50 NIRF ranked (Engineering) universities/institutes as per the latest NIRF ranking ( As per NIRF ranking 2024 ). The students receiving the scholarship shall be called Bharti Scholars.
What It Covers
- Scholarship covers 100% annual fees as per the course fee structure of the respective university/institute.
Eligibility Criteria
- Confirmed admission in the first year (academic year 2025–2026) of undergraduate/5-year integrated courses in fields such as Electronics & Communication, Telecom, Information Technology, Computer Sciences, Data Sciences, Aerospace, and Emerging Technologies (AI, IoT, AR/VR, Machine Learning, Robotics) at the top 50 NIRF-ranked engineering universities/institutes ( As per NIRF ranking 2024 ).
- Must be a citizen and resident of India.
- Parents’/guardians’ annual income from all sources should not exceed INR 8.5 lakhs.
- Preference shall be given to students who are girls, persons with disabilities, have single/no parents, and transgender individuals.
- Applicants should not be recipients of any other scholarships/grants for the same purposes as being supported by the Bharti Airtel Foundation.
Who Can Apply
Foundation, aims to support deserving students from diverse socio-economic backgrounds, with a focus on girl students, to become future technology leaders
How to Apply
- Click on the ‘Apply Now’ button below.
- Login to Buddy4Study with your registered ID and land on the ‘Application Form Page’.
- If not registered on Buddy4Study, register at Buddy4Study with your Email/Mobile/Gmail account.
- You will now be redirected to the ‘Bharti Airtel Scholarship Program 2025-2026’ application form page.
- Click on the ‘Start Application’ button to begin the application process.
- Fill in the required details in the online application form.
- Upload relevant documents.
- Accept the ‘Terms and Conditions’ and click on ‘Preview’.
- If all the details filled in by the applicant are correctly showing on the preview screen, click on the ‘Submit’ button to complete the application process.
Documents Required
- Proof of identity (Aadhaar card)
- Current year admission proof (admission letter, fees letter from the university/institution)
- The marksheet of Class 12
- JEE scorecard or university entrance exam scorecard (whichever applicable)
- Parental/Guardian income documents:
- If salaried/self employed- latest Income Tax Returns Form (complete form) and bank statement of previous 6 months. Income tax acknowledgement receipts will not be considered as valid income proof.
- If no taxable income/unemployed - Government issued income certificate and bank statement of previous 6 months.
- Bank account details (such as account number, IFSC, branch address) and bank statement of the applicant and parent/guardian of the last 6 months
- Bank account details of the institution (such as name of account, account number, IFSC, branch address)
- Recent passport-sized photograph of the applicant
- Documents about extra-curricular activities, achievements, part-time jobs, projects, innovations, etc.
- Expense receipts/rent agreement (in case staying in PG/rented accommodation), if applicable
- Statement of purpose (SOP) from the applicant