📍 Chandigarh, Chandigarh (UT)

Panjab University, Chandigarh Scholarship 2026 Financial Aid, Merit & Category Scholarships

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Avg Package

8.74 LPA

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Highest Pkg

39.52 LPA

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Institute Type

Government (Inter-State Body / State-Central funded)

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Total Courses

7 Courses

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Information regarding scholarships and financial aid opportunities provided by the institute.

Available Scholarships

Scholarship Name	Eligibility Criteria	Award Amount
SC/ST Post-Matric & Merit-cum-Means Scholarship	SC/ST students securing at least 50% marks in the previous qualifying examination, with annual family income within prescribed limits; applied through the University's SC/ST Cell and the National Scholarship Portal	Full/partial tuition fee + maintenance allowance as per Government of India Post-Matric Scholarship norms (varies by state/category); merit-cum-means scholarship for SC/ST students requires min. 50% marks and family income ≤ Rs. 2.5 lakh p.a.
EWS / Economically Weaker Section Freeship	Meritorious students from economically weaker sections; continuation each year requires min. 60% aggregate (Science/Engineering) or 55% (other departments) with no reappear	Freeship covering tuition fee + 50% of Users & Maintenance charges for 5% of seats in partially self-financing courses/departments
Minority Community Post-Matric / Merit-cum-Means Scholarship	Students from notified minority communities with minimum 50% marks and family income not exceeding Rs. 2.5 lakh p.a.	As per Government of India Ministry of Minority Affairs norms (fee reimbursement + maintenance allowance)
Scholarships/Fee Concession for Persons with Disability	Candidates with recognised disability certification	Fee waiver/concession as per National Handicapped Finance & Development Corporation and University norms
Sports & Extra-Mural Activities Scholarships / Incentives	Candidates with national/state-level sports achievements, admitted under Sports quota	Incentives and fee concessions for outstanding sportspersons, as per University sports policy
University Employee Wards / Kargil War Martyrs' Wards Fee Concession	Wards of Panjab University employees; wards of martyrs/permanently disabled (up to 80%) personnel of the Kargil War	Full or partial tuition fee concession
Panjab University Students' Aid Society Financial Assistance	Deserving and needy students, assessed on a case-by-case basis by the Society	Discretionary financial aid for tuition, examination fees, books, and medical aid
Central Sector Scholarship Scheme	Meritorious students from economically weaker sections meeting Central Sector Scheme criteria, applied via the National Scholarship Portal	As per Government of India Central Sector Scholarship Scheme norms (disbursed via PFMS)