Dear Aspirant, in IIIT kancheepuram three types of scholarships are available irrespective of the category-

Merit-cum-Means Scholarship:

25% of eligible B.Tech students receive a stipend of Rs.1000 per month and are also exempt from payment of tuition fees

Institute free Studentship:

10% of eligible B.Tech students are exempted from payment of tuition fees.

SC/ST Scholarship:

SC/ST students receive a concession of mess charges, a pocket allowance of Rs. 250 per month and exemption from payment of hostel seat rent and tuition fees.

The fee waiver criteria is decided by the central or State government. They set the criteria based on the Annual Income of parents, category and CGPI.

Hope this helps.

Hi. There are as such no fee waivers scheme available at iiit kancheepuram but scholarships are available.

There are various scholarships available such as

• Merit-cum-Means Scholarships of Rs.1000/-p.m. are sanctioned to 25% of eligible B. Tech. Students whose parental income is less than Rs.4.5 lakhs. Further they are also exempted from Payment of tuition fees.
• Institute free Studentships (IFS) scholarships are sanctioned to 10% of eligible B.Tech. students whose parental income is less than Rs.4.5 lakhs. They are exempted from payment of tuition fees.

Regards.