Welcome to the Swami Dayanand Scholarship Program 2024-25. Please read the instructions carefully and follow them strictly, as we have made several improvements in our scholarship program this year. We are trying to simplify the application procedure to make it quick and easy for the applicants. We are making the following improvements in our scholarship application process.

Our scholarships will be provided to only those students studying in government or aided schools in 10th grade. Students scoring 80% or higher in 10th and 12th grade CBSE can qualify for our scholarships. The scholarship is open for undergraduate courses only.

Age limit: Our scholarships are restricted to students 20 or younger entering their first year of college.

Candidates should fill out the applications themselves. Applicants and their parents must sign the last page of the application and mail it or upload it with the application.

We are also restricting the gap year’s requirements to a maximum of one year. If you have taken two or more years of drop, you will not be eligible for our scholarships, as we feel it is unfair to the students who have not taken a drop or one year at the most. Preference will be given to students who have not taken a drop year after school.

After reviewing candidates last year, we are changing the minimum annual family income limits. The family income should not be more than Rs 8 lacs per annum. We want to help the section of society who are not getting any fee waiver from the institute or college. Preference will be given to students who can submit salary slips, income tax returns, or documents verifying their parents' income. Please let us know if your parents can speak Hindi or English.

Every scholarship applicant needs to provide two income verification letters from their neighbors who are not related and pay income tax. This requirement is for students whose families have no salary slips or verifiable income. The neighbors should be fluent in Hindi or English and available for telephone call verification.

We are now restricting fresh scholarship applications from students in their first or second year of engineering and medicine courses. If you are studying in BSc /BA/B Com, we only provide scholarships to first-year students.

Our scholarships are paid directly to the institute. They can only be used to pay college fees. SDEF does not allow any other use of the scholarship.

Our scholarship process will consist of five steps:

Prequalify for scholarship ---> Application for scholarship --> Preliminary screening
--> Final interview with the founder  -->  Meeting/verification of home/parents

Instruction: (Read Carefully)

Please read the following instructions carefully before submitting the application form:

• This scholarship is for undergraduate courses only and post graduate students are not eligible for this program.
• Before applying, ensure that you meet the eligibility criteria mentioned on the SDEF website.
• Each applicant should submit only one scholarship form.
• Award of Scholarships will be decided on the NEED cum MERIT basis.
• Incomplete application forms will not be considered for scholarship.
• A recent and good quality photograph is to be uploaded in the application form.
• Most of the fields are mandatory in the application form and must be completed. Write “Does not apply” if not related to you.
• Please check the document list before filling this application form as candidates are required to upload all supporting documents.
• The students can "save" their application and can submit it later.
• Please fill in the education details in ascending order under Education. Also , mention semester-wise scores of the current course, i.e. B.Tech/MBBS/B.E./B.Pharm/Others under Education details. Click on the “Add Row” button to add more rows.
• All the candidates are advised to give full details of their parent’s occupations. Incomplete information about occupation will not be preferred for Scholarship.
• Please attach supporting documents for family income and expenditures (for example: salary slip, ITR, agriculture-related documents, in case of farmers), pictures of shop (business), and BPL card. We request that the students provide complete details. Please note that only complete applications will be reviewed for the scholarship.
• After successful registration, the candidate will receive a confirmation email and a copy of the application form. For any help please write to scholarships@swamidayanand.org.
• Upon selection for the scholarship, applicants will have the opportunity to review it.
• Every applicant can join our Whatsapp Channel for the scholarship updates.
• The applicants will renew their scholarship every year.
• If a student is found to have obtained a scholarship by false statements, his/her scholarship will be cancelled forthwith and the amount of the scholarship.

We regret that only short-listed candidates will be notified. Mail your queries to scholarships@swamidayanand.org or WhatsApp #8448770654

50% scholarship reserved for female applicants.

Scholarship amount will be credited to the Institute's account only

Important !

Download Proformas for Family Income

Agriculture     Shopkeeper    Labor       Driver

Download Proformas for References

Required Documents:

• Good quality photograph.
• Government authorized ID card. (Adhaar Card / Pan Card / Driving License / Voter ID / etc)
• 10th and 12th Marksheets/Certificates.
• Academic Marksheets for all semesters/term-wise scores.
• Seat Allotment Letter.
• Copy of Fee Receipts.
• Copy of Education loan (If any)
• Family Income Proof- Salary Certificate/Salary Slip (For 3 Months)/IT Return Form/Pension Copy.
• Utility Bills (Electricity, Gas, Telephone, Water) of last six months.
• Bank Statement of last one year.
• Reference letter from two neighbors.
• Agricultural land documents/Pics of Shop/Self declaration as per proforma given in application form.
• House Pictures - Inside and Outside (4 photos) & Family Photograph.
• Academic excellence/Awards if any
• Any other relevant document as declared in the application form
• Video telling us about Swami Dayanand Saraswati
• Video on reciting full Vande Mataram of 6 stanzas