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Scholarships

How to apply

Choose the route that fits your situation, then four steps. Our counselling team will walk you through any of them if you would rather not do it alone.

The route

From application to offer

Choose a route

The ZEST test, an existing JEE Main or NEET score, or need-based aid

Fill the form

Student and parent details, class and intended programme

Verification

Scorecard or income certificate checked — for ZEST, simply sitting the test

Offer

To student and parent together — within 48 hours for ZEST

After you apply

What happens next, and how long it takes

For the ZEST route the answer is quick: sit the test and the result comes within 48 hours, with the scholarship offer attached to it. There is no separate waiting period and no negotiation afterwards — the slab follows the score.

The merit route is faster still, because there is no test. Send the JEE Main or NEET scorecard, we verify it against the published result, and the applicable slab is confirmed. Most of these are settled in a day or two.

The need-based route takes longer and it should. Applications are read individually by management rather than scored, which means someone is actually weighing income, dependents and circumstances against what the family can carry. Expect a conversation rather than a form response, and expect it to be private — the information does not reach teaching staff and plays no part in admission.

Seats in each programme are capped, so the earlier cycle is worth more than the later one at the same score. That is not a sales line; it is arithmetic about a fixed number of chairs.

Common questions

Applying, answered

Which route should I use?
If you have a JEE Main or NEET scorecard, the merit route — it is faster and needs no second test. If you do not, ZEST. If fees remain a barrier after either, apply for need-based aid on top; it stacks.
What documents do I need?
For ZEST, none beyond registration. For merit, the scorecard. For need-based, an income certificate and supporting documents, which are read by management and by nobody else.
How long does it take?
ZEST is 48 hours from the test. Merit is usually a day or two once the scorecard is verified. Need-based takes longer because it is genuinely reviewed rather than scored.

Start with the test

It is the route open to everyone, and the only one that can reach 100%.

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