SECT Group of Institutes (located near Rajpura, Patiala district, Punjab) provides a range of institutional financial assistance schemes alongside government welfare scholarships to support meritorious candidates and economically disadvantaged students pursuing technical, engineering, and management programs.
Academic Merit Scholarships:
Qualifying Examination Merit: Fee waivers or tuition concessions awarded to students securing high marks (typically 75%–80%+ aggregate) in their $10+2$, Diploma, or Graduation qualifying examinations.
Entrance Exam Performers: Fee concessions for candidates achieving high percentiles/scores in national entrance examinations such as JEE Main (for B.Tech) or CMAT/MAT (for MBA).
Special Category Financial Concessions:
Girl Child / Single Girl Child Waiver: Tuition fee waivers and financial support aimed at encouraging female participation in technical and engineering education.
Sibling Concession: Partial tuition fee discounts offered to younger siblings of current students or alumni enrolled at the institute.
Wards of Armed Forces & Defence Personnel: Special concessions offered to children of serving and retired military, paramilitary, and police personnel.
Sports & Co-Curricular Achievers: Financial incentives for candidates with proven achievements at state, national, or university-level athletic and co-curricular events.
Students admitted to SECT Group of Institutes can also apply for state and central government scholarship schemes disbursed directly via Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) or state portal mechanisms:
Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme (PMS) for SC/ST/OBC/BC Candidates:
Offered by the Government of Punjab (and other state governments) for domicile students belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes.
Eligibility: Annual family income limit of up to Rs.2.50 Lakhs per annum. Covers full or partial tuition fee reimbursement and academic allowances.
Minority Community Scholarships:
Merit-cum-Means Based Scholarship provided by the Ministry of Minority Affairs (National Scholarship Portal - NSP) for eligible students from Sikh, Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, Jain, and Parsi communities.
Eligibility: Minimum 50% marks in the qualifying examination and family income under Rs.2.50 Lakhs per annum.
AICTE Pragati & Saksham Schemes:
AICTE Pragati Scheme: Offered to meritorious female students pursuing technical degree/diploma programs.
AICTE Saksham Scheme: Financial assistance provided to specially-abled students with a disability of 40% or higher pursuing technical courses.
Central Sector Scheme of Scholarships (PM-USP CSSS):
Merit-based scholarships awarded to top-ranking students from recognized state secondary education boards by the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education.
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