Pragati Engineering College (Autonomous), Surampalem, Kakinada District, Andhra Pradesh, helps meritorious, reserved-category and economically weaker students pursuing B.Tech and M.Tech. The college facilitates Andhra Pradesh Government fee reimbursement (JVD), the AICTE Pragati Scholarship, and its own merit scholarships and awards. Students can benefit based on category, family income, EAMCET rank and academic performance.
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Pragati Engineering College Scholarship Overview
The college may award scholarships, tuition waivers (freeships) and book grants from its own funds to meritorious students from weaker economic backgrounds, girl students, and SC/ST/OBC students. Most beneficiaries receive Government of A.P. tuition fee reimbursement. Over the five years 2017-18 to 2021-22, about 66.47% of students benefited from scholarships and freeships. In 2022-23, 2,982 students received ₹18,59,13,450 under the Government of A.P. JVD scheme.
Pragati Engineering College Scholarship Details
Pragati Engineering College Scholarship Eligibility
Eligibility varies by scheme. In general, students need to meet these conditions:
- Be enrolled in a regular full-time B.Tech or M.Tech program at Pragati Engineering College.
- For government schemes, belong to an eligible category and have a family income within the limit prescribed by the scheme.
- For Category 1 merit scholarship, hold an EAMCET rank below 25,000.
- For Category 2 merit scholarship, score above 90% (or 9.5 CGPA) with parental income below ₹2 lakh a year.
- For the AICTE Pragati scheme, be a girl student admitted to an AICTE-approved technical course.
- Students holding another scholarship from any other source cannot apply for the institute merit scholarship unless they surrender it. pragati
- A student normally receives only one scholarship or stipend. If awarded more than one outside, they must choose one and surrender the other. pragati
- Awards can be withdrawn partly or fully for misconduct or false information. pragati
- A student who leaves before completing the program may have to refund that year's scholarship. pragati
- No scholarship is paid for months after the student completes all prescribed exams. pragati
Pragati Engineering College Scholarship Process
Not published on the college site. This is the standard process, to be confirmed with the college scholarship cell.
- Register on the relevant portal. This is the A.P. Government scholarship portal (Jnanabhumi) for fee reimbursement, or the National Scholarship Portal for AICTE Pragati.
- Fill in personal, academic, category and course details.
- Select the applicable scheme.
- Upload the required documents.
- Check all details and submit within the deadline.
- Print the submitted application for reference.
- The college verifies admission, attendance and academic details and forwards the application.
- After approval, the scholarship is credited to the student's bank account or the college account.
- For merit scholarships and awards, apply to the college office as per the Student Scholarship Policy.
Pragati Engineering College Scholarship Documents Required
Not published on the college site. This is the commonly required list, to be confirmed.
- Class 10th and Class 12th marksheets
- EAMCET rank card and hall ticket
- Caste or community certificate (if applicable)
- Income certificate from a competent authority
- Aadhaar card copy
- Bank passbook copy
- Bonafide or study certificate from the college
- Passport-size photographs
- Transfer Certificate (TC) from the previous institution
- Fee receipts and admission proof