Government scholarships, college merit scholarships and central government schemes to fund your MBA in Pune.
💰 Key Fact
SC/ST and EBC students with family income below ₹8 lakh can get 100% MBA tuition fee waiver through MahaDBT — making MBA effectively free at any AICTE-approved Pune college.
Eligibility: SC/ST students from Maharashtra
Eligibility: Open category, family income < ₹8L/year
Eligibility: OBC/NT/SBC students from Maharashtra
Eligibility: Girl students in AICTE-approved MBA, family income < ₹8L/year
Eligibility: Merit-based, income criteria applicable
Eligibility: Muslim/Christian/Sikh/Buddhist/Parsi/Jain students, income criteria
Eligibility: Top 5% SNAP scorers + SIBM academic merit
Eligibility: MAH-CET 90+ percentile or CAT 80+ percentile
Yes. MBA students in Pune can avail MahaDBT scholarships (SC/ST/OBC/EBC), AICTE Pragati scholarship (girls, up to ₹50,000/yr), NSP merit scholarships, and college-specific merit scholarships. SC/ST and EBC (income < ₹8L/yr) students can get full tuition fee waiver at any AICTE-approved Pune MBA college.
For EBC Freeship (full fee waiver): family income < ₹8L/year, Open category. For OBC scholarship: income < ₹8L/year. For SC/ST: no income limit for post-matric scholarship. For NSP merit scholarship: income < ₹4.5L/year. College merit scholarships have no income criteria.
Yes. MahaDBT post-matric scholarship applies to all AICTE-approved MBA programs in Maharashtra including Pune. SC/ST students can get full tuition reimbursement. OBC/NT/SBC students get partial fee coverage. Apply on the MahaDBT portal after taking admission.
Yes. AICTE Pragati Scholarship for Girls is available for girl students in AICTE-approved MBA programs with family income below ₹8 lakh/year. The scholarship provides ₹50,000 per year as tuition fee + ₹20,000 per year as contingency allowance. Apply at aicte-pragati-saksham-gov.in.
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